N3 Vocabulary · Test 85

盛ん（さかん） means 'flourishing,' 'prosperous,' or 'active/thriving.' The sentence says 'This country's rice production is thriving, and it exports a lot of rice overseas.' 生産が盛ん (production is flourishing/booming) is the correct collocation for describing an active, prosperous industry or production.

• 1派手（はで） means 'flashy' or 'showy,' typically describing appearance, clothing, or behavior. It does not describe production or industry.
• 2立派（りっぱ） means 'splendid,' 'fine,' or 'admirable.' While you could say 立派な生産 in some contexts, it describes quality/impressiveness rather than the scale or activity level of production. 盛ん specifically conveys that production is thriving and active, which matches the context of exporting a lot.
• 4にぎやか means 'lively' or 'bustling,' typically describing places, events, or sounds (e.g., a busy street, a lively party). It does not describe production or industry.

• 盛さかん — flourishing; prosperous; thriving; active
• 派手はで — flashy; showy; ostentatious
• 立派りっぱ — splendid; fine; admirable; respectable
• にぎやか — lively; bustling; busy

The correct option is 4. 「パンフレット」 means 'pamphlet' or 'brochure.' Travel agencies typically have many brochures for various tours. The sentence means: 'When I went to the travel agency, there were many overseas travel brochures placed there.'

• 1「アナウンス」 means 'announcement' (usually spoken over a speaker). Announcements are not physical objects that can be 'placed' (置いてあった).
• 2「コマーシャル」 means 'commercial' (as in TV or radio advertisements). Like announcements, they are not physical objects placed on a desk or rack.
• 3「サンプル」 means 'sample.' While a travel agency might have some samples, 'brochures' (パンフレット) is the standard and most natural word for the informational booklets advertising tours that are found in abundance at a travel agency.

• パンフレット（ぱんふれっと） — pamphlet, brochure
• アナウンス（あなうんす） — announcement
• コマーシャル（こーまーしゃる） — commercial (advertisement)
• サンプル（さんぷる） — sample
• 旅行会社りょこうがいしゃ — travel agency