N4 Vocabulary · Test 12

なれましたか (from なれる, 'to get used to') is correct. The sentence means 'Have you gotten used to your new job yet?' The particle には marks what one is getting accustomed to, and もう ('already') naturally pairs with asking whether someone has adapted yet.

• 2がんばりましたか (from がんばる, 'to do one's best / try hard') means 'Did you do your best?' While plausible in a work context, it does not fit the pattern 新しいしごとにはもう～ — you don't がんばる *to/into* a job in this way.
• 3つとめましたか (from つとめる, 'to work at / serve') means 'Did you work (at your new job)?' Since the person already has the job, asking whether they 'worked' at it is unnatural here.
• 4かよいましたか (from かよう, 'to commute / to attend regularly') means 'Did you commute (to your new job)?' This doesn't pair naturally with には and もう in this context.

• なれる — to get used to, to become accustomed to
• がんばる — to do one's best, to try hard
• つとめる — to work at, to serve
• かよう — to commute, to go back and forth

やんで (te-form of やむ, 'to stop raining') is correct. The sentence means 'The rain stopped and it became nice weather.' やむ is the specific verb used for rain/wind stopping.

• 1おわって (from おわる, 'to finish/end') is a general verb for finishing events/tasks. It is not used for rain stopping in natural Japanese.
• 2とまって (from とまる, 'to stop') is plausible because it means 'to stop,' but for rain the dedicated verb やむ is the natural and correct choice. とまる is used for machines, movement, etc.
• 4きえて (from きえる, 'to disappear / to go out (flame/light)') is used for lights or fire vanishing, not for rain stopping.

• やむ — to stop (rain, wind, snow)
• おわる — to finish, to end
• とまる — to stop (moving, operating)
• きえる — to disappear, to go out (light/fire)

おとなしい ('quiet / gentle / mild-mannered') is correct. The sentence means 'This child is quiet, so they don't talk much with people.' Being おとなしい directly explains why the child doesn't talk much.

• 1かわいい ('cute') does not explain why a child wouldn't talk to people; cuteness is unrelated to talkativeness.
• 3わかい ('young') could loosely relate, but being young alone doesn't explain not talking to people — many young children are talkative.
• 4うつくしい ('beautiful') describes appearance and has no logical connection to not talking much.

• おとなしい — quiet, gentle, mild-mannered
• かわいい — cute, adorable
• わかい — young
• うつくしい — beautiful

おみまい ('a visit to someone who is sick/in hospital') is correct. The sentence means 'When I was hospitalized, my friend came to visit me (おみまいに来てくれました).' おみまいに来る is the standard expression for visiting someone in the hospital.

• 2おねがい ('request / favor') does not fit — you don't come to someone's hospital room for おねがい.
• 3けんがく ('inspection / field study / tour of facilities') is used for visiting a factory, school, etc. for learning purposes, not for visiting a sick friend.
• 4けんぶつ ('sightseeing / viewing') is for going to see sights or watch events, not for visiting a hospitalized person.

• おみまい — a visit to a sick person (in hospital)
• おねがい — request, favor
• けんがく — inspection, field study, facility tour
• けんぶつ — sightseeing, viewing

よやく ('reservation / booking') is correct. The sentence means 'I'm returning to my home country next month, so I reserved a plane ticket.' よやくする is the standard verb for booking tickets.

• 1けいかく ('plan') would require けいかくをたてる ('make a plan'), not けいかくしました, and it doesn't mean booking a ticket.
• 3うけつけ ('reception / front desk') refers to a reception desk or the act of receiving/accepting something, not booking a ticket.
• 4やくそく ('promise / appointment') is for promising to meet someone, not for reserving a ticket.

• よやく — reservation, booking
• けいかく — plan
• うけつけ — reception, front desk
• やくそく — promise, appointment

The underlined sentence says きのうの話はうそですよ (Yesterday's story is a lie). うそ means 'lie,' so the sentence is saying the story is NOT true. Option 2, きのうの話はほんとうじゃありませんよ (Yesterday's story is not true), matches this meaning perfectly.

• 1ほんとうですよ means 'It is true,' which is the opposite of うそ (lie).
• 3ゆうめいですよ means 'It is famous,' which is unrelated to whether the story is true or a lie.
• 4ゆうめいじゃありませんよ means 'It is not famous,' which is also unrelated to the meaning of うそ.

• うそ — lie
• ほんとう — truth, true
• ゆうめい — famous

The underlined sentence says やまださんは何時ごろもどりますか (Around what time will Yamada-san return?). もどる means 'to return / come back.' Option 1, やまださんは何時ごろかえってきますか (Around what time will Yamada-san come back?), uses かえってくる (to come back / return), which matches the meaning of もどる.

• 2でかけますか means 'will (he/she) go out / leave,' which is the opposite direction of returning.
• 3ねますか means 'will (he/she) sleep,' unrelated to returning.
• 4おきますか means 'will (he/she) wake up / get up,' also unrelated to returning.

• もどる（戻る） — to return, come back
• かえってくる（帰ってくる） — to come back, return (home)
• でかける（出かける） — to go out, leave
• ねる（寝る） — to sleep
• おきる（起きる） — to wake up, get up

The underlined sentence says この国はこめをゆしゅつしていますか (Does this country export rice?). ゆしゅつする means 'to export,' i.e., selling goods to other countries. Option 4, この国はこめをほかの国にうっていますか (Is this country selling rice to other countries?), correctly paraphrases exporting as selling to other countries.

• 1ほかの国からもらっていますか means 'Is (this country) receiving rice from other countries?' — the opposite direction of export.
• 2ほかの国からかっていますか means 'Is (this country) buying rice from other countries?' — this is importing (ゆにゅう), not exporting.
• 3ほかの国にあげていますか means 'Is (this country) giving rice to other countries?' — giving is not the same as selling/exporting.

• ゆしゅつ(する)（輸出(する)） — to export
• こめ — rice
• うる（売る） — to sell
• かる（買る→買う） — to buy
• もらう（貰う） — to receive
• あげる（上げる） — to give (to someone)

The underlined sentence says たなかさんはにこにこしていました (Tanaka-san was smiling). にこにこする describes a smiling, cheerful facial expression. Option 3, たなかさんはわらっていました (Tanaka-san was smiling/laughing), is the closest paraphrase.

• 1こまっていました means 'was in trouble / was troubled,' which is unrelated to smiling.
• 2やすんでいました means 'was resting / was absent (from work/school),' unrelated to smiling.
• 4あそんでいました means 'was playing / was hanging out,' which describes an activity, not a facial expression.

• にこにこ(する) — to smile (cheerfully)
• わらう（笑う） — to laugh, smile
• こまる（困る） — to be in trouble, be troubled
• やすむ（休む） — to rest, be absent
• あそぶ（遊ぶ） — to play, hang out

The underlined sentence says 新しいかぐがほしいです (I want new furniture). かぐ means 'furniture.' Option 2, 新しいつくえやベッドがほしいです (I want a new desk and bed), lists items that are furniture, so it correctly paraphrases the original sentence by giving concrete examples of かぐ.

• 1かばんやさいふ (bags and wallets) are personal accessories, not furniture.
• 3カメラやビデオ (cameras and video equipment) are electronics, not furniture.
• 4ノートやペン (notebooks and pens) are stationery, not furniture.

• かぐ — furniture
• つくえ — desk
• ベッド — bed
• かばん — bag
• さいふ — wallet
• カメラ — camera
• ビデオ — video (camera/equipment)
• ノート — notebook
• ペン — pen