N4 Vocabulary · Test 20

  1. 1.すると

    1. 1 きのうは 天気が よくなかったです。すると、わたしは テニスを しませんでした。
    2. 2 なんかいも 聞きました。すると、わかりませんでした。
    3. 3 ボタンを おしました。すると、ドアが あきました。
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    Answer: 3. ボタンを おしました。すると、ドアが あきました。

    すると (suruto) is a conjunction meaning 'then / thereupon,' used to describe what naturally or unexpectedly happened as a direct consequence of the action in the previous sentence. Option 3 is perfect: 'I pressed the button. すると (Then), the door opened.' The door opening is a direct, sequential result of pressing the button — exactly the context すると describes.

    • 1天気が悪かった → テニスをしなかった is a reason-result relationship based on personal judgment, not an objective sequential consequence. すると does not connect a cause with a personal decision; だから or なので would be appropriate here instead.
    • 2聞いた → わからなかった is not a natural consequence that すると describes. Even after listening many times, not understanding is not something that 'then happened' as a result of listening. The connection is illogical for すると.
    • 4すると cannot be followed by an imperative or request form (〜してください). It describes what actually happened, not what someone should do. A form like だから or ですから would be needed here.
    • すると — then, thereupon (conjunction indicating what happened next as a result)
  1. 2.日本では ほとんど 一日中 テレビの ____ がある。

    1. 1 きせつ
    2. 2 ほうりつ
    3. 3 ほうそう
    4. 4 きそく
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    Answer: 3. ほうそう

    The sentence means 'In Japan, there are TV ____ almost all day long.' Option 3, ほうそう (放送, 'broadcast'), fits perfectly: テレビの ほうそう がある ('there are TV broadcasts') makes natural sense, as Japanese TV broadcasts throughout the day.

    • 1きせつ (季節) means 'season.' 'TV season' does not fit the context of broadcasting all day long.
    • 2ほうりつ (法律) means 'law.' 'TV law' does not make sense in this context.
    • 4きそく (規則) means 'rule.' 'TV rule' does not fit the context of something existing all day long.
    • ほうそう — broadcast
    • きせつ — season
    • ほうりつ — law
    • きそく — rule, regulation
  2. 3.じこで あたまを ____ ので、びょういんに はこばれた。

    1. 1 つつんだ
    2. 2 うった
    3. 3 おこした
    4. 4 やめた
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    Answer: 1. つつんだ

    The sentence means 'In an accident I hit my head, so I was taken to the hospital.' The correct word is うった (打った, 'hit'). The phrase あたまを うった ('hit one's head') is a common collocation that fits perfectly with the context of an accident (じこ) and being taken to the hospital (びょういんに はこばれた).

    • 2This option is identical to option 1 (both うった). See the issues section — this is a transcription defect (duplicate options).
    • 3おこした (起こした) means 'raised/woke up/caused.' You cannot say あたまを おこした — it is not a valid collocation.
    • 4やめた (止めた) means 'stopped/quit.' あたまを やめた is nonsensical.
    • うった(打った) — hit (past tense of うつ)
    • じこ — accident
    • はこばれた(運ばれた) — was carried/taken (passive past of はこぶ)
    • おこした(起こした) — raised, woke up, caused
    • やめた(止めた) — stopped, quit
  3. 4.子どもが ____ を こわして しまった。

    1. 1 ぐあい
    2. 2 やくそく
    3. 3 おもちゃ
    4. 4 ぶどう
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    Answer: 3. おもちゃ

    The sentence means 'A child broke the ___.' The correct answer is おもちゃ (toy). Children break toys — this is the most natural and logical fit. こわす (壊す) means to physically break an object, and おもちゃ is a physical object that can be broken.

    • 1ぐあい (具合) means 'condition/state/health.' It is not a physical object and cannot be こわされる (broken).
    • 2やくそく (約束) means 'promise.' While English allows 'break a promise,' in Japanese you say やくそくを やぶる (破る), not やくそくを こわす.
    • 4ぶどう (ぶどう/葡萄) means 'grapes.' Grapes are not something you typically 'break' (こわす) — you eat or crush them.
    • おもちゃ — toy
    • こわしてしまった(壊してしまった) — broke (accidentally) — こわす + てしまう
    • ぐあい — condition, state, health
    • やくそく — promise
    • ぶどう — grapes
  4. 5.さむく なったので そろそろ ____ が ほしいですね。

    1. 1 ゆしゅつ
    2. 2 れいぼう
    3. 3 ゆにゅう
    4. 4 だんぼう
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    Answer: 4. だんぼう

    The sentence means 'It has gotten cold, so I'd like ___ soon.' The correct answer is だんぼう (暖房, 'heating'). When it gets cold (さむく なった), you want heating. This is a straightforward context-vocabulary match.

    • 1ゆしゅつ (輸出) means 'export.' Completely unrelated to wanting something when cold.
    • 2れいぼう (冷房) means 'air conditioning/cooling.' This is the opposite of what you want when it is cold — you use 冷房 in summer.
    • 3ゆにゅう (輸入) means 'import.' Unrelated to the context of cold weather.
    • だんぼう — heating
    • れいぼう — air conditioning, cooling
    • ゆしゅつ — export
    • ゆにゅう — import
    • そろそろ — soon, gradually
  5. 6.わたしは やまもとさんに りょこうの ____ を もらいました。

    1. 1 おみやげ
    2. 2 おみまい
    3. 3 おまつり
    4. 4 おいわい
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    Answer: 1. おみやげ

    The sentence means 'I received a travel ___ from Yamamoto-san.' The correct answer is おみやげ (お土産, 'souvenir'). It is common to receive souvenirs from someone's trip — りょこうの おみやげ ('travel souvenir') is a natural collocation, and もらいました ('received') fits perfectly.

    • 2おみまい (お見舞い) means 'a get-well visit/gift.' This is given when someone is sick or injured, not related to travel.
    • 3おまつり (お祭り) means 'festival.' You do not receive a festival as a gift from someone's trip.
    • 4おいわい (お祝い) means 'congratulatory gift.' This is given for celebrations (weddings, births, etc.), not specifically for travel.
    • おみやげ(お土産) — souvenir, gift from a trip
    • おみまい(お見舞い) — get-well visit/gift (for the sick)
    • おまつり(お祭り) — festival
    • おいわい(お祝い) — congratulatory gift
    • りょこう — travel, trip

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