N4 Vocabulary · Test 24

This is the same sentence as the earlier Q33: なつのあおいうみがすきだ (I like the blue sea of summer). The underlined span here is なつの, but the tested kanji is still 夏 (なつ, summer). Option 3 is correct.

• 1真 is read ま/しん and means 'true/real'; it is not read なつ.
• 2秩 is read ちつ and means 'order/rank'; it is not read なつ.
• 4秋 is read あき and means 'autumn'; it is a plausible seasonal distractor but not なつ.

• 夏なつ — summer

The sentence means 'I bought a small house in the suburbs of Tokyo.' こうがい (郊外) means 'suburbs/outskirts,' which is the natural place to buy a small house away from the city center.

• 2こうこう (高校) means 'high school.' You would not buy a house 'in' a high school, so this does not fit the context.
• 3こうどう (講堂) means 'auditorium/hall.' This is a building interior, not a location where one buys a house.
• 4こくさい (国際) means 'international.' This is an adjective/noun describing relations, not a place.

• 郊外こうがい — suburbs, outskirts
• 高校こうこう — high school
• 講堂こうどう — auditorium, hall
• 国際こくさい — international

The sentence means 'I like soft bread.' やわらかい (柔らかい) means 'soft,' which naturally describes bread that is pleasant to eat.

• 1おそい (遅い) means 'late/slow.' Bread is not described as 'late.'
• 2ふかい (深い) means 'deep.' This does not naturally describe bread.
• 3やさしい (優しい) means 'gentle/kind.' While it can describe some textures metaphorically, it is not used for bread.

• 柔やわらかい — soft, tender
• 遅おそい — late, slow
• 深ふかい — deep
• 優やさしい — gentle, kind

The sentence means '(I) compared my height with my brother's.' くらべました (比べました, past tense of 比べる) means 'compared,' which is the natural verb for comparing heights (背のたかさ).

• 1まけました (負けました) means 'lost.' You do not 'lose' a height; you might lose a competition.
• 3わかれました (分かれました) means 'separated/parted.' This does not collocate with comparing heights.
• 4つかまえました (捕まえました) means 'caught.' This is unrelated to comparing heights.

• 比くらべる — to compare
• 負まける — to lose
• 分わかれる — to separate, to part
• 捕つかまえる — to catch
• 背の高さ（せのたかさ） — height (of a person)

The sentence means 'Even if I fail the exam this year, I will try hard again next year.' しっぱい (失敗) means 'failure,' and しっぱいする means 'to fail.' しっぱいしても ('even if I fail') fits perfectly with the concessive structure 〜しても.

• 1しつれい (失礼) means 'rudeness' or 'excuse me.' You do not '失礼する' an exam in this sense.
• 3しゅっせき (出席) means 'attendance.' Attending an exam is not something you would say 'even if I attend, I'll try again next year.'
• 4しょうたい (招待) means 'invitation.' This does not collocate with an exam.

• 失敗しっぱい — failure, mistake
• 失礼しつれい — rudeness; excuse me
• 出席しゅっせき — attendance
• 招待しょうたい — invitation

The sentence means 'Trade with Asian countries is flourishing in my country.' ぼうえき (貿易) means 'trade (international commerce),' and ぼうえきがさかんです ('trade is flourishing') is a natural collocation.

• 1かがく (科学) means 'science.' While science can be active, '科学がさかん' is less natural in the context of relations between countries.
• 2けいけん (経験) means 'experience.' 'Experience with Asian countries is flourishing' does not make sense.
• 4よしゅう (予習) means 'preparation (for a lesson).' This is unrelated to international relations.

• 貿易ぼうえき — trade, international commerce
• 科学かがく — science
• 経験けいけん — experience
• 予習よしゅう — preparation (for study)
• 盛さかん — flourishing, prosperous, active