N4 Vocabulary · Test 62

The sentence means 'A friend read my diary and I was very ___.' The correct answer is はずかしかった (恥ずかしかった, 'was embarrassed'). Having someone read your private diary naturally causes embarrassment, so this fits perfectly.

• 1にがかった (苦かった) means 'was bitter' (taste) or figuratively 'painful/unpleasant.' While reading a diary is unpleasant, 苦い describes taste or a painful experience/lesson, not the emotional state of embarrassment.
• 2ねむかった (眠かった) means 'was sleepy.' There is no logical connection between someone reading your diary and feeling sleepy.
• 4よろしかった (宜しかった) is the past polite form of よろしい ('good/fine'). Being 'fine' contradicts the negative situation of having your privacy invaded.

• にっき — diary
• 見みられて — was seen/read (passive of 見る)
• はずかしかった（恥ずかしかった） — was embarrassed/shy
• にがかった（苦かった） — was bitter
• ねむかった（眠かった） — was sleepy
• よろしかった（宜しかった） — was good/fine (polite)

The sentence means '___, that's strange. The computer won't work.' The correct answer is おや (おや), an interjection expressing mild surprise or puzzlement. When you notice something unexpected (like a computer not working), おや is the natural reaction.

• 1あの (あの) is a filler word meaning 'um/excuse me,' used to get someone's attention or hesitate before speaking. It doesn't express surprise at discovering something strange.
• 3そう (そう) means 'yes/that's right' or 'so/thus.' It is an agreement or confirmation word, not a reaction of surprise.
• 4はい (はい) means 'yes,' a simple affirmative response. It does not fit the context of noticing something strange.

• おや — oh!/my! (interjection of surprise)
• へんだなあ（変だなあ） — that's strange/weird
• うごかない（動かない） — doesn't move/work

The sentence means 'Due to a strong wind, the big tree's branches broke off.' The correct answer is 1 おれて (折れて), the te-form of 折れる (to break/snap), which is used for long, rigid things like branches, sticks, or bones snapping. The pattern 〜てしまった expresses regret that the breaking happened.

• 2こわれて (壊れて) means 'broke' but is used for machines, appliances, or functional objects losing their function — not for natural things like tree branches snapping.
• 3たおれて (倒れて) means 'fell over' and is used for whole trees, poles, or people falling down — not for individual branches breaking off.
• 4やぶれて (破れて) means 'tore' and is used for paper, cloth, or skin tearing — not for branches.

• 折おれる — to break, snap (branches, sticks, bones)
• 壊こわれる — to break (machines, functional objects)
• 倒たおれる — to fall over (trees, poles, people)
• 破やぶれる — to tear (paper, cloth); to be defeated

The sentence means 'The party's venue is on the 5th floor of this building.' The correct answer is 3 かいじょう (会場), meaning 'venue' or 'event location' — the place where a party or event is held. This fits perfectly with 'このビルの5かいです' (is on the 5th floor of this building).

• 1かいがん (海岸) means 'coast' or 'shore' — a seaside location, not a party venue inside a building.
• 2こうどう (講堂) means 'auditorium' or 'lecture hall' — a plausible-sounding place, but it's a specific type of large hall, not the general word for an event's location/venue.
• 4こうじょう (工場) means 'factory' — a manufacturing plant, not a place for a party.

• 会場かいじょう — venue, event location
• 海岸かいがん — coast, shore
• 講堂こうどう — auditorium, lecture hall
• 工場こうじょう — factory

The sentence means 'If you have the opportunity to come here, please definitely drop by.' The correct answer is 1 きかい (機会), meaning 'opportunity' or 'chance.' The pattern 〜きかいがあったら (if you have the opportunity to…) is a common expression inviting someone to visit.

• 2きそく (規則) means 'rules' or 'regulations' — you don't 'have rules to come here.'
• 3きぶん (気分) means 'mood' or 'feeling' — while 'if you feel like coming' is conceivable, the set phrase is きかいがあったら, not きぶんがあったら.
• 4きんじょ (近所) means 'neighborhood' — 'if you have a neighborhood to come here' makes no sense.

• 機会きかい — opportunity, chance
• 規則きそく — rules, regulations
• 気分きぶん — mood, feeling
• 近所きんじょ — neighborhood

Option 3 (くろい) is the correct reading of 黒い, meaning 'black.' The sentence means 'That black building is the bank.'

• 1あおい reads 青い, meaning 'blue,' a color-word distractor.
• 2あさい reads 浅い, meaning 'shallow,' a lookalike adjective distractor.
• 4たかい reads 高い, meaning 'high/tall,' a plausible adjective but not the reading of 黒い.

• 黒くろい — black (い-adjective)

「銀行」is read「ぎんこう」. 「銀」is「ぎん」(voiced initial) and「行」is「こう」. It means 'bank' (financial institution).

• 1「きんこう」lacks the voicing on「銀」(き instead of ぎ).
• 2「きんごう」lacks voicing on「銀」and wrongly voices「行」(ごう instead of こう).
• 4「ぎんごう」wrongly voices「行」(ごう instead of こう).

• 銀行ぎんこう — bank (financial institution)

教室 is read きょうしつ (kyōshitsu), meaning 'classroom'. 教 is read きょう (kyō, long 'o') and 室 is read しつ (shitsu). Option 4 is correct.

• 1きゅしつ is missing the long vowel in 教 — it should be きょう, not きゅ. Also the small ゃ is absent.
• 2きょしつ has the wrong vowel — きょ instead of きょう (missing the long vowel う).
• 3きゅうしつ has the wrong vowel pattern entirely — きゅう instead of きょう.

• 教室きょうしつ — classroom
• 教きょう — teach (in compounds)
• 室しつ — room (in compounds)

広くて is the て-form of the い-adjective 広い (ひろい, 'wide/spacious'). To form the て-form, drop い and add くて, giving ひろくて. Option 3 is correct.

• 1つえたくて is not a valid adjective form related to 広い. It resembles a corrupted form and does not match any standard reading.
• 2ふとくて is the て-form of 太い (ふとい, 'thick/fat'), not 広い.
• 4せまくて is the て-form of 狭い (せまい, 'narrow'), which is the opposite of 広い.

• 広ひろい — wide, spacious
• 広ひろくて — (て-form of 広い) wide and...

明るかった is the past tense of the い-adjective 明るい (あかるい, 'bright'). Drop い and add かった for the past: あかるかった. Option 4 is correct.

• 1ぬるかった would be the past of ぬるい (lukewarm), not 明るい.
• 2ふるかった would be the past of ふるい (old, as in buildings/items), not 明るい.
• 3まるかった would be the past of まるい (round), not 明るい.

• 明あかるい — bright, well-lit
• 明あかるかった — was bright (past tense)