N5 Vocabulary · Test 13

The sentence says 'The classroom is on the 10th floor, so I'll go by ____.' Since the classroom is on a high floor, the natural means of transport is エレベーター (elevator). The particle で indicates the means used to go.

• 1ノート (notebook) is a study item, not a means of transportation.
• 3ストーブ (stove/heater) is a heating appliance, not something you ride to go somewhere.
• 4フォーク (fork) is an eating utensil, completely unrelated to going to the 10th floor.

• エレベーター（えれべーたー） — elevator
• きょうしつ — classroom

The speaker says 'I don't understand well. Sorry, please speak ____.' The natural request is to speak slowly: ゆっくり (slowly/carefully). ゆっくり is an adverb that directly modifies the verb はなして (speak).

• 1たいへん (very difficult/terrible) does not fit grammatically or semantically as an adverb modifying はなして in this context.
• 2だんだん (gradually) would mean 'please speak gradually,' which is unnatural when asking someone to speak more clearly.
• 3けっこう (quite/fine/sufficient) does not naturally modify はなして to mean 'please speak in a way I can understand.'

• ゆっくり — slowly, without rushing
• だんだん — gradually, little by little
• たいへん — very difficult, terrible
• けっこう — quite, sufficient, fine

The question asks 'How about 3 o'clock tomorrow?' and the response is 'Yes, ____.' The natural reply confirming that the time is fine is だいじょうぶ (大丈夫, 'fine / no problem / okay'). It fits as a na-adjective/noun response meaning 'that's fine.'

• 2べんり (便利, 'convenient') describes things or places being convenient, not a time proposal being acceptable. You wouldn't say 'Yes, convenient' in response to a scheduling question.
• 3りっぱ (立派, 'splendid/fine') means 'excellent/admirable' and is not used to accept a proposed time.
• 4ゆうめい (有名, 'famous') is unrelated to accepting a time suggestion.

• だいじょうぶ — okay, fine, no problem (大丈夫)
• べんり — convenient (便利)
• りっぱ — splendid, fine, admirable (立派)
• ゆうめい — famous (有名)

The sentence says 'This is a ____ book, so please don't lose it.' The reason you would ask someone not to lose something is that it is important: たいせつな (大切な, 'important/precious'). The な-form is required because it modifies the noun ほん.

• 1まっすぐな (straight) describes direction or shape, not a reason to avoid losing a book.
• 2いろいろな (various) would mean 'various book,' which is grammatically odd with a singular これ and does not explain why it shouldn't be lost.
• 3じょうぶな (丈夫な, 'sturdy/durable') describes physical strength, not a reason to avoid losing something.

• たいせつな — important, precious (大切な)
• まっすぐな — straight (真っ直ぐな)
• いろいろな — various, different kinds of (色々な)
• じょうぶな — sturdy, durable (丈夫な)

The sentence says 'Tanaka-san is ____ a yellow hat.' The verb for wearing something on the head (like a hat/ぼうし) is かぶる. The て-form かぶって is needed before います to express the ongoing state of wearing.

• 1はいて is the て-form of はく, used for wearing things on the lower body (pants, shoes, socks), not hats.
• 2きて is the て-form of きる, used for wearing things on the upper body (shirts, jackets), not hats.
• 4かかって is the て-form of かかる (to hang/take time/cost), which does not mean 'to wear.' This is a deliberate distractor that looks/sounds similar to かぶって.

• かぶる — to put on (a hat), to wear on the head
• はく — to put on (lower body: pants, shoes, etc.)
• きる — to put on (upper body: shirts, coats, etc.)
• ぼうし — hat, cap (帽子)

The underlined sentence is ゆうべ やましたさんに でんわを しました (I called Mr./Ms. Yamashita last night). ゆうべ means 'last night' (ゆうがた/よる of yesterday). The option that restates this is きのうの よる やましたさんに でんわを しました (I called Mr./Ms. Yamashita last night / the evening of yesterday).

• 1おとといの あさ (the morning of the day before yesterday) is wrong in both day (おととい ≠ きのう) and time of day (あさ ≠ よる).
• 2おとといの よる (the night of the day before yesterday) has the correct time of day but the wrong day — ゆうべ refers to yesterday evening/night, not the day before yesterday.
• 3きのうの あさ (yesterday morning) has the correct day but the wrong time of day — ゆうべ is evening/night, not morning.

• ゆうべ — last night; yesterday evening
• でんわ — telephone (call)
• おととい — the day before yesterday
• きのう — yesterday
• あさ — morning
• よる — night; evening

The underlined sentence is 「このじしょをかしてください。」(Please lend me this dictionary.) The speaker is asking someone to lend them the dictionary, which means the speaker wants to borrow it. Option 3, 「このじしょをかりたいです。」(I want to borrow this dictionary.), correctly restates the speaker's desire. かりたい is the たい-form of かります (to borrow).

• 1「かえしたいです」means 'I want to return it' (返したい). Returning is the opposite of borrowing; the speaker hasn't received the dictionary yet.
• 2「かえりたいです」is not a valid word in this context. It resembles 帰りたい (want to go home), which makes no sense with じしょを.
• 4「かいたいです」would be 買いたい (want to buy). The speaker is asking to borrow, not to buy.

• 貸かす — to lend
• 借かりる — to borrow
• 返かえす — to return
• 買かう — to buy
• じしょ — dictionary

The underlined sentence is 「あきらさんはけいこさんときょうだいです。」(Akira and Keiko are siblings.) Among the options, only おにいさん (older brother) describes a sibling relationship. Option 3, 「あきらさんはけいこさんのおにいさんです。」(Akira is Keiko's older brother.), is the only choice consistent with きょうだい (siblings).

• 1「おじさん」means 'uncle,' which is not a sibling relationship.
• 2「おとうさん」means 'father,' which is a parent-child relationship, not siblings.
• 4「おじいさん」means 'grandfather,' which is not a sibling relationship.

• きょうだい — siblings (brothers and sisters)
• おじさん — uncle
• おとうさん — father
• おにいさん — older brother
• おじいさん — grandfather

The underlined sentence is 「にちようびはひまでした。」(Sunday was free/leisurely.) 暨ま (暇) means having free time, i.e., not busy. Option 1, 「にちようびはいそがしくなかったです。」(Sunday was not busy.), correctly restates the meaning.

• 2「いそがしかったです」means 'was busy,' which is the opposite of 暨ま.
• 3「うるさくなかったです」means 'was not noisy.' 暨ま is about being free/not busy, not about noise.
• 4「うるさかったです」means 'was noisy,' which is unrelated to 暨ま.

• 暇ひま — free time; not busy; leisure
• 忙いそがしい — busy
• うるさい — noisy; annoying

The underlined sentence is 「あそこはゆうびんきょくです。」(That place over there is a post office.) A post office sells postcards (はがき) and stamps (きって). Option 2, 「あそこでははがきやきってをうっています。」(They sell postcards and stamps there.), correctly describes what a post office does.

• 1「うわぎやズボン」(jackets and pants) are clothing items sold at a clothing store, not a post office.
• 3「いすやほんだな」(chairs and bookshelves) are furniture items sold at a furniture store.
• 4「おちゃやおかし」(tea and snacks) are sold at a tea shop or confectionery, not a post office.

• 郵便局ゆうびんきょく — post office
• はがき — postcard
• 切手きって — stamp
• 上着うわぎ — jacket; top clothing
• ズボン — pants; trousers
• 本棚ほんだな — bookshelf