N5 Vocabulary · Test 18

じょうぶです (丈夫です) means 'sturdy / durable / tough'. The sentence says 'This bag is old, but very ____.', so 'sturdy' (じょうぶです) is the natural contrast with ふるい (old): ふるいですが とても じょうぶです = 'It's old but very sturdy.'

• 1げんきです (元気です) means 'healthy / energetic' – used for people/health, not for bags.
• 2しずかです (静かです) means 'quiet' – not an attribute that contrasts with 'old' for a bag.
• 4にぎやかです (にぎやかです) means 'lively / bustling' – used for places/events, not for a bag.

• 丈夫じょうぶ — sturdy, durable, tough
• 元気げんき — healthy, energetic
• 静しずか — quiet
• にぎやか — lively, bustling
• 古ふるい — old (thing)

The sentence means 'In 2000, (I/we) got married. Now we have 3 children.' けっこんしました (けっこんする: to marry) is the only option that logically connects to having children now.

• 1けんかしました (けんかする: to fight/quarrel) does not fit the context of marriage and children.
• 2さんぽしました (さんぽする: to take a walk) is unrelated to having children.
• 4しつもんしました (しつもんする: to ask a question) does not fit the context.

• けっこんする — to marry / to get married
• けんかする — to fight / to quarrel
• さんぽする — to take a walk
• しつもんする — to ask a question

The sentence says 'It's ___, isn't it. Let's turn on the lights (でんきを つけましょう).' You turn on lights when it is dark, so くらい (暗い, dark) is the correct choice.

• 1うすい (薄い) means 'thin' or 'light-colored.' It does not describe a situation where you would need to turn on lights.
• 3しろい (白い) means 'white.' This does not fit the context of needing to turn on lights.
• 4あかるい (明るい) means 'bright.' If it were already bright, there would be no reason to turn on the lights.

• くらい（暗い） — dark
• でんきを つける（電気をつける） — to turn on the lights
• うすい（薄い） — thin, light (in color)
• あかるい（明るい） — bright

The sentence means 'Birds (とり) are ___.' The natural action of birds is flying, so とんで (te-form of とぶ, to fly) is correct: とりが とんでいます means 'Birds are flying.'

• 1あげて (上げて) is the te-form of あげる (to raise/lift). 'Birds are raising' does not make sense here.
• 2あって (会って) is the te-form of あう (to meet). 'Birds are meeting' is not a natural collocation.
• 3さして (指して) is the te-form of さす (to point). 'Birds are pointing' does not fit.

• とぶ（飛ぶ） — to fly
• とり — bird
• あげる（上げる） — to raise, lift
• さす（指す） — to point

The sentence means 'From here to school it's 2 ___.' The context is distance, so キロ (kilometers) is correct: 2キロです means 'It's 2 kilometers.'

• 1はい (杯) is a counter for cups/saucers, not used for distance.
• 2ひき (匹) is a counter for small animals, not used for distance.
• 4カップ means 'cup(s),' a unit of volume used in cooking, not for distance.

• キロ — kilometer (km); also used for kilograms depending on context
• ひき — counter for small animals
• はい — counter for cups, bowls, etc.

The underlined sentence ends with なぜですか, which means 'Why?' The question asks which option matches the meaning. Option 3 uses どうして, which is a synonym for なぜ (both mean 'why'), making it the correct paraphrase: 'Why did Tanaka-san take a day off from work?'

• 1どこで means 'where,' asking about location. This does not match なぜ (why).
• 2どんな means 'what kind of,' asking about a type or kind. This does not match なぜ (why).
• 4どっち means 'which (of two),' asking for a choice between two options. This does not match なぜ (why).

• なぜ — why
• どうして — why (synonym of なぜ)
• どこで — where (at what place)
• どんな — what kind of
• どっち — which (of two)

The underlined sentence この しょくどうは まずいです means 'This cafeteria's food is bad/un tasty.' まずい is the opposite of おいしい (delicious), so the correct paraphrase is option 2: ここの りょうりは おいしく ありません ('The food here is not delicious').

• 1おいしいです means 'is delicious,' which is the opposite of まずい. This contradicts the original sentence.
• 3やすいです means 'is cheap.' まずい refers to taste, not price, so this is unrelated.
• 4やすく ありません means 'is not cheap.' Again, まずい is about taste, not price.

• まずい — bad-tasting, un tasty
• おいしい — delicious, tasty
• しょくどう — cafeteria, dining hall
• りょうり — cooking, food, dish
• やすい — cheap, inexpensive

The underlined sentence is 「公園に警官がいました」(こうえんに けいかんが いました), meaning 'There was a police officer in the park.' The key word is 警官 (けいかん, police officer). Option 4, 「おまわりさんがいました」, also means 'There was a police officer,' since おまわりさん is a common word for police officer. This is the closest paraphrase.

• 1おいしゃさん (お医者さん) means 'doctor.' A doctor is not the same as a police officer.
• 2おくさん (奥さん) means 'wife' (polite). This is unrelated to a police officer.
• 3おにいさん (お兄さん) means 'older brother.' This is unrelated to a police officer.

• 公園こうえん — park
• 警官けいかん — police officer
• おまわりさん — police officer (common/polite word)

The underlined sentence is 「テーブルにお皿を8枚並べてください」(テーブルに おさらを 8まい ならべて ください), meaning 'Please arrange/line up 8 plates on the table.' The key verb is 並べる (ならべる, to arrange/line up). Option 1, 「おさらを8まいおいてください」(お皿を8枚置いてください), means 'Please place 8 plates (on the table).' 置く (おく, to place/put) is the closest in meaning among the choices — both involve putting plates on a table.

• 2もって (持って) means 'hold / carry.' Carrying plates is different from arranging them on a table.
• 3つかって (使って) means 'use.' Using plates is different from arranging them.
• 4わたして (渡して) means 'hand over / pass.' Handing plates to someone is different from arranging them on a table.

• お皿（おさら） — plate
• 並ならべる — to arrange, line up
• 置おく — to place, put
• 持もつ — to hold, carry
• 使つかう — to use
• 渡わたす — to hand over, pass

The underlined sentence is 「私は果物が好きです」(わたしは くだものが すきです), meaning 'I like fruit.' The key word is 果物 (くだもの, fruit). Option 4, 「りんごやバナナなどがすきです」(りんごや バナナなどが すきです), means 'I like apples, bananas, and so on' — these are examples of fruit, so this is the correct paraphrase.

• 1いぬやねこ (犬や猫) means 'dogs and cats' — these are animals, not fruit.
• 2すしやてんぷら (すしやてんぷら) means 'sushi and tempura' — these are foods, not specifically fruit.
• 3やきゅうやサッカー (野球やサッカー) means 'baseball and soccer' — these are sports, not fruit.

• 果物くだもの — fruit
• りんご — apple
• バナナ — banana