N5 Vocabulary · Test 2

The sentence means 'My room is on the 2nd floor of this apartment.' The counter for floors of a building is かい (階), so 2かい means '2nd floor.' Option 4 is correct.

• 1ほん (本) is a counter for long, thin objects such as pens or bottles. It cannot be used for floors.
• 2だい (台) is a counter for machines, vehicles, and equipment (e.g., cars, computers). It is not used for floors.
• 3さつ (冊) is a counter for books and bound publications. It does not fit here.

• かい — counter for floors of a building (階)
• ほん — counter for long, thin objects (本)
• だい — counter for machines/vehicles (台)
• さつ — counter for books (冊)

The sentence means 'Please cut the apple with that knife.' The verb きる (切る, 'to cut') in te-form is きって, which fits the pattern ～てください ('please do ~'). Option 3 is correct.

• 1しめて (締めて) is the te-form of しめる ('to tighten / to tie / to close'), which does not make sense with cutting an apple.
• 2おきて (起きて) is the te-form of おきる ('to wake up / to get up'), which is unrelated to using a knife on an apple.
• 4つけて (付けて) is the te-form of つける ('to attach / to turn on'), which does not fit the context of using a knife.

• きる — to cut (切る)
• しめる — to tighten / to tie / to close (締める)
• おきる — to wake up / to get up (起きる)
• つける — to attach / to turn on (付ける)

The sentence means 'I forgot my ( ), so I don't know the time.' The logical item to forget when you can't tell the time is a とけい (時計, 'clock/watch'). Option 2 is correct.

• 1じしょ (辞書) means 'dictionary.' Forgetting a dictionary would not prevent you from knowing the time.
• 3ちず (地図) means 'map.' Forgetting a map would make you lose your way, not the time.
• 4さいふ (財布) means 'wallet.' Forgetting a wallet means you have no money, not that you can't tell the time.

• とけい — clock / watch (時計)
• じしょ — dictionary (辞書)
• ちず — map (地図)
• さいふ — wallet (財布)

The sentence means 'My house is close to the station, so it is convenient.' Being near a station makes a location べんり (便利, 'convenient'). Option 4 is correct.

• 1じょうぶ (丈夫) means 'sturdy / strong / durable,' used for things like furniture or health, not for location convenience.
• 2へた (下手) means 'unskilled / poor at,' used to describe someone's ability, not a house's location.
• 3いっぱい (一杯) means 'full,' which does not logically follow from being close to a station.

• べんり — convenient (便利)
• じょうぶ — sturdy / strong / durable (丈夫)
• へた — unskilled / poor at (下手)
• いっぱい — full (一杯)

The sentence means 'During summer vacation, I swam at the ( ) every day.' The place where one swims is a プール ('pool'). The particle で indicates the location of the action. Option 1 is correct.

• 2レストラン means 'restaurant.' You eat at a restaurant, not swim.
• 3ビル means 'building.' While a building might contain a pool, you do not swim 'at a building' in this context.
• 4エレベーター means 'elevator.' You certainly cannot swim in an elevator.

• プール — swimming pool
• レストラン — restaurant
• ビル — building
• エレベーター — elevator

りょうしん (両親) means 'parents.' ちちとはは (父と母) means 'father and mother,' which is the same as 'parents,' so option 3 matches the meaning of the underlined phrase.

• 1あねといもうと (姉と妹) means 'older sister and younger sister,' not parents.
• 2あにとおとうと (兄と弟) means 'older brother and younger brother,' not parents.
• 4そふとそぼ (祖父と祖母) means 'grandfather and grandmother,' not parents.

• りょうしん — parents (両親)
• ちち — father (父)
• はは — mother (母)
• そふ — grandfather (祖父)
• そぼ — grandmother (祖母)

やさしい here means 'easy / not difficult.' かんたん (簡単) also means 'easy / simple,' so option 1 has the same meaning.

• 2たいへん (大変) means 'difficult / tough,' the opposite of easy.
• 3たのしい (楽しい) means 'fun / enjoyable,' which is a different meaning from 'easy.'
• 4つまらない (つまらない) means 'boring,' not 'easy.'

• やさしい — easy (易しい); also 'kind/gentle' (優しい) but here the context is a dance, so 'easy'
• かんたん — easy, simple (簡単)
• たいへん — tough, difficult (大変)
• たのしい — fun, enjoyable (楽しい)
• つまらない — boring, uninteresting

せんたく (洗濯) means 'washing (clothes/laundry).' あらいました (洗いました) means 'washed,' so option 4 has the same meaning.

• 1きました (着ました) means 'put on / wore (clothes),' not washed.
• 2ぬぎました (脱ぎました) means 'took off (clothes),' not washed.
• 3わたしました (渡しました) means 'handed over / passed,' not washed.

• せんたく — washing, laundry (洗濯)
• あらう — to wash (洗う)
• きる — to put on / wear (clothes) (着る)
• ぬぐ — to take off (clothes) (脱ぐ)
• わたす — to hand over, pass (渡す)

くらい (暗い) means 'dark.' あかるくない (明るくない) means 'not bright,' i.e., 'dark,' so option 2 has the same meaning.

• 1あかるい (明るい) means 'bright,' the opposite of dark.
• 3しずか (静か) means 'quiet,' unrelated to dark/bright.
• 4しずかじゃない (静かじゃない) means 'not quiet,' unrelated to dark/bright.

• くらい — dark (暗い)
• あかるい — bright (明るい)
• しずか — quiet (静か)

かしました (貸しました) means 'lent.' The sentence says Lee lent a pen to Mori. From Mori's perspective, Mori borrowed a pen from Lee, which is option 2: もりさんは リーさんに ペンを かりました (Mori borrowed a pen from Lee).

• 1リーさんは もりさんに ペンを かりました means 'Lee borrowed a pen from Mori,' the reverse of the original.
• 3リーさんは もりさんに ペンを もらいました means 'Lee received a pen from Mori,' the reverse of the original.
• 4もりさんは リーさんに ペンを もらいました means 'Mori received a pen from Lee.' While close, もらう focuses on receiving, whereas the original uses かす (lend); the natural paraphrase from the borrower's side is かりました (borrowed), making option 2 the best match.

• かす — to lend (貸す)
• かりる — to borrow (借りる)
• もらう — to receive (貰う)