N5 Vocabulary · Test 21

The sentence is「せんしゅう、______えいがをみました」(Last week, I watched a ______ movie). The blank is an adjective modifying えいが (movie). おもしろい (interesting/fun) naturally describes a movie: おもしろいえいがをみました (I watched an interesting movie).

• 1おいしい (oishii) means 'delicious' and is used for food/drinks, not movies.
• 2すずしい (suzushii) means 'cool/refreshing' and describes weather or a breeze, not movies.
• 3いそがしい (isogashii) means 'busy' and describes people, schedules, or periods of time, not movies.

• 面白おもしろい — interesting, fun, funny
• 美味おいしい — delicious
• 涼すずしい — cool, refreshing
• 忙いそがしい — busy
• 映画えいが — movie
• 先週せんしゅう — last week

The sentence is「______をひいて、あたまがいたいです」(I caught a ______ and my head hurts). The verb ひく (引く) collocates with かぜ (風) as the fixed phrase かぜをひく (to catch a cold). A cold commonly causes a headache, making this the natural answer.

• 1びょうき (病気) means 'illness/sickness'. You do not say びょうきをひく; the verb ひく does not collocate with びょうき.
• 2くち (口) means 'mouth'. くちをひく is not a meaningful expression.
• 4おなか (お腹) means 'stomach'. おなかをひく is not a standard expression for becoming ill.

• 風邪かぜをひく — to catch a cold
• 病気びょうき — illness, sickness
• 頭あたま — head
• 痛いたい — painful, hurts

The dialogue is asking for directions to the post office. The response says「このみちを______いってください。すぐそこですよ」(Go ______ on this road. It's right there). まっすぐ (straight) fits perfectly: まっすぐいってください means 'please go straight,' a common direction instruction.

• 1まえに (前に) means 'before' or 'in front.' まえにいってください ('please go before') does not make sense as a direction.
• 2ちょうど (丁度) means 'exactly/just.' It is an adverb of precision, not a direction word.
• 3はじめに (始めに) means 'first/at first.' はじめにいってください ('please go first') does not describe a spatial direction.

• まっすぐ — straight (ahead), directly
• 郵便局ゆうびんきょく — post office
• 道みち — road, way
• 前まえ — before, in front
• 丁度ちょうど — exactly, just
• 始はじめ — beginning, first

The sentence is「わたしはうたがへたです。でも、うたは______」(I'm bad at singing. But singing is ______). The でも (but) signals a contrast with へた (unskillful). The natural contrast is: even though bad at it, I still like it. すきです (like) fits: うたはすきです (I like singing).

• 2じょうずです (上手です) means 'good at.' This directly contradicts へたです and makes the でも (but) illogical—you cannot be both bad and good at the same thing.
• 3じょうぶです (丈夫です) means 'sturdy/strong/durable' and describes physical objects or health, not the act of singing.
• 4りっぱです (立派です) means 'splendid/fine/admirable' and describes people, achievements, or appearance, not naturally the act of singing.

• 下手へた — unskillful, bad at
• 好すき — like, fond of
• 上手じょうず — skillful, good at
• 丈夫じょうぶ — sturdy, strong, durable
• 立派りっぱ — splendid, fine, admirable

The sentence is「このりょうりは______です」(This dish is ______). The blank must be an adjective that describes food. からい (spicy/hot) is a taste adjective that naturally describes a dish: このりょうりはからいです (This dish is spicy).

• 2くらい (暗い) means 'dark' and describes lighting or atmosphere, not food/dishes.
• 3さむい (寒い) means 'cold' and specifically refers to cold weather/temperature of the environment, not the taste of food.
• 4みじかい (短い) means 'short' and describes length (time, physical objects), not food/dishes.

• 辛からい — spicy, hot (taste)
• 暗くらい — dark
• 寒さむい — cold (weather)
• 短みじかい — short
• 料理りょうり — cooking, dish, cuisine

ナイフ means 'knife.' The sentence says: 'Please cut the bread with this knife.' A knife is the tool used for cutting (きる).

• 1カップ means 'cup.' A cup is for drinking, not cutting.
• 2スプーン means 'spoon.' A spoon is for eating soup or liquids, not cutting.
• 4フォーク means 'fork.' A fork is for picking up food, not cutting.

• ナイフ — knife (loanword)
• カップ — cup
• スプーン — spoon
• フォーク — fork
• 切きる — to cut

のぼりました（上りました/登りました, from のぼる）means 'climbed.' The sentence says: 'During summer vacation, I climbed a mountain.' やまにのぼる (climb a mountain) is the correct collocation.

• 1あけました（開けました, from 開ける）means 'opened.' You don't 'open' a mountain.
• 2あげました（上げました, from 上げる）means 'raised/lifted.' This doesn't collocate with やまに.
• 3のりました（乗りました, from 乗る）means 'rode/got on.' You ride a vehicle, not a mountain.

• 上る/登る（のぼる） — to climb (a mountain, stairs, etc.)
• 開あける — to open
• 上あげる — to raise, lift
• 乗のる — to ride, get on

おとな（大人）means 'adult.' The dialogue says: 'How much is a ticket to Tokyo?' — 'Adults are 200 yen, and children are 100 yen.' The contrast おとな vs. こども (adult vs. child) is the natural pairing.

• 1おとこ（男）means 'man.' The ticket pricing contrasts age (adult/child), not gender.
• 3おんな（女）means 'woman.' Same issue — gender is not the relevant contrast here.
• 4おとうと（弟）means 'younger brother.' This is a specific family member, not a fare category.

• 大人おとな — adult
• 男おとこ — man
• 女おんな — woman
• 弟おとうと — younger brother
• 子供こども — child

わすれて（忘れて, from 忘れる）means 'forgot.' The sentence says: 'Yesterday it rained. I forgot my umbrella on the train and was in trouble (こまりました).' The te-form 忘れて connects to こまりました, expressing cause and result.

• 1おいて（置いて, from 置く）means 'placed/left (something somewhere).' While you could leave an umbrella on a train, the key context is that it rained and the person was troubled because they forgot it — 忘れて captures the full meaning.
• 2もって（持って, from 持つ）means 'held/carried.' Carrying an umbrella wouldn't cause trouble.
• 3ふって（降って, from 降る）means '(rain) fell' or (振って, from 振る) 'swung/shook.' Neither fits with かさを as an object in this context.

• 忘わすれる — to forget
• 置おく — to put, place, leave
• 持もつ — to hold, carry
• 降ふる — to fall (rain)
• 困こまる — to be in trouble, be troubled