N5 Vocabulary · Test 24

The underlined sentence is きのうせんたくしました (Yesterday I did laundry). せんたく (洗濯) means washing clothes, so option 2 — きのうようふくをあらいました (Yesterday I washed clothes) — is the correct paraphrase.

• 1きのうへやにきれいにしました means 'Yesterday I cleaned my room.' This describes そうじ (掃除, cleaning), not せんたく (laundry).
• 3きのうりょうりをつくりました means 'Yesterday I cooked.' This describes りょうり (料理, cooking), not laundry.
• 4きのうほんをかいました means 'Yesterday I bought a book.' This is shopping, unrelated to laundry.

• せんたく — laundry, washing clothes
• ようふく — Western-style clothes
• あらう — to wash

The underlined sentence is いそがしいからしんぶんをよみません (Because I'm busy, I don't read the newspaper). Being busy means you don't have time, so option 3 — しんぶんはよむじかんがありません (There is no time to read the newspaper) — is the correct paraphrase.

• 1しんぶんはすきではありません means 'I don't like newspapers.' The original sentence gives busyness as the reason, not dislike.
• 2しんぶんはつまらなくありません means 'Newspapers are not boring.' This is about interest level, not about being busy.
• 4しんぶんをかうおかねがありません means 'I don't have money to buy a newspaper.' The original sentence mentions being busy, not lacking money.

• いそがしい — busy
• しんぶん — newspaper
• じかん — time

The underlined sentence is リーさんはにほんごをならっています (Lee is learning Japanese). ならう (習う) means to learn/study under someone, so option 4 — リーさんはにほんごをべんきょうしています (Lee is studying Japanese) — is the correct paraphrase.

• 1いれています means 'is putting in.' This is unrelated to learning a language.
• 2おしえています means 'is teaching.' Lee is the one learning, not teaching.
• 3やめています means 'is quitting.' This is the opposite of learning.

• ならう — to learn, to study (from someone)
• べんきょうする — to study
• おしえる — to teach
• やめる — to quit, to stop

The underlined sentence is おてあらいはあちらです (The restroom is over there). おてあらい (お手洗い) is a polite word for toilet/restroom, which corresponds to トイレ. So option 1 — トイレはあちらにあります (The toilet is over there) — is correct.

• 2プール means 'pool.' A pool is not the same as a restroom.
• 3ホテル means 'hotel.' A hotel is a whole building, not a restroom.
• 4デパート means 'department store.' This is a store, not a restroom.

• おてあらい — restroom, toilet (polite)
• トイレ — toilet, restroom
• あちら — that way, over there (polite)

The underlined sentence says いま、2001ねんです (It is now 2001) and さらいねんがいこくにいきます (The year after next I will go abroad). さらいねん (再来年) means 'the year after next.' If the current year is 2001, next year is 2002 and the year after next is 2003. So option 2 — 2003ねんにがいこくにいきます — is correct.

• 12002ねん is らいねん (来年, next year), not さらいねん (the year after next).
• 32004ねん is three years later, which is too far in the future.
• 42005ねん is four years later, which is too far in the future.

• さらいねん — the year after next
• らいねん — next year
• がいこく — foreign country

おおぜい (大勢) means 'a large number of people.' The sentence means 'There are many people in the room, so it is hot.' The pattern ひとがおおぜいいて ('many people are there') fits perfectly and explains why the room feels hot.

• 1とても means 'very.' It is an adverb that modifies adjectives (e.g., とてもあつい 'very hot'), but it cannot directly precede いて to mean 'many people are there.'
• 2おおきく is the adverbial form of おおきい (大きい, 'big'). It describes size, not quantity of people, and does not fit before いて in this context.
• 4たいへん means 'terrible/very/difficult.' Like とても it is an adverb and cannot serve as a quantifier for ひとが…いて.

• おおぜい — a large number of people; many (used for people)
• あつい（暑い） — hot (weather/temperature)
• とても — very
• たいへん — terrible; very; difficult

しつもんして (質問して) means 'ask a question.' The sentence says 'People who don't understand, please ask me.' The natural action for someone who doesn't understand is to ask a question, so わたしにしつもんしてください is correct.

• 1かえって (帰って) means 'return/go home.' It makes no sense in 'please return to me.'
• 2こたえて (答えて) means 'answer/respond.' People who don't understand would ask, not answer. Also, こたえる takes に for the person addressed, but the situation calls for asking, not answering.
• 4れんしゅうして (練習して) means 'practice.' 'Please practice to me' is unnatural.

• しつもんする（質問する） — to ask a question
• こたえる（答える） — to answer, to respond
• かえる（帰る） — to return, to go home
• れんしゅうする（練習する） — to practice

いちど (一度) means 'one time/once.' もういちど is a fixed expression meaning 'once more / one more time.' The sentence means 'Please say it once more slowly,' which fits perfectly.

• 2いくつ (幾つ) means 'how many.' もういくつ does not produce 'once more' and makes no sense here.
• 3いちまい (一枚) is the counter for one flat object (e.g., paper, tickets). It cannot be used for 'once more.'
• 4いっしょに (一緒に) means 'together.' もういっしょにゆっくりいってください ('please say it together slowly again') is unnatural in this context.

• もういちど（もう一度） — once more, one more time
• ゆっくり — slowly, without rushing
• いくつ（幾つ） — how many
• いっしょに（一緒に） — together

みがいて (磨いて) is the て-form of みがく (磨く), meaning 'to brush/polish.' はをみがく is the standard phrase for 'brush one's teeth.' The sentence means 'At night I brush my teeth and then sleep.'

• 1みて (見て) means 'look/see.' 'Look at my teeth and sleep' is unnatural.
• 2きいて (聞いて) means 'listen/ask.' 'Listen to my teeth and sleep' makes no sense.
• 3よんで (読んで) means 'read.' 'Read my teeth and sleep' is nonsensical.

• はをみがく（歯を磨く） — to brush one's teeth
• みがく（磨く） — to brush, to polish
• よる — night
• ねる（寝る） — to sleep

うすくて (薄くて) is the て-form of うすい (薄い), meaning 'thin.' The sentence describes the book as 'thin and light' (うすくてかるい), a natural pairing of physical properties. The て-form links two adjectives.

• 2おもくて (重くて) means 'heavy.' This directly contradicts かるい ('light'), so the sentence would say 'heavy and light,' which is contradictory.
• 3ふるくて (古くて) means 'old.' While a book can be old, 'old and light' is not a natural descriptive pair being tested here, and the question focuses on physical dimensions.
• 4ほそくて (細くて) means 'thin/slender' and is used for long, thin objects (e.g., string, legs, pens). Books are described as うすい (thin in thickness), not ほそい.

• うすい（薄い） — thin (for flat objects like paper, books)
• かるい（軽い） — light (in weight)
• おもい（重い） — heavy
• ほそい（細い） — thin, slender (for long thin things)