Practice JLPTN5 Vocabulary · Test 28
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1. でほんをかります。
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Answer: 2. 2. こんばん
たなか asks 「あのひとは どなたですか」('Who is that person?'). どなた is the polite form of だれ ('who'), used to ask about someone's identity. Asking 'Who is that person?' is equivalent to saying you do not know that person's name. Option 2, たなかさんは あのひとの なまえが わかりません ('Tanaka doesn't know that person's name'), correctly restates the situation.
- どなた — who (polite form of だれ)
- あのひと（あの人） — that person
- なまえ — name
- わかる（分かる） — to understand / to know
- いえ — house
- しごと — job / work
- くに — country
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2.きょうは です。あしたはみっかです。
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Answer: 1. 1. ふつか
The sentence says 'Today is ___. Tomorrow is みっか (the 3rd).' If tomorrow is the 3rd of the month, today must be the 2nd, which is ふつか (二日). Option 1 is correct.
- ふつか — the 2nd day of the month (二日)
- みっか — the 3rd day of the month (三日)
- はつか — the 20th day of the month (二十日)
- よっか — the 4th day of the month (四日)
- ついたち — the 1st day of the month (一日)
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3.しけんは おわりました。きょうしつを ください。
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Answer: 2. 2. でて
しけんはおわりました means 'the exam is over.' The natural instruction after an exam ends is to leave the classroom: きょうしつをでてください (please exit the classroom). Option 2 is correct.
- しけん — exam (試験)
- きょうしつ — classroom (教室)
- でる — to exit/leave (出る)
- すわる — to sit down (座る)
- かえる — to return/go home (帰る)
- べんきょうする — to study (勉強する)
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4. なまえをかいてください。つぎに、しつもんにこたえてください。
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Answer: 3. 3. はじめに
The sentence means 'First, please write your name. Next, please answer the questions.' The blank needs a word that introduces the first step in a sequence, which is はじめに (first of all / to begin with). It pairs naturally with つぎに (next) in the following clause.
- はじめに — first of all, to begin with
- つぎに — next
- ときどき — sometimes
- もちろん — of course
- いちばん — best, number one
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5.A「なにか はありませんか」 B「おちゃでいいですか」 A「はい、けっこうです」
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Answer: 4. 4. のみもの
A asks 'Do you have anything to drink?' and B replies 'Is tea okay?' Since tea is a drink, the blank must be のみもの (drink / beverage).
- のみもの — drink, beverage
- くだもの — fruit
- たべもの — food
- のりもの — vehicle, ride
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6.わたしの おばあさんの たんじょうびは じゅうがつ いつかです。
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Answer: 1. 1. わたしの おばあさんは じゅうがつ いつかに うまれました。
The underlined sentence means 'My grandmother's birthday is October 5th.' A birthday is the day someone was born, so the correct paraphrase is option 1: 'My grandmother was born on October 5th.'
- たんじょうび — birthday
- うまれました — was born
- しにました — died
- けっこんしました — got married
- はじまりました — began
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7.りょうしんは でかけています。
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Answer: 3. 3. ちちも ははも いえに いません。
The underlined sentence means 'My parents are out (not at home).' りょうしん (parents) refers to one's father and mother, so the correct paraphrase is option 3: 'Neither my father nor my mother is at home.'
- りょうしん — parents
- でかけています — is out, has gone out
- ちち — father (one's own)
- はは — mother (one's own)
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8.きょうは てんきが いいです。
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Answer: 4. 4. きょうは はれています。
The underlined sentence means 'The weather is good today.' Good weather corresponds to clear/sunny weather, so the correct paraphrase is option 4: 'It is sunny today.'
- てんきがいい — good weather
- はれています — it is clear/sunny
- くもっています — it is cloudy
- あめがふっています — it is raining
- ゆきがふっています — it is snowing
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9.へやが くらいですね。あかるくして ください。
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Answer: 2. 2. でんきを つけて ください。
The stem says the room is dark (へやが くらい) and asks someone to make it bright (あかるくして ください). To make a dark room bright, you turn ON the lights. Option 2, でんきを つけて ください ('Please turn on the lights'), is the correct action. つける means 'to turn on (a switch/appliance).'
- くらい（暗い） — dark
- あかるくする（明るくする） — to make bright
- でんき — electricity; lights
- つける（点ける） — to turn on (a light/appliance)
- けす（消す） — to turn off / extinguish
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10.たなか：「あのひとは どなたですか。」
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Answer: 2. 2. たなかさんは あのひとの なまえが わかりません。
たなか asks 「あのひとは どなたですか」('Who is that person?'). どなた is the polite form of だれ ('who'), used to ask about someone's identity. Asking 'Who is that person?' is equivalent to saying you do not know that person's name. Option 2, たなかさんは あのひとの なまえが わかりません ('Tanaka doesn't know that person's name'), correctly restates the situation.
- どなた — who (polite form of だれ)
- あのひと（あの人） — that person
- なまえ — name
- わかる（分かる） — to understand / to know
- いえ — house
- しごと — job / work
- くに — country
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