N5 Vocabulary · Test 33

The sentence means 'Mr./Ms. Sato is wearing glasses.' The correct verb is かけて (from かける), used for めがねを かける (to put on / wear glasses).

• 2はいて (from はく) is used for wearing things on the lower body or feet: pants, skirts, shoes, socks. Glasses are not worn with はく.
• 3きて (from きる) is used for wearing clothes on the upper body (shirts, jackets, dresses). Glasses are not worn with きる.
• 4かぶって (from かぶる) is used for wearing things on the head: hats, helmets. Glasses are not worn with かぶる.

• かけて — putting on (glasses); from かける
• はいて — putting on (pants/shoes); from はく
• きて — putting on (clothes); from きる
• かぶって — putting on (hats); from かぶる
• めがね — glasses

The sentence means 'The wind is strong, so let's close the window.' つよい (強い) means 'strong' and is the standard adjective used to describe wind (風が強い). Because the wind is strong, it makes sense to close the window.

• 1たかい (高い) means 'high/tall.' Wind is not described as 'high' in Japanese; the natural collocation is 風が強い (strong wind), not 風が高い.
• 3ながい (長い) means 'long.' Wind cannot be described as 'long,' so this does not fit the context.
• 4ひろい (広い) means 'wide/spacious.' This is used for rooms, areas, etc., not for wind.

• 風かぜ — wind
• 強つよい — strong
• 高たかい — high, tall
• 長ながい — long
• 広ひろい — wide, spacious
• 窓まど — window
• 閉しめる — to close

The sentence means 'I am not good at singing, so I don't want to sing.' じょうず (上手) means 'good at / skillful,' and じょうずじゃありません is the negative polite form meaning 'not good at.' The pattern 〜が上手（じゃありません）is used to say someone is (not) good at something, here 歌が上手 (good at singing).

• 1にぎやか (賑やか) means 'lively/bustling.' It describes places or events, not a person's skill at singing.
• 2たいせつ (大切) means 'important.' Saying 'singing is not important to me' does not logically lead to 'so I don't want to sing' in the way 'I'm not good at it' does.
• 4べんり (便利) means 'convenient.' This describes tools, places, or things, not a person's ability.

• 上手じょうず — good at, skillful
• 賑にぎやか — lively, bustling
• 大切たいせつ — important
• 便利べんり — convenient
• 歌うた — song, singing
• 歌うたう — to sing

The sentence means 'My little sister is now brushing her teeth.' みがく (磨く) means 'to polish/brush,' and the standard collocation is 歯をみがく (brush one's teeth). 歯 (は) means 'tooth/teeth,' so option 4 is correct.

• 1はな (鼻) means 'nose.' There is no common phrase 鼻をみがく; みがく is not used with nose.
• 2かお (顔) means 'face.' One washes a face (顔をあらう), not polishes/brushes it with みがく.
• 3くち (口) means 'mouth.' While you might rinse your mouth (口をゆすぐ), みがく is not used with 口; the correct collocation is 歯をみがく.

• 磨みがく — to polish, to brush (teeth)
• 歯は — tooth, teeth
• 鼻はな — nose
• 顔かお — face
• 口くち — mouth
• 妹いもうと — younger sister

The sentence means 'I don't understand the road/directions, so please draw a map.' ちず (地図) means 'map,' and 地図をかく (draw a map) is the natural collocation. Since the speaker can't figure out the way, asking someone to draw a map is the logical request.

• 1てがみ (手紙) means 'letter.' Writing a letter does not help with not knowing the road.
• 3レポート means 'report.' Writing a report is unrelated to asking for directions.
• 4コピー means 'copy.' Making a copy does not help someone who doesn't know the way.

• 地図ちず — map
• 道みち — road, way
• 分わかる — to understand, to know
• 書かく — to write, to draw
• 手紙てがみ — letter
• レポート — report

The kanji 左 is read as ひだり, meaning 'left.' In the sentence 'そのかどを左にまがってください' (Please turn left at that corner), it indicates the direction to turn. Option 1 is correct.

• 2みき is not a valid reading for 左. It is a distractor that resembles みぎ (右, right) with a changed second syllable.
• 3みぎ is the reading of 右 (right, the opposite direction). It is a deliberate distractor since left and right are commonly confused by learners.
• 4ひたり is not a valid reading for 左. It is a distractor that resembles the correct ひだり with the middle syllable changed.

• 左ひだり — left
• 右みぎ — right
• 角かど — corner
• 曲まがる — to turn (a corner)

「三本」is the counter for three long, thin objects (here, pencils). The number 三 is read さん, and 本 as a counter undergoes rendaku (voicing) to become ぼん, giving さんぼん. Option 2 is correct.

• 1「さんぽん」uses an unvoiced ぽ — close, but the correct counter reading is voiced: さんぼん.
• 3「さんべん」is not a valid reading for 三本; べん does not occur here.
• 4「さんぺん」is not a valid reading for 三本; ぺん does not occur here.

• 三本さんぼん — three long/thin objects (e.g. pencils, bottles)
• えんぴつ — pencil
• かす — to lend

「先月」means 'last month' and is read せんげつ. The official answer points to option 1, so option 1 is intended to be せんげつ; however, as transcribed it shows ぜんげつ, which is a defect (see issues).

• 2「せんしゅう」is 先週 (last week), not 先月.
• 3「こんげつ」is 今月 (this month), not 先月.
• 4「こんしゅう」is 今週 (this week), not 先月.

• 先月せんげつ — last month
• けっこんする — to marry

「山」is read やま and means 'mountain'. The sentence asks the name of that mountain. Option 1 is correct.

• 2「はな」is 花 (flower), unrelated to 山.
• 3「とり」is 鳥 (bird), unrelated to 山.
• 4「かわ」is 川 (river), unrelated to 山.

• 山やま — mountain
• なまえ — name

「九つ」is the traditional counter for nine items and is read ここのつ. Option 4 is correct.

• 1「ななつ」is 七つ (seven), not nine.
• 2「いつつ」is 五つ (five), not nine.
• 3「やっつ」is 八つ (eight), not nine.

• 九ここのつ — nine (traditional counter)
• かんじ — kanji
• おぼえる — to memorize