N5 Vocabulary · Test 34

The word あいだ (aida) meaning 'between/among' is written 間. The sentence means 'Please stand between Sato-san and Hayashi-san.' 間 is the kanji for 'interval/between/space'.

• 1聞 (きく, to listen/ask) is a kanji with a similar overall shape but completely different meaning and reading. It does not match あいだ.
• 3開 (あける/ひらく, to open) looks similar to 間 but means 'open' and does not match the reading あいだ.
• 4問 (とい/もん, question) looks similar to 間 but means 'question' and does not match the reading あいだ.

• 間あいだ — between, among, space
• たつ — to stand

The underlined word きたがわ (きたがわ) means 'north side.' The kanji for きた (north) is 北, and がわ (side) is written in hiragana. So the correct writing is 北がわ (option 4).

• 1東がわ is read ひがしがわ and means 'east side' — the wrong direction.
• 2南がわ is read みなみがわ and means 'south side' — the wrong direction.
• 3西がわ is read にしがわ and means 'west side' — the wrong direction.

• きたがわ — north side
• 北きた — north
• 東ひがし — east
• 南みなみ — south
• 西にし — west
• としょかん — library
• こうえん — park

The underlined word わいしゃつ is a loanword (from 'white shirt') meaning 'dress shirt.' In katakana it is written ワイシャツ. The first syllable is ワ (wa), not ウ (u), and the final character is ツ (tsu), not ソ (so). Option 4, ワイシャツ, is correct.

• 1ウイシャソ uses ウ instead of ワ for the first character and ソ instead of ツ for the last — both are wrong lookalike characters.
• 2ウイシャツ has the correct ツ at the end but uses ウ instead of ワ at the beginning — wrong first character.
• 3ワイシャソ has the correct ワ at the beginning but uses ソ instead of ツ at the end — ソ and ツ are deliberately similar-looking katakana that test takers must distinguish.

• ワイシャツ — dress shirt (loanword from 'white shirt')
• ワ — katakana 'wa'
• ツ — katakana 'tsu'
• ソ — katakana 'so'
• ウ — katakana 'u'

The sentence says 'Let's cross at the traffic light over there.' The verb わたる (渡る) means 'to cross,' and it collocates with みち (道, road). 'みちを わたりましょう' = 'Let's cross the road.' A traffic light (しんごう) is located at a road crossing, so みち is the natural object of わたる.

• 1ちかてつ (地下鉄) means 'subway/underground train.' You do not 'cross' a subway at a traffic light.
• 2ちず (地図) means 'map.' You cannot cross a map.
• 3でぐち (出口) means 'exit.' You do not cross an exit at a traffic light.

• みち — road, street
• わたる — to cross (a road, a bridge)
• しんごう — traffic light
• ちかてつ — subway
• ちず — map
• でぐち — exit

でます (出ます) means 'to leave/depart.' The sentence says 'This train leaves Tokyo Station at 9 o'clock.' A train でます a station, so option 2 is correct.

• 1おります (降ります) means 'to get off' (e.g., get off a train). The subject here is the train itself, not a passenger, so the train cannot 'get off' a station.
• 3かえります (帰ります) means 'to return/go home.' A train does not 'return' a station in this context.
• 4はじまります (始まります) means 'to begin.' A train does not 'begin' a station.

• 出でます — to leave, to depart (from a place)
• 降おります — to get off (a train, bus, etc.)
• 帰かえります — to return, to go home
• 始はじまります — to begin, to start

エアコン (air conditioner) is what you want when it is hot in summer. The sentence says 'This summer is hot, so I want an air conditioner.' Option 3 fits perfectly.

• 1ラジオ (radio) is a device for listening to broadcasts; it has nothing to do with cooling down.
• 2ストーブ (stove/heater) is used to warm a room in winter—the opposite of what you want in hot summer.
• 4テレビ (TV) is for watching programs; it does not help with the heat.

• エアコン（えあこん） — air conditioner
• ラジオ（らじお） — radio
• ストーブ（すとーぶ） — stove, heater (for winter)
• テレビ（てれび） — television

かぞく (家族) means 'family.' The sentence says 'My family is three people: my father, my mother, and me.' Since the group includes parents and the speaker, 'family' is the correct word.

• 1きょうだい (兄弟) means 'siblings.' Father and mother are not siblings, so this does not fit.
• 2こども (子供) means 'children.' The group includes parents (adults), so 'children' is wrong.
• 3りょうしん (両親) means 'parents.' The group includes the speaker (a child), so saying 'my parents are father, mother, and me (three people)' is incorrect.

• 家族かぞく — family
• 兄弟きょうだい — siblings (brothers and sisters)
• 子供こども — child, children
• 両親りょうしん — parents (one's own father and mother)

はいって (入って, te-form of 入ります) means 'enter.' The sentence says 'Please enter through that door over there.' The pattern 〜てください means 'please do ~,' so はいってください = 'please enter.' Option 1 is correct.

• 2のぼって (上って, te-form of 上ります/登ります) means 'to climb' or 'to go up.' You do not 'climb' through a door into a building.
• 3ついて (付いて, te-form of 付きます) means 'to attach' or 'to follow' (as in ついていく). It does not mean 'to enter.'
• 4とまって (止まって, te-form of 止まります) means 'to stop.' 'Please stop through the door' makes no sense in this context.

• 入はいります — to enter (a place)
• 上ります／登ります（のぼります） — to climb, to go up
• 付つきます — to attach, to follow
• 止とまります — to stop