N5 Vocabulary · Test 36

The sentence means 'Please draw/write the ___ from the station to the embassy.' Since you are asked to かく (draw/write) a route between two places, the correct word is ちず (map). Answer 2 is correct.

• 1しゃしん means 'photograph.' You take a photo, you don't typically 'draw' a photograph.
• 3てがみ means 'letter.' A letter is not something you draw for a route between places.
• 4きっぷ means 'ticket.' You don't draw a ticket.

• ちず — map
• しゃしん — photograph
• てがみ — letter
• きっぷ — ticket
• えき — station
• たいしかん — embassy
• かいて — draw/write (te-form of かく)

The sentence means 'It's noisy, so please turn off the TV.' けして is the te-form of けす (消す, to turn off/erase). Since the reason given is うるさい (noisy), the logical action is to turn the TV off, making option 1 correct.

• 2つけて is the te-form of つける (to turn on). Turning the TV ON would make it noisier, which contradicts the reason うるさいから (because it's noisy).
• 3しめて is the te-form of しめる (閉める, to close). You can close a door or a window, but you do not 'close' a television in Japanese.
• 4あけて is the te-form of あける (開ける, to open). You can open a box or a window, but you do not 'open' a television.

• 消けす — to turn off (a device/light), to erase
• うるさい — noisy, annoying
• つける — to turn on (a device/light)
• 閉しめる — to close (door, window, etc.)
• 開あける — to open (box, window, etc.)

The sentence means 'Today, snow is falling.' The verb ふって (te-form of ふる 降る, to fall/precipitate) collocates with precipitation — specifically あめ (rain) or ゆき (snow). ゆき (雪, snow) is the only option that pairs with ふる, making option 4 correct.

• 1くもり (曇り) means 'cloudy (weather).' Cloudiness is described with くもりです, not with the verb ふる (to fall).
• 2はれ (晴れ) means 'clear/sunny (weather).' Sunny weather is described with はれです, not with ふる.
• 3かぜ (風) means 'wind.' Wind is described with the verb ふく (吹く, to blow), as in かぜが ふいて います, not with ふる (to fall).

• 降ふる — to fall (rain, snow)
• 雪ゆき — snow
• 曇くもり — cloudy weather
• 晴はれ — clear/sunny weather
• 風かぜ — wind
• 吹ふく — to blow (wind)

The correct reading for 見て is みて. This is the te-form of the verb 見る (みる, to see/watch), used here to connect with いません to form the negative progressive/perfect aspect (見ていません, 'have not watched').

• 1して is incorrect; it is the te-form of する (to do), which does not match the kanji 見.
• 3わすれて is incorrect; it is the te-form of 忘れる (わすれる, to forget), a different kanji and meaning.
• 4おぼえて is incorrect; it is the te-form of 覚える (おぼえる, to remember), a different kanji and meaning.

• 見みて — watching/seeing (te-form of 見る)

ちち is the correct reading for 父 (one's own father, used when speaking to someone outside the family). The sentence means 'I called my father.'

• 1おじ means 'uncle' (叔父/伯父) — a different family member.
• 2はは means 'mother' (母) — the female parent, not the male parent.
• 4あね means 'older sister' (姉) — a sibling, not a parent.

• 父ちち — one's own father
• 電話でんわをかける — to make a phone call

でんわ is the correct reading for 電話 (telephone). The dakuten on て→で and わ (not は) are the key points being tested.

• 1てんわ uses unvoiced て instead of voiced で — incorrect reading.
• 3てんは has both the wrong voicing (て) and the wrong kana (は instead of わ).
• 4でんは has the correct first character but uses は instead of わ for the second character.

• 電話でんわ — telephone
• 電話でんわをかける — to make a phone call

しちがつ is the standard reading for 七月 (July). 七 is read しち (not なの) in this context, and 月 is read がつ (not げつ) when naming months.

• 1なのげつ combines the wrong reading for both characters.
• 2しちげつ has the correct first character but uses げつ instead of がつ for 月.
• 3なのがつ uses なの for 七, which is not the standard reading for this month name.

• 七月しちがつ — July
• ときどき — sometimes
• 耳みみ — ear
• 痛いたい — painful

みみ is the correct reading for 耳 (ear). The sentence says 'Since around July, sometimes my ear(s) hurt.'

• 1はな means 'nose' (鼻) — a different facial feature.
• 2おなか means 'stomach' (お腹) — an internal body part, not related to ears.
• 4あたま means 'head' (頭) — the whole head, not specifically the ear.

• 耳みみ — ear
• ときどき — sometimes
• 痛いたい — painful