N5 Vocabulary · Test 49

The underlined word is 駅, meaning 'station' (train station). Its reading is えき, which is option 3. The sentence means 'Let's meet at the station on Tuesday.'

• 1へや means 'room' (部屋), an unrelated place.
• 2もん means 'gate' (門), an unrelated place.
• 4うち means 'house/home' (家), an unrelated place.

• 駅えき — station

The underlined word is 会いましょう, the volitional form of 会う ('to meet'). Its correct reading is あいましょう, corresponding to option 1 (intended). The sentence means 'Let's meet at the station on Tuesday.'

• 2かいましょう would correspond to a volitional form of a verb beginning with か- (e.g. 買う/書く), not 会う.
• 3つかいましょう is the volitional form of つかう (使う, 'to use'), a different verb.
• 4ならいましょう is the volitional form of ならう (習う, 'to learn'), a different verb.

• 会あいましょう — let's meet (volitional of 会う)

The underlined word is 母 (mother). Its reading is はは, which is option 2. The sentence means 'My mother caught a cold and her hands were warm.'

• 1ちち means father (父), the wrong family member.
• 3あね means older sister (姉), the wrong family member.
• 4いもうと means younger sister (妹), the wrong family member.

• 母はは — mother
• かぜをひく — to catch a cold
• 手て — hand
• あつい — hot/warm (to touch)

The underlined word is 手 (hand). Its reading is て, option 1. The sentence means 'My mother caught a cold and her hands were warm.'

• 2みみ means ear (耳), a different body part.
• 3あたま means head (頭), a different body part.
• 4かお means face (顔), a different body part.

• 手て — hand
• みみ — ear
• あたま — head
• かお — face

The underlined word is 下 (under/below). Its reading is した, option 4. The sentence means 'The photograph was under the bag.'

• 1ちだ is not a valid reading of 下.
• 2しだ is not a valid reading of 下.
• 3ちた is not a valid reading of 下.

• 下した — under, below
• しゃしん — photograph
• かばん — bag

The correct answer is 1. 立って is the て-form of 立つ (たつ, 'to stand'), so it is read たって. The sentence ドアの前に立ってください means 'Please stand in front of the door.'

• 2すわって is the て-form of 座る (すわる, 'to sit down') — wrong verb meaning.
• 3のって is the て-form of 乗る (のる, 'to ride/get on') — wrong verb meaning.
• 4とまって is the て-form of 止まる (とまる, 'to stop') — wrong verb meaning.

• 立たって — stand (て-form of 立つ)
• 立たつ — to stand

The correct answer is 2. 半分 is read はんぶん, meaning 'half'. The sentence まだCDを半分しか聞いていません means 'I have only listened to half of the CD so far.' Note the voiced reading ぶん (not ぷん).

• 1はんぷん uses unvoiced ぷん — incorrect rendaku; the correct reading is はんぶん.
• 3ほんぶん (本文) means 'main text/body' — different word and wrong kanji reading.
• 4ほんぷん is not a valid reading of 半分.

• 半分はんぶん — half

The verb 聞いて (listen and then the て-form) is read きいて. The sentence means 'I have only listened to half of the CD so far.' 聞く (きく) means 'to listen'; its て-form is 聞いて (きいて).

• 2置いて (おいて) is the て-form of 置く (おく, to put/place). It does not fit the context of listening to a CD.
• 3開いて (ひらいて) is the て-form of 開く (ひらく, to open). It is unrelated to listening.
• 4はたらいで resembles 働いて (はたらいて, to work) but has incorrect okurigana (いで instead of いて). It is a distractor and does not fit the sentence.

• 聞きいて — te-form of 聞く (to listen)
• 半分はんぶん — half

古い is read ふるい and means 'old (thing/building).' The sentence means 'That old house doesn't have a telephone.' Option 3 ふるい is the correct reading.

• 1ぬるい means 'lukewarm' (温い). Wrong meaning and reading.
• 2わるい means 'bad' (悪い). Wrong kanji/meaning.
• 4まるい means 'round' (丸い). Wrong kanji/meaning.

• 古ふるい — old (used for things, not people)

電話 is read でんわ and means 'telephone.' The sentence means 'That old house doesn't have a telephone.' Option 2 でんわ is correct.

• 1でんき (電気) means 'electricity/light.' Wrong word.
• 3てんわ is an incorrect reading of 電話; the correct reading uses でん (rendaku/voiced), not てん.
• 4てんき is an incorrect reading resembling 天気 (てんき, weather) or a misreading of 電気. Neither fits.

• 電話でんわ — telephone