N5 Vocabulary · Test 6

The sentence means 'The room is cold, so let's turn on the stove.' The correct word is さむい (cold), which describes ambient temperature of a space like a room. Since the result is turning on a stove (ストーブ), the room must be cold.

• 1つめたい (冷たい) means 'cold to the touch' and is used for objects you physically touch (e.g., cold water, cold hands). It is not used to describe the temperature of a room.
• 2ぬるい (温い) means 'lukewarm / tepid.' This does not motivate turning on a stove.
• 3あつい (暑い) means 'hot' (for weather/ambient temperature). If the room were hot, you would not turn on a stove.

• さむい — cold (ambient temperature, e.g., weather, room)
• つめたい — cold to the touch (objects, liquids)
• ぬるい — lukewarm, tepid
• あつい — hot (ambient temperature)
• ストーブ（すとーぶ） — stove, heater
• つけましょう — let's turn on

The sentence means 'I will get off the train at the next station.' The correct word is えき (駅, station). You get off a train at a station: えきで でんしゃを おります.

• 1かいだん (階段) means 'stairs.' You don't get off a train at stairs.
• 2しんごう (信号) means 'traffic light.' You don't get off a train at a traffic light.
• 3かど (角) means 'corner (of a street).' You don't get off a train at a corner.

• えき — station
• かいだん — stairs
• しんごう — traffic light
• かど — corner (of a street)
• でんしゃ — train
• おります — get off (電車を降りる)

The sentence means 'During summer vacation, I will climb the mountain with my family.' The correct verb is のぼります (登ります, to climb). Mountains are climbed: やまに のぼります.

• 2あるきます (歩きます) means 'to walk.' While you walk while climbing, the verb あるく does not take やまに in this way; you would say やまを あるきます (walk through/on the mountain), not やまに あるきます.
• 3あがります (上がります) means 'to go up / rise' (e.g., go upstairs, prices rise). It is not used for climbing a mountain.
• 4のります (乗ります) means 'to ride / get on (a vehicle).' You don't ride a mountain.

• のぼります — to climb (a mountain)
• あるきます — to walk
• あがります — to go up, to rise
• のります — to ride, to get on
• やま — mountain

The sentence means 'Yesterday, a lot of snow fell.' The correct word is ゆき (雪, snow). The collocation ゆきが ふる (snow falls) is the standard expression.

• 1そら (空) means 'sky.' そらが ふる is meaningless; you cannot say the sky 'falls.'
• 2くもり (曇り) means 'cloudiness / cloudy weather.' くもりが ふる is not a valid expression.
• 3みず (水) means 'water.' みずが ふる is not standard; precipitation as water would be あめ (rain), not みず.

• ゆき — snow
• そら — sky
• くもり — cloudiness, cloudy weather
• みず — water
• ふりました — fell (past tense of 降る, for rain/snow)

The sentence means 'I bought 4 pencils.' The correct counter is ほん (本), used for long, thin, cylindrical objects such as pencils, pens, bottles, and umbrellas.

• 2まい (枚) is the counter for flat, thin objects such as paper, tickets, and CDs. Pencils are not flat.
• 3さつ (冊) is the counter for books and bound publications. Pencils are not books.
• 4だい (台) is the counter for machines, vehicles, and equipment (e.g., cars, computers). Pencils are not counted with だい.

• ほん — counter for long, thin objects (pencils, pens, bottles, umbrellas)
• まい — counter for flat, thin objects (paper, tickets)
• さつ — counter for books
• だい — counter for machines, vehicles
• えんぴつ — pencil

The underlined sentence is あそこはとしょかんです (That place is a library). Option 2 says あそこはほんやざっしをかりるところです (That is a place where you borrow books and magazines), which is the correct paraphrase of a library.

• 1This describes a place where you cook rice and snacks (a kitchen), not a library.
• 3This describes a place where you wash your hair and body (a bathhouse), not a library.
• 4This describes a place where you buy postcards and stamps (a post office), not a library.

• としょかん — library
• ほん — book
• ざっし — magazine
• かりる（借りる） — to borrow

The underlined sentence is まいばんテレビでニュースをみます (Every night I watch the news on TV). まいばん (毎晩) means 'every night.' Option 4 says まいにちよるテレビでニュースをみます (Every day at night I watch the news on TV), which matches the meaning of 'every night.'

• 1ゆうがた (夕方) means 'evening,' which is earlier than night (よる). 毎晩 specifically means every night, not every evening.
• 2あさ (朝) means 'morning,' which is the opposite time of day from night.
• 3ひる (昼) means 'daytime/noon,' which is not the same as night.

• まいばん — every night
• まいにち — every day
• よる — night
• ゆうがた — evening

The underlined sentence is おとうとはあのレストランではたらいています (My younger brother works at that restaurant). はたらく means 'to work.' Option 3 says おとうとはあのレストランでしごとをしています (My brother is doing work at that restaurant), which is the correct paraphrase since しごとをする means 'to do work/work.'

• 1やすんでいます means 'is resting/taking a break,' the opposite of working.
• 2しょくじをしています means 'is eating a meal,' which is something a customer does, not what a worker does there.
• 4まっています means 'is waiting,' which is not the same as working.

• はたらく（働く） — to work
• しごとをする（仕事をする） — to do work
• おとうと — younger brother
• やすむ（休む） — to rest

The underlined sentence is あのみせはしずかじゃありませんでした (That store was not quiet). The negative of しずか (quiet) means it was noisy. Option 4 says あのみせはうるさかったです (That store was noisy), which is the correct paraphrase.

• 1せまかったです means 'was narrow/cramped,' which is unrelated to being not quiet.
• 2くらかったです means 'was dark,' which is unrelated to being not quiet.
• 3きたなかったです means 'was dirty,' which is unrelated to being not quiet.

• しずか（静か） — quiet
• うるさい（煩い/うるさい） — noisy
• せまい（狭い） — narrow
• くらい（暗い） — dark
• きたない（汚い） — dirty

The underlined sentence is じゅぎょうでむずかしいかんじをならいました (In class I learned difficult kanji). ならう means 'to learn/study.' Option 4 says じゅぎょうでむずかしいかんじをべんきょうしました (In class I studied difficult kanji), which is the correct paraphrase since べんきょうする means 'to study.'

• 1みせました means 'showed,' which is something a teacher does, not what the learner does.
• 2おしえました means 'taught,' which is also the teacher's action, not the student's action of learning.
• 3まちがえました means 'made a mistake,' which is not the same as learning.

• ならう（習う） — to learn (from someone)
• べんきょうする（勉強する） — to study
• おしえる（教える） — to teach
• みせる（見せる） — to show
• まちがえる（間違える） — to make a mistake