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Key Facts: Akita Entrance Science Exam
50 min / 100 points
Length and maximum score of the Akita science paper
Akita Prefectural Board of Education selection outline
4 fields
Physics, chemistry, biology and earth science are all covered on every paper under the MEXT junior-high curriculum
MEXT Course of Study for junior high school science
JPY 2,200
Entrance examination fee for the full-time course
Akita Prefectural High School Tuition and Fees Collection Ordinance
100
Free original MCQ practice questions in this study bank
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The Akita public high school entrance science paper is a 50-minute, 100-point written exam set by the Akita Prefectural Board of Education, covering physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science from the MEXT junior-high curriculum with experiment and data-interpretation items. This page offers 100 original practice questions with explanations as a study aid — original items, not official past papers.
Sample Akita Entrance Science Practice Questions
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1A sprinter runs 100 m in 16 seconds. What is her average speed?
2A student's trip from home to school is shown on a distance–time graph: the line rises gently for the first 10 minutes, is horizontal for the next 5 minutes, then rises steeply for the final 5 minutes. During which part of the trip was the student moving fastest?
3A student cycles 6 km to his grandmother's house in 20 minutes, then cycles the same 6 km home in 40 minutes. What is his average speed for the whole round trip?
4The same person exerts the greatest pressure on the ground in which situation?
5A box weighing 60 N rests on a table on a face with an area of 0.02 m². What pressure does the box exert on the table?
6A stone hanging from a spring scale reads 4.0 N in air and 2.5 N when fully submerged in water. What is the buoyant force of the water on the stone?
7A worker lifts a 20 N box straight up by 1.5 m at constant speed. How much work does the worker do on the box?
8An electric motor does 600 J of work in 20 seconds. What is its power output?
9A 2 Ω resistor is connected to a 6 V battery. What current flows through the resistor?
10A 4 Ω resistor and an 8 Ω resistor are connected in series to a 12 V battery. What is the voltage across the 8 Ω resistor?
About the Akita Entrance Science Exam
The Akita Public High School Entrance Examination science paper is one of the five subject papers in the prefecture-wide academic examination administered by the Akita Prefectural Board of Education for admission to prefectural public high schools. Since the R5 (2023) reform Akita runs a single first-round recruitment in early March in which the tokushoku (specialty) and ippan (general) selections share the same five-subject academic examination: Japanese, mathematics, and English in 60 minutes each, science and social studies in 50 minutes each, every subject scored out of 100 points. The science paper follows the MEXT Course of Study for junior high school across four fields — physics (forces, energy, electricity), chemistry (substances, solutions, reactions, ions), biology (cells, photosynthesis, human body, heredity, ecosystems), and earth science (weather, earthquakes, strata, astronomy) — with heavy use of experiment and data interpretation. Results are combined with the junior-high school report (chousasho, weighted across all three school years) and an interview; there is no single passing score. This page provides 100 original English-language practice items as a study adaptation — original items, not official past problems.
Assessment
The real Akita science subject is one of the five academic subjects (kokugo, shakai, suugaku, rika, eigo) of the prefecture-wide entrance examination administered in a single first-round recruitment (ichiji boshuu) in early March. Since the R5 (2023) reform the tokushoku and ippan selections share the same problems on the same day. The science paper lasts 50 minutes and is scored out of 100 points, covering the four MEXT junior-high fields — physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science — with an emphasis on interpreting experiments and data. This local bank is an English-language study adaptation aligned to the same curriculum content; the items are original and are not official past problems, and the MCQ format does not reproduce the official written-explanation work.
Time Limit
50 minutes for the science subject paper (unchanged in the published R9 / 2027 question-creation policy)
Passing Score
No fixed pass mark; each subject paper is scored out of 100 points and admission combines the academic test total with the junior-high school report (chousasho) and an interview through each school's correlation table (soukan-hyou)
Exam Fee
JPY 2,200 entrance examination fee for the full-time course; JPY 950 for the part-time course (Akita Prefectural High School Tuition and Fees Collection Ordinance) (Akita Prefectural Board of Education)
Akita Entrance Science Exam Content Outline
Physics
Forces and motion, work and energy, circuits and Ohm's law calculations, magnetism, and static electricity.
Chemistry
Substance properties, solutions and percentage concentration, chemical change, acids/alkalis and ions, and combustion.
Biology
Cells and microscope skills, photosynthesis and respiration, digestion and circulation, heredity, and food webs.
Earth Science
Weather and humidity calculations, earthquakes and volcanoes, strata and fossils, and celestial motion.
How to Pass the Akita Entrance Science Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No fixed pass mark; each subject paper is scored out of 100 points and admission combines the academic test total with the junior-high school report (chousasho) and an interview through each school's correlation table (soukan-hyou)
- Assessment: The real Akita science subject is one of the five academic subjects (kokugo, shakai, suugaku, rika, eigo) of the prefecture-wide entrance examination administered in a single first-round recruitment (ichiji boshuu) in early March. Since the R5 (2023) reform the tokushoku and ippan selections share the same problems on the same day. The science paper lasts 50 minutes and is scored out of 100 points, covering the four MEXT junior-high fields — physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science — with an emphasis on interpreting experiments and data. This local bank is an English-language study adaptation aligned to the same curriculum content; the items are original and are not official past problems, and the MCQ format does not reproduce the official written-explanation work.
- Time limit: 50 minutes for the science subject paper (unchanged in the published R9 / 2027 question-creation policy)
- Exam fee: JPY 2,200 entrance examination fee for the full-time course; JPY 950 for the part-time course (Akita Prefectural High School Tuition and Fees Collection Ordinance)
Keys to Passing
- Complete 500+ practice questions
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the real Akita science entrance paper multiple-choice?
No. The official paper presents experiments, graphs, and observations and mixes selected-response items with written explanations of your reasoning. The MCQs here are an English-language study adaptation — practise writing out the reasoning, not just picking the option.
How long is the Akita science paper and how is it scored?
The science paper lasts 50 minutes and is scored out of 100 points. Admission combines all five subject results (500 points in total) with the junior-high school report (chousasho) and an interview through each school's correlation table; there is no fixed passing score.
Does the bank include calculation questions?
Yes. The bank includes genuine quantitative items such as Ohm's law circuit calculations, percentage concentration, humidity from dry-and-wet-bulb readings, and speed/distance problems, with worked explanations.
Who administers the exam and what does it cost?
The Akita Prefectural Board of Education administers the selection. The entrance examination fee set by the prefectural ordinance is JPY 2,200 for the full-time course and JPY 950 for the part-time course.
How is admission decided in Akita?
Since the R5 (2023) reform, Akita holds a single first-round recruitment in early March: the tokushoku and ippan selections share the same five-subject examination on the same day. Each high school admits applicants using a correlation table (soukan-hyou) that combines the academic test total with the chousasho report — which counts grades from all three junior-high years — plus an interview.