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作文の検討: 課題 ボランティア活動を高校で必修にすべきか に対する理由として、最も説得力が高いものはどれか。
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Key Facts: Japan Common Test Exam
100
Local original practice questions in this bank
OpenExamPrep
7
Official broad subject areas represented: Japanese, geography/history, civics, mathematics, science, foreign languages, and information
DNC 2026 Applicant Guide
18,000 yen
Official fee for candidates taking 3 or more subject areas
DNC Common Test structure and fees page
12,000 yen
Official fee for candidates taking 2 or fewer subject areas
DNC Common Test structure and fees page
60-130 min
Typical official subject-slot timing range, depending on subject area and number of selected subjects
DNC 2026 implementation outline
No universal pass
Universities decide required subjects and score use
DNC Common Test structure page and Q&A
The Japan Common Test is a subject-selective DNC/NCUEE admissions exam used by Japanese universities. Official testing spans Japanese, geography/history, civics, math, science, foreign languages, and Information I, with timings from 60 to 130 minutes depending on subject slot. There is no universal passing score; each university sets required subjects and score use. This page provides 100 original local practice questions across the major subject-area reasoning skills.
Sample Japan Common Test Practice Questions
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1短い文章: 市立図書館では、夕方に利用者が集中し、自習席が不足していた。そこで来月から、平日は閉館時刻を1時間延ばし、空いている会議室も自習用に開放することになった。本文の中心内容として最も適切なものはどれか。
2掲示: 奨学金の申請書は6月14日17時までに学生課へ提出してください。郵送の場合も同時刻までに必着です。この掲示から正しく分かることはどれか。
3文: 雨が降っているにもかかわらず、試合は予定どおり行われた。下線部に当たる表現 にもかかわらず の意味として最も近いものはどれか。
4古文の基礎: いとをかし の いと の意味として最も適切なものはどれか。
5漢文の基礎: 未だ知らず という形の意味として最も適切なものはどれか。
6文章: 地方鉄道の利用者は減少しているが、朝夕の通学時間帯には一定の需要がある。自治体は、全便を維持するのではなく、通学時間帯を中心に便数を残し、昼間は予約制の小型車両を導入する案を検討している。この案の特徴として最も適切なものはどれか。
7古文: 先生、弟子に道を教へ給ふ。ここで 給ふ が表す敬意の向きとして最も適切なものはどれか。
8資料: ある高校の探究発表会では、来場者アンケートで 発表内容が分かりやすい が72%、質疑応答が十分 が41%、資料が見やすい が68%だった。次年度の改善策として、最も資料に基づくものはどれか。
9次の文を入れる位置として最も自然な箇所はどれか。挿入文: しかし、利用者が増えれば管理の負担も大きくなる。本文: A 市は公園に無料Wi-Fiを整備した。B これにより、学生や観光客が情報を調べやすくなる。C 市は利用規約を見直し、接続時間に上限を設けることにした。D
10作文の検討: 課題 ボランティア活動を高校で必修にすべきか に対する理由として、最も説得力が高いものはどれか。
About the Japan Common Test Exam
The Common Test for University Admissions is Japan's national university admissions test administered by the National Center for University Entrance Examinations with participating universities. DNC describes the exam as a shared test using the same questions on the same dates, with the Center responsible for question creation, scoring, and score provision while universities decide how to use subjects and scores. The modern structure covers Japanese, geography/history, civics, mathematics, science, foreign languages, and Information I. The official exam emphasizes knowledge and skills as well as thinking, judgment, and expression through questions that require applying high-school learning in context.
Assessment
This local OpenExamPrep bank contains exactly 100 original practice questions. The official Common Test is not a single fixed 100-question exam: candidates take subject areas required by their target universities. Official subject areas include Japanese, geography/history, civics, mathematics, science, foreign languages, and Information I. In the 2026 DNC timetable, the main test was held over two days; Japanese was 90 minutes, English reading 80 minutes, English listening 60 minutes including device setup with 30 minutes of answering time, each mathematics test was 70 minutes, Information I was 60 minutes, and geography/history/civics and science were 60 minutes for one selected subject or 130 minutes for two selected subjects including answer collection time.
Time Limit
Subject-selective: Japanese 90 minutes; English reading 80 minutes plus listening 60 minutes including setup; mathematics 70 minutes per math test; science and geography/history/civics 60 minutes for one subject or 130 minutes for two; Information I 60 minutes.
Passing Score
No universal pass/fail score; each university determines required subjects, score use, and admissions thresholds.
Exam Fee
JPY 18,000 for 3 or more subject areas; JPY 12,000 for 2 or fewer subject areas; optional score-viewing fee JPY 300. (National Center for University Entrance Examinations (DNC/NCUEE))
Japan Common Test Exam Content Outline
Japanese
Modern Japanese reading, notices, discourse relationships, classical Japanese vocabulary and honorifics, kanbun patterns, argument assumptions, and evidence-based writing evaluation.
Mathematics
Common Test-style quantitative reasoning across algebra, functions, probability, trigonometry, sequences, vectors, statistics, complex numbers, derivatives, integrals, and optimization.
English
Reading and practical English questions covering main ideas, email purpose, grammar, vocabulary, discourse connectors, data interpretation, tone, summaries, and causal reasoning.
Science
Original physics, chemistry, biology, and earth-science questions covering mechanics, electricity, matter, equilibrium, genetics, photosynthesis, enzymes, ecosystems, and plate tectonics.
Geography, History, and Civics
Geography, Japanese history, world history, economics, public policy, constitutional government, GIS, demographics, trade, inflation, and source-based historical reasoning.
Information and Data Reasoning
Information I-aligned practice on binary numbers, Boolean logic, spreadsheets, algorithms, network addressing, cybersecurity, privacy, compression, sampling bias, and statistics.
How to Pass the Japan Common Test Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No universal pass/fail score; each university determines required subjects, score use, and admissions thresholds.
- Assessment: This local OpenExamPrep bank contains exactly 100 original practice questions. The official Common Test is not a single fixed 100-question exam: candidates take subject areas required by their target universities. Official subject areas include Japanese, geography/history, civics, mathematics, science, foreign languages, and Information I. In the 2026 DNC timetable, the main test was held over two days; Japanese was 90 minutes, English reading 80 minutes, English listening 60 minutes including device setup with 30 minutes of answering time, each mathematics test was 70 minutes, Information I was 60 minutes, and geography/history/civics and science were 60 minutes for one selected subject or 130 minutes for two selected subjects including answer collection time.
- Time limit: Subject-selective: Japanese 90 minutes; English reading 80 minutes plus listening 60 minutes including setup; mathematics 70 minutes per math test; science and geography/history/civics 60 minutes for one subject or 130 minutes for two; Information I 60 minutes.
- Exam fee: JPY 18,000 for 3 or more subject areas; JPY 12,000 for 2 or fewer subject areas; optional score-viewing fee JPY 300.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many questions are in this Japan Common Test practice bank?
This local OpenExamPrep bank contains exactly 100 original practice questions for jp-common-test. That is a practice count, not an official DNC raw question count.
Is the official Common Test one fixed 100-question exam?
No. The official Common Test is subject-selective. Candidates take the subject areas required by their target universities, such as Japanese, mathematics, science, foreign languages, geography/history/civics, and Information I.
Who administers the Common Test for University Admissions?
The exam is administered by the National Center for University Entrance Examinations, known in Japanese as 大学入試センター and often abbreviated DNC or NCUEE in English contexts.
Does the Common Test have a universal passing score?
No. DNC provides scores, but each university determines which subjects it requires and how it uses scores in admissions. Applicants must check each university's admissions requirements.
How much does the Common Test cost?
DNC lists the examination fee as JPY 18,000 for 3 or more subject areas and JPY 12,000 for 2 or fewer subject areas. Score viewing is an optional JPY 300 fee.
Are these official past-paper questions?
No. These are original practice questions based on official DNC structure, problem-creation guidance, past-question availability, and subject coverage. They do not copy official questions verbatim.