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Key Facts: Ibaraki Entrance Science Exam
50 min / 100 points
Length and maximum score of the Ibaraki science paper (held February 26, 2026)
Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection implementation rules
500 + 135
500-point academic test plus 135-point naishinten report card (grades 1–3, nine subjects), roughly equal weight
Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection rules
Feb 26, 2026
Reiwa 8 academic examination date; results announced March 11, 2026 at 9:00
Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 8 selection schedule
JPY 2,200
Entrance examination fee for full-time prefectural high schools (JPY 950 part-time), paid with Ibaraki revenue stamps or electronic settlement
Ibaraki prefectural high school entrance selection implementation rules
4 fields
Physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science per the 2017 MEXT Course of Study
MEXT junior-high Course of Study
100
Free original practice questions in this bank
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The Ibaraki public high school entrance science (rika) paper is a 50-minute, 100-point written exam held on February 26, 2026, covering physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science with data and experiment items, set by the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education. This page offers 100 original practice questions with explanations as a study aid.
Sample Ibaraki Entrance Science Practice Questions
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1When a constant force pushes a block across a frictionless table, doubling the mass of the block (force unchanged) will:
2A passenger in a bus lurches forward when the bus suddenly brakes. This is best explained by:
3In a vacuum (no air resistance), a heavy iron ball and a light feather are dropped from the same height at the same time. Which statement is correct?
4A book sliding across a rough table gradually slows and stops. The force responsible for stopping the book is:
5A car moving in a straight line at a constant 60 km/h has a net force on it that is:
6When you swim and push water backward with your hands, you move forward. The force that propels you forward is:
7Two objects with masses 2 kg and 6 kg move at the same speed of 3 m/s. Compared with the 2 kg object, the momentum of the 6 kg object is:
8A hydraulic press has a small piston of area 2 cm² and a large piston of area 8 cm². If a 30 N force is applied to the small piston, the force lifted at the large piston is:
9As a climber ascends a tall mountain, atmospheric pressure decreases. The main reason is that:
10In a deep pool, water pressure on a diver increases with depth mainly because:
About the Ibaraki Entrance Science Exam
The Ibaraki Public High School Entrance Examination science (rika) paper is created by the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education. The single 50-minute, 100-point paper, sat on February 26, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 general selection, is a written exam on the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study, covering the four junior-high science fields — physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science — with data and graph interpretation and experiment-based items throughout. Answers are entered on a printed answer sheet as a mix of lettered-choice and short constructed-response items. Admission combines the 500-point academic test with the 135-point junior-high report card (grades 1–3, nine subjects) with the two weighted roughly equally. This page provides 100 original English-language practice questions with detailed explanations as a study adaptation — not an official translation or a simulation of the official format.
Assessment
The real Ibaraki science (rika) examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 100 points (500 total across five subjects); in the Reiwa 8 (2026) general selection it was sat on February 26, 2026 (Thursday), with selection results announced on March 11, 2026 (Wednesday) at 9:00. The paper is created by the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study, covering the four junior-high science fields — physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science — with data and graph interpretation and experiment-based items throughout. Answers are entered on a printed answer sheet as a mix of lettered-choice and short constructed-response items. Admission combines the 500-point academic test with the 135-point junior-high report card (naishinten: grade-1, grade-2, and grade-3 nine-subject 5-point ratings, 9 × 5 × 3 years = 135 points); in the common selection the test and the report card are weighted roughly equally, with the specific conversion ratio set by each school, and most schools admit through a two-stage A-group (both-rank duplication) and B-group process with a second-choice school option. This local bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation providing 100 original practice items.
Time Limit
50 minutes for the science subject paper (held on February 26, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 general selection)
Passing Score
No fixed pass mark; scored out of 100 points (500 total across 5 subjects); selection adds the 135-point naishinten report card (grades 1–3, nine subjects on a 5-point scale) with the academic test and report card weighted roughly equally in common selection, through a two-stage A-group/B-group process
Exam Fee
JPY 2,200 entrance examination fee for full-time prefectural high schools (JPY 950 for part-time), set out in the Ibaraki selection rules, paid with Ibaraki prefectural revenue stamps attached to the application form and from Reiwa 8 also payable through electronic settlement via the Ibaraki Electronic Application service (Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education (茨城県教育委員会))
Ibaraki Entrance Science Exam Content Outline
Physics
Forces and motion, pressure, work and energy, electricity, magnetism and electromagnetism, heat, and waves, sound, and light.
Chemistry
States of matter, atoms and elements, chemical changes and equations, acids, bases, and neutralization, combustion, ions and electrolysis, and metals.
Biology
Cells, photosynthesis and respiration, digestion and circulation, stimulus and response, reproduction and inheritance, ecosystems, and plant structure.
Earth Science
Weather, the water cycle and oceans, stars and constellations, the solar system and moon phases, earthquakes and volcanoes, rocks, and groundwater.
How to Pass the Ibaraki Entrance Science Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No fixed pass mark; scored out of 100 points (500 total across 5 subjects); selection adds the 135-point naishinten report card (grades 1–3, nine subjects on a 5-point scale) with the academic test and report card weighted roughly equally in common selection, through a two-stage A-group/B-group process
- Assessment: The real Ibaraki science (rika) examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 100 points (500 total across five subjects); in the Reiwa 8 (2026) general selection it was sat on February 26, 2026 (Thursday), with selection results announced on March 11, 2026 (Wednesday) at 9:00. The paper is created by the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study, covering the four junior-high science fields — physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science — with data and graph interpretation and experiment-based items throughout. Answers are entered on a printed answer sheet as a mix of lettered-choice and short constructed-response items. Admission combines the 500-point academic test with the 135-point junior-high report card (naishinten: grade-1, grade-2, and grade-3 nine-subject 5-point ratings, 9 × 5 × 3 years = 135 points); in the common selection the test and the report card are weighted roughly equally, with the specific conversion ratio set by each school, and most schools admit through a two-stage A-group (both-rank duplication) and B-group process with a second-choice school option. This local bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation providing 100 original practice items.
- Time limit: 50 minutes for the science subject paper (held on February 26, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 general selection)
- Exam fee: JPY 2,200 entrance examination fee for full-time prefectural high schools (JPY 950 for part-time), set out in the Ibaraki selection rules, paid with Ibaraki prefectural revenue stamps attached to the application form and from Reiwa 8 also payable through electronic settlement via the Ibaraki Electronic Application service
Keys to Passing
- Complete 500+ practice questions
- Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
- Focus on highest-weighted sections
- Use our AI tutor for tough concepts
Ibaraki Entrance Science Study Tips from Top Performers
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the real Ibaraki science entrance paper multiple-choice?
Not entirely. Ibaraki's science (rika) paper mixes lettered-choice items with data-interpretation and short constructed-response items (explaining a result or labeling a diagram), and it covers all four junior-high fields — physics, chemistry, biology, and earth science. This bank is an English-language four-option MCQ study adaptation, not official past problems or a reproduction of the official layout: real selection items are not limited to four options, and every stem is in Japanese.
Are these questions official past exam problems?
No. Although the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education publishes the actual examination problems after each sitting, it does not publish them as a multiple-choice set. This bank is an original English-language MCQ study adaptation aligned to the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study, covering scientific concepts, data interpretation, experimental reasoning, and error analysis across the four science fields.
How long is the science paper and what is the maximum score?
The science paper is a single 50-minute exam scored out of 100 points, sat on February 26, 2026 in the Reiwa 8 general selection. The five subjects total 500 points and are combined with the 135-point junior-high report card (naishinten) in selection, with the academic test and the report card weighted roughly equally.
How is the naishinten (report card) score calculated in Ibaraki?
Ibaraki uses all three junior-high years (grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3): the nine subjects are each rated on a 5-point scale, giving 9 × 5 = 45 points per year and 45 × 3 years = 135 points total. In the common selection the 500-point academic test and this 135-point report card are weighted roughly equally, with the specific conversion ratio set by each school.
What is the Reiwa 8 (2026) application and results schedule?
Web application ran January 7–28, 2026, with paper application acceptance February 5–9, 2026 and application-change on February 10 and 12, 2026. The JPY 2,200 fee was paid with Ibaraki prefectural revenue stamps or electronic settlement. The academic examination was held on February 26, 2026 (Thursday), with selection results announced on March 11, 2026 (Wednesday) at 9:00; the makeup examination was March 4–5, 2026 and second recruitment application March 12–13, 2026.
Which four science fields does the exam cover?
The paper covers the four junior-high science fields of the 2017 MEXT Course of Study: physics (forces, motion, pressure, electricity, electromagnetism, waves), chemistry (atoms, chemical changes, acids and bases, combustion, ions), biology (cells, photosynthesis and respiration, digestion and circulation, inheritance, ecosystems), and earth science (weather, the solar system, earthquakes and volcanoes, rocks). This bank distributes its 100 items across those four fields.
Are there data and experiment-based questions?
Yes. The Ibaraki science paper includes data and graph interpretation and experiment-based items, not only recall. This bank includes data-interpretation and experiment-design questions to match, so practice reading tables and graphs and identifying what an experiment shows before answering.
Do these details apply to the next (Reiwa 9 / 2027) entrance examination?
Most figures on this page describe the Reiwa 8 cycle, whose academic examination was sat on February 26, 2026. For the Reiwa 9 (2027 entrance) cycle, the Board has published the academic examination date as February 25, 2027 (Thursday) with results March 11, 2027 (Thursday). The five-subject, 50-minute, 100-point structure and the report-card-plus-test selection method have been stable, but confirm the current year's application windows, fees, and selection ratios on the Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education's own pages before relying on them.