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Key Facts: Iwate Entrance English Exam
50 min / 100 points
Written test plus listening test, 100 points total (held March 4, 2027, Day 1 at 13:00)
Iwate Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 9 selection schedule and Reiwa 8 admission guidelines (senbatsu jisshi yōkō)
1000 total
500-point academic test + 500-point report card (chōsasho) + 0–100-point school-specific test; school-chosen test-to-report ratio from 7:3, 6:4, 5:5, 4:6, or 3:7
Iwate Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 9 selection schedule and Reiwa 8 admission guidelines
Mar 4, 2027
Reiwa 9 academic examination Day 1 — all five subject papers sat (kokugo, math, social studies, English, science); makeup March 10–11; results March 15, 2027
Iwate Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 9 selection schedule
JPY 2,200
Entrance selection fee for full-time prefectural high schools (JPY 950 part-time), paid with Iwate prefectural revenue stamps
Iwate prefectural public high school admission guidelines
2 parts
Written test (hikki tesuto) and listening test (kiki-tori tesuto)
Iwate Prefectural Board of Education English paper structure
100
Free original practice questions in this bank
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The Iwate public high school entrance English paper is a 100-point exam held on March 4, 2027, split into a written test and a listening test, set by the Iwate Prefectural Board of Education. This page offers 100 original practice questions with explanations as a study aid.
Sample Iwate Entrance English Practice Questions
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1Choose the best word for the blank: "I ___ to school by bus every morning."
2"When I came home, my mother ___ dinner in the kitchen."
3"I ___ this movie three times. I love it!"
4"By next April, I ___ in Morioka for ten years."
5"She has ___ orange in her school bag."
6"He is ___ best player on our team."
7Choose the correct article for the blank: "I usually go to ___ school by bike."
8"The woman ___ teaches us English is Ms. Sato."
9"The cake ___ she made for the party was delicious."
10"This is the city ___ I was born."
About the Iwate Entrance English Exam
The Iwate Public High School Entrance Examination English paper is created by the Iwate Prefectural Board of Education. The 100-point paper, sat on March 4, 2027 (Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 13:00), has two parts: a written test (hikki tesuto) and a listening test (kiki-tori tesuto), totaling 50 minutes, on the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study. The written part covers vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension; the listening part covers gist, detail, and next-action identification from spoken cues. 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 500-point report card and any school-specific test of 0–100 points (1000–1100 total). 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 Iwate English examination is a 100-point paper in two parts — a written test (hikki tesuto) and a listening test (kiki-tori tesuto), totaling 50 minutes — sat on March 4, 2027 (Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 13:00), with a makeup (tsuiken) on March 10–11, 2027 and full-time selection results announced on March 15, 2027 (Monday) All five subject papers (kokugo, mathematics, social studies, English, science) are sat on Day 1 (March 4, 2027); Day 2 (March 5, 2027) is reserved for school-specific tests (gakkō dokuji kensa) and the special-character selection (tokushoku senbatsu) tests. The paper is created by the Iwate Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study. The written part covers vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension (notices, emails, diaries, articles, signs); the listening part covers gist, detail, and next-action identification from spoken cues. Admission (general selection, ippansha senbatsu) totals 1000–1100 points depending on the school: the 500-point academic test plus a 500-point junior-high report card (chōsasho) plus a school-specific test (gakkō dokuji kensa) worth 0–100 points where a school sets one; the report card converts the three junior-high years' nine-subject 5-point ratings (weighted 1:2:3 across grades 1–3, totaling 660) by 2/3 to 440 points, and since the Reiwa 7 (2025) cycle each school chooses one test-to-report-card ratio from 7:3, 6:4, 5:5, 4:6, or 3:7. The recommendation selection (suisen) was replaced from 2025 by the special-character selection (tokushoku senbatsu), which runs a two-day exam with a statement of reasons (shibō riyūsho) and a school-specific test. This local bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation providing 100 original practice items.
Time Limit
50 minutes total for the English paper — a written test plus a listening test (held on March 4, 2027, Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 13:00; makeup March 10–11, 2027)
Passing Score
No fixed pass mark; scored out of 100 points (500 total across 5 subjects); general selection totals 1000–1100 points — the 500-point academic test plus a 500-point report card (chōsasho: 660 converted to 500, weighted 1:2:3 across grades 1–3) plus a school-specific test (gakkō dokuji kensa) worth 0–100 points where a school sets one — with the test-to-report-card ratio chosen by each school from 7:3, 6:4, 5:5, 4:6, or 3:7 since the Reiwa 7 cycle, and weighted scoring (keisha haiten) of specific subjects allowed at some schools within a 500-point conversion
Exam Fee
JPY 2,200 entrance selection fee for full-time prefectural high schools (JPY 950 for part-time), set out in the Iwate admission guidelines, paid with Iwate prefectural revenue stamps affixed to the A-sheet of the application form and submitted through the junior-high school principal (Iwate Prefectural Board of Education (岩手県教育委員会))
Iwate Entrance English Exam Content Outline
Grammar
Verb tenses, prepositions, conjunctions, relative pronouns, comparatives and superlatives, passive voice, infinitives and gerunds, modal verbs, and word order.
Vocabulary
Word meaning in context, synonyms and antonyms, phrasal verbs, collocations, spelling, and word formation.
Reading Comprehension
Short passages (notice, email, diary, article, sign) with main-idea, detail, inference, pronoun-reference, and best-title questions.
Listening Comprehension (Kiki-tori)
Simulated listening items: gist, detail, time and place, next action, and identifying the correct option from a spoken cue.
Punctuation and Pragmatics
Capitalization, comma use, sign and notice meaning, register choice, and completing a short dialogue naturally.
How to Pass the Iwate Entrance English Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No fixed pass mark; scored out of 100 points (500 total across 5 subjects); general selection totals 1000–1100 points — the 500-point academic test plus a 500-point report card (chōsasho: 660 converted to 500, weighted 1:2:3 across grades 1–3) plus a school-specific test (gakkō dokuji kensa) worth 0–100 points where a school sets one — with the test-to-report-card ratio chosen by each school from 7:3, 6:4, 5:5, 4:6, or 3:7 since the Reiwa 7 cycle, and weighted scoring (keisha haiten) of specific subjects allowed at some schools within a 500-point conversion
- Assessment: The real Iwate English examination is a 100-point paper in two parts — a written test (hikki tesuto) and a listening test (kiki-tori tesuto), totaling 50 minutes — sat on March 4, 2027 (Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 13:00), with a makeup (tsuiken) on March 10–11, 2027 and full-time selection results announced on March 15, 2027 (Monday) All five subject papers (kokugo, mathematics, social studies, English, science) are sat on Day 1 (March 4, 2027); Day 2 (March 5, 2027) is reserved for school-specific tests (gakkō dokuji kensa) and the special-character selection (tokushoku senbatsu) tests. The paper is created by the Iwate Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study. The written part covers vocabulary, grammar, and reading comprehension (notices, emails, diaries, articles, signs); the listening part covers gist, detail, and next-action identification from spoken cues. Admission (general selection, ippansha senbatsu) totals 1000–1100 points depending on the school: the 500-point academic test plus a 500-point junior-high report card (chōsasho) plus a school-specific test (gakkō dokuji kensa) worth 0–100 points where a school sets one; the report card converts the three junior-high years' nine-subject 5-point ratings (weighted 1:2:3 across grades 1–3, totaling 660) by 2/3 to 440 points, and since the Reiwa 7 (2025) cycle each school chooses one test-to-report-card ratio from 7:3, 6:4, 5:5, 4:6, or 3:7. The recommendation selection (suisen) was replaced from 2025 by the special-character selection (tokushoku senbatsu), which runs a two-day exam with a statement of reasons (shibō riyūsho) and a school-specific test. This local bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation providing 100 original practice items.
- Time limit: 50 minutes total for the English paper — a written test plus a listening test (held on March 4, 2027, Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 13:00; makeup March 10–11, 2027)
- Exam fee: JPY 2,200 entrance selection fee for full-time prefectural high schools (JPY 950 for part-time), set out in the Iwate admission guidelines, paid with Iwate prefectural revenue stamps affixed to the A-sheet of the application form and submitted through the junior-high school principal
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the real Iwate English entrance paper multiple-choice?
Not entirely. Iwate's English paper mixes lettered-choice items with short constructed-response items (writing a word or a short answer), and it is split into a written test and a listening test. 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 instructions are in Japanese.
Are these questions official past exam problems?
No. Although the Iwate 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 grammar, vocabulary, reading, and listening strategies at roughly CEFR A2–B1.
How long is the English paper and what is the maximum score?
The English paper is 100 points in two parts — a written test and a listening test — totaling 50 minutes, sat on March 4, 2027 (Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 13:00). The five subjects total 500 points and are combined with the 500-point report card and any school-specific test of 0–100 points (1000–1100 total) in selection, with the test-to-report-card ratio chosen by each school.
How is the report card (chōsasho) score calculated in Iwate?
Iwate uses all three junior-high years and all nine subjects. The five academic subjects are weighted ×2 in grade 1, ×4 in grade 2, ×6 in grade 3, and the four practical subjects (music, art, health-and-physical-education, technology-and-home-economics) are weighted ×3, ×6, ×9 — a 1:2:3 grade ratio — totaling 660 points, which is converted by 2/3 to 440 points. Because grade 3 carries the most weight, third-year ratings matter most; since the Reiwa 7 (2025) cycle each school chooses one test-to-report-card ratio from 7:3, 6:4, 5:5, 4:6, or 3:7.
What is the Reiwa 9 (2027) examination and results schedule?
The Reiwa 9 application and preference-change windows are set out in the implementation guidelines (senbatsu jisshi yōkō), which the prefecture publishes later in the cycle; in the preceding Reiwa 8 cycle applications ran February 4–10 with preference change February 13–19. The JPY 2,200 fee was paid with Iwate prefectural revenue stamps. The five-subject academic examination was held on March 4–5, 2027 (all five academic subjects on Day 1, March 4; school-specific and special-character tests on Day 2, March 5), with a makeup March 10–11, 2027, and full-time results announced March 15, 2027 (Monday)
How does the listening test (kiki-tori tesuto) work?
The listening test is part of the 50-minute English paper and tests gist, detail, and next-action identification from spoken English cues. This bank simulates those item types with written stems (for example, 'You hear: ...'. What is the speaker going to do?), but it cannot reproduce the live audio experience — practice with the official past-paper audio as well.
What parts of the junior-high English curriculum does the exam cover?
The paper covers the 2017 MEXT junior-high English curriculum: verb tenses, prepositions, conjunctions, relative pronouns, comparatives, passive voice, and modal verbs; vocabulary in context; short reading passages (notices, emails, diaries, articles, signs); and listening comprehension. This bank distributes its 100 items across those areas.
Do these details apply to the next (Reiwa 9 / 2027) entrance examination?
Most figures on this page describe the Reiwa 9 (2027 entrance) cycle, whose academic examination is scheduled for March 4–5, 2027. For the Reiwa 9 (2027 entrance) cycle, the Board has published the general-selection academic examination dates as March 4–5, 2027 with a makeup March 10–11, 2027 and results March 15, 2027. 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 Iwate Prefectural Board of Education's own pages before relying on them.