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Key Facts: Kagawa Entrance English Exam

50 min / 50 points

Length and maximum score of the Kagawa English paper including the listening test (held March 9, 2027, Day 1 at 13:20)

Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 9 selection schedule and Benesse official time table

3 of 5 大問

Of five major questions, three are long reading-comprehension passages of about 460 words

Benesse Kagawa English tendency analysis (czemi.benesse.ne.jp)

250 + 220

250-point academic test combined with 220-point report card on a five-band correlation table, plus interview

Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education and Benesse (czemi.benesse.ne.jp)

JPY 2,200

Entrance selection fee for full-time prefectural high schools (JPY 950 part-time, JPY 480 correspondence)

Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education tuition-and-fees page (pageID 15097)

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The Kagawa public high school entrance English paper is a 50-minute, 50-point written exam with a listening test, held on March 9, 2027, featuring long reading passages and a one-sentence English-writing item, set by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education. This page offers 100 original practice questions with explanations as a study aid.

Sample Kagawa Entrance English Practice Questions

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1Choose the word closest in meaning to "happy".
A.glad
B.sad
C.angry
D.tired
Explanation: "Happy" means feeling pleasure or joy. "Glad" has the same positive feeling, so it is the closest synonym. The other three describe negative emotions or states.
2Choose the word that is the opposite of "hot".
A.warm
B.cool
C.cold
D.boiling
Explanation: The opposite of a high temperature ("hot") is a low temperature. "Cold" is the strongest opposite among the choices. "Cool" is mild, and "warm" and "boiling" point toward heat.
3Choose the best word to complete the sentence: "This bag is too ___. I can't carry it."
A.heavy
B.light
C.small
D.short
Explanation: The clue "I can't carry it" shows the bag's weight is the problem. "Heavy" means weighing a lot, which fits. "Light" would make carrying easy, contradicting the sentence.
4Choose the word closest in meaning to "begin".
A.end
B.start
C.stop
D.finish
Explanation: "Begin" means to start doing something. "Start" is its closest synonym. The other three all mean to bring something to an end.
5Choose the word that is the opposite of "safe".
A.dangerous
B.careful
C.free
D.quiet
Explanation: "Safe" means free from danger. Its opposite is "dangerous," meaning likely to cause harm. The other words do not describe the opposite of safety.
6Choose the best word to complete the sentence: "She gave a ___ answer without thinking."
A.quick
B.slow
C.long
D.deep
Explanation: The phrase "without thinking" suggests something done fast. "Quick" means done in a short time, which fits the context. A slow or long answer would require more thought.
7Choose the best word to complete the sentence: "Please ___ a photo of us."
A.take
B.make
C.do
D.have
Explanation: In English the fixed collocation for using a camera is "take a photo." The verbs make, do, and have do not combine naturally with "a photo" in this sense.
8Choose the best word to complete the sentence: "I ___ my homework every evening."
A.make
B.do
C.take
D.have
Explanation: The correct collocation is "do homework." We use "do" for tasks and activities like homework, while "make" is for creating something new.
9Choose the best phrase to complete the sentence: "If you don't know the word, ___ it ___ in a dictionary."
A.look / up
B.look / for
C.look / at
D.look / after
Explanation: "Look up" is the phrasal verb meaning to search for information, such as a word in a dictionary. "Look for" means to search for a lost thing, and the others have different meanings.
10Choose the best phrase to complete the sentence: "Don't ___ trying. You can do it!"
A.give up
B.give back
C.give out
D.give away
Explanation: "Give up" means to stop trying or to quit, which fits the encouraging context "You can do it!" The other phrasal verbs have unrelated meanings.

About the Kagawa Entrance English Exam

The Kagawa Public High School Entrance Examination English paper is created by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education. The single 50-minute, 50-point paper, sat on March 9, 2027 (Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 13:20), is a written exam including a listening test, on the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study; its five major questions are listening, a dialogue passage, two long reading passages (running to roughly 460 words), and a writing item asking for the candidate's own opinion on a given theme in 30 words or more. Admission combines the 250-point academic test with the 220-point report card on a five-band correlation table, plus an interview. This page provides 100 original English-language practice questions with detailed explanations as a study adaptation — not a simulation of the official listening or written-response tasks.

Assessment

The real Kagawa English examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 50 points (250 total across five subjects) and includes a listening test (kikitori); in the Reiwa 9 (2027) general selection all five subject papers are sat on a single Day 1, March 9, 2027 (English at 13:20), with Day 2 (March 10, 2027) reserved for the aptitude test (tekisei kensa) and interview (mensetsu), a makeup (tsuiken) on March 13–14, 2027, and general-selection results announced on March 18, 2027 (Thursday). The paper is created by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study; its five major questions are listening, a dialogue passage, two long reading passages (running to roughly 460 words), and a writing item; vocabulary load is increasing, and since the 2025 sitting the writing item asks for the candidate's own opinion on a given theme in 30 words or more of English. Admission (general selection, ippan senbatsu) combines the 250-point academic test with the 220-point report card (chōsasho): the two are, in principle, treated equally, each divided into five bands and combined on a correlation table (sōkan hyō), plus an interview for all applicants. This local bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation providing 100 original practice items.

Time Limit

50 minutes for the English subject paper including the listening test (held on March 9, 2027, Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 13:20; makeup March 13–14, 2027)

Passing Score

No fixed pass mark; scored out of 50 points (250 total across 5 subjects); general selection combines the 250-point academic test with the 220-point report card (chōsasho) on a five-band correlation table (sōkan hyō), plus an interview for all applicants

Exam Fee

JPY 2,200 entrance selection fee (nyūgaku senkōryō) for full-time prefectural high schools (JPY 950 part-time, JPY 480 correspondence), set out on the official Kagawa tuition-and-fees page; from the Reiwa 8 cycle applications are submitted through Kagawa's internet application system (Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education (香川県教育委員会))

Kagawa Entrance English Exam Content Outline

About 18% of this practice bank

Vocabulary

Word meaning, synonyms and antonyms, collocations, idioms, and word formation at junior-high level.

About 22% of this practice bank

Grammar

Tense and aspect, modals, conditionals, relative pronouns, passive voice, comparison, gerund and infinitive, prepositions, and word order.

About 30% of this practice bank

Reading Comprehension

Long-passage reading — main idea, detail, inference, pronoun reference, paragraph purpose, and vocabulary in context.

About 15% of this practice bank

Listening

Listening strategies — matching pictures, catching numbers, times, places, and next actions, and inferring speaker intent.

About 15% of this practice bank

Writing and Translation

The eisakubun skill — choosing the English sentence that best expresses a given Japanese sentence with correct grammar and natural word order.

How to Pass the Kagawa Entrance English Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: No fixed pass mark; scored out of 50 points (250 total across 5 subjects); general selection combines the 250-point academic test with the 220-point report card (chōsasho) on a five-band correlation table (sōkan hyō), plus an interview for all applicants
  • Assessment: The real Kagawa English examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 50 points (250 total across five subjects) and includes a listening test (kikitori); in the Reiwa 9 (2027) general selection all five subject papers are sat on a single Day 1, March 9, 2027 (English at 13:20), with Day 2 (March 10, 2027) reserved for the aptitude test (tekisei kensa) and interview (mensetsu), a makeup (tsuiken) on March 13–14, 2027, and general-selection results announced on March 18, 2027 (Thursday). The paper is created by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study; its five major questions are listening, a dialogue passage, two long reading passages (running to roughly 460 words), and a writing item; vocabulary load is increasing, and since the 2025 sitting the writing item asks for the candidate's own opinion on a given theme in 30 words or more of English. Admission (general selection, ippan senbatsu) combines the 250-point academic test with the 220-point report card (chōsasho): the two are, in principle, treated equally, each divided into five bands and combined on a correlation table (sōkan hyō), plus an interview for all applicants. This local bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation providing 100 original practice items.
  • Time limit: 50 minutes for the English subject paper including the listening test (held on March 9, 2027, Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 13:20; makeup March 13–14, 2027)
  • Exam fee: JPY 2,200 entrance selection fee (nyūgaku senkōryō) for full-time prefectural high schools (JPY 950 part-time, JPY 480 correspondence), set out on the official Kagawa tuition-and-fees page; from the Reiwa 8 cycle applications are submitted through Kagawa's internet application system

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Kagawa Entrance English Study Tips from Top Performers

1Build vocabulary and idioms first — Kagawa's vocabulary load is increasing, so word and idiom mastery is the highest-priority base.
2Practice reading for speed: three of the five major questions are reading, and the long passages run to roughly 460 words, so train to grasp main idea, pronoun reference, and paragraph purpose quickly under time pressure.
3For the final writing item, practice the pattern 'opinion, then two signposted reasons' and count your words — since 2025 it asks for your own view on a theme in 30 words or more. Simple correct sentences score better than ambitious ones with errors.
4Separately, drill turning a Japanese sentence into one correct English sentence: that skill still appears inside the reading questions, and the MCQ items here train you to spot the correct version among near-miss distractors.
5For listening, practice catching numbers, times, places, and the next action from short spoken lines, and matching a spoken line to a picture — do real audio practice too, since this bank cannot replace hearing English spoken.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the real Kagawa English entrance paper multiple-choice?

Not entirely. Kagawa's English paper mixes lettered-choice items with a listening test (kikitori), Japanese-language written answers inside the reading questions, and a free-writing item of 30 words or more in the final major question. Its five major questions are listening, a dialogue passage, two long reading passages (running to roughly 460 words), and that writing item. 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 the instructions are in Japanese.

Are these questions official past exam problems?

No. Although the Kagawa 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 vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening strategies, and writing/translation.

Does the English paper include a listening test?

Yes. The Kagawa English paper includes a listening test (kikitori) within the 50-minute, 50-point paper. This bank practices listening strategies as MCQs (matching pictures, catching numbers/times/places/next-actions, inferring intent), but cannot replace real audio listening practice.

How long is the English paper and what is the maximum score?

The English paper is a single 50-minute exam (including the listening test) scored out of 50 points, sat on March 9, 2027 (Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 13:20, alongside the other four subjects). The five subjects total 250 points and are combined with the 220-point report card on a five-band correlation table in selection, plus an interview for all applicants.

What is the eisakubun (English writing) item like?

Kagawa's writing item asks the candidate to write one English sentence that expresses the content of a given Japanese sentence, using grammar and expressions learned in junior high. This bank practices that skill as MCQs — choosing the English sentence that best expresses a given Japanese sentence with correct grammar and natural word order — but real writing practice requires producing the sentence yourself.

What is the Reiwa 9 (2027) examination and results schedule?

For the Reiwa 9 (2027 entrance) cycle, the general-selection application window is February 12–15, 2027 with preference change February 17–19, 2027. The academic examination is held March 9–10, 2027 (all five academic subjects on Day 1, March 9; the aptitude test and interview on Day 2, March 10), with a makeup March 13–14, 2027, and general-selection results announced March 18, 2027 (Thursday).

Is this bank an official English translation of the exam?

No. The official English paper is administered in Japanese with English passages. This is an English-language MCQ study adaptation that preserves the Japanese source sentences used in translation items and tests the same vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening, and writing skills. It is not an official translation, a format simulation, or a substitute for the official listening and written-response tasks.