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Key Facts: Kagawa Entrance Social Studies Exam
50 min / 50 points
Length and maximum score of the Kagawa social studies paper (held March 9, 2027, Day 1 at 11:40)
Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education Reiwa 9 selection schedule and Benesse official time table
3 major questions
Three major questions: civics (~15 pts), history (~18 pts), geography (~17 pts), with data-source reading and descriptive answers
Benesse and edu-netz Kagawa social studies tendency analysis
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)
Calculation items
This bank includes worked time-zone and map-scale distance calculation items
OpenExamPrep
100
Free original practice questions in this bank
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The Kagawa public high school entrance social studies paper is a 50-minute, 50-point written exam held on March 9, 2027, covering civics, history, and geography, set by the Kagawa Prefectural Board of Education. This page offers 100 original practice questions with explanations as a study aid.
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1Kagawa Prefecture is located on which of Japan's four main islands?
2What is the capital city of Kagawa Prefecture?
3Which set lists all four prefectures of the Shikoku region?
4Kagawa Prefecture is famous throughout Japan for which local specialty food?
5Which is the largest of Japan's four main islands by area?
6Japan's four main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Shikoku, and which other?
7What is the highest mountain in Japan?
8How many continents are there in the geographic model used in Japanese schools?
9Which country has the largest total area in the world?
10On which continent is Japan located?
About the Kagawa Entrance Social Studies Exam
The Kagawa Public High School Entrance Examination social studies 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 11:40), is a written exam on the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study, covering civics, history, and geography across three major questions, with data-source reading and short descriptive answers required on a printed answer sheet. 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 format.
Assessment
The real Kagawa social studies examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 50 points (250 total across five subjects); in the Reiwa 9 (2027) general selection all five subject papers are sat on a single Day 1, March 9, 2027 (social studies at 11:40), 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, covering civics (about 15 points, basic and descriptive items), history (about 18 points, descriptive items with historical context and event-ordering problems), and geography (about 17 points, descriptive items plus time-zone and map-scale distance calculations), with data-source reading (shiryō dokkai) and short written answers (kijutsu) emphasized across all three. 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 social studies subject paper (held on March 9, 2027, Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 11:40; 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 Social Studies Exam Content Outline
Geography
Japanese regional and world geography, map reading, time-zone calculation, map-scale distance calculation, and reading statistical tables and graphs.
History
Japanese history from ancient to modern, world-history touchpoints, event ordering and sequencing, and historical-context reasoning.
Civics
The Japanese constitution and fundamental human rights, the Diet and government structure, separation of powers, local government, the economy and taxation, and contemporary society.
How to Pass the Kagawa Entrance Social Studies 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 social studies examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 50 points (250 total across five subjects); in the Reiwa 9 (2027) general selection all five subject papers are sat on a single Day 1, March 9, 2027 (social studies at 11:40), 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, covering civics (about 15 points, basic and descriptive items), history (about 18 points, descriptive items with historical context and event-ordering problems), and geography (about 17 points, descriptive items plus time-zone and map-scale distance calculations), with data-source reading (shiryō dokkai) and short written answers (kijutsu) emphasized across all three. 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 social studies subject paper (held on March 9, 2027, Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 11:40; 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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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the real Kagawa social studies entrance paper multiple-choice?
Not entirely. Kagawa's social studies paper mixes lettered-choice items with short constructed-response items that require reading data sources and writing descriptive answers, organized as three major questions covering civics, history, and geography. 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 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 geography, history, and civics with source-interpretation and evidence-based-reasoning items.
How long is the social studies paper and what is the maximum score?
The social studies paper is a single 50-minute exam scored out of 50 points, sat on March 9, 2027 (Day 1 of the Reiwa 9 general-selection academic test, at 11:40, 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 are the three major questions on the Kagawa social studies paper?
The paper has three major questions (ōmon): civics (about 15 points) with basic and descriptive items, history (about 18 points) with descriptive items asking for historical context and event-ordering (narabekae) problems, and geography (about 17 points) with descriptive items plus time-zone calculation (jisa) and map-scale distance calculation (shukuzu). Data-source reading and short written answers are emphasized across all three.
Does this bank include real calculation questions?
Yes. The bank includes genuine worked-calculation items such as time-zone calculation (e.g. comparing local times across longitudes) and map-scale distance calculation (e.g. converting a map distance to a real distance using the scale), reflecting the geography major question's calculation items.
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).
What parts of the junior-high social studies curriculum does the exam cover?
The paper covers the 2017 MEXT junior-high social studies curriculum across geography, history, and civics. This bank distributes its 100 items across those three areas, with calculation items in geography and event-ordering items in history.