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Key Facts: Kochi Entrance English Exam

50 min / 50 points

Length and maximum score of the Kochi English paper (A-schedule includes a listening test; Reiwa 9 cycle March 3-4, 2027)

Kochi Prefectural Board of Education R8 selection guidelines and Benesse

250 + 260 (roughly equal)

Academic test (250) and report card (260) treated roughly equally (hobo dōtō) in A-schedule selection, with statement of intent, interview, and, for some schools, a practical test

Kochi Prefectural Board of Education selection guidelines and Benesse

Mar 3-4, 2027

Reiwa 9 A-schedule academic test dates; results March 12, 2027; application window February 1-3, 2027

Benesse Kochi R9 entrance schedule (czemi.benesse.ne.jp) and Kochi selection guidelines

JPY 2,200

Entrance examination fee for full-time prefectural high schools (JPY 950 part-time/teijisei), paid with a Kochi prefectural revenue stamp; hardship exemptions available by prefectural ordinance

Kochi Prefectural Board of Education entrance selection guidelines

100

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The Kochi public high school entrance English paper is a 50-minute, 50-point written exam (with a listening test in the A-schedule) held in the A-schedule academic test (March 3-4, 2027), covering reading, grammar, and email composition, set by the Kochi Prefectural Board of Education. This page offers 100 original English-language practice questions with explanations as a study aid.

Sample Kochi Entrance English Practice Questions

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1The sign says, 'Please do not *abandon* your bicycles here after 7 p.m.' What does abandon mean here?
A.leave and not come back for
B.park carefully and lock
C.sell to someone else
D.ride away quickly
Explanation: Abandon means to leave something behind and not return for it. The sign asks people not to leave their bicycles overnight at this spot.
2Yui looked *anxious* before the entrance exam. How did she feel?
A.calm and relaxed
B.worried and uneasy
C.bored and sleepy
D.angry and loud
Explanation: Anxious means worried or uneasy, often before something important. An entrance exam is stressful, so Yui felt nervous and concerned.
3Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 'You should wear a warm coat, or you may ___ a cold.'
A.catch
B.make
C.do
D.take
Explanation: The fixed collocation is catch a cold, meaning to become sick with a cold. Make, do, and take do not combine with cold in this way.
4Choose the word closest in meaning to *probably* in: 'It will probably rain this afternoon.'
A.certainly
B.likely
C.suddenly
D.mainly
Explanation: Probably means more likely than not, so likely is the closest synonym. The speaker expects rain but is not completely certain.
5In which sentence does *right* have the same meaning as in 'Turn right at the next corner'?
A.You were right about the answer.
B.She has the right to vote.
C.He sits on the right side of the room.
D.That is the right thing to do.
Explanation: In the given sentence, right means a direction, the opposite of left. Only the right side of the room uses right as a direction.
6'Don't *give up* just because the problem is hard.' What does give up mean?
A.try harder
B.stop trying
C.give away
D.stand up
Explanation: Give up means to stop trying or to quit. The speaker is encouraging someone to keep working on the hard problem instead of quitting.
7'I am looking forward to the school festival.' What does look forward to mean?
A.worry about
B.expect with pleasure
C.watch from a distance
D.forget about
Explanation: Look forward to means to expect something with pleasure and excitement. The school festival is a happy event the speaker is eager for.
8Choose the natural English sentence.
A.It rained strongly all day.
B.There was a heavy rain yesterday.
C.We had a strong rain last night.
D.The rain was big this morning.
Explanation: Heavy is the natural adjective used with rain: a heavy rain or heavy rain. Strong and big do not collocate with rain in standard English.
9Choose the word that completes the sentence: 'Can you ___ me your pen? I left mine at home.'
A.borrow
B.lend
C.rent
D.keep
Explanation: Lend means to give something to someone for a short time. The speaker is asking the listener to give them a pen, so lend is correct. Borrow would be used by the receiver: I borrowed a pen.
10Choose the word that completes the sentence: 'Please ___ attention to the teacher's explanation.'
A.pay
B.give
C.take
D.make
Explanation: The fixed phrase is pay attention, meaning to focus carefully. Give, take, and make do not form this collocation.

About the Kochi Entrance English Exam

The Kochi Public High School Entrance Selection English paper is created by the Kochi Prefectural Board of Education. The single 50-minute, 50-point written paper, sat in the A-schedule academic test (Reiwa 9 / 2027 cycle: March 3-4, 2027), includes a listening test (A-schedule only) and covers reading, grammar, and a 25-or-more-word email composition, on the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study. Admission treats the academic test (250) and the report card (260) roughly equally, together with the statement of intent, interview, and, for some schools, a practical test; there is no fixed pass mark. This page provides 100 original English-language practice questions with detailed explanations as a study adaptation — not an official translation, not a reproduction of the official paper, and not a format simulation.

Assessment

The real Kochi English examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 50 points (250 total across five subjects: kokugo, social studies, mathematics, science, English), sat in the A-schedule academic test (Reiwa 9 / 2027 entrance cycle: examination March 3-4, 2027; results March 12, 2027). It is a written paper in Japanese-administered format created by the Kochi Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study. The A-schedule paper includes a listening test (risuningu tesuto); the B-schedule paper does not. Besides listening, the paper has three big questions: reading (blank-fill, resource/table reading, conversation, and a long passage of about 470 words with four-choice items), reorder/blank-fill grammar, and a 25-or-more-word English composition (an email reply). Difficulty is slightly easy to standard. Admission (A-schedule main selection) treats the academic test (250 points) and the report card (chōsasho, 260 points) roughly equally (hobo dōtō), together with the statement of intent (shigan riyūsho), an individual interview, and — for some schools — a practical test; some schools apply weighted scoring (keisha-ka) to specific subjects. There is no fixed pass mark; selection is by ranking within each school's quota. 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 in the A-schedule; Reiwa 9 / 2027 A-schedule academic test on March 3-4, 2027; results March 12, 2027)

Passing Score

No fixed pass mark; scored out of 50 points (250 total across 5 subjects). The A-schedule main selection treats the academic test (250) and the report card (260) roughly equally, combined with the statement of intent, interview, and, for some schools, a practical test; some schools apply weighted scoring (keisha-ka) to specific subjects. Selection is by ranking within each school's quota.

Exam Fee

JPY 2,200 entrance examination fee (nyūgaku tesuryō) for full-time prefectural high schools (JPY 950 part-time/teijisei), paid with a Kochi prefectural revenue stamp; Kochi Commercial High School (administered by the Kochi City Board of Education) is paid in cash or postal money order. A prefectural ordinance provides non-collection and exemption for welfare-recipient and economic-hardship applicants. (Kochi Prefectural Board of Education (高知県教育委員会))

Kochi Entrance English Exam Content Outline

About 20% of this practice bank

English Vocabulary

Word meaning, synonyms and antonyms, collocations, context-appropriate word choice, commonly-confused words, and spelling.

About 30% of this practice bank

English Grammar

Tense, comparatives and superlatives, modals, relative clauses, passive voice, gerund and infinitive, prepositions, and word order.

About 28% of this practice bank

Reading Comprehension

Short passages with four-choice items on main idea, detail, inference, and pronoun reference, plus a long-passage item set.

About 12% of this practice bank

Listening Comprehension

MCQ adaptations of listening strategy — gist, detail, and inferred intent from a described spoken script.

About 10% of this practice bank

Composition and Writing

Email-reply structure, sentence reordering, connecting expressions, topic-sentence selection, and sentence-level error correction.

How to Pass the Kochi Entrance English Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: No fixed pass mark; scored out of 50 points (250 total across 5 subjects). The A-schedule main selection treats the academic test (250) and the report card (260) roughly equally, combined with the statement of intent, interview, and, for some schools, a practical test; some schools apply weighted scoring (keisha-ka) to specific subjects. Selection is by ranking within each school's quota.
  • Assessment: The real Kochi English examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 50 points (250 total across five subjects: kokugo, social studies, mathematics, science, English), sat in the A-schedule academic test (Reiwa 9 / 2027 entrance cycle: examination March 3-4, 2027; results March 12, 2027). It is a written paper in Japanese-administered format created by the Kochi Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study. The A-schedule paper includes a listening test (risuningu tesuto); the B-schedule paper does not. Besides listening, the paper has three big questions: reading (blank-fill, resource/table reading, conversation, and a long passage of about 470 words with four-choice items), reorder/blank-fill grammar, and a 25-or-more-word English composition (an email reply). Difficulty is slightly easy to standard. Admission (A-schedule main selection) treats the academic test (250 points) and the report card (chōsasho, 260 points) roughly equally (hobo dōtō), together with the statement of intent (shigan riyūsho), an individual interview, and — for some schools — a practical test; some schools apply weighted scoring (keisha-ka) to specific subjects. There is no fixed pass mark; selection is by ranking within each school's quota. 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 in the A-schedule; Reiwa 9 / 2027 A-schedule academic test on March 3-4, 2027; results March 12, 2027)
  • Exam fee: JPY 2,200 entrance examination fee (nyūgaku tesuryō) for full-time prefectural high schools (JPY 950 part-time/teijisei), paid with a Kochi prefectural revenue stamp; Kochi Commercial High School (administered by the Kochi City Board of Education) is paid in cash or postal money order. A prefectural ordinance provides non-collection and exemption for welfare-recipient and economic-hardship applicants.

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Kochi Entrance English Study Tips from Top Performers

1Build reading speed first — the long passage runs about 470 words, so practice reading the questions before the passage to locate answers quickly under the 50-minute limit.
2Master the core grammar set (tense, comparatives, modals, relative clauses, passive voice, and word order) — the reorder and blank-fill items reward fast, accurate structural judgment.
3For the email composition, practice answering the sender's question directly in 25 or more words using simple, correct sentences you know — clarity beats complexity when writing under pressure.
4For listening, practice grasping the gist and key details from a single hearing — the official audio plays once, so train note-taking of names, numbers, and the speaker's main intent.
5Understand that selection weights the academic test (250) and report card (260) roughly equally, so English is one of five contributing subjects — some schools weight English (keisha-ka), so check each school's rules.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the real Kochi English paper include a listening test?

Yes — the A-schedule paper includes a listening test (risuningu tesuto), while the B-schedule paper does not. This bank cannot play audio, so listening items are MCQ adaptations of listening strategy based on a described spoken script. The bank is an English-language study adaptation, not a reproduction of the official listening or written-response tasks.

Are these questions official past exam problems?

No. Although the Kochi Prefectural Board of Education publishes the actual R8 examination problems and model answers, it does not publish them as a four-option 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 composition — not an official translation or format simulation.

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

The English paper is a single 50-minute exam scored out of 50 points (the A-schedule paper includes the listening test within this time). The five academic-test subjects total 250 points and are combined with the 260-point report card in selection. In the Reiwa 9 (2027) cycle the A-schedule academic test is held on March 3-4, 2027, with results on March 12, 2027.

What question types appear on the Kochi English paper?

Besides the listening test, the paper has three big questions: reading (blank-fill, resource/table reading, conversation, and a long passage of about 470 words with four-choice items), reorder/blank-fill grammar, and a 25-or-more-word English composition written as an email reply. Difficulty is slightly easy to standard.

How are the academic test and report card combined in Kochi's selection?

Kochi's A-schedule main selection treats the academic test (250 points) and the report card (chōsasho, 260 points) roughly equally (hobo dōtō), together with the statement of intent (shigan riyūsho), an individual interview, and — for some schools — a practical test. Some schools apply weighted scoring (keisha-ka) to specific subjects. There is no fixed pass mark; selection is by ranking within each school's quota.

Is this bank an official English sitting of the exam?

No. The official exam is administered in Japanese with English as the tested subject; there is no official English-language sitting. This is an original English-language MCQ study adaptation that helps learners prepare, including non-native English speakers researching the Kochi exam — not an official translation or format simulation.

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

For the Reiwa 9 (2027 entrance) cycle, the A-schedule application window is February 1-3, 2027, with a preference-change period February 8-10, 2027. The academic test is held March 3-4, 2027, and results are announced March 12, 2027. The JPY 2,200 entrance examination fee (JPY 950 part-time) is set out in the official Kochi selection guidelines, with exemptions for hardship cases.