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Key Facts: Miyagi Entrance Japanese Exam
50 min / 100 points
Length and maximum score of the Miyagi kokugo paper, one of five subjects in the 第一次募集 common academic test (Reiwa 8 cycle: March 4, 2026, results March 16, 2026)
Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education R8 academic test problems and selection requirements
500 + 195 = 695
共通選抜 uses the academic test (500) and report card (調査書, 195: 9教科 評定, 実技4教科 倍率 applied); school-set 学力:調査書 ratio (7:3/6:4/5:5/4:6/3:7); no fixed pass mark
Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education R8 selection requirements (選抜方法等一覧)
Mar 4, 2026
Reiwa 8 / 2026 第一次募集 common academic test date (追試験 March 10, 2026; results March 16, 2026)
Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education R8 selection schedule
JPY 2,200
Entrance selection fee for full-time prefectural high schools (JPY 950 定時制, JPY 200 通信制), paid via ウェブ出願システム; not refunded once paid
Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education R8 (2026) fee page (入学者選抜手数料等)
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The Miyagi public high school entrance kokugo paper is a 50-minute, 100-point written exam held in the 第一次募集 common academic test (March 4, 2026), covering kanji, language knowledge, 話し合い (discussion text — a distinctive Miyagi feature), 小説文, 論説文, 古文, and a ~160–200 character 条件作文, set by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. This page offers 100 original English-language practice questions with explanations as a study aid.
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1次の漢字の読みがなとして最も適当なものはどれか。漢字：「克服」Which is the correct reading of the kanji 「克服」?
2次の漢字の読みがなとして最も適当なものはどれか。漢字：「永遠」Which is the correct reading of the kanji 「永遠」?
3次の漢字の読みがなとして最も適当なものはどれか。漢字：「偏見」Which is the correct reading of the kanji 「偏見」?
4次の漢字の読みがなとして最も適当なものはどれか。漢字：「鍛錬」Which is the correct reading of the kanji 「鍛錬」?
5次の漢字の読みがなとして最も適当なものはどれか。漢字：「納得」Which is the correct reading of the kanji 「納得」?
6次の漢字の読みがなとして最も適当なものはどれか。漢字：「妥協」Which is the correct reading of the kanji 「妥協」?
7次の漢字の読みがなとして最も適当なものはどれか。漢字：「沈黙」Which is the correct reading of the kanji 「沈黙」?
8次の漢字の読みがなとして最も適当なものはどれか。漢字：「品格」Which is the correct reading of the kanji 「品格」?
9「こうせい」の漢字として、文脈「チームの（こうせい）を考える」に最も適当なものはどれか。Which kanji best fits the context (think about the team's composition)?
10「せいこう」の漢字として、文脈「実験に（せいこう）した」に最も適当なものはどれか。Which kanji best fits the context (the experiment succeeded)?
About the Miyagi Entrance Japanese Exam
The Miyagi Public High School Entrance Selection kokugo paper is created by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education. The single 50-minute, 100-point written paper, sat in the 第一次募集 (first recruitment) common academic test (Reiwa 8 / 2026 cycle: March 4, 2026, results March 16, 2026), is a constructed-response exam in Japanese on the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study, comprising 6 大問: 漢字・国語知識, 話し合い (a distinctive Miyagi feature), 小説文, 論説文, 古文 (appears every year), and 条件作文 (~160–200 characters). Miyagi prefectural high schools form one school district (全県一学区). 共通選抜 uses 学力検査 500 + 調査書 195 = 695 with school-set ratios (7:3/6:4/5:5/4:6/3:7); 特色選抜 adds 面接・実技・作文. 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 Miyagi kokugo examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 100 points (500 total across five subjects: 国語, 数学, 社会, 英語, 理科), sat in the 第一次募集 (first recruitment) common academic test (Reiwa 8 / 2026 entrance cycle: examination March 4, 2026; 追試験 March 10, 2026; results March 16, 2026). It is a written, constructed-response paper in Japanese created by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study. The paper is uniform across the prefecture and comprises 6 大問: 漢字・国語知識 (kanji and language knowledge), 話し合い (discussion / conversation text — a distinctive Miyagi feature), 小説文 (novel / narrative fiction), 論説文 (essay / expository text), 古文 (classical Japanese, which appears every year), and 条件作文 (conditional composition / guided writing, approximately 160–200 characters). Students write answers, analyses, and a composition by hand. Miyagi prefectural high schools form one school district (全県一学区); students may apply to any prefectural high school. Selection has two routes: 共通選抜 (common selection, using 学力検査 500 + 調査書 195 = 695, with each school choosing the 学力:調査書 ratio from 7:3 / 6:4 / 5:5 / 4:6 / 3:7) and 特色選抜 (special selection, adding 面接・実技・作文 with school-set weights; some schools apply 傾斜配点 to specific subjects or 評定). The 調査書 records 9教科 評定 (195 points in 共通選抜; 実技4教科 — 音楽・美術・保体・技術家庭 — have 倍率 applied). In Reiwa 8 (2026), the 調査書's 欠席状況 (absence) column was deleted, and a ウェブ出願システム (web application system) with cashless fee payment was introduced, abolishing 収入証紙. There is no fixed pass mark. This local bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation providing 100 original practice items; it retains the Japanese text that is the tested skill and explains it in English.
Time Limit
50 minutes for the Japanese (kokugo) subject paper (Reiwa 8 / 2026 第一次募集 common academic test on March 4, 2026; 追試験 March 10, 2026; results March 16, 2026). Day timetable R8: 国語 9:05–9:55, 数学 10:15–11:05, 社会 11:25–12:15, 英語 13:00–13:50, 理科 14:10–15:00.
Passing Score
No fixed pass mark; scored out of 100 points (500 total across 5 subjects). 共通選抜 uses the academic test (500) and the report card (調査書, 195 points: 9教科 評定, with 実技4教科 倍率 applied), total 695, with each school choosing the 学力:調査書 ratio from 7:3 / 6:4 / 5:5 / 4:6 / 3:7. 特色選抜 adds 面接・実技・作文 with school-set weights; some schools apply 傾斜配点 to specific subjects or 評定. Selection is by ranking within each school's quota. There is no single pass line.
Exam Fee
JPY 2,200 entrance selection fee for full-time prefectural high schools (全日制), JPY 950 for part-time (定時制), JPY 200 for correspondence (通信制); paid through the ウェブ出願システム (web application system) with cashless options (credit card, PayPay, conbini, Pay-easy); once paid, the fee is not refunded. 入学金 (entrance fee) is JPY 5,650 for 全日制. 収入証紙 was abolished in R8 (2026) and replaced with the web payment system. (Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education (宮城県教育委員会), 宮城県仙台市青葉区本町3丁目8番1号 宮城県庁16階, 高校教育課教育指導第二班)
Miyagi Entrance Japanese Exam Content Outline
Kanji and Vocabulary
Kanji readings (on-yomi/kun-yomi) and writing, okurigana, compound (jukugo) meaning, homophones, vocabulary in context, and idioms (慣用句).
Grammar and Language Knowledge
Parts of speech, particles (joshi), verb and adjective conjugation (katsuyō), sentence structure, modifiers (係り受け), honorifics (敬語), conjunctions, adverbs, and auxiliary verbs.
Discussion and Conversation Text (話し合い)
A distinctive Miyagi feature: reading a conversation passage (会話文), identifying each speaker's position, the role of specific statements, points of agreement and disagreement, and how the discussion progresses toward consensus.
Novel and Narrative Reading (小説文)
Literary text (文学的文章) — character feeling and situation, narrative perspective, expressive effect, symbolism, time structure, and overall theme.
Expository Reading (論説文)
Explanatory text (説明的文章) — main claim, logical connectives, paragraph role, author intent, and logical structure.
Classical Japanese (古文)
Classical vocabulary, classical conjugation and 助動詞 (jodōshi), 係り結び (kakari-musubi), classical particles, and identifying subject/tense in a short 古文 excerpt.
Conditional Composition (条件作文)
Choosing the best ~160–200 character composition structure, thesis-evidence ordering, evidence selection, sentence ordering, connector usage, draft evaluation, and argumentation.
How to Pass the Miyagi Entrance Japanese Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No fixed pass mark; scored out of 100 points (500 total across 5 subjects). 共通選抜 uses the academic test (500) and the report card (調査書, 195 points: 9教科 評定, with 実技4教科 倍率 applied), total 695, with each school choosing the 学力:調査書 ratio from 7:3 / 6:4 / 5:5 / 4:6 / 3:7. 特色選抜 adds 面接・実技・作文 with school-set weights; some schools apply 傾斜配点 to specific subjects or 評定. Selection is by ranking within each school's quota. There is no single pass line.
- Assessment: The real Miyagi kokugo examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 100 points (500 total across five subjects: 国語, 数学, 社会, 英語, 理科), sat in the 第一次募集 (first recruitment) common academic test (Reiwa 8 / 2026 entrance cycle: examination March 4, 2026; 追試験 March 10, 2026; results March 16, 2026). It is a written, constructed-response paper in Japanese created by the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education on the 2017 (Heisei 29) MEXT junior-high Course of Study. The paper is uniform across the prefecture and comprises 6 大問: 漢字・国語知識 (kanji and language knowledge), 話し合い (discussion / conversation text — a distinctive Miyagi feature), 小説文 (novel / narrative fiction), 論説文 (essay / expository text), 古文 (classical Japanese, which appears every year), and 条件作文 (conditional composition / guided writing, approximately 160–200 characters). Students write answers, analyses, and a composition by hand. Miyagi prefectural high schools form one school district (全県一学区); students may apply to any prefectural high school. Selection has two routes: 共通選抜 (common selection, using 学力検査 500 + 調査書 195 = 695, with each school choosing the 学力:調査書 ratio from 7:3 / 6:4 / 5:5 / 4:6 / 3:7) and 特色選抜 (special selection, adding 面接・実技・作文 with school-set weights; some schools apply 傾斜配点 to specific subjects or 評定). The 調査書 records 9教科 評定 (195 points in 共通選抜; 実技4教科 — 音楽・美術・保体・技術家庭 — have 倍率 applied). In Reiwa 8 (2026), the 調査書's 欠席状況 (absence) column was deleted, and a ウェブ出願システム (web application system) with cashless fee payment was introduced, abolishing 収入証紙. There is no fixed pass mark. This local bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation providing 100 original practice items; it retains the Japanese text that is the tested skill and explains it in English.
- Time limit: 50 minutes for the Japanese (kokugo) subject paper (Reiwa 8 / 2026 第一次募集 common academic test on March 4, 2026; 追試験 March 10, 2026; results March 16, 2026). Day timetable R8: 国語 9:05–9:55, 数学 10:15–11:05, 社会 11:25–12:15, 英語 13:00–13:50, 理科 14:10–15:00.
- Exam fee: JPY 2,200 entrance selection fee for full-time prefectural high schools (全日制), JPY 950 for part-time (定時制), JPY 200 for correspondence (通信制); paid through the ウェブ出願システム (web application system) with cashless options (credit card, PayPay, conbini, Pay-easy); once paid, the fee is not refunded. 入学金 (entrance fee) is JPY 5,650 for 全日制. 収入証紙 was abolished in R8 (2026) and replaced with the web payment system.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the real Miyagi kokugo entrance paper multiple-choice?
No. The Miyagi 第一次募集 academic test is a written, constructed-response paper in Japanese — students write answers, analyses, and a composition by hand, not mark-sheet bubbles. 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 in Japanese, require written working, and the official paper's exact item count is not published.
Are these questions official past exam problems?
No. Although the Miyagi Prefectural Board of Education publishes the actual examination problems and a 正答表 (answer table), 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 — not an official translation or format simulation.
How long is the kokugo paper and what is the maximum score?
The kokugo paper is a single 50-minute exam scored out of 100 points, sat in the 第一次募集 common academic test. The five academic-test subjects (国語, 数学, 社会, 英語, 理科) total 500 points. In the Reiwa 8 (2026) cycle the academic test is held on March 4, 2026 (追試験 March 10, 2026), with results on March 16, 2026.
How does 共通選抜 combine the academic test and the report card?
Miyagi's 共通選抜 (common selection) uses the academic test (500 points) and the report card (調査書, 195 points: 9教科 評定, with 実技4教科 倍率 applied), total 695. Each school chooses the 学力:調査書 ratio from 7:3 / 6:4 / 5:5 / 4:6 / 3:7. 特色選抜 (special selection) adds 面接・実技・作文 with school-set weights. There is no single pass mark; selection is by ranking within each school's quota.
What is 全県一学区 and does it affect which school I can apply to?
Miyagi prefectural high schools form one school district (全県一学区): students may apply to any prefectural high school in the prefecture, regardless of where they live. This means the choice of school is not limited by zone, though selection criteria vary by school.
Is the selection system changing for 2027?
For Reiwa 9 (2027), the 第一次募集 academic test is scheduled for March 3, 2027 (追試験 March 9, 2027; results March 15, 2027). The common 5-subject, 100-point-per-subject academic test framework, the ウェブ出願システム (web application system), and the 6-大問 kokugo paper structure (including 話し合い and 古文) all carry over. This bank remains aligned to the 2017 MEXT Course of Study.