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Key Facts: Nagano Entrance English Exam
50 min / 100 points
Length and maximum score of the Nagano English paper — 50 minutes including the listening section, 100 points (500 across 5 subjects); sat on the 後期選抜 academic test day (国語・数学・社会・理科・英語).
Nagano Prefectural Board of Education selection page (令和8年度公立高等学校入学者選抜情報)
500 + 調査書 (45)
後期選抜 uses the academic test (500) and report card (調査書, 45 points, 中学3年 9教科 × 5段階); selection by 相関図; some schools apply 傾斜配点; no fixed pass mark.
Nagano Prefectural Board of Education selection requirements (実施要綱)
Two-stage selection
Nagano runs 前期選抜 (Feb, 検査Ⅰ 45 min + 検査Ⅱ 30 min plus an interview) and 後期選抜 (March, full five-subject 500-point test, all schools); this bank targets the 後期選抜 paper.
Nagano Prefectural Board of Education selection page
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The Nagano public high school entrance English paper is a 50-minute, 100-point written + listening exam (four 大問 including リスニング and a long-reading passage) held on the 後期選抜 academic test day (国語・数学・社会・理科・英語), covering listening, grammar, vocabulary, conversation, reading, and writing, set by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education. The academic test (500) combines with the 調査書 (45 points) via 相関図; no fixed pass mark. This page offers 100 original English-language practice questions with explanations as a study aid; MCQs cannot simulate the listening or conditional-composition sections.
Sample Nagano Entrance English Practice Questions
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1You hear: Boy: What did you do last weekend? Girl: I went to the library to borrow some books. I stayed there for two hours. What is the main thing the girl did last weekend?
2You hear: Teacher: How many students are in your class? Student: There are thirty-two boys and twenty-eight girls. How many students are in the class in total?
3You hear: Woman: What time does the train leave? Man: It leaves at a quarter to ten. What time does the train leave?
4You hear: Girl: When is the school festival? Boy: It's on October twenty-third. When is the school festival?
5You hear: Boy: I have a headache. Girl: You should go to the nurse's office and rest. Boy: I think you're right. What will the boy probably do next?
6You hear: Mother: Can you buy milk on your way home? Daughter: Sure, Mom. How much do we need? What does the daughter agree to do?
7Choose the correct article: I have ___ apple in my bag.
8You hear: Man: Excuse me, how much is this notebook? Woman: It's 350 yen. If you buy two, you get 50 yen off the total. How much do two notebooks cost?
9Choose the correct article: I play ___ tennis after school.
10Choose the correct verb: I ___ my homework every day.
About the Nagano Entrance English Exam
The Nagano Public High School Entrance Selection English paper is created by the Nagano Prefectural Board of Education. The single 50-minute, 100-point written + listening paper, sat on the 後期選抜 academic test day, has four 大問 — listening, dialogue/grammar/composition, short reading, and long reading — on the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study. Nagano runs a two-stage selection (前期選抜 and 後期選抜); this bank targets the 後期選抜 paper, which combines the academic test (500) with the 調査書 (45 points) by 相関図, and 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 of the listening or conditional-composition sections.
Assessment
The real Nagano English examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 100 points (500 total across five subjects), sat on the 後期選抜 academic test day (five subjects, 50 minutes each: 国語・数学・社会・理科・英語). It is administered in Japanese with English as the tested subject and includes a listening test (リスニング) within the 50 minutes. The paper has four 大問 — リスニング (listening, ~20 points), 対話文・文法・英作文 (dialogue, grammar, composition incl. 整序英作文, ~29 points), 読解(短文) short reading (~23 points), and 読解(長文) long reading (~28 points); long-reading is three of the four 大問. Grammar tendencies include passive voice, comparison, and relative pronouns. Nagano runs a two-stage selection (前期選抜 and 後期選抜); this bank targets the 後期選抜 paper. The 後期選抜 combines the academic test (500) with the report card (調査書, 45 points, 中学3年 9教科 × 5段階); selection is by 相関図 (correlation diagram), with no fixed pass mark. Some schools apply 傾斜配点 (weighted scoring). This local bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation providing 100 original practice items; MCQs cannot simulate the listening or conditional-composition sections of the real paper.
Time Limit
50 minutes for the 英語 subject paper including the リスニング section (後期選抜 academic test day; confirm the current cycle's exact date on the official Nagano page).
Passing Score
No fixed pass mark; the English paper is scored out of 100 points (500 total across 5 subjects). The 後期選抜 combines the academic test (500) with the report card (調査書, 45 points, 中学3年 9教科 × 5段階). Selection is by 相関図 (correlation diagram) plotting 調査書 against 学力検査, with school-specific quota-based cut lines. Some schools apply 傾斜配点 (weighted scoring). There is no single prefecture-wide pass line.
Exam Fee
2,200 yen for the full-time course (全日制). The part-time (定時制) fee is lower and is not published on the prefectural selection pages — confirm it in the current 入学者選抜要綱. From the 令和8年度 (2026) cycle Nagano has used インターネット出願 (internet application), with the fee settled by electronic payment. The fee is not refunded once the application is submitted. (Nagano Prefectural Board of Education (長野県教育委員会))
Nagano Entrance English Exam Content Outline
Listening Strategies
MCQ adaptations of listening strategy — gist, detail, numbers and times, and inferred intent from a described spoken script.
Grammar
Articles, tense, comparatives, modals, passive voice, relative clauses and pronouns, conditionals, prepositions, quantifiers, agreement, infinitive/gerund, and 整序英作文 reordering.
Vocabulary
Word meaning, collocations, affixes, and vocabulary in context.
Conversation
Dialogue completion, conversation ordering, politeness, clarification, and responses.
Writing
条件作文 (conditional composition) and 整序英作文 (sentence reordering) — first conditional and subjunctive forms, meeting the word count, and clear structure.
Reading Comprehension
Original study passages with items on main idea, detail, inference, pronoun reference, and word meaning, including a story long-passage.
How to Pass the Nagano Entrance English Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No fixed pass mark; the English paper is scored out of 100 points (500 total across 5 subjects). The 後期選抜 combines the academic test (500) with the report card (調査書, 45 points, 中学3年 9教科 × 5段階). Selection is by 相関図 (correlation diagram) plotting 調査書 against 学力検査, with school-specific quota-based cut lines. Some schools apply 傾斜配点 (weighted scoring). There is no single prefecture-wide pass line.
- Assessment: The real Nagano English examination is a 50-minute paper scored out of 100 points (500 total across five subjects), sat on the 後期選抜 academic test day (five subjects, 50 minutes each: 国語・数学・社会・理科・英語). It is administered in Japanese with English as the tested subject and includes a listening test (リスニング) within the 50 minutes. The paper has four 大問 — リスニング (listening, ~20 points), 対話文・文法・英作文 (dialogue, grammar, composition incl. 整序英作文, ~29 points), 読解(短文) short reading (~23 points), and 読解(長文) long reading (~28 points); long-reading is three of the four 大問. Grammar tendencies include passive voice, comparison, and relative pronouns. Nagano runs a two-stage selection (前期選抜 and 後期選抜); this bank targets the 後期選抜 paper. The 後期選抜 combines the academic test (500) with the report card (調査書, 45 points, 中学3年 9教科 × 5段階); selection is by 相関図 (correlation diagram), with no fixed pass mark. Some schools apply 傾斜配点 (weighted scoring). This local bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation providing 100 original practice items; MCQs cannot simulate the listening or conditional-composition sections of the real paper.
- Time limit: 50 minutes for the 英語 subject paper including the リスニング section (後期選抜 academic test day; confirm the current cycle's exact date on the official Nagano page).
- Exam fee: 2,200 yen for the full-time course (全日制). The part-time (定時制) fee is lower and is not published on the prefectural selection pages — confirm it in the current 入学者選抜要綱. From the 令和8年度 (2026) cycle Nagano has used インターネット出願 (internet application), with the fee settled by electronic payment. The fee is not refunded once the application is submitted.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the real Nagano English paper a multiple-choice test?
No — the real paper is a written + listening exam administered in Japanese with English as the tested subject, and it includes a listening section (リスニング) and a conditional composition (条件作文) that use constructed responses. This 100-question bank is an original English-language MCQ study adaptation aligned to the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study, not a reproduction or format simulation of the official paper. MCQs cannot simulate the listening or conditional-composition sections.
Are these questions official past exam problems?
No. This bank is an original English-language MCQ study adaptation aligned to the 2017 MEXT junior-high Course of Study, covering listening strategies, grammar, vocabulary, conversation, writing, and reading comprehension — 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 (including the リスニング listening section) scored out of 100 points, sat as one of five academic-test subjects totaling 500 points on the 後期選抜 academic test day (国語・数学・社会・理科・英語).
How are the academic test and report card combined in Nagano's 後期選抜?
Nagano's 後期選抜 uses the academic test (500 points) and the report card (調査書, 45 points from 中学3年, 9教科 × 5段階). Selection is by 相関図 (correlation diagram) plotting 調査書 against 学力検査, with school-specific quota-based cut lines. Some schools apply 傾斜配点 (weighted scoring). There is no single prefecture-wide pass line.
What is Nagano's two-stage selection system?
Nagano runs 前期選抜 (February, self-recommendation, with 検査Ⅰ 45 min covering 国語・社会・英語 and 検査Ⅱ 30 min covering 数学・理科, plus an interview and any 作文・小論文・実技検査 the school sets) and 後期選抜 (March, general selection at all schools, with the full five-subject 500-point 学力検査). This bank targets the 後期選抜 paper. Confirm the current cycle's details on the official Nagano page.
How much is the Nagano entrance selection fee?
The entrance selection fee (入学考査料) is 2,200 yen for a full-time (全日制) course. The part-time (定時制) fee is lower, but neither amount is published on the prefectural selection pages, so confirm both in the current 入学者選抜要綱. From the 令和8年度 (2026) cycle Nagano has used インターネット出願 (internet application), with the fee settled by electronic payment. It is not refunded once the application is submitted, and it is a selection fee only, separate from tuition.
Can MCQs simulate the listening or conditional-composition sections?
No. The listening section requires hearing audio and the conditional composition requires writing a short English composition. Four-option MCQs cannot reproduce either task. This bank instead offers listening-strategy items based on a described spoken script and conditional-composition strategy items (e.g., first conditional and subjunctive forms) to help prepare.