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Practise for the Okinawa Prefectural High School Entrance Exam in Science (理科) with 100 four-option questions covering physics, chemistry, biology and earth science, weighted to the official 50-minute, 60-point paper sat on 4 March 2026. The official paper contains constructed-response and experimental-reasoning items, so this English-language MCQ bank is a study aid, not a format simulation.
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1A car travels at a constant speed of 6 m/s for 20 s. What distance does it cover?
2An object accelerates uniformly from rest at 2 m/s² for 5 s. What is its final velocity?
3A 2 kg block is pushed with a net force of 10 N. What is its acceleration? (Newton's second law, g ≈ 10 m/s²)
4Which statement best describes inertia (慣性の法則)?
5A 5 kg object is lifted to a height of 4 m. What is its gravitational potential energy? (g = 10 m/s²)
6A 2 kg ball moves at 3 m/s. What is its kinetic energy?
7A 0.5 kg ball is released from rest at a height of 1.8 m and rolls down a frictionless track. Ignoring air resistance, what is its speed at the lowest point? (g = 10 m/s²)
8A hydraulic press has a small piston of area 2 cm² and a large piston of area 50 cm². A 10 N force is applied to the small piston. What force is exerted by the large piston? (Pascal's principle)
9The pressure at a depth of 10 m in water (density 1000 kg/m³) is approximately: (g = 10 m/s², atmospheric pressure ≈ 100 kPa)
10A resistor of 4 Ω carries a current of 3 A. What is the voltage across it? (Ohm's law)
About the Okinawa Public High School Entrance Examination — Science Exam
The Okinawa Prefectural High School Entrance Examination in Science (理科) tests lower-secondary graduates across physics, chemistry, biology and earth science. In the 令和8年度 (2026) cycle the general academic test covers five subjects (国語, 社会, 数学, 理科, 英語), each 50 minutes and 60 points (total 300), sat over two days on 4-5 March 2026 (Day 1: 国語・理科・英語, with 理科 second period; Day 2: 社会・数学), with 追検査 on 9 March 2026 and 合格発表 on 17 March 2026. The paper is aligned to the MEXT junior-high Course of Study (平成29年 中学校学習指導要領 理科編), covering 第1分野 (physics and chemistry) and 第2分野 (biology and earth science), and tests 知識・技能 plus 思考力・判断力・表現力 with constructed-response and experimental-reasoning items. All prefectural schools use the common paper. Selection runs as 特色選抜 and 一般選抜 on the same schedule; the 一般選抜 調査書:学力検査 ratio is 原則 5:5, adjustable 4:6–6:4 per school (Naha, Shuri-Higashi, Chinen, Miyako use 4.5:5.5; Kyuyo, Naha-Kokusai, Shuri, Kaiho, Koyo use 4:6), with 調査書 up to 165 points and 学力検査 300 points. 普通科 通学区域 has 7 zones (国頭・中頭・那覇・島尻・久米島・宮古・八重山), with up to 10% of places from outside a school's zone. There is no single prefecture-wide pass line.
Assessment
50-minute paper worth 60 points, aligned to the MEXT 理科 Course of Study covering 第1分野 (physics, chemistry) and 第2分野 (biology, earth science) with constructed-response and experimental-reasoning items. It is sat on 4 March 2026 (Day 1, second period 11:15-12:05). The five academic-test subjects (国語, 社会, 数学, 理科, 英語) each carry 60 points for a maximum of 300 points. The paper tests 知識・技能 plus 思考力・判断力・表現力.
Time Limit
50 minutes (the 理科 paper is sat on 4 March 2026, Day 1, second period 11:15-12:05; the full academic test spans two days: Day 1 3/4 国・理・英, Day 2 3/5 社・数)
Passing Score
No fixed pass mark. Admission is decided by each school's 選抜委員会 using a 調査書:学力検査 ratio of 原則 5:5, adjustable 4:6–6:4 per school. The academic test (学力検査) is up to 300 points (5 subjects × 60) and the report card (調査書) is up to 165 points. There is no single prefecture-wide pass line.
Exam Fee
入学考査料 (entrance examination fee) for an Okinawa prefectural high school is ¥2,200 for the 全日制 (full-time) course and ¥950 for the 定時制 (part-time) course. For the 第2次募集 it is ¥1,100 (full-time) and ¥475 (part-time). It is paid once for the whole five-subject 学力検査, not per subject paper. Source: 令和8年度 沖縄県立高等学校全日制・定時制課程入学者選抜実施要項. (Okinawa Prefectural Board of Education (沖縄県教育委員会))
Okinawa Public High School Entrance Examination — Science Exam Content Outline
Physics (第1分野: 運動と力, 圧力, 電流・電圧・抵抗, 電力, 磁界, 光と音の波)
Force and motion, work and energy, conservation of mechanical energy, inertia and free fall, pressure and Pascal's law, Ohm's law and series/parallel circuits, electric power, magnetic fields and electromagnetic induction, and light and sound.
Chemistry (第1分野: 物質の状態変化と粒子, 化学変化と質量保存, 原子・イオン, 水溶液・溶解度)
States of matter and the particle model, solubility and concentration, separation of mixtures, gas identification, chemical change and conservation of mass, combustion, acids, bases, neutralization, ions, electrolysis, and oxidation and reduction.
Biology (第2分野: 細胞, 植物の光合成・養分と水, 動物の血液循環, 刺激と反応, 生態系・遺伝)
Cell structure, photosynthesis and respiration, plant transport and transpiration, digestion and blood circulation, reflexes and neurons, mitosis and meiosis, Mendel's laws, food chains, and tropisms.
Earth Science (第2分野: 地球の構造・プレート, 天体・星空, 気象・大気・水循環, 地層・化石)
Earth's structure and plate tectonics, earthquakes and volcanism, celestial motion and seasons, Moon phases and eclipses, the water cycle and weather fronts, strata, and fossils (示準化石 and 示相化石).
How to Pass the Okinawa Public High School Entrance Examination — Science Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No fixed pass mark. Admission is decided by each school's 選抜委員会 using a 調査書:学力検査 ratio of 原則 5:5, adjustable 4:6–6:4 per school. The academic test (学力検査) is up to 300 points (5 subjects × 60) and the report card (調査書) is up to 165 points. There is no single prefecture-wide pass line.
- Assessment: 50-minute paper worth 60 points, aligned to the MEXT 理科 Course of Study covering 第1分野 (physics, chemistry) and 第2分野 (biology, earth science) with constructed-response and experimental-reasoning items. It is sat on 4 March 2026 (Day 1, second period 11:15-12:05). The five academic-test subjects (国語, 社会, 数学, 理科, 英語) each carry 60 points for a maximum of 300 points. The paper tests 知識・技能 plus 思考力・判断力・表現力.
- Time limit: 50 minutes (the 理科 paper is sat on 4 March 2026, Day 1, second period 11:15-12:05; the full academic test spans two days: Day 1 3/4 国・理・英, Day 2 3/5 社・数)
- Exam fee: 入学考査料 (entrance examination fee) for an Okinawa prefectural high school is ¥2,200 for the 全日制 (full-time) course and ¥950 for the 定時制 (part-time) course. For the 第2次募集 it is ¥1,100 (full-time) and ¥475 (part-time). It is paid once for the whole five-subject 学力検査, not per subject paper. Source: 令和8年度 沖縄県立高等学校全日制・定時制課程入学者選抜実施要項.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this question bank the same as the real Okinawa 理科 exam?
No. The official paper is written in Japanese with constructed-response and experimental-reasoning items (data interpretation, experiment design, explaining phenomena). This bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of the same syllabus content and cannot replace writing out a full experimental explanation.
How long is the Okinawa 理科 paper and what is it worth?
It lasts 50 minutes and is scored out of 60 points, one of five subjects that together total 300 points (each subject 60 points). 理科 is sat on 4 March 2026 (Day 1, second period 11:15-12:05).
How is the selection structured in 2026?
Okinawa runs 特色選抜 and 一般選抜 on the same schedule. In 一般選抜 each school's 選抜委員会 combines the academic test (学力検査, up to 300 points) with the report card (調査書, up to 165 points) using a 調査書:学力検査 ratio of 原則 5:5, adjustable 4:6–6:4 per school. There is no prefecture-wide pass line.
How much is the examination fee?
The 入学考査料 (entrance examination fee) for an Okinawa prefectural high school is ¥2,200 for the 全日制 course and ¥950 for the 定時制 course. For the 第2次募集 it is ¥1,100 (full-time) and ¥475 (part-time). It is paid once for the whole five-subject 学力検査, not per subject paper.
When was the 2026 paper sat and when were results announced?
The 令和8年度 学力検査 was held over two days on 4-5 March 2026 (Day 1: 国語・理科・英語; Day 2: 社会・数学), with 追検査 (makeup) on 9 March 2026 and 合格発表 on 17 March 2026 on each school's website.
What content areas does the 理科 paper cover?
The paper follows the MEXT junior-high Course of Study (平成29年 中学校学習指導要領 理科編), covering 第1分野 (physics: force, motion, pressure, electricity, magnetism, light and sound; chemistry: states of matter, chemical change, atoms and ions, solutions) and 第2分野 (biology: cells, photosynthesis, circulation, reflexes, genetics, ecosystems; earth science: Earth's structure, plate tectonics, astronomy, weather, strata and fossils).