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Key Facts: Tochigi Public High School Entrance Examination — English Exam
The Tochigi 英語 paper is a 50-minute paper scored out of 100 points and runs third at 12:05-12:55 on 2月24日(水) in 令和9年度, within a 500-point academic test (5 subjects × 100 points).
The paper opens with リスニング worth roughly a quarter of the marks and runs to 5 大問, three of them 長文読解 of up to about 420 words, with a handwritten 自由英作文 of about five sentences.
From 令和9年度 the English listening includes both items whose audio is played twice and items played only once; Tochigi has no separate prefecture-wide speaking test.
The paper covers リスニング (20%), 文法・語彙 (20%), 長文読解 (35%), 対話文 (10%) and 英作文 (15%), testing 知識・技能 plus 思考力・判断力・表現力.
一般選抜 converts 調査書(内申) 135点 to a 500-point scale, combines it with 学力検査 500点, and selects via 第1次審議 + 第2次審議; some schools apply 傾斜配点 and/or 面接/実技.
The 入学考査料 for a 全日制 course is ¥2,200; the paper is aligned to the MEXT 平成29年 中学校学習指導要領 外国語編.
Practise for the Tochigi Prefectural Public High School Entrance Exam in English (英語) with 100 four-option questions covering リスニング, 文法・語彙, 長文読解, 対話文 and 英作文, weighted to the official 100-point, 50-minute paper sat third on 2月24日 in 令和9年度. The official paper is handwritten with 英単語記述, a five-sentence 自由英作文 and Japanese explanation questions, and its listening is played aloud in the room, so this bank's listening items are printed transcripts — a study aid, not a format simulation.
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1Listening: You hear — "Good morning. What time does your bus leave tomorrow?" / "It leaves at seven forty." — What time does the bus leave?
2Listening: You hear — "Where are we meeting?" / "Let's meet at the South Gate of the station." — Where will they meet?
3Listening: You hear — "I bought five notebooks and two pens." — How many pens did the speaker buy?
4Listening: You hear — "How was the weather in Nikko yesterday?" / "It rained all day." — What was the weather like?
5Listening: You hear — "Can you come to my house on Sunday?" / "Sorry, I have to visit my grandmother." — Why can't the listener come on Sunday?
6Listening: You hear — "The library is open from nine to six on weekdays." — When is the library open until on weekdays?
7Listening: You hear — "Which bag is yours, Yui?" / "The one with the red star on it." — Which picture matches Yui's bag?
8Listening: You hear — "What club did Haruto join?" / "He joined the basketball club." — Which club did Haruto join?
9Listening: You hear — "How many students are in the brass band?" / "There are about forty." — About how many students are in the brass band?
10Listening: You hear — "Let's go to the museum by train." / "Sorry, I'll go by bicycle." — How will the second speaker go to the museum?
About the Tochigi Public High School Entrance Examination — English Exam
The Tochigi Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination in English (外国語[英語]) tests lower-secondary graduates on listening, vocabulary and grammar, reading comprehension, dialogue and writing. The general academic test (学力検査) covers five subjects (国語, 数学, 外国語[英語, リスニングを含む], 社会, 理科), each worth 100 points (total 500) and each 50 minutes, all sat on one day. From 令和9年度 (2027) Tochigi runs a single 本検査: every 全日制 applicant applies to the 一般選抜 and sits the 学力検査 on 2月24日(水), with 英語 third at 12:05-12:55; 学校独自検査 for 特色選抜 applicants follows on 2月25日・26日, 追検査 is 3月8日(月) and 合格者発表 is 3月12日(金). The 英語 paper runs to 5 大問, opening with リスニング worth roughly a quarter of the marks, with three 長文読解 passages of up to about 420 words. Answers are handwritten — 英単語記述, a 自由英作文 of about five sentences, and Japanese-language explanation questions of roughly 35-45 characters — so it is not a multiple-choice paper, and from 令和9年度 some listening audio is played twice and some only once. There is no separate prefecture-wide speaking test. Selection combines the 調査書(内申) with the 学力検査 score under each school's chosen weighting, with some schools applying 傾斜配点 or adding 面接/実技. 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 外国語編) and tests 知識・技能 plus 思考力・判断力・表現力.
Exam sponsor: Tochigi Prefectural Board of Education (栃木県教育委員会), 高校教育課, 〒320-8501 宇都宮市塙田1-1-20 県庁舎南別館3階. The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
100-point paper aligned to the MEXT 外国語 Course of Study, covering リスニング (20%), 文法・語彙 (20%), 長文読解 (35%), 対話文 (10%) and 英作文 (15%) across 5 大問. 大問1 is リスニング, worth roughly a quarter of the marks and taking about 12 minutes; the remaining 大問 cover 短文の空所補充, 会話文の並べ替え, 会話文, 物語文 and 説明文, with three 長文読解 passages of up to about 420 words. Answers are handwritten: 英単語記述 (often requiring correct plural forms), a 自由英作文 of about five sentences, and Japanese-language explanation questions of roughly 35-45 characters. From 令和9年度 the listening mixes twice-played and once-played audio. The five academic-test subjects each carry 100 points (max 500), all sat on a single day. Problems are at junior-high graduation level; some schools/departments apply 傾斜配点. The paper tests 知識・技能 plus 思考力・判断力・表現力.
Time Limit
Sat as part of the one-day five-subject 学力検査: each subject is a 100-point paper of 50 minutes, 500 points in total. For 令和9年度 (2027) the 本検査 is 2月24日(水), with 外国語(英語, リスニングを含む) third at 12:05-12:55; 学校独自検査 for 特色選抜 applicants runs 2月25日(木)・26日(金), 追検査 is 3月8日(月) and 合格者発表 is 3月12日(金). 出願 is 1月29日(金)〜2月8日(月) and 志願先変更 is 2月10日(水)〜12日(金). The listening occupies roughly the first 12 minutes of the 50-minute paper. Source: 令和9年度 学力検査時間割及び出題方針等について / 関係諸日程, 栃木県教育委員会.
Passing Score
No fixed prefecture-wide pass mark. The 英語 paper is scored out of 100 points (500 across the five 学力検査 subjects, each 100 points). Under the 令和8年度 一般選抜 rules the 調査書(内申) 135点 (中1-中3 each 9教科×5段階 = 45点×3) was converted to a 500-point scale and combined with 学力検査 500点, with each school/department choosing a weighting between 1:9 and 9:1, then selecting through a two-stage 第1次審議 (top 80% of the intake) + 第2次審議 comprehensive process; some schools apply 傾斜配点 and some add 面接/実技. Admission is competitive and relative to other applicants, not against a published pass line. The 令和9年度 実施細則 was still 暫定版 as of June 2026, with the 確定版 due late August 2026 — confirm the weighting rules there. Source: 栃木県立高等学校入学者選抜実施細則, 栃木県教育委員会.
Exam / Certification Fees
The 入学考査料 is ¥2,200 for a 全日制 course and ¥950 for a 定時制 course, set by 栃木県立学校の授業料等に関する条例 第1条. It is paid by electronic payment (電子納付) via the 栃木県電子申請システム (credit card, PayPay, Pay-easy and other methods). 栃木県収入証紙 were also accepted for 令和8年度 but sales stopped at the end of March 2026, so confirm the current method in the year's 実施細則 on the 栃木県教育委員会 高校教育課 selection page. The fee is not refunded once paid.
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Official sources
- 令和9（2027）年度県立高等学校入学者選抜に関するお知らせ — 栃木県教育委員会, 高校教育課 (https://www.pref.tochigi.lg.jp/m04/r09/r09kenritukoutougakkounyuugakushasennbatunikannsuruosirase.html)
- 令和9(2027)年度栃木県立高等学校入学者選抜における学力検査時間割及び出題方針等について — 栃木県教育委員会高校教育課 (https://www.pref.tochigi.lg.jp/m04/r09/documents/20260401144449.pdf)
- 令和8年度 栃木県立高等学校入学者選抜実施細則 — 栃木県教育委員会 (https://www.pref.tochigi.lg.jp/m04/r08/documents/20250910185058.pdf)
- 栃木県立学校の授業料等に関する条例（昭和24年栃木県条例第10号）第1条 — 入学考査料 (https://www.pref.tochigi.lg.jp/reiki/reiki_honbun/e101RG00000757.html)
- MEXT Junior High School Course of Study for Foreign Languages (中学校学習指導要領 外国語編, 平成29年告示)
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Listening (リスニング)
Spoken-English comprehension — numbers, times, places, weather, short dialogues and picture-selection items — assessed via the リスニング section.
Vocabulary & Grammar (文法・語彙)
Verb tense, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, comparatives and superlatives, conditionals, passive voice, infinitives and gerunds, word choice and collocation at junior-high level.
Reading Comprehension (長文読解)
Narrative, informational, email, letter and notice passages (up to about 420 words) with main-idea, detail, vocabulary-in-context, inference and pronoun-reference questions.
Dialogue (対話文)
Complete-the-dialogue and choose-the-natural-response items testing conversational English.
Writing (英作文)
Choose the grammatically correct sentence, choose the best translation of an idea into English, identify errors and reorder words — aligned to the read-a-passage-then-write skill.
Preparing for the Tochigi Public High School Entrance Examination — English Exam
What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No fixed prefecture-wide pass mark. The 英語 paper is scored out of 100 points (500 across the five 学力検査 subjects, each 100 points). Under the 令和8年度 一般選抜 rules the 調査書(内申) 135点 (中1-中3 each 9教科×5段階 = 45点×3) was converted to a 500-point scale and combined with 学力検査 500点, with each school/department choosing a weighting between 1:9 and 9:1, then selecting through a two-stage 第1次審議 (top 80% of the intake) + 第2次審議 comprehensive process; some schools apply 傾斜配点 and some add 面接/実技. Admission is competitive and relative to other applicants, not against a published pass line. The 令和9年度 実施細則 was still 暫定版 as of June 2026, with the 確定版 due late August 2026 — confirm the weighting rules there. Source: 栃木県立高等学校入学者選抜実施細則, 栃木県教育委員会.
- Assessment: 100-point paper aligned to the MEXT 外国語 Course of Study, covering リスニング (20%), 文法・語彙 (20%), 長文読解 (35%), 対話文 (10%) and 英作文 (15%) across 5 大問. 大問1 is リスニング, worth roughly a quarter of the marks and taking about 12 minutes; the remaining 大問 cover 短文の空所補充, 会話文の並べ替え, 会話文, 物語文 and 説明文, with three 長文読解 passages of up to about 420 words. Answers are handwritten: 英単語記述 (often requiring correct plural forms), a 自由英作文 of about five sentences, and Japanese-language explanation questions of roughly 35-45 characters. From 令和9年度 the listening mixes twice-played and once-played audio. The five academic-test subjects each carry 100 points (max 500), all sat on a single day. Problems are at junior-high graduation level; some schools/departments apply 傾斜配点. The paper tests 知識・技能 plus 思考力・判断力・表現力.
- Time limit: Sat as part of the one-day five-subject 学力検査: each subject is a 100-point paper of 50 minutes, 500 points in total. For 令和9年度 (2027) the 本検査 is 2月24日(水), with 外国語(英語, リスニングを含む) third at 12:05-12:55; 学校独自検査 for 特色選抜 applicants runs 2月25日(木)・26日(金), 追検査 is 3月8日(月) and 合格者発表 is 3月12日(金). 出願 is 1月29日(金)〜2月8日(月) and 志願先変更 is 2月10日(水)〜12日(金). The listening occupies roughly the first 12 minutes of the 50-minute paper. Source: 令和9年度 学力検査時間割及び出題方針等について / 関係諸日程, 栃木県教育委員会.
- Exam / certification fees: The 入学考査料 is ¥2,200 for a 全日制 course and ¥950 for a 定時制 course, set by 栃木県立学校の授業料等に関する条例 第1条. It is paid by electronic payment (電子納付) via the 栃木県電子申請システム (credit card, PayPay, Pay-easy and other methods). 栃木県収入証紙 were also accepted for 令和8年度 but sales stopped at the end of March 2026, so confirm the current method in the year's 実施細則 on the 栃木県教育委員会 高校教育課 selection page. The fee is not refunded once paid. Official sources
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this question bank the same as the real Tochigi 英語 exam?
No. The official paper includes a リスニング section and a 記述式 英作文 大問, and its exact item count is not published. This bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of the same syllabus content (listening, grammar, reading, dialogue, writing) and cannot replace official listening and constructed-response writing practice under timed conditions.
How long is the Tochigi 英語 paper and what is it worth?
It is scored out of 100 points, one of five subjects totalling 500 points (each subject 100 points), and each paper runs 50 minutes, of which the リスニング takes roughly the first 12 minutes. 英語 is the third paper of the day — 12:05-12:55 on 2月24日(水) for 令和9年度 — and 合格者発表 is 3月12日(金).
Does the 英語 paper include listening?
Yes. The 外国語(英語) paper includes a リスニング section. Three of the five 大問 are 長文読解 (long reading passages, up to about 420 words), and a 長文を読んで書く英作文 task appears; the paper also has a final 記述式 英作文 大問.
How is the selection structured?
Tochigi combines the 調査書(内申) with the 学力検査 500点. Under the 令和8年度 rules the 内申 135点 (中1-中3 each 9教科×5段階 = 45点×3) was converted to a 500-point scale, each school chose a weighting between 1:9 and 9:1, and selection ran in two stages — 第1次審議 for the top 80% of the intake, then 第2次審議 for the rest using 面接, activity records and attendance. From 令和9年度 特色選抜 and 一般選抜 share one 本検査: 出願 is 1月29日(金)〜2月8日(月), 志願先変更 2月10日〜12日, 学力検査 2月24日(水) and 合格者発表 3月12日(金).
What level of English is tested?
The paper is at Japanese junior-high (lower-secondary) graduation level, aligned to the MEXT 平成29年 中学校学習指導要領 外国語編 — roughly CEFR A1-A2 — covering listening, vocabulary and grammar, reading, dialogue and writing.
How much is the examination fee?
The 入学考査料 for a 全日制 course is ¥2,200, paid by electronic payment (電子納付) via the 栃木県電子申請システム (credit card, PayPay, Pay-easy, etc.) or by 栃木県収入証紙; 定時制 courses pay less. Confirm the current method in the year's 実施細則 on the 栃木県教育委員会 高校教育課 page.