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Practise for the Tokushima Prefectural Public High School Entrance Exam in Japanese (国語) with 100 four-option questions across kanji, vocabulary, grammar, classical Japanese, kanbun and modern text, weighted to the official 100-point, 55-minute paper (作文含む) sat as the 第1時限 on 3月4日 in 令和9年度. The official paper is handwritten and includes a 作文 section, so this English-language MCQ bank drills the underlying knowledge — it is not a format simulation, and you still need to practise writing compositions in Japanese.

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1What is the reading of the kanji 汚 in the word 汚染 (pollution)?
A.
B.あか
C.けが
D.よご
Explanation: In 汚染 the kanji 汚 takes the on-reading オ, so the word is read おせん.
2What is the reading of the kanji 仲 in the word 仲間 (companion)?
A.なか
B.ちゅう
C.
D.じゅう
Explanation: In 仲間 the kanji 仲 takes the kun-reading なか, so the word is read なかま.
3What is the reading of the kanji 勧 in the word 勧誘 (invitation/solicitation)?
A.かん
B.すい
C.けん
D.ごん
Explanation: 勧誘 is read かんゆう; the kanji 勧 takes the on-reading かん.
4What is the reading of the kanji 憧 in the verb 憧れる (to yearn/long for)?
A.あこが
B.どう
C.しょう
D.どうが
Explanation: 憧れる is read あこがれる; the kanji 憧 takes the kun-reading あこが.
5What is the reading of the word 没収 (confiscation)?
A.ぼっしゅう
B.ぼつしゅう
C.もっしゅう
D.ぼっしゅ
Explanation: 没収 is read ぼっしゅう. The on-reading of 没 is ぼつ on its own, but before the し of 収 it becomes the geminate ぼっ (促音便), so the compound is ぼっ + しゅう.
6What is the reading of the kanji 候 in the word 気候 (climate)?
A.こう
B.そう
C.
D.のぞ
Explanation: 気候 is read きこう; the kanji 候 takes the on-reading こう.
7What is the reading of the kanji 損 in the word 損害 (damage)?
A.そん
B.
C.しゅん
D.
Explanation: 損害 is read そんがい; the kanji 損 takes the on-reading そん.
8What is the reading of the kanji 偽 in the word 偽物 (fake/counterfeit)?
A.にせ
B.
C.
D.
Explanation: 偽物 is read にせもの; the kanji 偽 takes the kun-reading にせ.
9What is the reading of the word 名残 (lingering traces; the feeling left at parting)?
A.なごり
B.めいざん
C.なざん
D.めいのこり
Explanation: 名残 is read なごり. This is a 熟字訓 (jukujikun) — a reading assigned to the compound as a whole rather than assembled from the individual kanji's on- or kun-readings, so neither 名 nor 残 contributes its usual sound.
10What is the reading of the kanji 齢 in the word 年齢 (age)?
A.れい
B.りん
C.よわい
D.かず
Explanation: 年齢 is read ねんれい; the kanji 齢 takes the on-reading れい.

About the Tokushima Public High School Entrance Examination — Japanese Exam

The Tokushima Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination in Japanese (国語) tests lower-secondary graduates on kanji, vocabulary, grammar, classical Japanese (古文), kanbun (漢文) and modern text (現代文), and includes a 作文 (composition) section. The general academic test (学力検査) is 県内同一問題 (a prefecture-wide common paper) covering five subjects (国語, 数学, 英語[リスニング含む], 社会, 理科), each worth 100 points (total 500); 国語 runs 55 minutes (作文含む) and the other four subjects 50 minutes each, all sat on one day. For 令和9年度 (2027) the 一般選抜 学力検査 is 3月3日(水), with 国語 as the 第1時限 paper at 9:05-10:00; 面接等 is 3月4日(木), 追検査 is 3月10日(水) and 合格者発表 is 3月13日(土). The 国語 paper is worked by hand in Japanese and includes a 作文 section, so it is not a multiple-choice paper. Selection is competitive and relative and runs in two stages — a 第1次選考 limited to applicants in the top 80% of the 募集人員 on both 調査書 評定 (195点満点) and 学力検査 得点 (500点), then a 第2次選考 that weighs the two equally on a 相関表 — with up to 100点 of 傾斜配点 per school and a required 面接. 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 国語編) and tests 知識・技能 plus 思考力・判断力・表現力, including reading comprehension and written composition.

Assessment

100-point paper aligned to the MEXT 国語 Course of Study, covering kanji (18%), vocabulary (12%), grammar (20%), classical Japanese (20%), kanbun (15%) and modern text (15%), plus a 作文 (composition) section. Answers are handwritten. The five academic-test subjects each carry 100 points (max 500), all sat on a single day as 県内同一問題; 国語 runs 55 minutes (作文含む) and the other four subjects 50 minutes each. Problems are at junior-high graduation level (中学校卒業程度); kanji are drawn from the 平成22年改定 常用漢字表 at the JHS level. The paper tests 知識・技能 plus 思考力・判断力・表現力, including reading comprehension and written composition.

Time Limit

Sat as the first paper of the one-day five-subject 学力検査: each subject is a 100-point paper, 500 points in total. For 令和9年度 (2027) the 一般選抜 学力検査 is 3月3日(水), with 国語 as the 第1時限 paper at 9:05-10:00 (55 minutes, 作文含む); 面接等 follows on 3月4日(木), 追検査 is 3月10日(水) and 合格者発表 is 3月13日(土). 育成型・連携型選抜 run earlier (検査 2月2日(火), 結果通知 2月6日(土)) and 第2次募集選抜 runs later (検査 3月25日(木), 結果通知 3月26日(金)). Source: 令和9年度 徳島県公立高等学校入学者選抜日程 / 生徒募集選抜要項, 徳島県教育委員会教育創生課.

Passing Score

No fixed prefecture-wide pass mark. The 国語 paper is scored out of 100 points (500 across the five 学力検査 subjects, each 100 points). Selection is competitive and relative, and runs in two stages. In the 第1次選考 a school selects from applicants who rank within the top 80% of its 募集人員 on both the 調査書 評定 and the 学力検査 score, with 面接 results also taken into account. All remaining applicants go to the 第2次選考, where the 評定 and the 学力検査 得点 are weighed equally using a 相関表 (correlation table) of the two. The 調査書 評定値合計 is out of 195点 and the 学力検査 out of 500点; a school may add up to a combined 100点 of 傾斜配点 to the subjects it emphasises. 面接 is also required for 一般選抜. Admission is relative to other applicants, not against a published pass line. Source: 徳島県公立高等学校生徒募集選抜要項, 徳島県教育委員会.

Exam Fee

The 入学考査料 is ¥2,200 for a 全日制 course and ¥950 for a 定時制 course, affixed as 徳島県収入証紙 on the 入学願書 and submitted via the junior-high principal; applicants to 徳島市立高等学校 pay in cash. The fee is not refunded once paid. Source: 令和9年度 徳島県公立高等学校生徒募集選抜要項 (2026年7月31日修正版), 徳島県教育委員会. (Tokushima Prefectural Board of Education (徳島県教育委員会), 教育創生課 学区制・入試担当, 〒770-8570 徳島市万代町1丁目1番地 (TEL 088-621-3120))

Tokushima Public High School Entrance Examination — Japanese Exam Content Outline

18%

Kanji (漢字)

Readings and meanings of JHS-level kanji from the 平成22年改定 常用漢字表, including on/kun readings and compound-word readings.

12%

Vocabulary (語句)

Yojijukugo (四字熟語), kotowaza (ことわざ) and idiomatic vocabulary, and their correct usage.

20%

Grammar (文法)

Parts of speech, keigo (敬語), voice (受身・使役・可能), conjugation classes and auxiliary verbs in modern Japanese.

20%

Classical Japanese (古文)

Classical auxiliary verbs (き・けり・り・つ・ぬ・む・らし・べし・まし・じ・しむ), honorifics, waka form and rhetoric, and classical vocabulary (あはれ・をかし・いみじ・はかなし).

15%

Kanbun (漢文)

返り点 (レ点・一二三点・上中下点・甲乙丙点), 書き下し文, 再読文字 and key 句形 (禁止・反問・比況・限定・提起).

15%

Modern Text (現代文)

Literary devices (比喩・擬人法・倒置法・反復・体言止め・省略), main-idea and inference questions, and reading comprehension of short passages.

How to Pass the Tokushima Public High School Entrance Examination — Japanese Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: No fixed prefecture-wide pass mark. The 国語 paper is scored out of 100 points (500 across the five 学力検査 subjects, each 100 points). Selection is competitive and relative, and runs in two stages. In the 第1次選考 a school selects from applicants who rank within the top 80% of its 募集人員 on both the 調査書 評定 and the 学力検査 score, with 面接 results also taken into account. All remaining applicants go to the 第2次選考, where the 評定 and the 学力検査 得点 are weighed equally using a 相関表 (correlation table) of the two. The 調査書 評定値合計 is out of 195点 and the 学力検査 out of 500点; a school may add up to a combined 100点 of 傾斜配点 to the subjects it emphasises. 面接 is also required for 一般選抜. Admission is relative to other applicants, not against a published pass line. Source: 徳島県公立高等学校生徒募集選抜要項, 徳島県教育委員会.
  • Assessment: 100-point paper aligned to the MEXT 国語 Course of Study, covering kanji (18%), vocabulary (12%), grammar (20%), classical Japanese (20%), kanbun (15%) and modern text (15%), plus a 作文 (composition) section. Answers are handwritten. The five academic-test subjects each carry 100 points (max 500), all sat on a single day as 県内同一問題; 国語 runs 55 minutes (作文含む) and the other four subjects 50 minutes each. Problems are at junior-high graduation level (中学校卒業程度); kanji are drawn from the 平成22年改定 常用漢字表 at the JHS level. The paper tests 知識・技能 plus 思考力・判断力・表現力, including reading comprehension and written composition.
  • Time limit: Sat as the first paper of the one-day five-subject 学力検査: each subject is a 100-point paper, 500 points in total. For 令和9年度 (2027) the 一般選抜 学力検査 is 3月3日(水), with 国語 as the 第1時限 paper at 9:05-10:00 (55 minutes, 作文含む); 面接等 follows on 3月4日(木), 追検査 is 3月10日(水) and 合格者発表 is 3月13日(土). 育成型・連携型選抜 run earlier (検査 2月2日(火), 結果通知 2月6日(土)) and 第2次募集選抜 runs later (検査 3月25日(木), 結果通知 3月26日(金)). Source: 令和9年度 徳島県公立高等学校入学者選抜日程 / 生徒募集選抜要項, 徳島県教育委員会教育創生課.
  • Exam fee: The 入学考査料 is ¥2,200 for a 全日制 course and ¥950 for a 定時制 course, affixed as 徳島県収入証紙 on the 入学願書 and submitted via the junior-high principal; applicants to 徳島市立高等学校 pay in cash. The fee is not refunded once paid. Source: 令和9年度 徳島県公立高等学校生徒募集選抜要項 (2026年7月31日修正版), 徳島県教育委員会.

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Tokushima Public High School Entrance Examination — Japanese Study Tips from Top Performers

1Drill the on and kun readings of every JHS-level kanji in the 平成22年改定 常用漢字表, since 漢字 items are quick wins if you know them cold.
2Learn the most common 四字熟語 and ことわざ with their meanings, since 語句 items test both recognition and correct usage.
3For 文法, master the conjugation classes and the 敬語 categories (尊敬語・謙譲語・丁寧語), since these are the most-tested grammar points.
4For 古文, memorise the main classical auxiliary verbs (き・けり・り・つ・ぬ・む・らし・べし・まし・じ・しむ) and their meanings, and the key classical words (あはれ・をかし・いみじ・はかなし).
5For 漢文, practise the 返り点 (レ点・一二三点・上中下点・甲乙丙点) and the 書き下し文 conversion, since fluency with the marks is the core skill.
6Practise writing a short 作文 by hand within the time limit, since the composition section is why 国語 runs 55 minutes instead of 50.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this question bank the same as the real Tokushima 国語 exam?

No. The official paper is worked by hand in Japanese and includes a 作文 (composition) section; its exact item count is not published and the prefecture does not publish past papers online. This bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of the same junior-high syllabus (漢字, 語句, 文法, 古文, 漢文, 現代文) and cannot replace writing your own composition and reading answers in Japanese under timed conditions.

How long is the Tokushima 国語 paper and what is it worth?

It is scored out of 100 points, one of five subjects totalling 500 points (each subject 100 points). 国語 is the 第1時限 paper and runs 55 minutes (9:05-10:00, 作文含む) on 3月3日(水) for 令和9年度 — five minutes longer than the other subjects because it includes a composition; 面接等 is 3月4日(木), 追検査 is 3月10日(水) and 合格者発表 is 3月13日(土).

What kanji level does the paper assume?

Kanji are drawn from the 平成22年改定 常用漢字表 at the junior-high level, aligned to the MEXT 平成29年 中学校学習指導要領 国語編. You should know the on and kun readings of the JHS-level kanji and how they combine in compound words.

How is the selection structured?

Tokushima combines 調査書(評定値合計 195点満点, with 音楽・美術・保健体育・技術家庭 doubled) with 学力検査 (500点). The 第1次選考 selects from applicants who are within the top 80% of the 募集人員 on both the 調査書 評定 and the 学力検査 score; everyone else is considered in the 第2次選考, where the two are weighed equally using a 相関表 (correlation table). A school may add up to a combined 100点 of 傾斜配点, and 面接 is required. 全日制普通科 is subject to a 学区制 except at 城東・富岡東・川島高校, and each applicant may apply to only one school per selection type.

Does the paper include classical Japanese and kanbun?

Yes. The MEXT junior-high 国語 Course of Study includes 古文 (classical Japanese) and 漢文 (kanbun), so the paper tests classical auxiliary verbs, honorifics, waka form, 返り点, 書き下し文 and key 句形. This bank devotes 35% of its items to 古文 and 漢文 to reflect that.

How much is the examination fee?

The 入学考査料 for a 全日制 course is ¥2,200 (¥950 for 定時制), affixed as 徳島県収入証紙 on the 入学願書 and submitted via the junior-high principal; applicants to 徳島市立高等学校 pay in cash. The fee is not refunded once paid.