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Practise for the Tokyo Metropolitan Public High School Entrance Exam in Social Studies (社会) with 100 four-option questions covering 地理, 歴史 and 公民, weighted to the official 100-point, 50-minute paper sat on 令和8年2月21日(土). The official paper mixes a mark-sheet section with 記述式 answers requiring source interpretation, so this English-language MCQ bank drills the underlying knowledge and reasoning — it is not a format simulation.
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1Which Japanese island is the largest in area and contains most of the country's population?
2Which mountain, the highest in Japan, is located roughly on the border of Yamanashi and Shizuoka prefectures?
3Which plain, drained by the Tone River, is the largest in Japan and includes most of Tokyo?
4Hokkaido's climate is characterized by cool summers and cold, snowy winters. Which agricultural product is the region most famous for nationally?
5The Seto Inland Sea (瀬戸内海) is known for which distinctive climate feature compared with the Pacific coast facing the open ocean?
6In winter, the Sea of Japan side of Honshu receives heavy snow. Which seasonal wind, picking up moisture over the sea, is primarily responsible?
7Which warm ocean current flowing north along Japan's Pacific coast brings moisture and moderate winters to southern Japan?
8The meeting of the warm Kuroshio and cold Oyashio currents off the Sanriku coast creates which economically important phenomenon?
9Which coniferous forest type, dominated by fir and spruce, is found in the subalpine zone of central Honshu mountains such as the Japanese Alps?
10The warm-temperate evergreen broadleaf forest (照葉樹林) zone of southwestern Japan is dominated by which kind of trees?
About the Tokyo Metropolitan Public High School Entrance Examination — Social Studies Exam
The Tokyo Metropolitan Public High School Entrance Examination in Social Studies (社会) tests lower-secondary graduates on geography, history and civics. The general academic test (学力検査) is 共通問題 (a metropolitan-wide common paper) covering five subjects each worth 100 points (total 500, scaled ×1.4 to 700), each sat for 50 minutes on one day; for 令和8年度 (2026 admission) the 第一次募集 is 2月21日(土) with 合格者発表 on 3月2日(月). The 社会 共通問題 paper combines a mark-sheet (マークシート) section with 記述式 (constructed-response) questions that require source interpretation and short written explanations, so it is not a pure multiple-choice paper; 社会 is always 共通問題 (no school sets 自校作成問題 for it). Selection combines the scaled 学力検査 (700), the 調査書 (300, ratio 7:3) and the ESAT-J English speaking test (up to 20) for a 総合得点 of 1,020, with some schools applying 傾斜配点. 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 社会編) and tests 知識・技能 plus 思考力・判断力・表現力, including reading maps and data, placing events in time, and interpreting sources.
Assessment
100-point paper aligned to the MEXT 社会 Course of Study, covering 地理 (35%), 歴史 (35%) and 公民 (30%). The 共通問題 paper mixes a mark-sheet (マークシート) section with 記述式 answers that earn partial credit; 社会 is always 共通問題 (no school sets 自校作成問題 for it). The five academic-test subjects each carry 100 points (max 500, scaled ×1.4 to 700), all sat on one day as 共通問題; every subject runs 50 minutes. Problems are at junior-high graduation level (中学校卒業程度). The paper tests 知識・技能 plus 思考力・判断力・表現力, including reading maps and data, placing events in time, and interpreting sources.
Time Limit
Sat as part of the one-day five-subject 学力検査: each subject is a 100-point, 50-minute paper (500 points total, scaled to 700). For 令和8年度 (2026 admission) the 学力検査に基づく選抜 (第一次募集) is 2月21日(土), with 合格者発表 on 3月2日(月); the 推薦に基づく選抜 is 1月26日(月)・27日(火) and the 全日制第二次募集 / 追検査 is 3月10日(火). Source: 令和8年度東京都立高等学校入学者選抜実施要綱・同細目 / 日程, 東京都教育委員会.
Passing Score
No fixed prefecture-wide pass mark. The 社会 paper is scored out of 100 points. In the 学力検査に基づく選抜 the five subjects total 500 points and are scaled ×1.4 to 700; the 調査書 contributes 300 points (65-point junior-high 評定 expanded to 300, four practical subjects doubled) at a standard 7:3 ratio; the ESAT-J speaking test adds up to 20 for a 総合得点 of 1,020. Some schools apply 傾斜配点. Selection is competitive and relative, not against a published pass line. Source: 令和8年度東京都立高等学校入学者選抜実施要綱・同細目, 東京都教育委員会.
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, paid via the prescribed 納付書 at a Tokyo-designated financial institution (or by credit card on the internet-application site) with the receipt affixed to the 入学願書; it may be reduced or waived in cases of financial hardship. Source: 入学考査料、入学料及び授業料等の納付について (東京都教育委員会) and 令和8年度東京都立高等学校入学者選抜実施要綱・同細目. (Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education (東京都教育委員会), 教育庁都立学校教育部高等学校教育課入学選抜担当, 〒163-8001 東京都新宿区西新宿2-8-1 都庁第二本庁舎 (TEL 03-5320-6745))
Tokyo Metropolitan Public High School Entrance Examination — Social Studies Exam Content Outline
Geography (地理)
Japan and the world's regions, climate and industry, the use of maps and globes, GIS and spatial information, vegetation and land use, and population and settlement.
History (歴史)
Japanese history from ancient times to the modern era, key political and cultural turning points, and connections to world history and the present.
Civics (公民)
The Constitution of Japan, the structure and function of national and local government, rights and duties, democratic politics, and the economy and international society.
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What You Need to Know
- Passing score: No fixed prefecture-wide pass mark. The 社会 paper is scored out of 100 points. In the 学力検査に基づく選抜 the five subjects total 500 points and are scaled ×1.4 to 700; the 調査書 contributes 300 points (65-point junior-high 評定 expanded to 300, four practical subjects doubled) at a standard 7:3 ratio; the ESAT-J speaking test adds up to 20 for a 総合得点 of 1,020. Some schools apply 傾斜配点. Selection is competitive and relative, not against a published pass line. Source: 令和8年度東京都立高等学校入学者選抜実施要綱・同細目, 東京都教育委員会.
- Assessment: 100-point paper aligned to the MEXT 社会 Course of Study, covering 地理 (35%), 歴史 (35%) and 公民 (30%). The 共通問題 paper mixes a mark-sheet (マークシート) section with 記述式 answers that earn partial credit; 社会 is always 共通問題 (no school sets 自校作成問題 for it). The five academic-test subjects each carry 100 points (max 500, scaled ×1.4 to 700), all sat on one day as 共通問題; every subject runs 50 minutes. Problems are at junior-high graduation level (中学校卒業程度). The paper tests 知識・技能 plus 思考力・判断力・表現力, including reading maps and data, placing events in time, and interpreting sources.
- Time limit: Sat as part of the one-day five-subject 学力検査: each subject is a 100-point, 50-minute paper (500 points total, scaled to 700). For 令和8年度 (2026 admission) the 学力検査に基づく選抜 (第一次募集) is 2月21日(土), with 合格者発表 on 3月2日(月); the 推薦に基づく選抜 is 1月26日(月)・27日(火) and the 全日制第二次募集 / 追検査 is 3月10日(火). Source: 令和8年度東京都立高等学校入学者選抜実施要綱・同細目 / 日程, 東京都教育委員会.
- 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, paid via the prescribed 納付書 at a Tokyo-designated financial institution (or by credit card on the internet-application site) with the receipt affixed to the 入学願書; it may be reduced or waived in cases of financial hardship. Source: 入学考査料、入学料及び授業料等の納付について (東京都教育委員会) and 令和8年度東京都立高等学校入学者選抜実施要綱・同細目.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this question bank the same as the real Tokyo 社会 exam?
No. The official paper is worked in Japanese and combines a mark-sheet (マークシート) section with 記述式 (constructed-response) questions that require source interpretation and short written explanations; its exact item count is not published. This bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation of the same junior-high social-studies syllabus (地理, 歴史, 公民) and cannot replace writing source-based explanations in Japanese.
How long is the Tokyo 社会 paper and what is it worth?
It is scored out of 100 points, one of five subjects totalling 500 points (each subject 100 points), scaled ×1.4 to 700 in the general selection. 社会 runs 50 minutes on 令和8年2月21日(土), with 合格者発表 on 3月2日(月); the 推薦 selection is 1月26日・27日 and the 第二次募集 / 追検査 is 3月10日(火).
Does any school set its own 社会 paper?
No. 社会 and 理科 are always 共通問題 (metropolitan-wide common papers); only 国語・数学・英語 have 自校作成問題 at ten 全日制 schools. So the 社会 syllabus in this bank is the exact syllabus every Tokyo candidate sits.
How is the selection structured?
Tokyo's 学力検査に基づく選抜 combines the scaled 学力検査 (700) with the 調査書 (300, 7:3 ratio) and the ESAT-J English speaking test (up to 20) for a 総合得点 of 1,020; some schools apply 傾斜配点 and a few conduct 面接, 作文, 小論文 or 実技検査. Selection is relative to other applicants, not against a published pass line.
What does the 公民 (civics) section cover?
公民 covers the Constitution of Japan (日本国憲法), the structure and function of national and local government, rights and duties, democratic politics centred on the 国会, and the economy and international society — all at the MEXT 平成29年 中学校学習指導要領 社会編 level.
How much is the examination fee?
The 入学考査料 is ¥2,200 for a 全日制 course (¥950 for 定時制), paid via the prescribed 納付書 at a Tokyo-designated financial institution or by credit card on the internet-application site; it may be reduced or waived in cases of financial hardship.