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The Yamagata 英語 paper is a prefectural common paper sat last on the single 学力検査 day (令和8年3月7日(土), 14:00-14:50), beginning with a リスニング (listening) test (about 10 minutes from 14:00), scored out of 100 points within a 500-point academic test (5 subjects × 100 points).
The common paper (大問5題) mixes リスニング, 会話文, 長文読解 (two of the five 大問), 文法 and 英作文 with 記号選択, 短答, 語順整理 and 英作文 answers; it is not a pure multiple-choice paper.
From 2026 (令和8年度) selection is two-stage: 前期（特色）選抜 (A日程 1/20(火) or B日程 2/3(火)) and 後期（一般）選抜 (学力検査 3/7(土)). The 後期 combines the 学力検査 total (500) with the 調査書 (中3 9教科×5 = 45点, converted to 500点) on the school-chosen ratio (3:7/4:6/5:5/6:4/7:3); each school may apply 傾斜配点 (1.5× on one or two specified subjects; for 令和8年度 the schools using it weight 数学 and 外国語(英語)). Selection is relative, not against a published pass line.
The 英語 paper is aligned to the MEXT 平成29年 中学校学習指導要領 外国語編 at 中学校卒業程度 and tests 知識・技能 plus 思考力・判断力・表現力.
The 入学者選抜手数料 is ¥2,200 for a full-time course (¥950 定時制, ¥300 通信制); for 令和8年度 the 後期 学力検査 is 3月7日(土).
Practise for the Yamagata Prefectural Public High School Entrance Exam in English (英語) with 100 four-option questions covering vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, conversation, listening strategies and writing, weighted to the official 50-minute paper sat on 令和8年3月7日(土) (14:00-14:50) that begins with a リスニング (listening) test (about 10 minutes). The official paper also has a 英作文 (free composition) that this MCQ bank does not reproduce, so you must still practise listening and writing separately.
Sample Yamagata Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination — English Practice Questions
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1Choose the correct word: "I go to school ___ bus every morning."
2Choose the correct word: "She is good ___ playing the piano."
3Which word means the opposite of 'expensive'?
4Choose the correct word: "Could you ___ the window, please? It's hot."
5Which word best completes: "I want to ___ my English before the trip."
6Choose the synonym of 'happy'.
7Which is the correct spelling?
8Choose the correct word: "We had a ___ time at the festival."
9Which word means 'a person who teaches in a school'?
10Choose the correct word: "It's raining. Don't forget your ___."
About the Yamagata Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination — English Exam
The Yamagata Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination in English (英語) tests lower-secondary graduates on listening, reading and dialogue comprehension, grammar, conversation, and a free English composition. From 2026 (令和8年度) a new two-stage system replaces the old 推薦選抜: a 前期（特色）選抜 (each school chooses 1-3 of 個人面接・集団面接・作文・発表・小論文・実技・口頭試問・学校独自学力検査, plus 調査書; A日程 1/20(火) or B日程 2/3(火)) and a 後期（一般）選抜 (five-subject 学力検査 plus 調査書). The general academic test (学力検査) is a prefecture-wide common paper covering five subjects (国語, 社会, 数学, 理科, 英語[リスニング含む]), each worth 100 points (合計 500点); for 令和8年度 the 後期 学力検査 is sat on a single day, 3月7日(土). The 英語 common paper (14:00-14:50, sat last) begins with a リスニング test (about 10 minutes from 14:00) followed by the written section, and mixes 記号選択 (multiple-choice) items with 短答, 語順整理 (word-order) and 英作文 answers, so it is not a pure multiple-choice paper; two of the five 大問 are 長文読解 (long-reading). Selection combines the 学力検査 total (500) with the 調査書 (中3 45点 → 500点換算) on the school-chosen ratio (3:7/4:6/5:5/6:4/7:3), with each school setting its own比重 and some applying 傾斜配点 (1.5×). 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: Yamagata Prefectural Board of Education (山形県教育委員会), 教育局高校教育課, 〒990-8570 山形市松波二丁目8番1号 (TEL 023-630-3287, FAX 023-630-2774). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.
Assessment
100-point paper (大問5題) aligned to the MEXT 英語 (外国語) Course of Study, covering vocabulary (20%), grammar (40% across tense/voice, parts of speech/sentence structure, and conditionals/comparison/infinitive-gerund), reading comprehension (18%), conversation (12%), listening strategies (8%) and writing (2%). The prefectural common paper mixes 記号選択 items with短答, 語順整理 and 英作文 answers; the five academic-test subjects each carry 100 points (合計 500点), and 英語 is sat last on the single 学力検査 day (令和8年3月7日(土), 14:00-14:50) beginning with a リスニング test (about 10 minutes from 14:00). No official per-topic percentage weighting is published for 英語; the percentages above are this bank's own study weighting, and listening is deliberately under-weighted relative to the real paper because it cannot be practised honestly in written multiple-choice form. The paper tests 知識・技能 plus 思考力・判断力・表現力, including graph and poster reading and a short English composition.
Time Limit
Sat as part of the one-day five-subject 学力検査 (合計 500点, each subject 100 points) on 令和8年3月7日(土): 国語 (8:50-9:40), 数学 (10:00-10:50), 社会 (11:10-12:00), 理科 (12:50-13:40) and 英語 (14:00-14:50) in that order (each 50 minutes). The 英語 paper begins with a リスニング (listening) test (about 10 minutes from 14:00), followed by the written section. The 前期（特色）選抜 検査 is on A日程 令和8年1月20日(火) or B日程 令和8年2月3日(火) (each school chooses). Calculators are not permitted. Source: 令和8年度山形県公立高等学校入学者選抜実施要項, 山形県教育委員会.
Passing Score
No fixed prefecture-wide pass mark. The 英語 paper is scored out of 100 points. In the 後期（一般）選抜 the five subjects (国語・社会・数学・理科・英語) total 500 points (each subject 100 points); the 調査書 (内申点) uses 中3 9教科×5段階評定 = 45点満点 and is converted to a 500-point basis, then combined with the 500-point 学力検査 on the school-chosen ratio (3:7, 4:6, 5:5, 6:4 or 7:3). Each school may apply 傾斜配点 (a 1.5× weighting on one or two specified subjects; for 令和8年度 every school that uses it applies the 1.5× to 数学 and 外国語(英語)). Selection is relative to other applicants, not against a published pass line. Source: 令和8年度山形県公立高等学校入学者選抜実施要項, 山形県教育委員会.
Exam / Certification Fees
The 入学者選抜手数料 is ¥2,200 for a full-time (全日制) course (¥950 for 定時制, ¥300 for 通信制); it may be reduced or waived in cases of financial hardship. Source: 令和8年度山形県公立高等学校入学者選抜実施要項 / 山形県立学校の授業料等徴収条例, 山形県教育委員会.
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Official sources
- 令和8年度山形県公立高等学校入学者選抜実施要項 — 山形県教育委員会 (https://www.pref.yamagata.jp/documents/42443/r8kouritsukoutougakkounyuugakusyasennbatsujissiyoukou.pdf)
- 令和8年度入学者選抜情報 — 山形県教育委員会 (https://www.pref.yamagata.jp/700013/koko/2024r8nyuugakusyajouhou.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)
Our practice resources: topics covered
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Vocabulary (語彙)
Word meaning, synonyms and antonyms, spelling, and word meaning in context, drawn from the MEXT junior-high word lists.
Grammar — Tense & Voice (時制・受動態)
Present, past, future, progressive and perfect tense selection, and the passive voice (受動態).
Grammar — Parts of Speech & Sentence Structure (品詞・文型・語順)
Pronouns, articles, modals, prepositions and conjunctions, word order, and relative clauses (関係代名詞).
Grammar — Conditionals, Comparison & Infinitive/Gerund (条件文・比較・不定詞・動名詞)
If-conditionals, comparative and superlative forms, infinitives and gerunds, and as-as equality.
Reading Comprehension (読解)
Short passages: main idea, detail, inference, and vocabulary in context, including graph- and poster-based items.
Conversation (会話)
Appropriate responses in dialogue and common conversational phrases.
Listening Strategies (リスニング)
Strategies for catching numbers, times, places and the overall point in described listening scenarios (not actual audio).
Writing & Composition (英作文・語順整理)
Word-order assembly, sentence joining and short-composition logic.
Preparing for the Yamagata Prefectural 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. In the 後期（一般）選抜 the five subjects (国語・社会・数学・理科・英語) total 500 points (each subject 100 points); the 調査書 (内申点) uses 中3 9教科×5段階評定 = 45点満点 and is converted to a 500-point basis, then combined with the 500-point 学力検査 on the school-chosen ratio (3:7, 4:6, 5:5, 6:4 or 7:3). Each school may apply 傾斜配点 (a 1.5× weighting on one or two specified subjects; for 令和8年度 every school that uses it applies the 1.5× to 数学 and 外国語(英語)). Selection is relative to other applicants, not against a published pass line. Source: 令和8年度山形県公立高等学校入学者選抜実施要項, 山形県教育委員会.
- Assessment: 100-point paper (大問5題) aligned to the MEXT 英語 (外国語) Course of Study, covering vocabulary (20%), grammar (40% across tense/voice, parts of speech/sentence structure, and conditionals/comparison/infinitive-gerund), reading comprehension (18%), conversation (12%), listening strategies (8%) and writing (2%). The prefectural common paper mixes 記号選択 items with短答, 語順整理 and 英作文 answers; the five academic-test subjects each carry 100 points (合計 500点), and 英語 is sat last on the single 学力検査 day (令和8年3月7日(土), 14:00-14:50) beginning with a リスニング test (about 10 minutes from 14:00). No official per-topic percentage weighting is published for 英語; the percentages above are this bank's own study weighting, and listening is deliberately under-weighted relative to the real paper because it cannot be practised honestly in written multiple-choice form. The paper tests 知識・技能 plus 思考力・判断力・表現力, including graph and poster reading and a short English composition.
- Time limit: Sat as part of the one-day five-subject 学力検査 (合計 500点, each subject 100 points) on 令和8年3月7日(土): 国語 (8:50-9:40), 数学 (10:00-10:50), 社会 (11:10-12:00), 理科 (12:50-13:40) and 英語 (14:00-14:50) in that order (each 50 minutes). The 英語 paper begins with a リスニング (listening) test (about 10 minutes from 14:00), followed by the written section. The 前期（特色）選抜 検査 is on A日程 令和8年1月20日(火) or B日程 令和8年2月3日(火) (each school chooses). Calculators are not permitted. Source: 令和8年度山形県公立高等学校入学者選抜実施要項, 山形県教育委員会.
- Exam / certification fees: The 入学者選抜手数料 is ¥2,200 for a full-time (全日制) course (¥950 for 定時制, ¥300 for 通信制); it may be reduced or waived in cases of financial hardship. Source: 令和8年度山形県公立高等学校入学者選抜実施要項 / 山形県立学校の授業料等徴収条例, 山形県教育委員会. Official sources
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is this question bank the same as the real Yamagata 英語 exam?
No. The official paper (大問5題) combines リスニング (listening, about 10 minutes from 14:00), 会話文 (dialogue), 長文読解 (long-reading, two of the five 大問), 文法 (grammar) and 英作文 (free English composition); its exact item count is not published. This bank is an English-language multiple-choice study adaptation covering vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, conversation, listening strategies and writing; it does not reproduce the listening or free-writing tasks and cannot replace them.
How long is the Yamagata 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). 英語 is sat last on the single 学力検査 day (令和8年3月7日(土), 14:00-14:50) and begins with a リスニング test (about 10 minutes from 14:00), followed by the written section. The 前期（特色）選抜 検査 is on A日程 1月20日(火) or B日程 2月3日(火). Calculators are not permitted.
Does the paper include listening and a composition?
Yes. The 英語 paper begins with a リスニング (listening) test (about 10 minutes from 14:00), and includes a 英作文 (free English composition) alongside multiple-choice and 語順整理 (word-order) items; two of the five 大問 are 長文読解 (long-reading). This MCQ bank covers only the vocabulary, grammar, reading and conversation knowledge behind those tasks; you must practise listening and writing separately.
How is the selection structured?
From 2026 (令和8年度) Yamagata uses a two-stage system: 前期（特色）選抜 (each school chooses 1-3 of 面接・作文・発表・小論文・実技・口頭試問・学校独自学力検査, plus 調査書; A日程 1/20(火) or B日程 2/3(火)) and 後期（一般）選抜 (five-subject 学力検査 plus 調査書). The 後期 combines the 学力検査 total (5 subjects × 100 = 500 points) with the 調査書 (中3 9教科×5 = 45点, converted to a 500-point basis) on the school-chosen ratio (3:7/4:6/5:5/6:4/7:3). Each school may apply 傾斜配点 (a 1.5× weighting on one or two specified subjects; for 令和8年度 every school that uses it applies the 1.5× to 数学 and 外国語(英語)). Selection is relative to other applicants, not against a published pass line.
How much is the examination fee?
The 入学者選抜手数料 is ¥2,200 for a full-time (全日制) course (¥950 for 定時制, ¥300 for 通信制); it may be reduced or waived in cases of financial hardship.