EIKEN Grade 5 case studies
EIKEN Grade 5 · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Topics on this exam: Reading and Listening. The EIKEN Grade 5 case studies are 5 cases and about 1,844 words.
1Library Hours: Reading a Notice with a Closing Time
The notice below is on the door of the City Library. A Grade 5 student reads it and must answer three questions without help. Notice text: 'City Library. Open Monday to Friday, 10:00 a.m.
375 words, about 2 min2Party Note: Two Times in One Invitation
Anna writes a short note to her classmate Mika. The note is the only information Mika has. Text: 'Hi Mika, It is my birthday on Sunday. Please come to my house.
370 words, about 2 min3CD Dialogue: Whose Age Is It?
The teacher plays a short CD twice. The script is: 'Boy: Hello. Are you a new student? Ken: How old are you, Lucy?
338 words, about 2 min4Classroom Instructions: Page 24 or 34?
The teacher gives instructions at the start of an English lesson. The script is: 'Good morning. Please open your English book to page twenty-four. Not thirty-four - twenty-four.
387 words, about 2 min5Matching Questions and Answers: Time, Day, Age, Feeling
A worksheet has four questions in one box and four answers in another. Students draw lines to match them. What day is it today? I'm fine, thank you.
374 words, about 2 minMore study resources for EIKEN Grade 5
- Practice questionsRead the sentence: "My sister ( ) a new bicycle last week." Choose the best word for the blank.
- FlashcardsReading: wh-question stems. Grade 5 reading questions usually begin with Who, What, When, Where, or How many.
- Cheat sheetGrade 5 reading passages are very short (roughly 2–4 sentences) and use only basic everyday vocabulary plus katakana loanwords; questions ask for one directly stated detail, not inference.
- Key termshello. A friendly word you say when you meet someone or start a phone call.
- Study planRead aloud all 30 short passages in a Grade 5 practice reading set, sounding out every word without skipping.
- Common mistakesGrade 5 passages are short and use basic vocabulary, so candidates assume speed is automatic and never practise reading against a clock; they also stop to decode every unfamiliar word instead of moving on.
- Exam-day guide団体受験の場合は学校・塾から配布される案内、個人受験の場合は公式サイトからダウンロードする受験票が一般的です。紛失した場合の再発行手続きや、当日に印刷物が必要かどうかは実施団体・会場ごとに異なるため、必ず案内文書で確認してください（needs review）。.