EIKEN study guide
EIKEN · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
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01EIKEN Reading: Matching Questions to Text
EIKEN Reading tests how well you extract meaning from written English. At Grade 3 the passages are short notices, emails, and articles; from Grade 2 upward you meet longer passages followed by several questions, and at Pre-1 and Grade 1 the texts become more academic. The section rewards precise reading and question analysis, not vocabulary size alone. Detail questions: locate the sentence containing the information; the correct answer is usually a paraphrase.
428 words, about 2 min02EIKEN Listening: Prediction and Note-Taking
EIKEN Listening checks whether you can follow natural spoken English and select the information a question asks for. At Grades 2 and 3 the section typically has 30 questions in about 25 minutes: short dialogues, longer dialogues, and monologues. At Pre-1 and Grade 1 the talks are longer and more abstract. Each item is heard once, so prediction and note-taking matter.
383 words, about 2 min03EIKEN Writing: A Clear Opinion with Developed Reasons
EIKEN Writing is a single production task. The required length rises by grade: about 25-35 words at Grade 3, 50-60 at Pre-2, 80-100 at Grade 2, 120-150 at Pre-1, and 200-240 at Grade 1. From Grade 2 upward you are given a topic and usually two or three points to use. Examiners score Content, Structure, Vocabulary, and Grammar, each on a 0-4 scale, so a clear, relevant answer beats a difficult but confused one.
368 words, about 2 min04EIKEN Speaking: Fluency, Relevance, and Interaction
EIKEN Speaking is a face-to-face interview, usually 5-7 minutes. It normally includes reading a short passage aloud, answering questions about it, describing a picture or situation, and giving your opinion. The examiner is not only counting mistakes; you are assessed on pronunciation, fluency, vocabulary, grammar, and communication. A confident, relevant answer with a small error scores better than a silent or memorized one.
373 words, about 2 min