Kagawa Entrance English study guide
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The Kagawa University English entrance examination is the English component of the general entrance selection used by Kagawa University (香川大学) for applicants to its undergraduate faculties. It is taken by Japanese high school students and by some international or returnee applicants, depending on the faculty and selection track, and it is one of the foreign-language papers that count toward the total score used in admission decisions. The Kagawa Entrance English study guide has 7 sections and about 1,915 words.
01Reading Comprehension: Reconstructing the Argument
Reading Comprehension on this exam tests whether you can reconstruct an argument, not whether you recognize isolated words. Passages usually combine a claim, supporting detail, and a qualification.
308 words, about 2 min02English Grammar and Usage: Forms That Carry Meaning
English Grammar and Usage checks control of tense and aspect, agreement, articles, prepositions, modality, and relative clauses in connected sentences. The exam favors forms that change meaning, so ask what time relationship or attitude the sentence requires.
289 words, about 1 min03Vocabulary and Word Knowledge: Meaning in Context
Vocabulary and Word Knowledge tests meaning in context, collocation, word families, and affix clues. The exam rarely asks for a dictionary definition in isolation; it asks which word completes a sentence without changing the logic.
259 words, about 1 min04Sentence Structure and Written Expression: Building Clear Sentences
Sentence Structure and Written Expression tests whether you can build grammatical, logical, and correctly punctuated sentences: clause combining, parallel structure, modifier placement, and sentence ordering. The exam often gives scrambled parts or an underlined error.
268 words, about 1 min05English Composition and Written Production: Position, Support, Cohesion
English Composition and Written Production asks you to state a position, support it, and organize it for a reader. Examiners reward task response, clear paragraph function, cohesion, and control of sentence variety; they penalize memorized filler and unsupported claims.
281 words, about 1 min06Listening Comprehension: Structure, Correction, and Intention
Listening Comprehension tests understanding of main idea, detail, speaker purpose, and inference in short exchanges and longer talks. Because you hear the text once, you must listen for structure and relationships, not isolated words.
254 words, about 1 min07Integrated Language Use and Discourse: Combining Claims Accurately
Integrated Language Use and Discourse asks you to combine information from more than one sentence or source, recognize how ideas are connected, and express the result accurately. It tests summary, paraphrase, reference tracking, and the use of discourse markers.
256 words, about 1 min