Kagoshima Entrance English case studies
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The Kagoshima Prefectural High School Entrance Examination in English (鹿児島県公立高等学校入学者選抜 英語) is the English component of the prefectural admissions selection used by public high schools in Kagoshima. It is taken by students finishing compulsory education who wish to enter a prefectural high school, and by others who apply through the same selection process. Results are used alongside school records, interviews, and other admissions materials, so the English paper is one part of a broader decision rather than a standalone pass/fail test. The paper samples several skills: listening, short reading passages and dialogues, grammar and vocabulary in context, guided and free composition, longer reading with information transfer, and situational tasks that combine skills. The Kagoshima Entrance English case studies are 5 cases and about 2,397 words.
1The Changed Saturday Bus Announcement
You are a third-year junior high school student in Kagoshima. On Friday afternoon, your English teacher reads this announcement over the school speakers about Saturday's English camp: 'The 8:15 city bus has been canceled because of road work near the main gate.
462 words, about 2 min2The Library Reservation Deadline
Ken is a second-year student at a junior high school in Kagoshima. He must write a three-page report on Japanese folk tales.
477 words, about 2 min3The Self-Introduction Grammar Revision
During English class at a junior high school in Kagoshima, students are preparing short self-introductions for a welcome party for exchange students. Riku writes these sentences: 'I have a sister.
486 words, about 2 min4The Host Family Email Word Limit
Your school in Kagoshima is sending you to Oregon for a one-week home-stay. Your teacher gives you this writing task: Write a short email to your host family, the Smiths.
466 words, about 2 min5The Rainy Aquarium Trip Budget
The third-year students at a Kagoshima junior high school will visit the Kagoshima Aquarium and a nearby park on a school trip. The schedule is: 8:10 bus leaves school; 9:00–11:00 aquarium; 11:30–12:30 lunch at the park; 1:00–2:30 park activities; 4:30 bus returns to school.
506 words, about 3 min