Kanagawa Entrance English study guide
Kanagawa Entrance English · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Kanagawa Public High School Entrance Examination (神奈川県公立高等学校入学者選抜) is the academic selection test used by prefectural public high schools in Kanagawa, Japan. It is taken near the end of junior high school by students seeking admission to a prefectural public high school; results are combined with school records, interviews, and other selection material depending on the school and its chosen selection method. The Kanagawa Entrance English study guide has 6 sections and about 2,081 words.
01Listening Comprehension
This domain tests listening comprehension in English: understanding short dialogues and monologues played in the exam room, then choosing or writing answers. Questions often ask for a detail (time, place, price, number), the speaker's reason or intention, or the best response in a conversational situation.
354 words, about 2 min02Reading Comprehension: Short Passages and Dialogues
This domain tests reading comprehension of short passages and dialogues: notices, emails, messages, conversations, and brief descriptive texts. Tasks ask for literal details, the main idea, the writer's purpose, a pronoun's referent, or the best reply in a dialogue.
341 words, about 2 min03Reading Comprehension: Longer Passages and Information Retrieval
This domain tests reading of longer passages and practical information: multi-paragraph articles, notices, brochures, timetables, tables, and sets of conditions. Candidates must locate details, combine two or more pieces of information, follow a sequence, and choose the option that satisfies every condition.
347 words, about 2 min04Grammar and Vocabulary in Context
This domain tests grammar and vocabulary in context through sentence completion, word ordering, and sentence transformation. The aim is not to label grammar but to choose the form that makes the sentence correct and natural.
332 words, about 2 min05Written Expression
This domain tests guided and free composition. Guided tasks give content points, a situation, and a word limit; free tasks ask for an opinion or a short description.
350 words, about 2 min06Integrated Skills and Practical Communication
This domain tests integrated practical communication: choosing an appropriate utterance in a situation, summarizing a short passage, and writing a response that fits the reader and purpose. It combines reading or listening input with production, so the answer must be both accurate and socially appropriate.
357 words, about 2 min