Kochi Entrance English case studies

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The Kochi Entrance English examination is the English component used in entrance screening for Kochi University in Japan. It is taken by Japanese high-school students and other applicants who need to demonstrate English ability for admission, and it is written and administered by the university rather than by a commercial testing company. The Kochi Entrance English case studies are 5 cases and about 3,568 words.

Reading Comprehension: A Hesitation Question and a NOT-True Item Under Time Pressure

Mei is on the last passage of a 25-minute reading section. She has 7 minutes left and four questions (Q4–Q7) to answer.

598 words, about 3 min 2

Vocabulary and Usage: Countability and Phrasal-Verb Meaning in the Last Four Minutes

Ryo is on item 9 of a ten-item vocabulary section with four minutes left. He decides by asking which option 'sounds natural' and by translating the sentence into Japanese.

726 words, about 4 min 3

Grammar and Sentence Structure: Agreement After 'Only One Of' and a Mixed Inversion Frame

Yuki is on the grammar section: ten items, eight minutes left. Item 8 is error identification: 'Mika is the only one of the students who have been to Hokkaido.' She judges 'have' correct, because she was taught that a relative pronoun takes the number of the noun immediately before it, and 'students' is plural.

731 words, about 4 min 4

English Composition: Cutting a 48-Word Draft That Still Misses the Rubric

Ken has nine minutes for a 50–60 word paragraph. The prompt: 'Do you think high school students should have part-time jobs?

766 words, about 4 min 5

Translation and Paraphrase: Negation Scope in 'not ... because ... but because'

Yuki has twelve minutes for three translation items. Item 1 is English into Japanese: 'The plan was not rejected because it was expensive but because nobody could explain who would pay for it.' Working left to right, she sees 'not' immediately before 'rejected' and attaches it to the verb.

747 words, about 4 min