Miyazaki Entrance English case studies
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The Miyazaki University Entrance Examination - English (宮崎大学 入学試験 英語) is the English component of the general entrance examination used by Miyazaki University for applicants to its undergraduate faculties. It is taken by Japanese high-school students and by some international or returnee candidates, and it functions as an academic screening test: it measures whether a candidate can read and process English texts, handle the grammar and vocabulary expected of a Japanese high-school graduate, write coherent English, and - in the faculties where it is administered - understand spoken English. The Miyazaki Entrance English case studies are 5 cases and about 2,650 words.
1Mango Farmer Summary: Main Idea vs. Detail
Read the following summary of a passage that appears in the exam. The passage describes a mango farmer in Miyazaki Prefecture.
607 words, about 3 min2Guesthouse Brochure: Idiom and Collocation
An exam vocabulary item uses this sentence from a guesthouse brochure: 'The guesthouse is a stone's throw from the surf, but rooms are booked solid through August.' The brochure also says the guesthouse has 12 rooms, August occupancy reached 98% last year, and the owner writes, 'Guests often arrive expecting a quiet beach, and we are happy to meet that expectation.' A student must answer two questions: what 'a stone's throw' means in this context, and what 'booked solid' means. The student knows 'stone' and 'throw' literally and wonders whether the phrase describes a rocky beach.
438 words, about 2 min3Festival Announcement: Tense, Agreement, and Clause Order
The school festival committee has drafted this sentence for the opening announcement: 'By the time the gates open at 9:00, the students will have been preparing the exhibits for three hours, and every class will have finished their display by noon.' Preparation begins at 6:00. There are 24 classes, and each class has a two-hour slot in the gym from 10:00.
508 words, about 3 min4Festival Café Essay: Coherent Paragraph Revision
A student is writing a 120-150 word answer to the prompt: 'Describe a time you solved a problem in a group.' The student's draft begins: 'In my school festival, our class made a cafe. We were four people.
564 words, about 3 min5Station Conversation: Listening for Constraint and Timing
The listening section plays a conversation at Miyazaki Station. A visitor asks how to reach Miyazaki Jingu by 16:00.
533 words, about 3 min