Nagasaki HS Entrance Examination - Japanese (Kokugo) study guide
Nagasaki HS Entrance Examination - Japanese (Kokugo) · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Nagasaki Prefectural High School Entrance Examination in Japanese (国語) is the kokugo component of the general entrance selection used by prefectural high schools in Nagasaki. It is taken by students completing compulsory education who are applying to prefectural upper secondary schools. The Nagasaki HS Entrance Examination - Japanese (Kokugo) study guide has 6 sections and about 1,381 words.
01漢字・語句 - Kanji Reading, Writing, and Vocabulary
For the 漢字・語句 section, treat kanji as vocabulary, not as isolated symbols. Learn each character through words that show its common on-reading and kun-reading, its okurigana, and its usual compounds.
240 words, about 1 min02現代文読解 - Expository and Logical Prose
In 説明的文章, read for the writer’s question, claim, and supporting structure. Identify the topic sentence, definitions, examples, comparisons, causes, and conclusions.
235 words, about 1 min03現代文読解 - Literary Prose and Poetry
For 文学的文章, separate author, narrator, and character. Ask who is speaking, what that speaker knows, and how the viewpoint changes.
251 words, about 1 min04古典 - 古文・漢文 (Classical Japanese and Kanbun)
In 古文, learn classical kana usage, conjugation, particles, and honorifics as a system. Identify the base form and the function of endings such as ず (negation), き/けり (past), なり (assertion or copula), and ぬ (completion or negation depending on form).
221 words, about 1 min05文法・表現 - Grammar and Language Usage
Grammar questions test control of particles, conjugation, tense and aspect, voice, politeness, and sentence structure. Review how particles mark subject, object, location, direction, and comparison; how verbs change for negation, potential, passive, causative, and volitional; and how modifiers attach to nouns.
212 words, about 1 min06作文・記述表現 - Essay and Constructed Response
In 作文・記述, begin by underlining the task: are you explaining, summarizing, comparing, or stating an opinion? State one clear claim, support it with reasons and concrete examples from the passage or experience, and close by returning to the claim.
222 words, about 1 min