Shiga Public High School Entrance Examination - English study guide
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The Shiga Public High School Entrance Examination in English (滋賀県公立高等学校入学者選抜 英語) is the English component of the prefectural admission selection used by Shiga's public high schools. It is taken by students finishing compulsory education in Japan who wish to enter a Shiga prefectural or municipal high school, and by some applicants transferring or re-applying, depending on each school's rules. The Shiga Public High School Entrance Examination - English study guide has 6 sections and about 1,634 words.
01Reading Comprehension: Short and Long Passages
Shiga’s reading section moves from short practical texts-notices, emails, timetables-to longer narratives or expository passages. Questions ask for main ideas, specific details, reference (what “it” points to), inference, and the writer’s purpose.
269 words, about 1 min02Listening Comprehension: Dialogues and Monologues
Shiga’s listening questions typically include short exchanges, longer dialogues, and a monologue. You must catch times, places, prices, reasons, and the speaker’s next action, and choose a response that fits the situation.
295 words, about 1 min03Grammar and Vocabulary in Context: Word Order, Inflection, Function Words
This part tests grammar inside meaningful sentences: word-order rearrangement from a Japanese prompt, correct inflection (tense, plural, comparative, participle), and function words (prepositions, conjunctions, articles, pronouns, auxiliaries). The exam favors junior-high core patterns, but distractors often copy Japanese word order.
260 words, about 1 min04Dialogue and Situational Communication: Appropriate Response Selection
Situational communication items test whether a reply fits the function and relationship: request, permission, invitation, apology, offer, opinion, phone call, shopping, and school office talk. Shiga often uses short Japanese situations and English choices, so the deciding clue is the function word, not vocabulary difficulty.
280 words, about 1 min05Writing and Composition: Guided English Production
Guided writing requires English production under conditions: a set number of sentences or words, given content points, and a clear purpose such as an email reply, self-introduction, opinion with reasons, or description of a picture. Accuracy and condition-checking matter more than ambitious vocabulary.
290 words, about 1 min06English-to-Japanese Translation and Meaning Explanation
English-to-Japanese translation and meaning explanation test whether you can render a sentence naturally and explain a phrase or the writer’s point in Japanese. Shiga-style items often underline a clause in a reading passage; the Japanese must fit the passage’s context, not a dictionary gloss.
240 words, about 1 min