Shizuoka Public High School Entrance Examination - Science

Questions are printed in a single booklet and answered partly by selecting options and partly by writing short answers, explanations and calculations. Experimental data, tables and graphs appear inside the question text itself, so practise reading a setup carefully before answering. The prefecture publishes the current paper structure and answer rules.

The official body publishes the current time limit and mark allocation each year, and they can change, so check the Shizuoka Prefectural Board of Education site rather than relying on secondhand figures. Plan your practice runs using the published time so your pacing matches the real paper.

It is broader and less predictable than a term test: every domain can appear, and questions often combine a experiment with a reasoning task. Recall alone is not enough. Most candidates find the written explanation and data interpretation parts hardest, while basic terminology and simple calculations are usually secure.

Retake and reapplication rules are set by the prefecture and by individual schools, and they differ for current graduates and for older candidates. Because the rules change, confirm eligibility and any second-round procedures on the official prefectural site before you plan a retake.

Start with the units that reward steady practice: chemical equations, Ohm's law and circuits, and force calculations. Then move to explanation-heavy topics such as experimental control and ecosystem relationships. Finish with earth science, which is largely memory plus graph reading, and leave regular mixed practice for the final weeks.

Three habits cost marks: describing what happened without explaining why, forgetting units or significant figures in calculations, and misreading a graph axis. Another common loss is failing to connect a conclusion back to the question asked. Practise writing two or three sentences that name the cause and the result.

Memorise the common reactions and, more importantly, the patterns: combination, decomposition, oxidation and neutralization. If you can predict products from the pattern and balance the atoms, unfamiliar equations become manageable. Check that each formula is correct before balancing, since one wrong formula spoils the whole answer.

Do a full paper under the published time without notes, then mark it against the official answer key. Sort every lost mark into one of three causes: unknown fact, misread question, or weak explanation. Spend the next week only on the largest category, then repeat with a different paper.

No. This is independent study material written for candidates searching this exam, and it is not affiliated with Shizuoka Prefecture or any school. Use it to organise your revision, but treat the prefectural board of education and your own school as the authority for dates, rules and scoring.