Tottori Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination - English study plan

Diagnose current level by completing one full past-style paper in 50 minutes without a dictionary, then tag every miss by cause (vocabulary, grammar, reference, inference, time pressure).

Build a 150-item vocabulary notebook of junior-high high-frequency words (学校生活、環境、経験、意見) with one original example sentence each; review with spaced repetition on days 1, 3, 7.

Read four short passages (200–300 words) and explicitly circle and resolve every pronoun and demonstrative (it, they, this, such) before answering the questions.

Drill three core grammar clusters - tense/aspect, comparatives, relative pronouns - with 20 items each, writing the rule in Japanese in one line beside each wrong answer.

Read six medium passages (300–400 words) at 12 minutes each, answering detail, main-idea, and inference items, and mark the exact line that supports each answer.

Master five grammar clusters - passive, infinitive vs. gerund, participles, indirect questions, conjunctions - by completing 100 mixed items and re-testing only the missed ones.

Add 150 more vocabulary items, grouped by function (接続詞、副詞、動詞句), and recycle week 1 words in new sentences.

Complete two timed reading sets back-to-back to practise pacing (long passage last, short answer items first).

Read eight long passages and write a one-sentence Japanese summary of each paragraph before answering questions, to strengthen paragraph function recognition.

Listen 20 minutes daily using short dialogues and announcements; shadow each script twice and note reduced forms and numbers.

Practise note-taking on spoken passages: capture who, when, where, and the final decision in a 4-column grid.

Classify 40 reading and listening questions by type (主旨、詳細、推論、指示語) and record the typical trap for each type.

Complete 120 mixed grammar and vocabulary items under a 25-minute limit and reach at least 80% accuracy.

Review 200 accumulated vocabulary items with a 3-day spaced-repetition cycle; retire only words recalled twice correctly.

Take three 15-minute listening mocks and re-listen to every missed item until the script is fully understood without reading.

Re-audit the error log and rewrite the top 10 recurring error patterns as personal one-line rules.

Read six passages while practising the order of operations: skim question stems, read, locate evidence, answer.

Write four guided paragraphs (60–80 words) each with a topic sentence, two supporting reasons, and a concluding sentence on familiar topics such as school events and club activities.

Memorise and use 15 linking expressions (first, also, however, for example, in conclusion) correctly in the four paragraphs.

Revise three of the paragraphs after checking against a checklist for tense consistency, articles, plurals, and subject–verb agreement.

Write six timed compositions (10 minutes, 50–70 words) on predictable prompt types: opinion, experience, and description.

Proofread each composition for the five most frequent Japanese-learner errors: articles, plurals, tense shift, preposition choice, and missing subject.

Complete 80 grammar items focused on sentence-level accuracy in production, not recognition.

Memorise 10 reusable sentence frames for opening, giving a reason, and closing, and adapt them to new prompts.

Answer 30 situational response items (asking directions, requesting, apologising, offering, declining) and justify the politeness level of each choice.

Complete four dialogue-completion sets and identify the cue word that determines the response (but, so, actually, by the way).

Listen 20 minutes daily and respond aloud within three seconds to each prompt, recording five role-plays.

Rehearse five exam-day scenarios aloud: clarifying, asking for repetition, expressing an opinion, agreeing, and disagreeing.

Take two full-length timed mocks under exam conditions (same order, same time limits, no dictionary) and record section scores.

Re-do the 40 items from the error log with the lowest accuracy and confirm each rule is now automatic.

Finalise one-page writing templates for opinion, experience, and description prompts, and test each template once.

Keep listening light but daily (15 minutes) to preserve rhythm, and stop new material 48 hours before the exam.