Toyama Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination - English exam-day guide
Toyama Prefectural Public High School Entrance Examination - English · Prepare for the day ahead.
Your checklist
Admission ticket (受験票)
Keep the original in a clear plastic folder so it stays flat and visible. Confirm with the provider whether any copy or school-issued substitute is accepted if it is lost.
Your junior high school's exam-day instructions
Check the reporting time, venue, room opening time, and item list against the Toyama Prefectural Board of Education guidance and your school's handout. If the two differ, confirm with the provider.
Pencils (HB or 2B) and eraser
Bring at least three sharpened pencils and a clean eraser. Confirm with the provider whether a mechanical pencil is allowed; if not, bring only wooden pencils.
Simple watch
Use an analog or basic digital watch with no smart functions, no translation function, and no communication ability. Confirm with the provider whether watches may be worn on the desk or wrist.
Indoor shoes or slippers
Some Toyama prefectural high schools require indoor shoes. This is needs_review: confirm with the provider, and pack them only if your school instructs you to.
Lunch and drink
Bring a compact lunch and a quiet bottle if the day includes a lunch break. Avoid noisy wrappers and strong-smelling food. Confirm with the provider whether eating is allowed in the waiting room.
Plain bag
Use a bag that can hold your admission ticket, pencils, lunch, and shoes without needing extra pockets. Do not bring notes, textbooks, or vocabulary lists into the exam room.
Transport plan and fare/IC card
Confirm the route, transfer stations, and backup route. Check weather and train or bus delays on the morning. Arrive early rather than exactly at the reporting time.
Clothing and layers
Wear your school uniform or the clothing your junior high school instructs. Bring a layer you can remove quietly; exam rooms may be warmer or colder than expected.
Phone and electronics plan
Turn the phone off, place it in your bag, and keep it out of your desk and pockets. Do not bring a smartwatch, dictionary, calculator, or translation device unless the provider explicitly permits it.
Health and absence procedure
Confirm with the provider in advance what to do if you are ill, late, or unable to attend. Do not assume a make-up test will be offered.
Plan the day
Confirm the venue, reporting time, room number, and route using the prefectural guidance and your school's instructions. Do a practice trip at the same time of day if possible.
Review English with short, exam-like tasks: 10–15 minutes of listening to short dialogues and announcements, one reading passage with question-first skimming, and one short writing task with a clear reason.
Use your error log rather than starting new grammar. Recheck tense, subject-verb agreement, question word order, comparatives, pronouns, and common spelling in writing.
Set your sleep schedule so you wake at the exam-day time. Stop heavy study by the evening before and avoid staying up to finish new material.
Pack the bag: admission ticket, pencils, eraser, sharpener if allowed, watch, indoor shoes if required, lunch, drink, IC card or fare, and your school's instructions. Lay out clothes.
Check the weather and transport notices. Set two alarms and tell a family member your departure time. Keep the evening light: review writing format and listening notes only.
Eat a normal breakfast, leave earlier than necessary, and arrive with enough time to find the room and use the bathroom before instructions begin. Keep conversation with other candidates calm and brief.
Read the front-page instructions and check the number of pages and answer-sheet format. Fill in your name and examinee number exactly as instructed before you begin answering.
Read the answer choices before each recording if the instructions allow it. Mark answers as you listen, and do not stop on one unknown word; move with the recording.
For reading, skim the questions first, then locate the relevant lines. For writing, spend a few minutes planning two reasons or details, write clearly, and leave time to check tense, plurals, word order, and spelling.
Check that every intended answer is on the answer sheet, that erasures are clean, and that your name and number are correct. Follow the proctor's stop instruction immediately.
Rules to check
Bring your admission ticket and follow your school's rule if it is lost or left at home. Confirm with the provider before exam day what temporary procedure, if any, is allowed.
Arrive by the reporting time. Late-entry rules are set by the provider; do not assume you will be admitted after the test has started. Confirm with the provider.
Turn off all phones and put them in your bag. Smartwatches, translation devices, dictionaries, and calculators are not ordinary exam items; confirm with the provider whether any exception exists.
Do not talk, pass materials, or look toward other candidates during the test. Raise your hand and wait for the proctor if you need help.
During breaks, stay in the designated waiting area and keep your voice low. Confirm with the provider whether you may leave the building or must remain in the assigned room.
Write answers only in the places the instructions specify. Do not add notes, symbols, or extra marks that could be read as answers. Ask the proctor if the answer-sheet format is unclear.
Follow the proctor's instructions on starting, stopping, and collecting papers. If you finish early, check your work quietly and do not disturb others.
Scoring and question-level mark allocation are not announced to candidates. Do not rely on rumors about which sections are worth more; confirm any official information with the provider.