JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION 2021 SCHOOL YEAR KANSAI GRAMMAR & READING SECTION Student Name: ______________________________________________ Applicant Number: ______________________________________________ 1 CONTENTS This booklet contains the following sections: Section 1 Error identification 15 Questions Section 2 Choosing the appropriate words 15 Questions Choosing the best response to the Section 3 10 Questions 40 minutes prompt Reading A 5 Questions Reading Comprehension Reading B 5 Questions If anything is missing, please inform the examiner immediately. 2 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK 3 Section 1: Error identification INSTRUCTIONS Find the mistakes in the following sentences. If there is no mistake, choose option d), (no mistake). Only ONE answer will be accepted. If two or more answers are chosen for a question, ZERO points will be given for that question. e.g. ‘Everyone knows that Osaka is more smaller than Tokyo.’ a) Everyone knows b) more smaller c) than Tokyo d) no mistake The answer is b (more smaller). Mark your answer on the sheet provided as indicated below (on the left). Section 1 Section 1 1. (a) (b) (c) (d) 1. (a) (b) (c) (d) THE CORRECT WAY THE INCORRECT WAY FULL points ZERO points If you have a problem, please ask for help. 4 1) What part of Japan is your family from? a) What part b) is c) family from d) no mistake 2) I’m not use to speaking so much English at school. a) use to b) so much c) at school d) no mistake 3) I’m sorry for being lately to class. a) for b) lately c) to d) no mistake 4) Could you speak more slow please? a) Could b) speak c) slow d) no mistake 5) You haven’t seen this movie before, did you? a) haven’t b) before c) did you d) no mistake 5 Section 1: Error identification 6) Your not going home after school, are you? a) Your b) going home after c) are you d) no mistake 7) I think geography class is more harder than history class. a) I think b) more c) than d) no mistake 8) Last week, I taked off my coat and left it in the gymnasium. a) taked off b) left it c) the gymnasium d) no mistake 9) Although I find badminton exhilarating, tennis is my most favorite sport. a) Although I find b) exhilarating c) most favorite d) no mistake 10) You will get into trouble if you keep forgetting to bring your homework to school. a) get into trouble b) keep forgetting c) to school d) no mistake 6 11) Prime Minister Suga assumed office on September of 2020. a) assumed b) on c) of 2020 d) no mistake 12) The teacher has tell me that I shouldn’t use katakana when taking notes in English class. a) tell me b) shouldn’t use c) taking notes in English class d) no mistake 13) I fell off my bike and broke my phone on accident. a) fell off b) broke c) on accident d) no mistake 14) We ordered our food an half hour ago, but it still haven’t been served. a) ordered b) an half hour ago c) haven’t been served d) no mistake 15) Upon realizing I had a great deal of time to wait, I decided to read the headlines of the day. a) Upon realizing b) a great deal c) headlines of the day d) no mistake 7 Section 2: Choosing the appropriate words INSTRUCTIONS Choose the appropriate word(s) to fill the blanks in the following sentences. Only ONE answer will be accepted. If two or more answers are chosen for a question, ZERO points will be given for that question. e.g. ‘Everyone knows that Osaka is ____________ Tokyo.’ a) not bigger as b) not same c) smaller than d) more small than The answer is c (smaller than). Mark your answer on the sheet provided as indicated below (on the left). Section 2 Section 2 1. (a) (b) (c) (d) 1. (a) (b) (c) (d) THE CORRECT WAY THE INCORRECT WAY FULL points ZERO points If you have a problem, please ask for help. 8 1) My cousin and her husband ____________ travelling to New Zealand next week. a) will b) is c) are d) going to 2) The preparation must be finished ____________ next Friday as the event starts the next day. a) in b) on c) by d) for 3) Those ____________ names were on the list were required to undergo additional tests. a) what b) who c) which d) whose 4) There was commotion ____________ the street after news of the accident spread. a) in b) at c) over d) by 5) I watched a really interesting show ____________ television last night a) in b) by c) on d) though 9 Section 2: Choosing the appropriate words 6) It was the ____________ day of my life. a) baddest b) most favorite c) more fun d) most enjoyable 7) The school ____________ my sister attends, will be closed temporarily due to COVID-19. a) who b) what c) where d) whose 8) The restaurant is located ____________ the post office. a) on b) between c) above d) on the corner 9) ____________ leaving the bank quickly did not save them as they were pursued by the police in cars. a) There b) They’ll c) They’re d) Their 10) ____________ responsible for the mistake? a) Whose b) Who c) Who’s d) Whom 10 11) People were full of fear, ____________ the snake was not very dangerous. a) because b) and so c) although d) regardless 12) There were no witnesses, so the thief ____________be identified. a) mustn’t b) shouldn’t c) wouldn’t d) couldn’t 13) The company is the one ____________ makes children’s textbooks. a) who b) where c) that d) of these 14) The school trip will go ahead as planned, ____________ rain is forecast. a) then b) if only c) unless d) in case 15) We decided not to go ____________ there wasn’t enough time. a) and so b) even though c) because d) in spite of 11 Section 3: Choosing the best response to the prompt INSTRUCTIONS Choose the best response to the prompt. Only ONE answer will be accepted. If two or more answers are chosen for a question, ZERO points will be given for that question. e.g. ‘Which city is bigger, Osaka or Tokyo?’ a) Osaka is not as big as New York. b) The city is bigger. c) Osaka and Tokyo are bigger than Nagoya. d) Tokyo is bigger than Osaka. The answer is d (Tokyo is bigger than Osaka). Mark your answer on the sheet provided as indicated below (on the left). Section 3 Section 3 1. (a) (b) (c) (d) 1. (a) (b) (c) (d) THE CORRECT WAY THE INCORRECT WAY FULL points ZERO points If you have a problem, please ask for help. 12 1) What countries are your English teachers from? a) They live in Japan. b) They come from abroad. c) They are from New Zealand and Australia. d) He is from Ireland. 2) How do you spell your name? a) It’s spell is J – O – H – N. b) It’s spelled J – O – H – N. c) Spell is J – O – H – N. d) The spell is J – O – H – N. 3) How long have you lived in Nara? a) I have lived in Namba for 10 years. b) I live in Nara. c) I don’t live in Nara now. d) I have lived in Tokyo. 4) Are you good at tennis? a) Tennis isn’t good for me. b) Kei Nishikori is good at Tennis. c) I am not good at tennis. d) You are good at tennis. 5) When is your birthday? a) It’s in the next week. We’ll have a party in Tuesday ten o’clock. b) It’s at next week. We’ll have a party at Tuesday in ten o’ clock. c) It’s on next week. We’ll have a party Tuesday on ten o’clock. d) It’s next week. We’ll have a party on Tuesday at ten o’clock. 13 Section 3: Choosing the best response to the prompt 6) Do you need help with your suitcase? a) Yes, I need a ride to the airport. b) No, thank-you. I can manage. c) Yes, can you help me find the bathroom? d) No, I can buy one in France. 7) You used to play the piano, didn’t you? a) No, I used to play piano. b) I don’t play yet. c) Yes, I didn’t. d) I used to play the piano, but I don’t anymore. 8) The student spoke so quietly that the teacher could ________ what she was saying. a) quietly catch b) scarcely hear c) rarely know d) barely feel 9) Almost all of the pollsters and everyone in the media predicted that Hillary Clinton would beat Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential election. What actually happened was a shock to many people. a) Donald Trump managed to win the electoral college vote and consequently, the presidential election. b) Hillary Clinton beat Donald Trump by a sizable margin of 3 million votes. c) Donald Trump finally conceded defeat to Hillary Clinton. d) As predicted, Hillary Clinton won all of the hotly-contested battleground states. 10) Shinzo Abe pushed for his reforms of the Japanese economy, which were called ‘Abenomics’. His areas could be divided into what he calls the ‘3 arrows of Abenomics’.