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SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL

ENTRANCE EXAMINATION

2016 SCHOOL YEAR

KANSAI

GRAMMAR AND READING SECTION

Student Name: ______________________________________________

Applicant Number: ______________________________________________

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CONTENTS

This booklet contains the following sections:

Section 1

Error identification

15 Questions

40 minutes

Section 2

Choosing the appropriate words

15 Questions

Section 3

Choosing the best response to the

prompt

10 Questions

Reading Comprehension

Reading A

5 Questions

Reading B

5 Questions

If anything is missing, please inform the examiner immediately.

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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). THE CORRECT WAY THE INCORRECT WAY FULL points ZERO points If you have a problem, please ask for help.

Section 1

1. (a) (b) (c) (d)

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1) Are you going to see you’re grandparents this summer? a) going to b) you’re c) this d) no mistake 2) Can you explain why you’ve not done your homework yet? a) why b) you’ve c) yet? d) no mistake 3) Your parents are not able to come to the opening ceremony, aren’t they? a) Your parents b) able to come to c) aren’t they? d) no mistake 4) By this time tomorrow, I will have had three weeks of studying Mandarin lessons. a) By this time b) have had c) studying Mandarin lessons. d) no mistake 5) Mark have been learning how to cook for two years, but he can only cook fried rice. a) have been b) learning c) only d) no mistake

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Section 1: Error identification

6) When the new students arrived, Mr. Brett had rush them quick into the building to get out of the rain. a) When b) arrived c) quick d) no mistake 7) Over the past year, his grades has shown marked improvement. a) Over the b) grades has c) marked improvement d) no mistake 8) There are quite a few new restaurants at Nishinomiya Gardens, isn’t there? a) quite a few b) at c) isn’t there d) no mistake 9) I want to get a good score on the test so I’m studying hardly tonight. a) want to get b) on the test c) studying hardly d) no mistake 10) I have ever been skiing in my entire life! a) have ever b) been skiing c) entire life! d) no mistake

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11) Despite the fact that Tokyo has the highest population in Japan, it is also Japan’s largest city. a) Despite the fact that b) highest c) largest d) no mistake 12) Contrary to popular belief, Evan is actually Japanese and is not American. a) Contrary to b) actually Japanese c) not American d) no mistake 13) It is recommended that a child visit the doctor at least twice a year. a) recommended b) visit c) at least d) no mistake 14) When they were seeing that their team had already won the game, they started to celebrate. a) were seeing b) had already c) started d) no mistake 15) In most Asian countries, it is customary to remove your shoes before entering someone’s home. a) In most b) it is customary c) before entering d) no mistake

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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). THE CORRECT WAY THE INCORRECT WAY FULL points ZERO points If you have a problem, please ask for help.

Section 2

1. (a) (b) (c) (d)

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1) English is the ________ class at my school. a) most boringest b) most boring c) more boring d) more boringest 2) The size of the population of Osaka is ________ the population of Tokyo. a) not the same as b) not as bigger as c) much bigger than that d) much more than the 3) the fact that it was so cold outside, he just wore a t-shirt. a) Because b) Since c) Although d) Despite 4) I worked all night on my report last night. I ________ slept at all yesterday. a) hardly b) only c) just a bit d) very little 5) Unfortunately, I’ve ________ all the test questions on the exam. a) successfully completed b) managed to correct c) not been able to finish d) never accomplished

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Section 2: Choosing the appropriate words

6) , the Hanshin Tigers have beaten the rival team from Tokyo. a) Against all odds b) Although they lost c) As is considered d) Without any reason 7) The new iPhone September 20th, 2016. a) is made on b) was created in c) was first planned in d) will be released on 8) The new teacher teacher ever, and the students hated him from the moment they met him. a) was ever the worst b) was the strictest c) was the nicest d) was the most fun 9) The teacher asked him a good reason for being late to class. a) for the b) to gave c) if he had d) he could give 10) You won’t need an extra ticket you just stay on this train. a) although b) unless c) in case d) as long as

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11) There are now officially only eight planets in our solar system because Pluto ____________ a planet. a) is no longer considered b) is not thought to c) cannot be thought of d) will not be regarded as 12) Tokyo held the Olympic Games in 1964 Olympic Games again in 2020. a) and will hold the b) also will hold the c) but will have a d) and will have 13) Takeshi made so many ____________ mistakes on the grammar test. a) careless b) carefree c) careful d) caring 14) Tokyo University is ____________ the most prestigious university in Japan. a) said by many people b) thought to be in c) generally regarded as d) considered not as 15) Natsume Soseki ____________ his novels Kokoro, Botchan, I Am a Cat and his unfinished work Light and Darkness. a) is a famous author of b) is best known for c) is well known d) is the writer for

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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). THE CORRECT WAY THE INCORRECT WAY FULL points ZERO points If you have a problem, please ask for help.

Section 3

1. (a) (b) (c) (d)

Section 3

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1) You’ve been overseas for a month. Do you feel homesick? a) Yes. I feel dizzy and nauseous. b) Yes. I miss my home a lot. c) No. I took some aspirin and don’t feel sick anymore. d) No. I don’t feel sick at home. 2) Where are the English teachers at Nishiyamato Gakuen from? a) He is from Australia. b) She is from New Zealand. c) They are from the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. d) They aren’t from around Nishiyamato Gakuen. 3) The President, Barack Obama, has won his second term in office in 2012. a) Mitt Romney replaced him as President of the United States in 2013. b) He continued to be second to Mitt Romney in his next term. c) He retired from his position and let someone else become the President. d) He will finish his second term in 2016 and there will be a new President of the United States. 4) How can I find the results of today’s exam? a) I don’t have the answers for the exam now. b) You will find the exam room in the infirmary on the 2nd floor. c) You don’t have to worry about the confidentiality of the exam results. d) The exam results will be posted on the notice board next Friday. 5) How long has the young teacher been working at this school? a) Yuko is working at a school in London. b) Yuko is one of the newest teachers at the school. c) Yuko started working at the high school just after graduation. d) Yuko used to work as an Art teacher at Nada High School.

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6) Stanley Pons and Martin Fleishmann told the world that they had discovered ‘cold fusion’. Unfortunately, hopes for a new, cheap and safe energy source were dashed. a) Cold fusion was discovered to be an extremely energy efficient source. b) New cell phones utilize this technology to extend their battery life. c) Other scientists were never able to replicate the results obtained by Pons and Fleishmann. d) Another pair of scientists had actually made the same discovery a few months earlier than them. 7) Cloning has always been a controversial topic. Even after Dolly the sheep was cloned in 1997. a) There are no longer any supporters for cloning. b) An ethical concern is that it took hundreds of failed attempts to become successful. c) After Dolly was cloned many pet owners have paid thousands to have their pets cloned too. d) After the successful cloning, everyone now supports further experimentation into cloning. 8) Although Natsume Soseki wanted to become a writer, his family persuaded him to enter the Tokyo Imperial University and become an architect. What happened later was very different from what his family had planned for him. a) He did what was expected of him and studied architecture. b) He followed his mother’s wishes and became a famous writer. c) He went along with his family’s plans and studied architecture in England. d) He went against his family’s wishes and ended up studying English Literature. 9) The 2020 Olympic Games are due to be held in Tokyo, Japan but unfortunately the cost to host the Olympics has skyrocketed to six times the original estimate of 2.5 billion dollars. a) The Japanese electorate is quite happy with the budget estimates for the Olympic Games. b) The cost of construction, security and staffing is expected to be in excess of 15 billion dollars. c) A skyrocket will be launched at the Tokyo Olympic Games which is expected to be very expensive. d) The accuracy of the original estimate for the Olympic Games was better than expected. 10) Haruki Murakami is one of Japan’s most famous contemporary novelists. His works are known all over the world. Despite this, he has sometimes been criticized by Japanese literary critics for being ‘un-Japanese’. a) He is trying hard to break though to new markets overseas because he is not as well-known overseas. b) His style is the epitome of traditional Japanese literature. c) He was heavily influenced by Western culture and this can be seen in his writing. d) His great fame has shielded him from criticism about his writing.

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Reading Comprehension INSTRUCTIONS Read the passages carefully and answer the questions on the following page. Only ONE answer will be accepted. If two or more answers are chosen for a question, ZERO points will be given for that question. 1 Osaka is a large city about 500 kilometers from Tokyo. It is bigger than other cities in the region but it still is much smaller than Tokyo. e.g. ‘Which sentence best summarizes the content of the passage?’ a) Osaka is a large city in Japan, but it is smaller than Tokyo. b) Cities in Japan are large. c) Tokyo is a wonderful city. d) Osaka isn’t particularly far from Tokyo. The answer is a (Osaka is a large city in Japan, but it is smaller than Tokyo). Mark your answer on the sheet provided as indicated below (on the left). THE CORRECT WAY THE INCORRECT WAY FULL points ZERO points If you have a problem, please ask for help.

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Reading A

Environment and development Each paragraph below is numbered for your convenience. 1 Traditionally, environmental concerns were limited to the effects of urban and industrial waste disposal on local populations. Now, however, the range of critical issues is far wider. Global warming (also known as the greenhouse effect) and damage to the ozone layer threaten unknown climatic changes, while tropical deforestation contributes to climatic change and also removes permanently from the globe an unknown number of potentially useful species. Transboundary movement of hazardous wastes, acid rain, soil erosion, desertification, threats to indigenous people and overuse of pesticides are further environmental threats. 2 This changing agenda of environmental issues has led to a rapid evolution in the way these problems are addressed. Partnership between industrial and developing countries is recognized as indispensible to tackling the problems that know no borders and affects all of mankind. 3 As one of its contributions to the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, often referred to as the ‘Earth Summit’, which was held in June 1992 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the World Bank devoted its ‘World Development Report 1992’ to the topic of development and the environment. The report’s main message is the need to integrate environmental considerations into development policymaking. It argues that continued, and even accelerated, economic and human development is sustainable and can be consistent with improving environmental conditions, but that this will require major policy, program and institutional shifts. 4 A twofold strategy is required. First, the positive links between income growth and the environment need to be aggressively exploited. For example, this calls for extended emphasis on population programs, female education, agricultural extension and research, sanitation and clean water, and for more local participation in the design and implementation of development programs. Second, strong policies and institutions need to be put in place which help decision makers – corporations, households, farmers and governments – to adopt less damaging forms of behavior.

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Questions 1) Which sentence best summarizes the overall content of the passage? a) Ways that the world can tackle environmental issue and world developmental problems. b) The United Nations Conference in Rio de Janeiro. c) Developing nations can’t help with worldwide environmental problems. d) Global warming is the biggest problem in the world now. 2) What has changed regarding the agenda of environmental issues? a) Rapid evolution of the problem has affected the production of industrial waste. b) People are more critical of the wide range of issues. c) Developing countries do not need to worry much about environmental issues. d) It used to be limited to the effects of urban pollution but has now expanded to many areas. 3) What is recognized as absolutely necessary for working on environmental issues? a) The agenda of environmental issues needs to stop changing. b) The world needs to stop the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes. c) We need stronger partnerships between industrial and developing nations. d) The World Bank needs to pay more attention to the ‘Earth Summit’. 4) What was the main point of the ‘World Development Report 1992’? a) Environmental concerns are more important than human development. b) It is impossible to integrate environment concerns and developmental issues. c) Sustainable improvement in economic and human development is not possible. d) Environmental and economic development improvement need policy changes from countries. 5) What is the ‘twofold strategy’ mentioned in the forth paragraph? a) Governments need to have a different strategy from the one they are following now. b) Linking income growth and the environment is all that is necessary for success. c) Income growth should be linked to the environment; institutions should help decision makers. d) Less damaging forms of behavior is needed from everyone.

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Reading B

Christopher Columbus Each paragraph below is numbered for your convenience. 1 Christopher Columbus was born in 1541 in the republic of Genoa, Italy, the son of a weaver. He first went to sea as a teenager, participating in several voyages in the Mediterranean and Aegean seas. Several years later, as an explorer and navigator, Columbus also traveled to Africa, England, and Iceland. 2 During Columbus' lifetime, Muslim forces controlled many of the trade routes throughout the Middle East, and this made travel to India and China extremely difficult and dangerous. Believing that a route west across the Atlantic Ocean would be quicker and safer, Columbus made it his mission to get funding for such a voyage. 3 Columbus encountered a great deal of opposition to his bold plan. He first proposed his idea to the king of Portugal, who rejected it. Columbus met with a similar reaction when he suggested a westward voyage to the leaders of Venice and Genoa. When he took his proposal to Spain, the Catholic rulers were more concerned with reclaiming their territory from Muslim control than visiting far-away lands. It wasn't until a Portuguese explorer made a successful voyage around the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa, thus opening a new trade route to India, that Spanish rulers decided to compete with Portuguese exploration by sponsoring Columbus. 4 In August 1492, Columbus left Spain with three ships - the Nina, the Pinta, and the Santa Maria. After 36 days of sailing, Columbus and his crew were finally able to set foot in what is the present-day Bahamas. There, he came into contact with a timid but open group of natives who were willing to trade with the Europeans. Shortly thereafter, Columbus visited the island of Cuba, as well as Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic). Although these places were in the Americas, Columbus believed that he had landed in Asia. 5 Over the next 15 years, Columbus traveled between the Americas and Spain several times. His legacy, however, is a mixed one. Although he opened up the Americas to a lasting European settlement and brought new crops to Europe, he is also blamed for the destruction of the native peoples of the islands he explored. Columbus had a policy of forced labor in his camps, and his ships also brought disease to places that had no natural immunity. 6 This period, now known as the “Colombian Exchange,” is a major turning point in modern world history.

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Questions 1. Which sentence best describes the overall content of the passage? a) Columbus was always a highly successful adventurer. b) Columbus had many admirers in the royal courts of Europe. c) Columbus participated in one of the most important events in world history. d) Muslim forces were extremely weak at the time of Columbus. 2. Which of the sentences below is true? a) Columbus was from Portugal. b) The support of Spain was essential in financing the voyage of Columbus. c) Columbus first landed in the United States. d) Columbus encountered very little opposition to his plans. 3. Which sentence most accurately represents the third paragraph? a) The Spanish rulers eventually changed their minds about exploration. b) The rulers of Portugal had a problem with Muslim armies. c) Many people were enthusiastic about finding America. d) Most Europeans thought that the world was flat. 4. Which description most likely matches the personality of Columbus? a) He was a lazy man who was also very lucky. b) He could use charm and humor to succeed with royalty. c) He was deeply respected by all who met him. d) He had a great deal of determination and refused to give up. 5. Which of the sentences below most accurately describes the content of the final paragraph? a) The voyages of Columbus benefitted Europeans and native peoples equally. b) The voyages of Columbus only benefitted the native peoples. c) Columbus only travelled to the Americas once. d) The effect of Columbus’ discovery was both positive and negative.

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