📖 Reading Comprehension
📘 Many Japanese high school students join a club after school. These clubs include sports, music, or science. Students often spend 2–3 hours every day in club activities.
Q: How many hours do students usually spend in club activities?
2-3 hours.
📝 “The room was silent after the teacher entered.”
Q: What does “silent” mean?
Very quiet
Choose the correct sentence:
a) She go to school.
b) She goes to school.
c) She going to school.
b) She goes to school
📘 “I’m not sure if I did well on the test,” she said with a worried face.
Q: How does she feel?
nervous/stressed/pressured/worried
When is Christmas celebrated in many countries?
December 25
📘 In 2020, many schools in Japan started using tablets in the classroom. Students use them to read textbooks, answer questions, and sometimes even talk with teachers online.
Q: Why did schools start using tablets?
To help students learn in new ways
📝 “She was proud of her presentation because she practiced a lot.”
Q: What does “proud” mean?
Happy about something you did
Choose the correct past tense:
“Yesterday, he ___ tennis.”
a) play b) played c) playing
played
📘 “Wow! I can’t believe I won the contest!” he shouted.
Q: What is his emotion?
Surprise or excitement
What do elementary students in Japan usually eat for lunch at school?
Kyushoku (school lunch)
📘 Yuki forgot her homework. She wanted to tell her teacher, but she was too nervous. After class, she apologized. The teacher said, “Next time, try to be more responsible.”
Q: What does the teacher want Yuki to do next time?
Remember/do the homework/bring the homework
📝 “Many students feel pressure during exam season.”
Q: What is a synonym (similar word) for “pressure”?
Stress
Fill in:
“If I study hard, I ___ pass the test.”
a) will b) can’t c) was
a) will
📘 He didn’t bring an umbrella. Now he’s wet.
Q: What happened?
The rain poured down on him/he got caught in the rain
Why do many people visit shrines in Japan on January 1st?
Pray for good luck in the new year.
📘 Some people think using smartphones too much can cause stress. A 2023 study in Tokyo showed that students who use smartphones more than 4 hours a day sleep less and feel tired in class.
Q: What is one effect of using smartphones too much?
Feeling tired in class.
📝 “He tried to avoid eating junk food, but he bought chips anyway.”
Q: What does “avoid” mean?
Not do something
“She was tired, ___ she went to bed early.”
a) because b) so c) but
b) so
📘 “The movie was okay,” she said, but she didn’t smile or look happy.
Q: Did she like the movie?
Which students who want to go to university need to learn English the most?
If they want to study in an English-speaking university/country/program
📘 Every year, Kagoshima holds the “Rokugatsudo” festival, where people light lanterns to guide spirits. The festival is both a religious event and a way for communities to come together.
Q: What are the two purposes of the festival?
To serve as a religious event and for communities to get together.
📝 “The teacher asked them to write a summary of the article in three sentences.”
Q: What is a summary?
Short version of something/short explanation
Which sentence uses a modal correctly?
a) He must to study.
b) He can speaks English.
c) You should rest.
c) You should rest.
📘 Although he didn’t win the race, he was proud of his time.
Q: What does this tell us about his attitude?
He is positive and values effort.
What is one way Japanese culture shows respect in daily life when speaking to each other and greeting each other?
Bowing