Ueno Gakuen International Course
English Entrance Exam
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Ueno Gakuen
International Course
English Entrance Exam
Listening:
There are 5 parts.
There are 30 questions.
You have 20 minutes.

Reading and Writing:
There are 5 parts.
There are 30 questions.
You have 20 minutes.

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Speaking:
There are 4 parts.
You will be awarded a
grade from 0-40.
The test takes 10
minutes.

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Listening

Part 1

Listen and choose the correct picture.
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Listening

Part 2

Listen to some people talking about photos. Which photo are theytalking about?
Listen and choose the correct photo.
1. ______acb

2. ______acb

3. ______
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Now listen to these conversations and choose the correct picture.
4. What does the boy want to eat? ___________acb

5. Who is Anna’s new teacher?
a___________
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6. How’s the weather in England today?
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Listening

Part 3

Listen and circle the best answer.
1. Which fruit does the woman like?
a) strawberriesb) applesc) bananas

2. Which drink does the girl want?
a) colab) waterc) lemonade

3. What time is the test?
a) 5:00b) 5:10c) 5:30

4. Where does the man live?
a) Near to the caféb) Next to the river

5. What is the dog’s name?
a) Jackb) Maxc) Spot

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Listening

Part 4

Look at the picture and the questions below.

Examples:What is the girl’s name?

______Jan____How old is she?

______11_______

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Listen and write your answers in the spaces.
1. What is the girl’s family name?

___________________

2. Where does she live?

She lives in _________ street.

3. What number is her house?

___________________

4. What colour is her door?

___________________

5. What is her hobby?

She plays ___________

6. How old is her brother?

___________________

7. What’s her favourite subject at school? ___________________

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Listening

Part 5

Listen and write. There is one example.

Going to the Park
Example:Going to the park by_____bus____

1. Name of the park____________

2. Animals you can see

birds, squirrels and a ____________

3. Sports can you playtennis, basketball, ____________

4. Other play activity

a ____________ zone

5. Things to bringclothes, towel and plastic _______

6. Where you can buy food____________

7. Number of people going____________
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Reading and Writing

Part 1

Look at the pictures and the letters. Rearrange the letters to make aword that matches the picture.
Example ____bird_______

1. ______________

2. ______________

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Reading and Writing

Part 2

Look and read. Write yes or no.

Examples:The man is smiling.
The woman is wearing a yellow sweater.

_____yes__________no______

Questions
1. The man is holding a pink cup.
2. The woman is closing her eyes.
3. The man is wearing a blue shirt.
4. The flower is behind the man.
5. There are three green cups on the table.

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Reading and Writing

Part 3

Read this. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next tonumbers 1-5. There is one example.

Japan

I live in Japan. My country is an island, close to ___China___. In Japan,
we have four seasons, and my favourite season is autumn. The (1)________ turn brown, red, and yellow. It’s beautiful.
In summer, it gets very (2) ________so I like going to the beach to (3)________ . In the winter, I sometimes go skiing in the (4) ________ .
In spring, we have cherry blossoms. Many people go to see the cherry
blossoms and have a (5) ________ with their friends.
ExampleChinapicnic

hot

play

blue

mountains

trees

cat

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Reading and Writing

Part 4

Read the text and choose the best answer.

Example:David:
Tracy:

Hi. Are you Tracy?
a) Yes, that’s right.
b) Yes, it is.
c) Yes, I have.

Questions
1. David:
Tracy:

2. David:
Tracy:

This is your first time at the movie club, isn’t it?
a) Yes, I am.
b) Yes, many times.
c) Yes, it is.
Okay, great. And did you watch the movie aboutanimals?
a) Yes, it was great.
b) Yes, I am.
c) Yes, sometimes.

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3. David:
Tracy:

Which was your favourite animal in the movie?
a) It was the best.
b) I liked it.
c) The cat.

4. Paul:Tracy:

Which one? The black one?
a) No, I don’t.
b) No, I liked the brown one.
c) No, it wasn’t.

5. Paul:Tracy:

It was a funny movie. I like funny movies.
a) Me too.
b) Do I?
c) Yes, it is.

6. Paul:Shall we watch ‘Cats on a Plane’ next week? That’s areally funny movie.
a) Yes, I can.
b) It’s nice.
c) Yes, that’s a good idea.

Tracy:

7. Paul:Tracy:

Do you want to invite a friend?
a) Yes, that would be nice.
b) Yes, it is.
c) Yes, I have.

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Reading and Writing

Part 5

Read the text. Choose the correct words and write them on the lines.
My vacation

In the summer vacation, I went ___to___ the sea with my family.
We (1) ________ in a big hotel near to the sea. (2) ________ was very
hot and sunny. I enjoyed (3) _________ and I saw (4) ________ turtles. I
ate fresh fish every day. It (5) _________ delicious.
The hotel had a pool, so I played there with (6) ________ sister. We
jumped (7) ________ the water.
Next year, I want to (8) ________ there again.

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Example to

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Speaking Test Procedure
1. Usher takes candidate to the exam room.
2. Part 1: Welcome
Examiner asks the candidate ‘What’s your name?’ and ‘How old
are you?’
3. Part 2: Picture 1 – Prompted description
Examiner asks questions about the picture. Questions should
become increasingly difficult, moving from simple vocabulary andallowing one-word answers, to more difficult vocabulary
prompting longer answers.
E.g.
‘What’s this?’‘Chair.’‘Good, and what’s this?’‘Cup.’‘Where are they?’‘(In the) kitchen.’‘What’s the woman doing?’‘(She’s) reading (a book/recipe).’‘That’s right. What’s the man wearing?’
Etc.
The examiner can probe.
‘What’s this?’‘Cup.’‘What colour is it?’‘Yellow.’
Etc.

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4. Part 3: Picture 2 – Student description
Examiner invites the candidate to say anything they want about
the picture, starting with this question: ‘What can you see in thispicture?’ Examiner can probe depending on what the candidate
says, and push stronger students.
5. Part 4: Free talk – Present
Examiner gives the candidate a topic card. The topics are related
to present time, every day activities or topics (e.g. family, school,
home, hobbies, friends, places, food, animals etc.).
The candidate has 1 minute to think about the topic. After aminute, the examiner asks the candidate ‘Tell me about…’. The
examiner can ask probe questions depending on the candidate’s
answer.
6. Part 5: Free talk – Past
Examiner gives the candidate a topic card. The topics are related
to a past event or activity (last vacation, what they did at theweekend, most treasured memory etc.)
Examiner follows same procedure as Part 4.

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English Entrance ExamPart 4: Topic card examples
My hobby

My homeTell me about your home.

Tell me about your hobby.

You have 1 minute to think about
your answer.

You have 1 minute to think about
your answer.

My family

My best friend

Tell me about your family.

Tell me about your best friend.

You have 1 minute to think about
your answer.

You have 1 minute to think about
your answer.

My school
Tell me about your school.
You have 1 minute to think about
your answer.

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English Entrance ExamPart 5: Topic card examples
My vacation

My best birthday

Tell me about your last vacation.

Tell me about your best birthday.

You have 1 minute to think about
your answer.

You have 1 minute to think about
your answer.

My weekend

My treasured memory
Tell me about your treasured
memory.

Tell me about your weekend.
You have 1 minute to think about
your answer.

You have 1 minute to think about
your answer.

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Listening Test Scripts
Part 1
ExampleMy friend has a black dog.
1. Emily likes playing baseball.
2. I live in a big house.
3. This sandwich is delicious!
4. Today, I want to wear a red T-shirt.
5. Oh dear. Mr Linton is not happy!
Part 2
Conversation 1
A: Who’s in this picture?
B: This is my daughter, Emily. She loves cats.
A: Yes, she looks very happy.
B: But it’s a bit cold in this photo. That’s why she’s wearing a hat.
Conversation 2
A: And who are these children?
B: They’re my daughter’s friends. They’re having fun in the forest.
A: I see. What are they doing?
B: They’re climbing a tree, and sitting on the branch.
Conversation 3
B: And this is my home.
A: Oh, it looks very nice. You have a pretty garden in front of thehouse.
B: Yes, that’s right.
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B:

And I love the colour of the walls.
Thank you. Yes, we really like living in a yellow house!

Conversation 4
Mum:
Andrew, what do you want to eat? There’s a lot of nice foodon the menu. How about spaghetti?
Andrew: No way mum, I don’t like that.
Mum:
Well, do you want pizza? You like pizza, don’t you?
Andrew: Yes, I do. But I want to eat fish today.
Mum:
Okay. So, you want fish. And I’ll have pizza.
Conversation 5
Friend:Hi Anna. Who’s your new teacher?
Anna:
It’s Mrs. Benjamin. She’s the one with long hair.
Friend:Oh, does she wear glasses?
Anna:
Yes, that’s right.
Friend:Is she nice?
Ann:
Yes, she’s really friendly. She always smiles.
Conversation 6
Yuko:
Hi Jim. How’s the weather in England?
Jim:
Hi Yuko. It’s a really nice day today. It’s sunny and warm.
How about in Japan?
Yuko:
Oh, today it’s terrible. It’s raining so much in Japan, and it’sreally cloudy.
Jim:
Well, it’s a little bit cloudy in England, but the sun is shining
too!

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Conversation 1
Man:
Would you like some strawberries?
Woman: No thanks. I don’t like them.
Man:
Okay. Well, how about an apple?
Woman: Hmm, the only fruit I like are bananas.
Man:
Sorry, I don’t have any bananas.
Conversation 2
Man:
What would you like to drink?
Woman: What do you have?
Man:
We’ve got lemonade, cola, or water.
Woman: Hmm. I always drink cola, so maybe lemonade. No, actually
I’ll just have water please.
Man:
Okay, here you are.
Conversation 3
Woman: What time is it now?
Man:
It’s 5:10.
Woman: Okay. And the test is at 5:30, right?
Man:No, it’s at five o’clock.
Woman: Oh no, I’m late!
Conversation 4:
Woman: Where do you live?
Man:
I live in North Street.
Woman: That’s near to the café, isn’t it? Just opposite the park?
Man:
No, my house is next to the river.

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Conversation 5:Man:
Wow, you’ve got a lot of pets! A dog, a cat, and a fish. What
are their names?
Woman: Well, this is Jack, my Cat. And Spot is swimming around in
her tank as you can see. And this is my puppy, Max. Isn’t he
cute?
Man:
Yes, he’s a very cute dog.
Part 4
ExamplesJan:
Hello, I’m new in class.
Teacher: Hi, nice to meet you. What’s your name?
Jan:
My name’s Jan.
Teacher: Is that J-A-N?
Jan:
That’s right.
Teacher: And how old are you, Jan?
Jan:
I’m 11.
QuestionsTeacher: What’s your family name?
Jan:
Wood. W-O-O-D.
Teacher: Thanks. And where do you live, Jan?
Jan:
I live in Moon Street.
Teacher: Moon Street?
Jan:
Yes, M-O-O-N. My house is number fourteen.
Teacher: Fourteen Moon Street. Is that the house with the bright red
door?
Jan:
No. Our house has a blue door.
Teacher: Oh, I see. And do you have any hobbies?
Jan:
Yes. I play tennis. I usually play with my brother.
Teacher: How old is your brother?
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Teacher:Jan:

He’s older than me. He’s thirteen.
And what’s your favourite subject at school?
Well, I don’t really like science. Art is okay, but my favourite
is maths.

Part 5
ExampleGirl:
Mr Homes, I’m really excited about going to the park for ourschool trip. I love taking the train to the park.
Teacher: Well actually, we’re taking the bus, not the train.
Girl:Oh, that’s okay. I like buses too!
QuestionsGirl:
What’s the name of the park? Isn’t it Tree Park or
something?
Teacher: It’s Forest Park. F-O-R-E-S-T. Forest Park. There are a lot oftrees there!
Girl:
Great. And are there any animals?
Teacher: Yes. You can see a lot of birds, and some squirrels. They also
have a horse. You can ride the horse too.
Girl:
I really want to do that! And can we play any sports in thepark? My friend says there are ten sports we can play.
Teacher: Well, there are some tennis courts, basketball courts, and anarea to play football. So that’s three sports you can play.
Girl:
Okay, that’ll be fun.
Teacher: Also, there’s a water zone.
Girl:
A water zone? What’s that?
Teacher: It’s an area where you can play in water. So, you need tobring some extra clothes, a towel, and a plastic bag.
Girl:
Extra clothes, towel and plastic bag. Okay, got it. Oh, and do
we need to bring food?
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Teacher:Girl:
Teacher:Girl:
Teacher:Girl:

You can bring your own food, or you can buy it in the park
shop.
There’s a shop there?
Yes. It sells sandwiches and pizza.
Okay. And how many people are going?
Well, there are thirty students, three teachers, and twoparents. So, thirty-five people are going.
Okay Mr Homes. I can’t wait!
Listening Test Answer Key

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Part 3
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Part 4
Wood
Moon
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blue
tennis13Math(s)Part 5
Foresthorse
footballwater
bag(park) shop
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Reading and Writing Test Answer Key

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Part 1green
river
schoolonion
basketball-Part 2
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Part 3
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mountains
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Part 5stayeditswimming
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