*Comparisons with the previous year are comparisons with the 2021 Common Test for University Admissions (conducted on January 16 and 17).
As a whole, the direction of questions has not changed from last year, and questions are given that are conscious of multiple texts and the learning process of students.
-Overview-
For the first question (modern sentence), two essays were prepared on the theme of "eating." In the kanji problem, a new question was asked about the different meanings of the same kanji. Question 2 (contemporary sentences) included questions about the meaning of phrases, in addition to the traditional question format of questioning the feelings of the characters, as well as the question of the new trend of interpreting passages of text based on multiple sources. is gone. For the third question (old text), two sentences were presented as the main text, and questions were asked to compare and consider the characteristics of the two. Question 4 (in Chinese) had a lot of information, although the gist of the question was clear, and it was necessary to read and understand each phrase accurately.
[Number of large questions, number of questions, number of answers]
・4 same as last year.
・Compared to last year, the number of ancient texts decreased by 1 and the number of Chinese texts increased by 1, so the overall number is the same 22.
・Compared to last year, the number of modern sentences decreased by 2, so the overall number decreased by 2 to 36.
[Problem size]
・Sentence I in question 1 is about 2200 characters and sentence II is about 1300 characters, totaling about 3500 characters, an increase of about 200 characters from last year, and question 2 is about 3200 characters, about 400 characters from last year. 400 characters for sentence I and 800 characters for sentence II in question 3, about 1200 characters in total, an increase of about 300 characters from last year. Increased.
[question field / question content]
・There is no change from last year in the composition of 2 modern texts, 1 ancient text, and 1 Chinese text.
・The first question (contemporary sentence) is Tatsuya Higaki's "The Philosophy of Eating" (sentence I) and Tatsushi Fujiwara's "What does it mean to eat?" (sentence II), and the second question (contemporary sentence) is Kuroi. Senji's "Man in the Garden", Question 3 (ancient text) is "Masukagami" (Text I) and "Towazugatari" (Text II), Question 4 (Chinese text) is Nguyen's "Kenkyo Shitsushu" Questions from Ken = "hand" under "ken").
[question format]
・In the first question, modern sentences, the number of conventional kanji questions has increased from 5 to 3, and 2 new questions have been added to identify different meanings of the same kanji. In the reading comprehension question, in addition to the question of explaining the underlined part, there was a question of comparing and contrasting multiple sentences in the form of "memos" created by students, but there was no question about the structure of the paragraphs in the main text. The second question, the modern sentence, did not have the question of the meaning of the words that used to occur in the past. Questions were asked to be interpreted in relation to the content. In the ancient texts, in addition to questions about the meaning of words and explanations, questions were given in the form of conversations between teachers and students that made them consider two sentences in relation to each other. Compared to last year, the number of questions decreased by one, but the number of answers remained the same. In Chinese, in addition to general question formats such as understanding important words and grammar, and explanations of feelings, questions that directly answer the reading of grammar and the characteristics of Chinese poetry, and questions that make use of the characteristics of problem sentences that determine the order of a series of events. It was observed.
-Difficulty (Overall)-
The language as a whole has become a little more difficult. In addition to the confusing options, modern sentences have become more difficult because of the amount of format that reads and associates multiple materials to solve. Ancient texts are about the same as last year or slightly more difficult. Kanji is almost the same as last year.
-Analysis by question-
・Question 1 Question about knowledge of kanji Difficulty: Standard
・Question 2 Content explanation question for the underlined part Difficulty: Slightly difficult
・Question 3 Content explanation question for the underlined part Difficulty: Slightly difficult
・Question 4 Content explanation question for the underlined part Difficulty: Standard
・Question 5 Question about expressions Difficulty: Slightly difficult
・Question 6 Fill-in-the-blank question using student-created "memo" Difficulty: Slightly difficult
Two sentences were presented that considered "eating" from different angles. Based on the reading comprehension of each sentence (Question 2 to Question 5), Question 6 continues with consideration of the "differences in understanding" between the two sentences. In question 1, the number of conventional kanji questions was changed from 5 to 3, and instead, there were two questions that asked students to choose idioms containing kanji with different meanings. Also, this time, the text was not numbered, and there were no questions about paragraph structure. There were some questions that made it difficult to identify the options, and questions that made it difficult to understand the intention of the question.
・Question 1 Emotional explanation question Difficulty: Standard
・Question 2 Emotional explanation question Difficulty: Slightly easy
・Question 3 Emotional explanation question Difficulty: Standard
・Question 4 Question about expressions Difficulty: Slightly difficult
・Question 5 Text comprehension problem with multiple materials Difficulty: Slightly difficult
The source is Senji Kuroi's "Man in the Garden" (published in 1991). Like last year, the question is from a passage in a novel. Questions that ask about the meaning of words that were set up in question 1 every year have disappeared, and questions that ask about the feelings of the characters have become the focus. Based on the [notebook] that summarizes the contents, questions were asked to explain the expressions in the text and the emotional changes of the characters. While there were questions with clear choices for errors, there were also questions that required careful judgment.
・Question 1 Interpretation problem of underlined parts Difficulty: Slightly easy
・Question 2 Explanation questions about words and expressions Difficulty: Slightly easy
・ Question 3 Emotional comprehension question Difficulty: Standard
・Question 4 Expression appraisal problem through dialogue Difficulty: Slightly difficult
The question is a combination of the historical story "Masukagami" depicting the Kamakura period and the female diary "Towazugatari". The text of "Masukagami" is short, but "Towazugatari" is about the same amount of text as last year's text. increased. Comparing the two works, which depict how Gofukakusa-in asked the author of "Towazugatari" to mediate the meeting with his half-sister from the perspective of the storyteller and the perspective of the person concerned, and the difference in the writer's consciousness. Question 4 that makes you understand is characteristic. It's a difficult question, but you can see the consideration of difficulty adjustment in points such as making four choices. In reading comprehension, it is important to grasp the relationship between people. Also, there were no questions about waka expressions or techniques.
・Question 1 Kanji meaning problem Difficulty: Standard
・Question 2 Return points and written sentences Difficulty: Standard
・Question 3 Interpretation problem of the underlined part Difficulty: Standard
・Question 4 Filling in the blanks in Chinese poems and explaining problems Difficulty: Standard
・Question 5 Problems with how to read the underlined part Difficulty: Standard
・Question 6 Questions about the order of eventsDifficulty: Slightly difficult
・Question 7 Mood explanation question Difficulty: Standard
The source is the Qing dynasty Ruan Yuan's "Ken Sutra Collection" (ken = "hand" under "ken"). A seven-syllable poem and its preface, depicting events related to butterflies that the author experienced in the garden. Questions 1, 2, 3, 5, and 7 were questions that followed the format of the National Center Test, such as the meaning of words, written sentences, interpretations, and explanations of feelings. Question 4 is a question that tests basic knowledge of Chinese poetry, such as rhyme and form. Question 6 is a question of choosing the correct order of events, and it takes a little time to answer because it is necessary to pay attention to the entire text. Overall, students were required to acquire a good balance of knowledge of Chinese and reading comprehension, and the ability to quickly organize information and answer questions. (Provided by Yoyogi Seminar)