英検準2級の長文読解練習｜オリジナル英文と4択5問

2026年10月2日 ／ 士心塾 オンライン校

英検準2級の長文読解に向けて、この教材では292語のオリジナル英文と4択5問で、答えの根拠を本文から見つける練習をしましょう。人物・時間・理由を整理し、選択肢の意味を本文と照らします。

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出典：日本英語検定協会「準2級の試験内容」。引用：「パッセージの内容に関する質問に答える。」https://www.eiken.or.jp/eiken/exam/grade_p2/solutions.html。長さの参考：「2026年度第1回 問題冊子」https://www.eiken.or.jp/eiken/exam/kakomon/2026-1-1ji-p2kyu.pdf

本文語数は上記の問題冊子の説明文から数えた参考値です。教材の問題数と長さは、読み直しながら学ぶために設定しています。

1. 本文と選択肢を3段階で照らす

2. オリジナル英文と4択5問

A Store for Festival Materials（本文292語）

For years, West Hill School bought new decorations for every school festival. After each event, students threw away most of the signs and paper flowers because there was no place to keep them. Hana, a member of the art club, noticed the problem while cleaning a classroom. She suggested creating a store of materials that other classes could use again. Her teacher liked the idea but asked her to explain how the materials would be organized.

Hana first collected everything that was left from the spring festival. She expected to find many useful items, but some were broken and others had dates written across them. Her group kept only the materials that were still in good condition. They placed them in separate boxes and attached photographs to show what each box contained. To avoid confusion, students also had to record which class borrowed an item and when it would be returned.

The group offered the materials to three classes preparing for a summer event. Two classes used them, while the third decided to make everything new. That class needed much larger signs, so the available ones were unsuitable. Hana realized that keeping old materials would not meet every need. Nevertheless, the two classes that borrowed items spent less time making decorations and bought fewer supplies. They returned everything after the event, although one box came back a week late.

Hana now plans to open the store to all classes. Before doing so, she will add a clear return date to each borrowing form and make space for larger materials. She hopes the project will reduce waste, but she does not expect the school to stop buying new supplies completely. For her, success means using what is already available whenever it is suitable.

本文の内容に最も合う答えを1〜4から一つ選びましょう。根拠の英文を見つけてから解答を開きます。

問題1

Why did Hana suggest storing festival materials?

1. The art club had stopped making decorations.
2. Her teacher required every class to stop buying paper.
3. The school planned to cancel its next festival.
4. Useful decorations were being thrown away after events.

問題2

How did Hana’s group help students identify the contents of the boxes?

1. They wrote old festival dates on every item.
2. They attached photographs to the boxes.
3. They placed all the materials in one large box.
4. They asked each teacher to describe the items aloud.

問題3

Why did one of the three classes make new decorations?

1. It could not understand the borrowing form.
2. It had already lost all the borrowed materials.
3. The stored signs were not large enough for its needs.
4. It wanted to use signs with old dates on them.

問題4

What problem occurred when the borrowed materials were returned?

1. One box was returned later than expected.
2. Neither class returned any materials.
3. The classes returned only the photographs.
4. Every box came back broken.

問題5

How does Hana view the project’s goal?

1. Every class should use the same decorations at every event.
2. The school should never purchase new supplies again.
3. Only the art club should be allowed to borrow materials.
4. Existing materials should be reused when they meet a class’s needs.

3. 選択肢の違いを説明する

4. 4週間の復習計画

4週間は復習計画の一例です。試験までの日数と読める量に合わせて調整しましょう。

関連：長文読解の進め方 ／ ライティングの進め方 ／ リスニングの進め方