原田英語の時事英語ジュニア｜英語ニュース ワークシート（中学生レベル）
Class ____ No. ____ Name ____________________
読書週間はいつから？10月27日から 調査では子どもの約7割が「本が好き」
Book Week Starts in Japan
1Japan's Book Week started on October 27. It will continue until November 9. The event began in 1947, and this is its 80th year.
2Before Book Week, a group in Japan asked 1,200 children about reading. The youngest were fourth graders, and the oldest were third-year junior high students. About 69 percent of them said they like reading.
3But 76.5 percent said videos or games are more fun than books. About 17 percent did not read at all in a week.
4Families also seem to matter. Some parents read for one hour or more a week. In those homes, 91.8 percent of the children said they like reading. School libraries also seem to help. About 65 percent of the children borrowed books from a school library in the past year.
Words 単語
| continueA2 | 動 | 続くto keep going without stopping |
| eventA1 | 名 | 行事、イベントsomething special that happens on a set day |
| graders外 | 名 | ～年生（grader の複数形）students in a certain year of school |
| percentB1 | 名 | パーセント（％）a part of one hundred |
| at allA1 | 句 | （not と使って）まったく～ないused with not to mean in any way |
| matterA1 | 動 | 重要である、関係があるto be important |
| librariesA1 | 名 | 図書館、図書室（library の複数形）places where you can borrow books |
| borrowedA1 | 動 | 借りた（borrow の過去形）took something for a short time and gave it back |
単語のレベル：CEFR-J（『CEFR-J Wordlist Version 1.6』 東京外国語大学投野由紀夫研究室. （URL: https://www.cefr-j.org/download.html より 2026年8月ダウンロード））
1. Reading Quiz 本文の内容に合うものを選ぼう
When does Book Week end?
A. On October 27B. In 1947C. On November 3D. On November 9
How many children answered the survey?
A. 1,200B. 80C. 1,947D. 69
What did 76.5 percent of the children say?
A. They read every day.B. Videos or games are more fun than books.C. They never use the library.D. Their parents read a lot.
In homes where parents read one hour or more a week, what percentage of the children like reading?
A. About 17 percentB. About 65 percentC. 91.8 percentD. 76.5 percent
2. True or False 正しければ T、違っていれば F
( ) This is the 80th year of Book Week.
( ) The survey asked only high school students.
( ) About 17 percent of the children did not read at all in a week.
( ) No children borrowed books from a school library.
3. Fill in the Blanks 下の語から選んで空らんをうめよう（形を変えずに）
mattereventgraderscontinuelibrariespercent
Families also seem to _____.
It will _____ until November 9.
The youngest were fourth _____, and the oldest were third-year junior high students.
About 69 _____ of them said they like reading.
The _____ began in 1947, and this is its 80th year.
School _____ also seem to help.
4. Word Order 語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう
( Week / Book / October / 27 / Japan's / on / started ) .
( of / 69 / About / percent / they / reading / them / said / like ) .
( School / help / libraries / to / seem / also ) .
5. Think and Write 英語で答えてみよう
Which is more fun for you, reading books or watching videos?（あなたにとって、本を読むのと動画を見るのはどちらが楽しいですか？）
What book would you tell a friend to read during Book Week?（読書週間に友だちにすすめたい本は何ですか？）
Answers 解答
1. (1) D (2) A (3) B (4) C
2. (1) T (2) F (3) T (4) F
3. (1) matter (2) continue (3) graders (4) percent (5) event (6) libraries
4.
- Japan's Book Week started on October 27.
- About 69 percent of them said they like reading.
- School libraries also seem to help.
全文訳
1日本の「読書週間」が10月27日に始まりました。11月9日まで続きます。この行事は1947年に始まり、今年で80回目です。
2読書週間の前に、日本のある団体が、子ども1200人に読書についてたずねました。いちばん下は小学4年生、いちばん上は中学3年生でした。そのうち約69％が、本を読むのが好きだと答えました。
3でも76.5％は、本より動画やゲームのほうが楽しいと答えました。約17％は、1週間にまったく本を読んでいませんでした。
4家族も関係しているようです。1週間に1時間以上本を読む親もいます。そうした家では、91.8％の子どもが本を読むのが好きだと答えました。学校の図書室も役に立っているようです。約65％の子どもが、この1年に学校の図書室で本を借りていました。
文法ポイント：比較級（more + 形容詞 + than ～）
2つをくらべて「～より…だ」と言うときは、くらべる相手を than のあとに書く。interesting のような長い形容詞は more をつけて比較級にする。fun は短い語だが、ふつう more fun の形を使う。本文の videos or games are more fun than books は「動画やゲームは本より楽しい」。
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