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（高校生レベル）
Class ____ No. ____ Name ____________________
ちいかわの脱出ゲーム、家で遊べる版が11月9日から 地下鉄の謎解きは1万人以上がクリア
Chiikawa Subway Puzzle Hunt Gets a Version for Home
1A Chiikawa puzzle game that had fans walking around Tokyo's subway system for more than three months is coming to players' homes. The home version of the game starts on November 9 and runs until February 28, 2027.
2The game, called Chiikawa, Sagashitemasu, or We Are Looking for Chiikawa, was created as a tie-in with Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid Island. The movie opened in theaters on July 24. In the game's story, Chiikawa, Hachiware and Usagi have gone missing, and players solve a series of puzzles to find them.
3The original version, held on Tokyo Metro lines from July 24 to November 3, was designed as a walking adventure. Players traveled to stations and the streets around them, choosing for themselves where to go and which puzzles to try. By late September, more than 10,000 people had cleared the game.
4To play at home, people need a puzzle kit, a smartphone connected to the internet and an app called ESCAPE.ID. Kits went on sale online on November 4 and will be shipped from November 9. They will also be sold at 11 convenience stores along Tokyo Metro lines.
5Each home kit includes a postcard made only for this version. It also contains a puffy sticker that was given as a prize to players who finished the subway event. People who bought a kit for the original event can use it to play the home version without buying a new one, but they will not get the postcard.
Words 単語
| originalA2 | 形 | 最初の、もとのthe first one, before any changes |
| adventureA2 | 名 | 冒険an exciting trip or experience |
| clearedA2 | 動 | クリアした、（課題を）やりとげた（clear の過去分詞）got to the end of a game |
| connectedB1 | 形 | つながったjoined to something so they work together |
| convenience storesA2 | 名 | コンビニ（convenience store の複数形）small shops that sell food and are open long hours |
| prizeB1 | 名 | 景品、賞something you get for winning or doing well |
| containsB1 | 動 | （中に）入っている、含む（contain の3単現）has something inside it |
| seriesB1 | 名 | ひと続き、いくつもの（a series of ～ で「一連の～」）a number of similar things that come one after another |
| versionB2 | 名 | 版、バージョンone form of something that has other forms |
| puffy外 | 形 | ふくらんだ、ぷっくりしたsoft and round, as if filled with air |
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 the home version end?
A. Until November 3B. Until February 28, 2027C. Until July 24D. Until the end of 2026
What was the game created as a tie-in with?
A. A TV drama about trainsB. A Chiikawa comic bookC. Chiikawa the Movie: The Secret of Mermaid IslandD. A music festival in Tokyo
What was special about the original version?
A. Players chose where to go and which puzzles to try.B. Players had to finish it in one hour.C. Players rode the subway without walking.D. Players played it only on a computer.
Where else will the kits be sold?
A. At movie theatersB. At every train station in JapanC. At bookstores in OsakaD. At 11 convenience stores along Tokyo Metro lines
What will people who use an old kit NOT get?
A. The appB. The postcardC. The puzzlesD. The story
2. True or False 正しければ T、違っていれば F
( ) The movie opened in theaters on July 24.
( ) Fewer than 1,000 people cleared the subway event by late September.
( ) Kits went on sale online on November 4.
( ) People with an original kit must buy a new kit to play at home.
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）
originalversionconnectedseriesclearedprize
In the game's story, Chiikawa, Hachiware and Usagi have gone missing, and players solve a _____ of puzzles to find them.
The home _____ of the game starts on November 9 and runs until February 28, 2027.
The _____ version, held on Tokyo Metro lines from July 24 to November 3, was designed as a walking adventure.
To play at home, people need a puzzle kit, a smartphone _____ to the internet and an app called ESCAPE.ID.
By late September, more than 10,000 people had _____ the game.
It also contains a puffy sticker that was given as a _____ to players who finished the subway event.
4. Word Order 語を並べかえて正しい文にしよう
( The / July / 24 / opened / movie / in / on / theaters ) .
( a / version / includes / home / postcard / this / for / made / kit / Each / only ) .
( the / late / had / 10,000 / more / By / September, / game / cleared / people / than ) .
5. Think and Write 英語で答えてみよう
Do you think puzzle events in real places are better than puzzle games at home? Explain your reasons.（実際の場所で遊ぶ謎解きイベントは、家で遊ぶ謎解きゲームより楽しいと思いますか？理由を説明してください。）
If you could plan a puzzle event in your town, where would players go?（もし自分の町で謎解きイベントを企画できるとしたら、プレイヤーにどこへ行ってもらいますか？）
Answers 解答
1. (1) B (2) C (3) A (4) D (5) B
2. (1) T (2) F (3) T (4) F
3. (1) series (2) version (3) original (4) connected (5) cleared (6) prize
4.
- The movie opened in theaters on July 24.
- Each home kit includes a postcard made only for this version.
- By late September, more than 10,000 people had cleared the game.
全文訳
1ファンが3か月以上にわたって東京の地下鉄をめぐり歩いた、ちいかわの謎解きゲームが、プレイヤーの家にやってきます。このゲームの家で遊べる版は、11月9日に始まり、2027年2月28日まで続きます。
2「ちいかわ、さがしてます。」という名前のこのゲームは、『映画ちいかわ 人魚の島のひみつ』とのコラボとして作られました。この映画は7月24日に映画館で公開されました。ゲームのお話では、ちいかわ、ハチワレ、うさぎが行方不明になっていて、プレイヤーはいくつもの謎を解いて3人を見つけ出します。
37月24日から11月3日まで東京メトロの路線で行われた最初の版は、歩いてめぐる冒険として作られていました。プレイヤーは駅やそのまわりの街へ出かけ、どこへ行き、どの謎に挑むかを自分で選びました。9月の終わりまでに、1万人以上がこのゲームをクリアしていました。
4家で遊ぶには、謎解きキットと、インターネットにつながったスマートフォンと、ESCAPE.IDというアプリが必要です。キットは11月4日にネットで発売され、11月9日から発送されます。東京メトロの沿線にある11のコンビニでも売られます。
5家で遊べる版のキットには、どれもこの版のためだけに作られたポストカードが入っています。地下鉄のイベントをクリアした人に景品として配られた、ぷっくりしたシールも入っています。最初のイベントのキットを買った人は、新しいキットを買わずにそれで家で遊べる版を遊べますが、ポストカードはもらえません。
文法ポイント：過去完了（had＋過去分詞）
過去のある時点までに「もう～していた」ことは had＋過去分詞で表す。本文の By late September, more than 10,000 people had cleared the game. は「9月の終わりという過去の時点までに、すでにクリアしていた」。
出典：ESCAPE.ID（PR TIMES 配信、ベストカレンダー掲載）、ワカモノリサーチ、Game*Spark（PR TIMES） ほか（記事は原田英語の時事英語ジュニアのオリジナル）｜https://www.haradaeigo.com/jijieigo-junior/news/2026-11-09-chiikawa-escape-game-home/