EIKEN Grade 5
EIKEN Grade 5 exam format
Grade 5 has no second-stage interview; there's an optional online Speaking Test instead. Check the current format here.
Current exam format
Checked as of 20 September 2026
- First stage (written)
- approx. 25 min
- Listening
- approx. 20 min
- Optional Speaking Test (online)
- approx. 3 min
This grade has no second-stage interview. The figure above is an optional online Speaking Test, and it does not affect your first-stage pass/fail result.
For anything not covered here, check EIKEN's own official information. This does not predict a pass, fail or CSE score.
What to do next
- Decide what to do nextSee today's practice and study plan based on your target grade and weak area.
- PracticePractise WritingWrite straight away with a Petra-original practice question.
- PracticePractise the Speaking TestSpeak your answers out loud with Petra-original practice sets for the optional Speaking Test.
- PracticePractise vocabularyRecall words from context, then retry the ones you missed.
- PracticePractise ReadingPractise evidence-based reading and timing.
- PracticeReview ListeningA review tool to use alongside your own official audio.
- PracticeTry the Grade 5 practice setsWork through more questions with Quick Practice (5 or 10 questions) or a 25-question Exam-Style Set.
About official materials
About official materials
The current EIKEN Grade 5 exam format and past papers are published directly by the Eiken Foundation of Japan, the body that administers EIKEN, on its own official website. Petra does not reproduce EIKEN questions, audio, sample answers or logos, and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Eiken Foundation.
Check → practise and plan → review
Find your current priority, work on it through practice and a study plan, and check again roughly a week later. This is a loop, not a promise of progress.