EIKEN Grade Pre-2
EIKEN Grade Pre-2 preparation
Grade Pre-2 keeps the e-mail and opinion composition tasks with a longer word count. Confirm the current format, then find this week's priority.
Current exam format
Checked as of 18 September 2026
- First stage (written)
- approx. 80 min
- Listening
- approx. 20-25 min
- Writing: E-mail
- 40-50 words guidance
- Writing: Opinion composition
- 50-60 words guidance
- Stage 2 (interview)
- approx. 6 min
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 interviewSpeak your answers with Petra-original questions.
- 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 Pre-2 practice setsWork through more questions with Quick Practice (5 or 10 questions) or a 29-question Exam-Style Set.
About official materials
About official materials
The current EIKEN Grade Pre-2 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.
Related reading
- EIKEN Pre-2 as an elementary school student: 3 things parents should prepareThe three places elementary students typically get stuck on Pre-2 (vocabulary, long passages and writing), plus home study steps and when outside support helps.
- Why EIKEN writing stalls, and what to do about itThe pen often stops before vocabulary or grammar even come into it. Here is where students actually get stuck, and what helps.
- What Changed in EIKEN? The 2024 New Format and Grade Pre-2 Plus ExplainedThe 2024 question-format renewal and the introduction of Grade Pre-2 Plus in the 2025 academic year are separate changes. Here are the changes by grade, the current test structure and the exam fees.
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.