
慶英会 塾長|慶應義塾大学卒・英検1級
中高一貫校の学校英語・NEW TREASURE・英検対策を専門とするオンライン個別指導塾です。塾長紹介
英検2級のeligible・qualified・entitled to・exempt from・required toは、応募資格・専門能力・受給権・免除・義務を区別する表現です。eligible to applyは応募条件を満たすこと、qualified to doは特定の行動を行う技能・資格・条件を満たすこと、entitled toは規則に基づき受ける権利があること、exempt fromは定められた義務などから免除されること、required toは義務があることを示します。応募できることと選考通過は別です。
慶英会独自の4長文40問で、科学キャンプ・博物館ボランティア・図書館の学生会員・青少年スポーツを題材に練習します。全解答・本文根拠と4長文全文和訳を掲載し、公式過去問とは明確に区別しています。
eligible・qualified・entitled to・exempt from・required toの違い
| 表現 | 中心的な意味 | 英文例 |
|---|---|---|
| eligible to apply | 応募する資格がある | Students aged 13–17 are eligible to apply. |
| qualified to do | その仕事・行為に必要な能力や条件がある | The instructor is qualified to supervise. |
| entitled to | 条件の下で受ける権利がある | Members are entitled to a discount. |
| exempt from | 特定の義務・規則を免除される | Some students are exempt from the quiz. |
| required to | 〜する義務がある | Participants are required to attend. |
注意:eligibleだからといってselected・approved・confirmedとは限りません。また、exempt from a quizは小テストの免除であり、すべての安全規則まで免除されることを意味しません。entitled toにはどの条件で何を受けられるかの特定が必要です。
長文1|学生科学キャンプの応募資格と参加確定
A regional science center is inviting students to apply for a weekend research camp. Students aged thirteen to seventeen are eligible to apply, provided they submit a form by the stated deadline. Being eligible means meeting the application conditions; it does not mean that the center has accepted the application.
The camp can accept only forty students. A selection committee reviews applications and sends an offer to successful applicants. They must confirm attendance within two days of receiving the offer. A selected student who fails to reply may lose the place to someone on the waiting list.
Students who have completed an approved laboratory-safety course are exempt from repeating the basic online safety module. The exemption applies only to that particular module. Everyone is still required to attend the short safety briefing on the first morning of the camp.
Qualified instructors with appropriate training will supervise experiments. Students are not described as qualified instructors simply because they are eligible for the camp. The center provides protective glasses and basic equipment.
Accepted students from households that meet the stated support conditions are entitled to a fee reduction. They need to submit evidence of eligibility before the reduction is applied. The center has not promised that every applicant will receive financial support.
独自内容一致10問
問1:Who is eligible to apply for the camp?
- Students aged thirteen to seventeen who meet the deadline
- Every person of any age
- Only professional science teachers
- Only applicants already accepted
正答・本文根拠
正答 A:Students aged thirteen to seventeen who meet the deadline。eligible age thirteen to seventeen with timely form。
問2:What does being eligible NOT mean?
- Meeting application conditions
- Automatic acceptance into the camp
- Being allowed to submit the form
- Satisfying the age condition
正答・本文根拠
正答 B:Automatic acceptance into the camp。eligible not same as accepted。
問3:How many students can the camp accept?
- Twenty
- Thirty
- Forty
- Seventy
正答・本文根拠
正答 C:Forty。only forty places。
問4:What must selected students do within two days?
- Buy safety glasses
- Complete a university degree
- Publish their experiments online
- Confirm attendance
正答・本文根拠
正答 D:Confirm attendance。confirm within two days of offer。
問5:Who is exempt from repeating the basic online safety module?
- Students who completed an approved safety course
- All applicants without conditions
- Only students who have not studied safety
- Everyone attending the camp
正答・本文根拠
正答 A:Students who completed an approved safety course。approved prior safety course grants exemption。
問6:What is still required of everyone?
- Repeating every online module
- Attending the first-morning safety briefing
- Buying their own protective glasses
- Becoming qualified instructors
正答・本文根拠
正答 B:Attending the first-morning safety briefing。everyone required safety briefing。
問7:Who supervises the experiments?
- Any student eligible to apply
- Parents who visit the center
- Qualified instructors with training
- Students who skipped every module
正答・本文根拠
正答 C:Qualified instructors with training。qualified instructors supervise。
問8:What does the fee reduction depend on?
- Buying more equipment
- Having a later arrival time
- Being the first person to apply
- Meeting support conditions and providing evidence
正答・本文根拠
正答 D:Meeting support conditions and providing evidence。support conditions and evidence。
問9:Which statement about qualified instructors is correct?
- Being eligible for camp is different from being qualified to teach
- All applicants are qualified teachers
- Qualified always means accepted as a student
- No training is required
正答・本文根拠
正答 A:Being eligible for camp is different from being qualified to teach。eligibility vs professional qualification distinction。
問10:What is NOT promised to all applicants?
- The chance to submit a form
- Financial support
- An application deadline
- Safety guidance for accepted students
正答・本文根拠
正答 B:Financial support。not every applicant gets support。
長文1の全文和訳
地域の科学センターは週末の研究キャンプの応募を募る。13〜17歳の生徒は締切までに書式を出せば応募資格がある(eligible)。これは条件を満たすということで、採択されたことではない。
定員40人で選考委員会が申請を審査し、採択者へ案内を送る。案内の受信から2日以内に出席を確約しなければならず、期限に遅れると補欠へ席が回る場合がある。
認定された実験安全講座を修了した生徒は基礎オンライン安全講座を繰り返す義務が免除される(exempt)。ただしこの免除はその講座だけで、初日の短い安全説明は全員必須。
適切な訓練を受けた有資格の講師(qualified)が実験を監督する。キャンプに応募できるからといって生徒が資格を持つ講師という意味ではない。保護眼鏡と基本機器は支給される。
採択者のうち家庭の支援条件を満たした人には料金減免を受ける権利(entitled)がある。適用前に証明書類が必要で、全応募者への支援を保証するわけではない。
長文2|地域博物館のボランティアと免除規定
A local museum is recruiting volunteers for a project that describes historic maps. Anyone aged sixteen or older who can attend at least two sessions a month is eligible to submit an application. However, only a limited number of volunteers can be selected, and eligibility does not guarantee an assignment.
The museum has two types of work. General volunteers help check labels and organize materials. Specialist volunteers examine the dates of old documents. The second role requires relevant training, so applicants must be qualified for the specialist work rather than merely interested in local history.
All selected volunteers are required to attend an introductory meeting about handling fragile materials. People who completed the same museum-approved training in the last year are exempt from repeating the separate online quiz, but they still have to attend the meeting.
Volunteers who complete the scheduled sessions are entitled to receive a participation certificate under the museum’s written rules. The certificate records participation; it is not a professional qualification in historical research.
The museum will ask for permission before publishing photographs that identify volunteers. Signing up for the project does not itself authorize the museum to post their images online. The organizers may expand the program next year, but no new schedule has been approved.
独自内容一致10問
問11:What is a basic eligibility condition for applying?
- Being at least sixteen and available twice monthly
- Already holding a history degree
- Being a full-time museum employee
- Living in another country
正答・本文根拠
正答 A:Being at least sixteen and available twice monthly。sixteen or older and two sessions per month。
問12:Does eligibility guarantee a volunteer assignment?
- Yes, every eligible person is selected
- No, places are limited
- Only when a person uploads a photo
- Yes, without any application
正答・本文根拠
正答 B:No, places are limited。eligibility doesn’t guarantee assignment。
問13:What requires specialist qualifications?
- Cleaning the museum’s public café
- Taking visitor tickets
- Checking dates of historic documents
- Reading public signs
正答・本文根拠
正答 C:Checking dates of historic documents。specialist role examining dates requires training。
問14:What must every selected volunteer attend?
- A professional university course
- A photography competition
- A public concert
- An introductory handling meeting
正答・本文根拠
正答 D:An introductory handling meeting。all selected required introductory meeting。
問15:Which activity may be exempted for certain volunteers?
- Repeating a separate online quiz
- Attending the introduction
- Following handling rules
- Asking permission for public photos
正答・本文根拠
正答 A:Repeating a separate online quiz。exempt from separate online quiz。
問16:What prior experience permits this exemption?
- Any internet search about history
- Approved training completed in the last year
- Owning a historic photograph
- Attending a library once
正答・本文根拠
正答 B:Approved training completed in the last year。approved training within last year。
問17:What can qualifying volunteers receive after completing sessions?
- Guaranteed professional researcher status
- Permission to publish all maps
- A participation certificate
- A university degree
正答・本文根拠
正答 C:A participation certificate。entitled to participation certificate。
問18:What does the certificate NOT represent?
- Participation in sessions
- A record of volunteer work
- Completion of scheduled service
- A professional research qualification
正答・本文根拠
正答 D:A professional research qualification。not professional qualification。
問19:What is required before public photographs identifying volunteers are posted?
- Separate permission
- An automatic registration email
- Payment for all images
- Only a longer volunteer shift
正答・本文根拠
正答 A:Separate permission。permission before identifiable photo publication。
問20:What has not been approved?
- The existing volunteer project
- Next year’s expanded schedule
- The introductory meeting
- The current handling rules
正答・本文根拠
正答 B:Next year’s expanded schedule。no new schedule approved。
長文2の全文和訳
地元博物館は古地図の説明を作るボランティアを募集する。16歳以上で毎月2回以上参加できる人は応募資格があるが、定員が限られるため資格を満たしても担当に採択されるとは限らない。
作業は表示の確認・資料整理と古文書の日付調査の2種類。後者には専門的な訓練が必要なので、興味があるだけでは足りず資格・技能を持つ(qualified)ことが求められる。
採択された人は全員、傷みやすい資料の扱い方を学ぶ導入会へ参加必須。過去1年以内に同じ博物館が承認する講習を修了した人は別のオンライン小テストの再受講を免除されるが、導入会への出席は必要。
規則に従って予定の活動を修了した人には参加証を受け取る権利がある。ただしその証明は参加を記録するもので、歴史研究の職業資格ではない。
識別できるボランティアの写真をネット公開する際は別途許可を求める。応募だけで公開許可にはならない。翌年の拡大は未承認。
長文3|学生向け図書館サービス|eligibleとentitled
A public library offers discounted access to certain educational workshops. Students aged twelve to eighteen who live in the town are eligible to apply for a student membership. To complete the application, they must provide proof of age and address. An eligible student does not automatically receive every available discount before registration is approved.
Under the program’s written rules, approved student members are entitled to a reduced fee for designated workshops. This means they may claim the reduction when they satisfy the stated conditions. It does not mean that every workshop is free or that a member may enter a fully booked class without a reservation.
The library also offers a limited number of tablets for learning activities. Only members who have completed a short safety session are qualified to borrow the devices under this local policy. This is a borrowing condition, not a statement that the students are professionally qualified computer technicians.
Students with a documented accessibility need may be exempt from using the online reservation form if the library has approved an alternative arrangement. They still need to reserve a tablet through the service desk; the exemption does not remove the reservation requirement itself.
Last month, 100 membership applications were received, 85 were approved, and 60 members borrowed at least one device. These totals represent different stages rather than one group counted three times. The library will examine how the program works before deciding whether to purchase more tablets.
独自内容一致10問
問21:Who is eligible to apply for student membership?
- Town residents aged twelve to eighteen
- Every visitor regardless of age
- Only university professors
- Only those who own a tablet
正答・本文根拠
正答 A:Town residents aged twelve to eighteen。age twelve to eighteen and live in town。
問22:What must applicants provide?
- A new tablet
- Proof of age and address
- A professional technology certificate
- A photo of the mayor
正答・本文根拠
正答 B:Proof of age and address。proof of age and address。
問23:When is the reduced workshop fee available?
- Before any application is made
- When a workshop is full
- After membership approval and under the stated conditions
- Automatically for every person visiting
正答・本文根拠
正答 C:After membership approval and under the stated conditions。approved student members entitled to designated reduction。
問24:What does entitlement NOT mean here?
- A reduced fee may apply
- Conditions still matter
- Designated workshops are eligible
- All workshops are free and unreserved entry is allowed
正答・本文根拠
正答 D:All workshops are free and unreserved entry is allowed。not all workshops free nor bypass capacity。
問25:Who is qualified to borrow tablets under the library policy?
- Members who completed the safety session
- Every town resident automatically
- Only professional programmers
- All applicants before approval
正答・本文根拠
正答 A:Members who completed the safety session。completed short safety session。
問26:What does qualified refer to in this case?
- A degree in computer engineering
- Meeting the borrowing conditions
- A permanent teaching license
- A payment refund
正答・本文根拠
正答 B:Meeting the borrowing conditions。qualified for borrowing not professional qualification。
問27:What may some students be exempt from?
- The need to make any reservation
- All safety rules
- Using the online reservation form
- The need to return a tablet
正答・本文根拠
正答 C:Using the online reservation form。exempt from online form with approved alternative。
問28:How do exempt students still reserve a tablet?
- By ignoring all rules
- Without informing the library
- By posting a public photograph
- Through the service desk
正答・本文根拠
正答 D:Through the service desk。still need to reserve through desk。
問29:How many applications were approved?
- 85
- 100
- 60
- 15
正答・本文根拠
正答 A:85。85 approved。
問30:How many approved members borrowed a device at least once?
- 100
- 60
- 85
- 40
正答・本文根拠
正答 B:60。60 members borrowed at least one device。
長文3の全文和訳
公共図書館は教育講座の一部を割引で提供する。町に住む12〜18歳の生徒は年齢と住所を証明すれば学生会員へ応募する資格がある。応募条件を満たしても承認前からすべての割引を受けられるわけではない。
規則に従って承認された学生会員は指定講座の割引を受ける権利がある。ただし全講座が無料になるわけでも、満席の講座を予約なしで利用できるわけでもない。
学習用タブレットの貸出は台数が限られ、短い安全講座を修了した会員だけがこの規則では貸出条件を満たす。このqualifiedは貸出資格であり、職業的なコンピューター技師である意味ではない。
アクセシビリティ上の必要が証明された生徒は、別の手続きが認められればオンライン予約フォームの使用が免除される。ただし窓口からの予約は必要で、予約そのものの義務が消えるわけではない。
初月の会員申請100件、承認85件、実際に機器を1回以上借りた会員60人は異なる段階の数値。図書館は増設前に制度の働きを評価する。
長文4|青少年スポーツ大会の参加条件と資格免除
A town organizes an annual youth sports festival with races, team games, and introductory fitness classes. Teenagers who attend a local school are eligible to apply for the festival, but each activity has a limited capacity. A registration receipt confirms that a form arrived; it does not guarantee the student has been accepted for a particular event.
Some team events require a trained adult supervisor. A person who has completed the organizer’s approved safety program is qualified to supervise those events. Being a skilled athlete alone does not automatically provide this qualification.
Every accepted participant is required to read the event’s safety instructions. Students who attended an approved briefing during the previous month may be exempt from repeating the online introduction. However, they must still follow the same safety rules as everyone else.
The organizer has agreed that participants who meet certain financial-support conditions are entitled to a reduction in the festival fee. They must submit the required documents, and the reduction applies only to eligible fees. It does not cover optional purchases at food stalls.
Last year, the festival had 240 applications, but only 180 students confirmed attendance. Staff will compare registration and actual participation before deciding whether the event needs more places next year. No expansion has yet been approved.
独自内容一致10問
問31:Who is eligible to apply?
- Teenagers attending a local school
- Only adults over thirty
- Only students with professional sports contracts
- Everyone who bought food tickets
正答・本文根拠
正答 A:Teenagers attending a local school。teenagers local school eligible to apply。
問32:What does a registration receipt confirm?
- Acceptance in every race
- That the form arrived
- Payment for all optional items
- Guaranteed participation in any team
正答・本文根拠
正答 B:That the form arrived。receipt confirms form received。
問33:Who may supervise certain team events?
- Any skilled athlete automatically
- Every parent without training
- An adult qualified through the approved safety program
- Only students under thirteen
正答・本文根拠
正答 C:An adult qualified through the approved safety program。trained adult supervisor approved safety program。
問34:Does athletic skill alone guarantee supervisor qualification?
- Yes, always
- Only for the first race
- Yes, without any other conditions
- No
正答・本文根拠
正答 D:No。skill alone not automatically qualification。
問35:What is required of all accepted participants?
- Reading the safety instructions
- Buying food at the stalls
- Completing a professional certificate
- Entering every event
正答・本文根拠
正答 A:Reading the safety instructions。every accepted participant required to read safety instructions。
問36:What may prior briefing participants be exempt from?
- Following safety rules
- Repeating the online introduction
- Checking equipment
- Confirming the event date
正答・本文根拠
正答 B:Repeating the online introduction。exempt from repeating online introduction。
問37:What still applies to exempt participants?
- Only optional food purchases
- No rules whatsoever
- The same event safety rules
- A complete cancellation of their place
正答・本文根拠
正答 C:The same event safety rules。must still follow same safety rules。
問38:What may eligible participants receive under the support policy?
- A guaranteed award
- A free optional meal
- Permission to supervise
- A fee reduction
正答・本文根拠
正答 D:A fee reduction。entitled to reduction if meet financial support conditions。
問39:Which purchase is not covered by the fee reduction?
- Optional food-stall purchases
- The designated eligible event fee
- An approved registration amount
- The reduced festival fee
正答・本文根拠
正答 A:Optional food-stall purchases。does not cover optional purchases at food stalls。
問40:How many applicants confirmed attendance last year?
- 240
- 180
- 60
- 420
正答・本文根拠
正答 B:180。only 180 confirmed attendance。
長文4の全文和訳
町は毎年、レースや団体競技、初心者向け運動講座を含む青少年スポーツ祭りを開く。地元学校へ通う10代には応募資格があるが、競技ごとの定員がある。申込受領は特定競技への採択ではない。
一部の団体競技には訓練された大人の監督者が必要で、主催者が承認する安全講座を修了した人に監督資格がある。競技が上手なだけではこの資格は得られない。
採択者は全員、安全説明を読む必要がある。前月に承認済みの説明会へ参加した人はオンライン入門講座の再受講が免除されることがあるが、同じ安全規則は守らなければならない。
資金支援条件を満たす人は指定の参加料の減免を受ける権利があるが書類提出が必要で、売店の任意購入は対象外。
昨年は240件の申請に対し出席を確約したのは180人。主催者は登録と実参加を比較して増枠を判断するが、未承認。
全40問の正答一覧
長文1:1A/2B/3C/4D/5A/6B/7C/8D/9A/10B
長文2:11A/12B/13C/14D/15A/16B/17C/18D/19A/20B
長文3:21A/22B/23C/24D/25A/26B/27C/28D/29A/30B
長文4:31A/32B/33C/34D/35A/36B/37C/38D/39A/40B
7日間の復習
初日に4長文40問へ挑戦します。2日目はeligibleとselected、3日目はqualifiedとeligible、4日目はentitled to、5日目はexempt fromとrequired to、6日目は条件の範囲を例文で確認。7日目に誤答を本文根拠とともに解き直します。
FAQ
eligibleなら入場・参加は確定ですか?
いいえ。応募資格と選考・予約の確定は別です。選考結果や追加の確約手続きを確認してください。
qualifiedは必ず国家資格を持つ意味ですか?
いいえ。行為・役割に必要な能力や条件を満たす意味にもなり、具体的な資格の種類は文脈で判断します。
exempt fromはすべてのルールから免除されますか?
いいえ。何から免除されるかを目的語で特定します。小テストの免除と安全規則の免除は異なります。
英検協会の過去問ですか?
いいえ。慶英会のオリジナル教材です。
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