英検準2級プラスのgrant・scholarship・subsidy・donation｜助成金・奨学金の独自40問【全訳】

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英検準2級プラスの学校・地域社会・仕事の長文では、grant（助成金）・scholarship（奨学金）・subsidy（補助）・donation（寄付）の意味を区別しましょう。助成の申請が受理されても承認済みとは限らず、団体への企画助成と生徒個人への奨学金は目的・対象が異なることがあります。慶英会の独自40問（語彙8問・長文4題32問）を全解答・全文和訳付きで公開しました。

結論｜資金の目的と受取人を確認する

• grant：研究・教育・地域企画などへの助成金。対象支出が定められる場合がある。
• scholarship：主に学習者の教育費を支援する資金・制度。返済条件等は各制度で異なる。
• subsidy：利用者や事業の負担を軽減する補助。対象者・対象サービスを確認する。
• donation：支援者が自発的に渡す寄付。助成金の承認とは別。
• applied / approved / received：申請した・承認された・受領した。3段階を混同しない。

制度の区分は実際には重なることもあります。本記事の金額・制度はすべて架空の英語教材であり、実在する奨学金や補助金制度の申込案内ではありません。

英検準2級プラスの公式試験形式

日本英語検定協会の準2級プラスReadingは短文語句空所補充17問・長文語句空所補充6問・長文内容一致8問です。学校・仕事・地域の説明文も扱います。公式試験内容。以下は慶英会の独自作成問題であり公式過去問ではありません。

Part 1｜助成・奨学・寄付の語彙8問

問1

The science team applied for a project ___ to buy approved measuring devices.

問2

A student received a ___ to help pay the summer course fee.

問3

A fare ___ helps eligible families pay less for transport.

問4

Money voluntarily given to support the library is a ___.

問5

The foundation had not yet ___ the school’s grant application.

問6

The museum thanked every person who had made a voluntary ___.

問7

The reduced price applied only to families ___ for the subsidy.

問8

The student kept the award letter as evidence of the ___.

Part 2｜4長文32問【学校・交通・図書館・科学館】

資金の種類、金額、受取人、審査状況を整理してから答えてください。

長文1｜学校の科学企画｜grantとscholarshipを区別

Reading passage（慶英会オリジナル）

A school science club applied for a grant to purchase measuring equipment. A foundation received twenty project applications and selected five after examining their plans. The club was awarded 80,000 yen for the equipment and was required to keep receipts. That grant was not a payment to individual club members. The school also offered a separate scholarship for an optional summer course. Ten students applied, and four were selected under the scholarship rules. One parent thought that because the science club had received a grant, every member would receive a scholarship too. The school explained that the two types of funding had different purposes and selection procedures. The project grant was restricted to approved equipment, while scholarships helped eligible learners with course costs. Staff also made clear that receiving an application was not the same as approving it. The school planned to report how its project funds were spent.

問9. How many project applications were received?

A. Five ／ B. Twenty ／ C. Ten ／ D. Four

問10. How many projects were selected?

A. Twenty ／ B. Four ／ C. Five ／ D. Ten

問11. What was the club’s grant amount?

A. 80,000 yen ／ B. 8,000 yen ／ C. 40,000 yen ／ D. 100,000 yen

問12. What could the project grant pay for?

A. Every student’s personal trip ／ B. The parent’s course fee ／ C. An unrelated museum ticket ／ D. Approved measuring equipment

問13. What spending record was required?

A. School ID ／ B. Receipts ／ C. Bus schedules ／ D. Exam results

問14. How many students applied for the separate scholarships?

A. Four ／ B. Five ／ C. Ten ／ D. Twenty

問15. How many were awarded scholarships?

A. Four ／ B. Ten ／ C. Five ／ D. Twenty

問16. Did the club grant guarantee scholarships for all members?

A. Yes ／ B. Only for students with devices ／ C. Only in winter ／ D. No

長文2｜交通費の補助｜寄付と料金割引は別

Reading passage（慶英会オリジナル）

A fictional community center offered a bus-fare subsidy for eligible families. A normal return ticket cost 600 yen. Under the special program, qualified families paid 400 yen, while 200 yen was covered by the subsidy arrangement. The center also accepted voluntary donations for improving information signs at bus stops. Donating money was not a requirement for buying a ticket. It did not automatically make a person eligible for the subsidy either. One visitor gave a 100-yen donation and assumed that the return fare would fall by another 100 yen. Staff corrected this misunderstanding: the donation supported a separate project and did not change the stated fare. Visitors were told to check the eligibility conditions before requesting the reduced rate. The program applied only to specified services, not all buses in the town. Staff planned to review future funding at the end of the year and did not guarantee that the same terms would continue indefinitely.

問17. What was the standard return fare?

A. 400 yen ／ B. 600 yen ／ C. 200 yen ／ D. 100 yen

問18. What did eligible families pay?

A. 600 yen ／ B. 200 yen ／ C. 400 yen ／ D. 100 yen

問19. How much was covered by the subsidy?

A. 200 yen ／ B. 400 yen ／ C. 600 yen ／ D. 100 yen

問20. What did voluntary donations support?

A. Discounts for each donor ／ B. Every school event ／ C. All tickets ／ D. Bus-stop information signs

問21. Was donating required to buy a ticket?

A. Yes ／ B. No ／ C. Only for families ／ D. Only on weekends

問22. Did a donation automatically provide subsidy eligibility?

A. Yes ／ B. Only if it was 100 yen ／ C. No ／ D. Only for frequent travelers

問23. What should passengers check?

A. Eligibility conditions ／ B. The driver’s grade ／ C. A museum’s opening date ／ D. The price of a textbook

問24. When would future funding be reviewed?

A. The next day ／ B. Every week ／ C. The following morning ／ D. At the end of the year

長文3｜図書館の読書企画｜受領した寄付と申請中の助成

Reading passage（慶英会オリジナル）

A public library arranged a children’s reading event. Supporters had already given 30,000 yen in voluntary donations for books. The library separately applied for a grant from a community foundation to train reading volunteers. The grant application was still pending because the foundation had not completed its review. A volunteer wrote that both the donations and the grant money had already arrived. The librarian corrected the report: the donations had been received but the grant had not been approved. The library did not spend the expected grant before confirmation. The event remained free for participating families, and donations were not required for registration. One visitor believed that a donation receipt was the same as a scholarship award letter. Staff explained that a donation receipt records money given by a supporter, whereas a scholarship helps a learner under a specific program. The library planned to report the use of donated money after the event.

問25. How much had already been donated?

A. 10,000 yen ／ B. 30,000 yen ／ C. 50,000 yen ／ D. 80,000 yen

問26. What were the donations meant to buy?

A. Training certificates ／ B. Bus passes ／ C. Books ／ D. A new building

問27. What would the separate grant support?

A. Training reading volunteers ／ B. Family bus tickets ／ C. Student uniforms ／ D. A museum renovation

問28. What was the grant’s status?

A. Approved and spent ／ B. Rejected permanently ／ C. Donated by parents ／ D. Pending

問29. What mistake did the volunteer make?

A. Stating donations were received ／ B. Claiming grant funds had also arrived ／ C. Describing a reading event ／ D. Mentioning the foundation

問30. Were donations required for participation?

A. Yes ／ B. Only for adults ／ C. No ／ D. Only for weekend visitors

問31. What did the donation receipt prove?

A. A supporter had given money ／ B. A learner won a scholarship ／ C. The grant was approved ／ D. A child completed a course

問32. What did the library plan to report later?

A. The town’s bus routes ／ B. The full list of students ／ C. Only exam scores ／ D. How donations were used

長文4｜博物館の教育企画｜申請額と採択額を分ける

Reading passage（慶英会オリジナル）

A science museum applied for a 150,000-yen grant to create an interactive exhibit. The application was under review, so the museum did not count the money as received. Separately, an educational organization offered 20,000-yen scholarships for students joining a summer science course. Fifteen students applied, and five were offered scholarships. These funds were intended to support individual students’ course costs, not the museum’s new exhibit. The museum also collected voluntary donations for general educational activities. A visitor assumed that donating to the museum gave the donor a right to choose scholarship winners. Staff explained that scholarship selection followed the educational organization’s stated criteria and was independent of voluntary donations. Another visitor suggested that the museum could use its proposed grant for the summer-course fees of all students. The manager noted that project grants may restrict what expenses are permitted, and the museum’s application was not yet approved. Different updates would be issued for each funding program.

問33. How large was the museum’s grant application?

A. 20,000 yen ／ B. 150,000 yen ／ C. 50,000 yen ／ D. 100,000 yen

問34. What was the proposed grant intended to create?

A. Bus stops ／ B. School uniforms ／ C. An interactive exhibit ／ D. A new exam

問35. Had the museum received the grant?

A. No ／ B. Yes ／ C. Only partially ／ D. The museum had not applied

問36. How much was each student scholarship?

A. 150,000 yen ／ B. 5,000 yen ／ C. 15,000 yen ／ D. 20,000 yen

問37. How many students applied?

A. Five ／ B. Fifteen ／ C. Twenty ／ D. Ten

問38. How many received scholarship offers?

A. Fifteen ／ B. Ten ／ C. Five ／ D. Twenty

問39. What did the scholarships support?

A. Individual students’ course costs ／ B. The museum’s exhibit ／ C. Bus-stop signs ／ D. The museum building

問40. Could donors select scholarship winners?

A. Yes ／ B. Only for larger donations ／ C. Only on weekends ／ D. No

復習｜対象・金額・承認を整理

• grantはどの企画のどの費用を支えるか確認する。
• scholarshipの対象者と人数を確認する。
• subsidyによる運賃の差額を計算する。
• donationは任意か、別の制度との関係があるかを確かめる。
• 翌日と1週間後に40問を再解答し、pendingをapprovedに誤読しない。

FAQ

grantとscholarshipは同じですか？

資金支援という点で共通しますが、grantは活動や研究の助成、scholarshipは教育費の支援によく使われます。実際の制度によって重なる場合もあります。

subsidyとdonationは同じですか？

通常は異なります。subsidyは制度に基づく費用の補助、donationは任意の寄付を指します。

grantを申請すれば必ず受給できますか？

いいえ。申請・審査・承認・受領が別の段階である場合があります。

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