8-Minute Reading • Level A1

Cleaning Time in Japan

🧹 Daily School Life

How to Use This Lesson

A group of Japanese students happily cleaning their school hallway together, realistic style, simple lines

Cleaning Time in Japan

In Japanese schools, students clean their school together. This special cleaning time is called soji. Small groups clean different rooms like classrooms, hallways, and stairs. The groups take turns, so every student has a turn to help. Schools think this is an important lesson. Students learn to take care of their school and work together.

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Word Help (A1 Vocabulary)

Word / Phrase	Meaning	Example in Story
soji	School cleaning time in Japan	"This special cleaning time is called soji."
take turns	One group works, then another group works	"The groups take turns, so every student has a turn to help."
together	With each other	"...students clean their school together."

Practice Questions (1 – 8)

Read and answer. Do all 8 questions below.

8 Tasks

A close-up of two children working together to wipe a desk, showing teamwork and cooperation, simple and clear

Question 1 True or False

____ True ____ False

Question 2 True or False

____ True ____ False

Question 3 True or False

____ True ____ False

Question 4 Multiple Choice

____ a. The teachers ____ b. The students ____ c. Cleaning companies

Question 5 Multiple Choice

____ a. So every student can help ____ b. So students can go home early ____ c. Because one group cleans every day

Question 6 Multiple Choice

____ a. How to build classrooms ____ b. How to run fast ____ c. How to care for their school

Question 7 Gap-Fill

"Small groups clean different ____ (write word here) , like classrooms, hallways and stairs."

Question 8 Gap-Fill

"Students learn to take care of their school and work ____ (write word here) ."