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Key Facts: Korea Local Grade 7 Civil Service Exam

5 written subjects / 100 items

Typical 2026 remaining papers after English and Korean-history certificates (20 items × 5)

https://www.law.go.kr/flDownload.do?gubun=&flSeq=166125741&bylClsCd=110201

100 minutes

Typical merged written sitting for the five remaining subjects

https://www.mois.go.kr/frt/bbs/type010/commonSelectBoardArticle.do?bbsId=BBSMSTR_000000000008&nttId=43844

40% floor

Per-subject 과락 threshold used in local appointment-decree scoring

https://www.law.go.kr/LSW/lsRvsRsnListP.do?lsId=005050&chrClsCd=010202&lsRvsGubun=all

2027 PSAT

Year MOIS plans to replace the local Grade 7 Korean paper with PSAT

https://www.korea.kr/news/policyNewsView.do?newsId=148940664

17 commissions

Metropolitan/provincial personnel commissions using local.gosi.go.kr

https://local.gosi.go.kr

Local Grade 7 open competition (지방직 7급 공채) is run by 17 시·도 commissions via local.gosi.go.kr. In 2026, general administration still uses Korean-language four-option papers in five remaining subjects (typically 20×5=100 items, 100 minutes) with a 40 percent 과락 floor; PSAT is planned from 2027. This page is a free independent English MCQ study adaptation, not an official booklet.

Sample Korea Local Grade 7 Civil Service Practice Questions

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1Which spelling correctly applies the Hangul initial-sound rule (두음법칙) required in standard Korean (표준어) public writing?
A.녀자 for 'woman' and 력사 for 'history'
B.여자 for 'woman' and 역사 for 'history'
C.녀자 for 'woman' and 역사 for 'history'
D.여자 for 'woman' and 력사 for 'history'
Explanation: Under the standard initial-sound rule, syllable-initial ㄴ/ㄹ in many Sino-Korean morphemes is realized as ㅇ or ㄴ. 여자 and 역사 are the prescribed public-document spellings. Grade 7 국어 still tests this orthography in 2026 Korean-language papers.
2Which compound correctly inserts the medial 사이시옷 used in standard Hangul orthography?
A.해살 for 'sunlight'
B.나무잎 for 'tree leaf'
C.햇살 for 'sunlight'
D.나모잎 for 'tree leaf'
Explanation: 사이시옷 marks a spoken ㅅ between certain native compounds. 햇살 (해 + 살) is the standard spelling of sunlight. 나뭇잎, not 나무잎, is the parallel leaf compound; the distractors omit or distort that ㅅ.
3Which spacing is correct for the dependent noun (의존명사) 수 in the sentence meaning 'we can process the application'?
A.신청을 처리할수있다
B.신청을 처리할 수있다
C.신청을 처리할수 있다
D.신청을 처리할 수 있다
Explanation: 수 is a dependent noun and is spaced from both the preceding attributive verb and the following 있다. Official notices and 국어 items treat 할 수 있다 as the standard spacing.
4In Sino-Korean (한자어) used in ordinances, which pair of characters correctly matches the meanings 'impartial public justice' and 'equal treatment'?
A.公正 (공정) for impartial justice; 公平 (공평) for equal treatment
B.公平 (공평) for impartial justice; 公正 (공정) for equal treatment
C.公示 (공시) for impartial justice; 公約 (공약) for equal treatment
D.公法 (공법) for impartial justice; 公募 (공모) for equal treatment
Explanation: 公正 denotes impartial, rule-based justice; 公平 denotes even-handed treatment. Local Grade 7 국어 includes 한문, so candidates must distinguish these public-law characters from nearby 公- compounds.
5Which sentence uses the negators 안 and 못 in the standard way for public Korean?
A.직원이 고의로 서류를 못 제출했다 to mean a willful refusal
B.시스템이 고장 나서 직원이 신청을 안 처리했다 to mean inability caused by a breakdown
C.직원이 고의로 서류를 안 제출했다 to mean a willful refusal
D.시스템이 고장 나서 직원이 신청을 일부러 안 처리하지 못했다 as the only grammatical option
Explanation: 안 marks volitional or simple negation; 못 marks inability or circumstantial impossibility. A willful refusal is 안 제출했다. A system outage that prevents processing is 못 처리했다.
6Which honorific (높임법) choice is appropriate when a front-line clerk refers to the mayor (시장) who is not present?
A.시장이 지금 회의를 한다
B.시장께서 지금 회의를 하신다
C.시장께서 지금 회의를 한다 without subject honorific on the verb
D.시장이 지금 회의를 하십니다 with a non-honorific subject particle
Explanation: Subject honorifics combine the particle 께서 with an honorific verb ending such as -시-. Public Korean expects this pairing when referring to a high office-holder. Mixing 께서 with a plain verb, or 이/가 with -시-, is treated as inconsistent 높임법.
7Which is the standard spelling of the adverb meaning 'for some reason / of all things' in '웬일로 민원인이 다시 방문했다'?
A.왠일로
B.웬일로
C.웬일로도 as a required fused form
D.왜일로
Explanation: The prescribed form is 웬일, not 왠일. 왠 is a common misspelling analogized from 왜. 국어 items regularly test this pair because both look plausible in handwriting.
8Which verb is the standard choice for 'to point at / indicate' a clause in a draft ordinance?
A.조항을 가르키다
B.조항을 가리키다
C.조항을 가르다 meaning 'indicate'
D.조항을 갈리다
Explanation: 가리키다 means to point to or indicate. 가르키다 is a nonstandard spelling. 가르다 means to divide, and 갈리다 is a passive 'be divided'.
9Which Hangul spelling is prescribed for 'a few days' in '민원인은 며칠 후에 다시 오겠다'?
A.몇일
B.몇 일 as two spaced words in this idiom
C.며칠
D.며칻
Explanation: 며칠 is a fused native noun. Writing 몇일 treats 일 as the Sino-Korean 'day' after 몇 and is the classic error. Spacing 몇 일 is not the standard lexical form for this meaning.
10Which Sino-Korean compound (한자어) correctly names a local ordinance?
A.條例 (조례)
B.律令 (율령) as the everyday name of a city ordinance
C.告示 only, because ordinances may not be written in Sino-Korean
D.法律 (법률) as the only permitted local norm
Explanation: 條例 is the established Sino-Korean spelling of 조례, the local legislative instrument under the Local Autonomy Act. Grade 7 국어(한문 포함) expects recognition of this character pair in public-law vocabulary. A local ordinance is not itself a statute (法律).

About the Korea Local Grade 7 Civil Service Exam

The Local Civil Service Grade 7 Open Competitive Exam (지방공무원 7급 공개경쟁임용시험) recruits mid-level officials for Korea's metropolitan and provincial governments and their affiliated local authorities. Each of the 17 시·도 personnel commissions runs its own competition through local.gosi.go.kr under the Local Public Officials Act and the Decree on the Appointment of Local Public Officials. For general administration, Attached Table 9 of that decree lists 국어(한문 포함), English, Korean history, 헌법, 행정법, 행정학, and one choice among 경제학원론, 지방자치론, and 지역개발론. English and Korean history are taken as external certificates (MOIS states Korean history has been a 한국사능력검정시험 Level 2 substitute for local Grade 7 since 2021). The 2026 written sitting is still a Korean-language four-option paper; MOIS has announced PSAT in place of 국어 from 2027. OpenExamPrep provides an independent 100-question English MCQ study bank on the five 2026 written subjects, with 지방자치론 as the fifth weight.

Exam sponsor: Seventeen metropolitan/provincial personnel commissions via the Local Government Internet Application Center (local.gosi.go.kr). The requirements and fees below concern the certification or admission exam, separate from our free practice resources.

Assessment

Open competitive recruitment by each metropolitan/provincial personnel commission. 2026: merged written examination (국어 including 한문, 헌법, 행정법, 행정학, plus one of 경제학원론 / 지방자치론 / 지역개발론) after English and Korean-history certificates, then an interview. MOIS has announced that from 2027 the Korean paper is to be replaced by PSAT and the process split into three stages.

Time Limit

Typically 100 minutes for the five remaining written subjects in 2026; interview scheduled separately by each commission.

Passing Score

At least 40 percent in every written subject (과락 floor), then competitive ranking against that 시·도 quota, then interview.

Exam / Certification Fees

Confirm the sitting notice on local.gosi.go.kr; a 2026 Seoul Grade 7 fee amount was not located on the February 2026 hiring-plan press release.

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Fees, eligibility, and exam policies can change. Confirm them with the exam sponsor before applying or paying.

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Our practice resources: topics covered

We aim to reflect publicly available exam outlines and topic information in our study resources. Coverage, format, and difficulty may differ from the actual exam, and we cannot guarantee that every detail is accurate or current. Confirm exam requirements, fees, and policies with the official exam sponsor.

20% of written exam (20 of 100 practice questions)

Korean Language including Sino-Korean (국어, 한문 포함)

Orthography, spacing, standard usage, honorifics, public-document reading, and Sino-Korean characters that appear in ordinances and administrative writing.

20% of written exam (20 of 100 practice questions)

Constitutional Law (헌법)

Sovereignty, fundamental rights and Article 37(2) limits, constitutional amendment (Article 130), governmental organs, Constitutional Court (Articles 111–113), and local autonomy (Articles 117–118).

20% of written exam (20 of 100 practice questions)

Administrative Law (행정법)

Legality, proportionality, equality, legitimate expectations, and improper-tying rules in the General Act on Public Administration; administrative acts; procedure; enforcement; and cancellation litigation time limits (90 days / 1 year).

20% of written exam (20 of 100 practice questions)

Public Administration (행정학)

Classical, New Public Administration, NPM, and governance theories; policy decision models; personnel and budgeting tools used in Korean public-administration study.

20% of written exam (20 of 100 practice questions)

Local Autonomy Theory (지방자치론)

Local Autonomy Act types of governments, ordinance power, council resolution matters, executive representation, resident referendum and recall, local finance, and a few introductory economics calculations for optional-subject study.

Preparing for the Korea Local Grade 7 Civil Service Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: At least 40 percent in every written subject (과락 floor), then competitive ranking against that 시·도 quota, then interview.
  • Assessment: Open competitive recruitment by each metropolitan/provincial personnel commission. 2026: merged written examination (국어 including 한문, 헌법, 행정법, 행정학, plus one of 경제학원론 / 지방자치론 / 지역개발론) after English and Korean-history certificates, then an interview. MOIS has announced that from 2027 the Korean paper is to be replaced by PSAT and the process split into three stages.
  • Time limit: Typically 100 minutes for the five remaining written subjects in 2026; interview scheduled separately by each commission.
  • Exam / certification fees: Confirm the sitting notice on local.gosi.go.kr; a 2026 Seoul Grade 7 fee amount was not located on the February 2026 hiring-plan press release. Official sources

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Korea Local Grade 7 Civil Service: Suggested Study Strategy

1Protect every subject against 과락: a weak Korean or local-autonomy score can void strong administrative-law results.
2Register English and Korean-history certificates through local.gosi.go.kr on the notice timetable; missing substitutes block a valid application even if written study is complete.
3For 헌법 and 행정법, memorize verified article functions (for example Constitution Article 130; 행정기본법 Articles 8–13; Administrative Litigation Act Article 20) rather than mixing old and new Local Autonomy Act numbering from pre-2022 textbooks.
4Treat 지방자치론 as statute-plus-institutions: types of governments, ordinance legal reservation, council resolution list, 20-day request for reconsideration, and resident referendum/recall as statutory tools.
5If you also study 경제학원론, drill a few calculations (deflator, multiplier, elasticity) so optional-subject items do not consume the 100-minute clock.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who administers the Local Civil Service Grade 7 Open Competitive Exam?

Each metropolitan or provincial personnel commission runs its own Grade 7 competition. Applications, notices, and certificate registration go through the Local Government Internet Application Center (local.gosi.go.kr).

What written subjects does general administration take in 2026?

Attached Table 9 of the Decree on the Appointment of Local Public Officials lists 국어(한문 포함), English, Korean history, 헌법, 행정법, 행정학, and one of 경제학원론, 지방자치론, or 지역개발론. English and Korean history are certificate substitutes, so candidates sit five Korean-language papers on exam day.

Does local Grade 7 already use PSAT in 2026?

No. A Ministry of the Interior and Safety policy briefing states that PSAT will replace the local Grade 7 Korean paper from 2027, with a three-stage process. 2026 still uses the Korean-language multiple-choice written format.

How many questions and how much time are in the written sitting?

After the certificate substitutes, the remaining five subjects are typically tested as 20 four-option items each (100 items) in 100 minutes. Confirm the exact timetable in the 시·도 notice you are applying under.

What is the 과락 rule?

Scoring under 40 percent of full marks in any written subject is treated as failure for that sitting, regardless of high scores in other subjects. Remaining passers are ranked against the local quota before interview.

Is this OpenExamPrep bank an official English version of the exam?

No. Official papers are in Korean. This bank is an independent English-language multiple-choice study adaptation that keeps Korean legal and administrative terms in parentheses. It is not an official translation or a reconstruction of any single commission's booklet.