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80 min

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OpenExamPrep

KICE Korean CSAT Korean is an 80-minute, 45-question official section covering common Reading and Literature plus one Korean elective. Scores are reported by standard score, percentile, and 1-9 grade, not a pass/fail cutoff. This page contains 100 original four-option practice questions for local study.

Sample Korean CSAT Korean Practice Questions

Try these sample questions to test your Korean CSAT Korean exam readiness. Each question includes a detailed explanation. Start the interactive quiz above for the full 100+ question experience with AI tutoring.

1Passage: A city museum began opening one evening each week. At first, staff expected mostly tourists, but the largest group turned out to be office workers who could not visit during daytime hours. The museum later added short talks before closing. Question: What is the main idea of the passage?
A.A schedule change made the museum more accessible to local workers.
B.Tourists stopped visiting the museum after the change.
C.The museum replaced exhibitions with short talks.
D.Office workers preferred evening talks to daytime work.
Explanation: The passage centers on how evening hours allowed office workers to visit and led to added talks. The key point is access, not a change in the museum's entire purpose.
2Passage: A student kept a vocabulary notebook but rarely reviewed it. After scoring poorly on words-in-context questions, she began grouping new words by the situation in which they appeared, such as argument, contrast, or cause. Question: What can be inferred about the student's new method?
A.It avoids learning vocabulary altogether.
B.It treats every unfamiliar word as a synonym.
C.It focuses only on spelling accuracy.
D.It connects word meaning to textual function.
Explanation: Grouping words by situations such as contrast or cause links vocabulary to how words work in context. That is exactly the skill behind many words-in-context questions.
3Passage: The school newspaper surveyed 200 students about cafeteria changes. Most students liked the longer lunch period, but many wanted clearer labels for allergens. The editor recommended keeping the new schedule and improving food signs. Question: Which detail directly supports the editor's recommendation?
A.The editor wrote for the school newspaper.
B.The cafeteria had already changed its schedule once.
C.Most students liked the longer lunch period, and many wanted clearer allergen labels.
D.The school newspaper surveyed 200 students.
Explanation: The recommendation has two parts: keep the schedule and improve labels. The correct detail supports both parts with student responses.
4Sentence: The speaker's praise was not empty flattery; it was grounded in specific evidence from the student's draft. Question: In context, what does "grounded" most nearly mean?
A.Delayed
B.Based
C.Buried
D.Punished
Explanation: Here "grounded in evidence" means based on evidence. The sentence contrasts empty praise with praise supported by specifics.
5Passage: First, the writer describes how plastic waste enters rivers. Next, she explains how small fragments affect fish. Finally, she proposes a deposit system for reusable containers. Question: Which structure best describes the passage?
A.Problem, consequences, solution
B.Chronological biography
C.Definition followed by examples only
D.Question and direct interview responses
Explanation: The passage starts with a problem, moves to its effects, and ends with a proposed solution. That sequence is a common CSAT-style structure pattern.
6Passage: The plan is not perfect, but it gives residents a practical starting point. If the city measures results honestly, the plan can be adjusted without abandoning its main goal. Question: What is the author's tone?
A.Openly mocking
B.Completely indifferent
C.Angrily dismissive
D.Cautiously supportive
Explanation: The writer admits limits but still sees practical value and room for adjustment. That combination creates a cautious but supportive tone.
7Literary excerpt: The narrator returns to a childhood alley and finds the old wall repainted. The color is brighter, but the narrator misses the faded marks left by neighbors over many years. Question: Which theme is most strongly suggested?
A.Childhood memories are more accurate than adult memories.
B.Neighbors should not write on walls.
C.Change can erase traces of shared memory.
D.New paint always improves a neighborhood.
Explanation: The narrator reacts to the loss of old marks, which represented shared memory. The brighter wall is less important than what disappeared.
8Poem excerpt: The speaker watches a river after rain and says, "Even the stones seem to breathe again." Question: What feeling does this image most likely convey?
A.Dislike of natural scenery
B.Renewal after hardship
C.Fear of deep water
D.A desire to leave the river
Explanation: Rain followed by stones that "breathe again" suggests life returning after difficulty. The image gives the landscape a revived quality.
9Story excerpt: "I did not tell Mina that I had seen the letter. I only folded my hands and asked whether she had slept well." Question: Which narrative perspective is used?
A.First-person narrator
B.Second-person instruction
C.Objective dramatic script only
D.Omniscient third-person narrator
Explanation: The narrator uses "I" and reports personal actions and knowledge. That makes the passage first-person narration.
10Poem excerpt: "A thin bell of light trembled on the window." Question: Which sense is most directly blended in the image?
A.Taste and smell
B.Touch and taste
C.Smell and hearing only
D.Sight and sound
Explanation: The image joins "light" (sight) with "bell" (sound). This kind of blended sensory image is often tested in poetry questions.

About the Korean CSAT Korean Exam

The Korean CSAT/Suneung Korean Language section is the first CSAT test period. KICE describes the current format as 45 five-choice questions in 80 minutes, scored from a 100-point raw scale and reported by standard score, percentile, and 1-9 grade. The section uses common Reading and Literature content plus one elective, either Speech and Writing or Language and Media. This English-language practice bank contains original items that mirror those skills without copying official released KICE questions.

Assessment

Official Korean Language area: 45 five-choice questions, 80 minutes, raw score 100. The official structure uses common Reading and Literature questions at about 75% of the section plus one elective, either Speech and Writing or Language and Media, at about 25%. This local bank provides 100 four-option practice questions.

Time Limit

80 minutes on the official CSAT Korean Language section

Passing Score

No fixed pass/fail cutoff; Korean reports standard score, percentile, and 1-9 grade

Exam Fee

KRW 37,000-47,000 depending on number of CSAT areas selected; fee waivers are available for eligible low-income applicants (Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE), with policy announcements from the Korean Ministry of Education)

Korean CSAT Korean Exam Content Outline

Official common section, about 75% together with Literature

Reading comprehension

Main idea, inference, detail, text structure, vocabulary in context, argument evaluation, evidence, and synthesis across informational passages.

Official common section, about 75% together with Reading

Literature

Poetry, fiction, and reflective prose skills including imagery, theme, symbolism, speaker attitude, narrative perspective, irony, and form-meaning relationships.

Official elective option, about 25% selected section

Speech and Writing

Audience, purpose, register, discussion strategy, revision, organization, transitions, counterargument, and evidence selection.

Official elective option, about 25% selected section

Language and Media

Korean grammar concepts, particles, honorifics, connectives, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, written norms, media framing, chart reading, and multimodal source evaluation.

How to Pass the Korean CSAT Korean Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: No fixed pass/fail cutoff; Korean reports standard score, percentile, and 1-9 grade
  • Assessment: Official Korean Language area: 45 five-choice questions, 80 minutes, raw score 100. The official structure uses common Reading and Literature questions at about 75% of the section plus one elective, either Speech and Writing or Language and Media, at about 25%. This local bank provides 100 four-option practice questions.
  • Time limit: 80 minutes on the official CSAT Korean Language section
  • Exam fee: KRW 37,000-47,000 depending on number of CSAT areas selected; fee waivers are available for eligible low-income applicants

Keys to Passing

  • Complete 500+ practice questions
  • Score 80%+ consistently before scheduling
  • Focus on highest-weighted sections
  • Use our AI tutor for tough concepts

Korean CSAT Korean Study Tips from Top Performers

1Practice identifying the passage function of each paragraph before answering detail questions.
2For literature, connect imagery and form to speaker attitude instead of paraphrasing only plot.
3For language items, track particles, endings, honorifics, and connectives by function in context.
4For Speech and Writing, ask whether each revision fits audience, purpose, register, and organization.
5For media/data items, separate what the chart or image directly supports from claims that overreach.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this the official KICE Korean CSAT question bank?

No. These are original OpenExamPrep practice questions written to reflect official CSAT Korean Language skills. Official released questions remain copyrighted by KICE and were not copied.

How many questions are on the real Korean Language section?

The official Korean Language section has 45 five-choice questions in 80 minutes. This local practice bank has 100 four-option questions because the app uses a four-option format.

What topics does the Korean section cover?

KICE lists common Reading and Literature subjects plus one elective selected by the examinee: Speech and Writing or Language and Media. The common portion is about 75% of the section and the elective portion about 25%.

Is there a passing score for Korean CSAT Korean?

There is no pass/fail cutoff for the Korean section. Scores are reported as standard score, percentile, and 1-9 grade; the raw score scale for Korean is 100 points.

Why are the questions in English?

The app content is English, so these questions explain Korean CSAT-style skills in English with short romanized or translated Korean snippets where useful.