Tip 1 for “Choose the matching picture” questions?

While waiting, look at the 4 pictures and give each a short label (who, action, object) so you only need to match while listening.

Tip 2 for “Choose the matching picture” questions?

Focus on two things: WHO does the action and WHAT the action is. The most common trap is a picture with the roles swapped.

Tip 3 for “Choose the matching picture” questions?

With '-아/어 주세요' the listener performs the action; with '-(으)ㄹ게요' the speaker is about to do it.

Tip 4 for “Choose the matching picture” questions?

Watch results and states: a cup already broken (떨어뜨렸어요), a window being closed or opened (닫을게요/열어요), doing it together (같이) or alone.

TOPIK I · Listening · Questions 15–16 · Level 1–2

Choose the matching picture

알맞은 그림 고르기

Hear a short dialogue (Q15–16) and choose the picture that shows the situation: who is doing what, and where.

Test tips

While waiting, look at the 4 pictures and give each a short label (who, action, object) so you only need to match while listening.
Focus on two things: WHO does the action and WHAT the action is. The most common trap is a picture with the roles swapped.
With '-아/어 주세요' the listener performs the action; with '-(으)ㄹ게요' the speaker is about to do it.
Watch results and states: a cup already broken (떨어뜨렸어요), a window being closed or opened (닫을게요/열어요), doing it together (같이) or alone.
Eliminate pictures with the right object but the wrong action (holding an onion but not chopping it, snow but clearing it).

Signal words and patterns

When you see these in a question, they point to the answer or to a trap.

-아/어 주세요
-(으)ㄹ게요
-아/어 드릴게요
-아/어도 돼요?
같이
여기
저기
앞/뒤/옆
-고 있다
못 ~

Worked examples

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Transcript

다음 대화를 듣고 가장 알맞은 그림을 고르십시오.

Explanation

For picture items, scan the four pictures before listening to see who does what, then listen for two things: who acts and what the action is. She asks '제 사진 좀 찍어 주세요' (please take my picture), and he tells her '나무 앞에 서세요' and counts '하나, 둘, 셋'. So he is the photographer and she stands in front of a tree: picture 2. Picture 1 swaps the roles (she photographs him), the most common trap. Picture 3 shows looking at photos and picture 4 buying a camera, neither of which happens.

Words in this question · sign in to save words

사진
찍다
나무
앞
서다

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