Tip 1 for “Put the sentences in order” questions?

Start from the options: they open with only two different sentences, so first decide which one comes first.

Tip 2 for “Put the sentences in order” questions?

The first sentence doesn't start with a connector (그래서, 그런데, 하지만, 그리고) or a pointer (이렇게, 그때) and usually introduces a person, place or time (어제, 지난주에, 저는 ~).

Tip 3 for “Put the sentences in order” questions?

A sentence with 그래서/그런데/하지만 must directly follow its cause or contrasting idea.

Tip 4 for “Put the sentences in order” questions?

Signal chains: 처음에는 → 지금은, 하지만 → 그래서 → 드디어/결국, 이번에는 → 다음에는; sentences with 다음에는, 앞으로 or 결국 usually come last.

TOPIK I · Reading · Questions 57–58 · Level 2

Put the sentences in order

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Put four sentences (가)(나)(다)(라) in a logical order (Q57–58).

Test tips

Start from the options: they open with only two different sentences, so first decide which one comes first.
The first sentence doesn't start with a connector (그래서, 그런데, 하지만, 그리고) or a pointer (이렇게, 그때) and usually introduces a person, place or time (어제, 지난주에, 저는 ~).
A sentence with 그래서/그런데/하지만 must directly follow its cause or contrasting idea.
Signal chains: 처음에는 → 지금은, 하지만 → 그래서 → 드디어/결국, 이번에는 → 다음에는; sentences with 다음에는, 앞으로 or 결국 usually come last.
After choosing, read the whole text in that order once to check; spend no more than a minute per item.

Signal words and patterns

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

그래서
그런데
하지만
그리고
처음에는
지금은
결국
드디어
다음에는
이렇게

Worked examples

(가) 하지만 지금은 요가가 아주 재미있습니다. (나) 저는 지난달부터 요가를 배우고 있습니다. (다) 그래서 앞으로도 계속 배울 겁니다. (라) 처음에는 몸이 아파서 힘들었습니다.

Translation

(가) But now yoga is really fun. (나) I have been learning yoga since last month. (다) So I will keep learning it from now on. (라) At first my body ached, so it was hard.

다음을 순서대로 맞게 나열한 것을 고르십시오.

Explanation

Step 1: find the opening sentence. It doesn't start with a connector (하지만, 그래서) and usually introduces the topic. The options start only with (나) or (라); (나) 'I've been learning yoga since last month' introduces the topic, while (라) '처음에는' (at first) needs something before it. So (나) comes first. Step 2: '처음에는' in (라) contrasts with '지금은' in (가), and (가) opens with '하지만', so (라) must precede (가). Step 3: (다) '그래서 앞으로도' is the conclusion and comes last. Order: (나)-(라)-(가)-(다), option 2. Option 1 puts (가) right after (나), but '하지만 지금은' needs an opposing idea before it.

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요가
배우다
처음
몸
계속

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