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TOPIK II · Reading · Questions 32–34 · Level 5

Matches the text

글의 내용과 같은 것 고르기

Read a 4–5 sentence informative passage on culture, science or society (Q32–34) and choose the option that matches its content.

Test tips

  1. Skim the four options first and underline keywords (nouns, numbers, times, verbs of increase/decrease), then read the text to check each one.
  2. The most common trap changes one small detail: timing (when diving ↔ when surfacing), place (inside ↔ outside), direction (rise ↔ fall), who (commoners ↔ nobles), or the reason.
  3. The correct option is usually reworded (꼬집다 → 풍자하다, 60세 이상 → 나이가 많다); don't look only for a copied sentence.
  4. Beware absolute words such as 모두, 항상, 반드시, 처음부터 and -만: they often make an option wrong.
  5. Don't use outside knowledge: choose only what the text says; if the text doesn't mention it, the option is wrong.
  6. Suggested time: 1 minute 30 seconds to 2 minutes per question.

Signal words and patterns

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

  • 모두
  • 반드시
  • 처음부터
  • -만
  • -에 불과하다
  • 늘어나다 / 줄어들다
  • -보다
  • -기도 하다
  • -다고 한다

Worked examples

김장은 겨울 동안 먹을 김치를 한꺼번에 많이 담그는 한국의 풍습이다. 채소를 구하기 어려웠던 겨울을 대비하기 위해 시작되었으며, 보통 늦가을에서 초겨울 사이에 한다. 김장은 양이 많아 혼자 하기 어렵기 때문에 가족과 이웃이 모여 함께 일하고, 담근 김치를 서로 나누어 먹는다. 이러한 나눔의 정신을 인정받아 김장 문화는 2013년 유네스코 인류 무형 문화유산으로 등재되었다. 최근에는 김치를 사 먹는 가정이 늘면서 김장을 하는 집이 점점 줄어들고 있다.
Translation

Kimjang is the Korean custom of making a large amount of kimchi at once to eat through the winter. It began as a way to prepare for winters when vegetables were hard to get, and is usually done between late autumn and early winter. Because the quantity is too large for one person, family and neighbours gather to work together and share the kimchi. Recognised for this spirit of sharing, kimjang culture was inscribed on UNESCO's Intangible Cultural Heritage list in 2013. Recently, as more households buy kimchi, fewer families make kimjang.

다음을 읽고 내용이 같은 것을 고르십시오.

Explanation

Approach: skim the four options first and mark key words (이른 봄, 여러 사람, 맛, 늘어나다), then check each against the text. ① is wrong: it is done '늦가을에서 초겨울 사이' (late autumn to early winter). ② is right: '가족과 이웃이 모여 함께 일하고' (family and neighbours gather and work together). ③ is wrong: it was recognised for '나눔의 정신' (the spirit of sharing), not taste. ④ is wrong: the last sentence says '점점 줄어들고 있다' (is decreasing). Typical traps change one small detail – a reason, a time, increase vs decrease – as in ③ and ④.

Words in this question · sign in to save words

  • 풍습
  • 담그다
  • 대비하다
  • 나눔
  • 무형 문화유산
  • 등재되다

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5 questions per round, each checked immediately with the explanation, translation and key words.

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