Q1
한시
What does this word mean?
engaged literature
modern literature
Chinese poetry in Korean
literary criticism
한시 — Chinese poetry in Korean (literature)
Q2
mechanism design
How do you say this in Korean?
메커니즘디자인
지니계수
제도경제학
소유권이론
메커니즘디자인 — mechanism design (economy)
Q3
서술하다
What does this word mean?
to be stubborn
to present/state
to narrate
to counsel (superior)
서술하다 — to narrate (advanced_verbs)
Q4
anthropology
How do you say this in Korean?
인류학
통찰
사회과학
현상학
인류학 — anthropology (academic)
Q5
엑셀러레이터
What does this word mean?
accelerator
conversion rate
affiliate
dividend stock
엑셀러레이터 — accelerator (advanced_business)
Q6
to have a war of words
How do you say this in Korean?
이전하다
배상하다
철폐하다
설전을벌이다
설전을벌이다 — to have a war of words (verbs)
Q7
감이오다
What does this word mean?
to get a feel for
shoulders drop (dejected)
to shudder
to shudder with rage
감이오다 — to get a feel for (compound_expr)
Q8
to bring to public debate
How do you say this in Korean?
숙의하다
차별화하다
자각하다
공론화하다
공론화하다 — to bring to public debate (verbs)
Q9
-(으)ㄹ 뿐만 아니라 + -(으)ㄴ 채로 결합
What does this grammar pattern mean?
so much that; to such an extent that
pretend to (be/do)
combined advanced patterns
nominalization – formal/written
-(으)ㄹ 뿐만 아니라 + -(으)ㄴ 채로 결합 — combined advanced patterns. e.g. 마스크를 쓴 채로 운동할 뿐만 아니라 실내에서도 벗지 않는다. (They not only exercise while wearing a mask, they don't take it off indoors either.)
Q10
to the point of; on the verge of (extreme state)
Which Korean grammar pattern expresses this?
-(으)ㄹ 뿐만 아니라
-(으)ㄹ 지경이다
-는 바람에
사자성어
-(으)ㄹ 지경이다 — to the point of; on the verge of (extreme state). e.g. 소음이 너무 심해 귀가 먹을 지경이었습니다. (The noise was so severe I was on the verge of going deaf.)
Q11
as much as; since/given that
Which Korean grammar pattern expresses this?
-(으)ㄴ/는 만큼
-(으)ㄹ 정도로
-(으)ㄴ 채
-자마자
-(으)ㄴ/는 만큼 — as much as; since/given that. e.g. 그 작가는 작품을 쓴 만큼 독자들의 신뢰를 얻었다. (The author earned readers' trust commensurate with the works she wrote.)
Q12
-길래
What does this grammar pattern mean?
even if; even though (concessive)
because (and so I reacted); since I saw/heard that
to the point of; on the verge of (extreme state)
there is no way that; it cannot be that
-길래 — because (and so I reacted); since I saw/heard that. e.g. 가격이 너무 비싸길래 그냥 안 샀어요. (Since the price was too expensive, I just didn't buy it.)
Q13
-는 데(에)
What does this grammar pattern mean?
rather than (doing)
in doing; when it comes to
I can only; there is nothing to do but
given that; in proportion to (written formal)
-는 데(에) (2) — in doing; when it comes to. e.g. 문제를 해결하는 데 시간이 많이 걸렸어요. (It took a lot of time when it came to solving the problem.)
Q14
Say that it's likely he already knows.
Which sentence says this correctly?
해외 생활은 언어 실력을 향상시킬 뿐만 아니라 세계관도 넓혀 줘요.
사업이 2년 지연되었으니 예산이 사실상 낭비된 셈입니다.
해당 제품은 모든 안전 검사를 통과한 바, 출시를 승인합니다.
그가 이미 알고 있을 법해요.
-(으)ㄹ 법하다 — likely to / plausible that. 동사/형용사 어간 + (으)ㄹ 법하다
한국 교육의 명과 암
Two Sides of Korean Education
한국의 교육열은 세계적으로 유명하지만 그만큼 부작용도 적지 않아요. 학생들은 어릴 때부터 학원과 과외에 많은 시간을 보내요. 입시 경쟁이 치열한 탓에 청소년 우울증과 스트레스가 큰 사회 문제예요. 동시에 한국의 높은 학력 수준은 빠른 경제 성장의 원동력이 되기도 했어요. 최근에는 단순 암기보다 창의적인 사고를 기르는 교육이 강조되고 있어요. 진정한 교육은 시험 점수가 아니라 인생을 살아가는 힘을 길러 주는 일이에요. 교육열 passion for education · 부작용 side effect · 치열하다 to be fierce · 원동력 driving force · 창의적 creative · 강조되다 to be emphasized
Q15
한국의 교육열은 세계적으로 유명하지만 그만큼 부작용도 적지 않아요.
What does this sentence from the passage mean?
Information sharing through SNS is credited as a key driver of improved awareness.
But failure can be not an end but a new beginning.
Forgetting plays as important a role in our lives as memory.
Korea's passion for education is world-famous, but the side effects are not few either.
한국의 교육열은 세계적으로 유명하지만 그만큼 부작용도 적지 않아요. = Korea's passion for education is world-famous, but the side effects are not few either.
Q16
동시에 한국의 높은 학력 수준은 빠른 경제 성장의 원동력이 되기도 했어요.
What does this sentence from the passage mean?
Manufacturing like semiconductors and automobiles forms the backbone of the economy, but with globalization, IT and cultural content are growing in proportion.
At the same time, Korea's high education levels also became a driving force of rapid economic growth.
So social consensus about how to use technology is needed.
Online education has the advantage that you can study regardless of time and place.
동시에 한국의 높은 학력 수준은 빠른 경제 성장의 원동력이 되기도 했어요. = At the same time, Korea's high education levels also became a driving force of rapid economic growth.
Q17
최근에는 단순 암기보다 창의적인 사고를 기르는 교육이 강조되고 있어요.
What does this sentence from the passage mean?
If you spread it without checking, it can create big misunderstandings.
Hanbok and Korean cuisine reaching the world can be cited as a good example.
An attitude of cherishing small moments is the beginning of happiness.
Recently, education that fosters creative thinking over rote memorization is being emphasized.
최근에는 단순 암기보다 창의적인 사고를 기르는 교육이 강조되고 있어요. = Recently, education that fosters creative thinking over rote memorization is being emphasized.
Q18
원동력
What does this word mean in the passage?
driving force
to have wise insight
6G
ancient history
원동력 (won-dong-ryeok) — driving force
Q19
부작용
What does this word mean in the passage?
to express
complexity theory
comparative advantage
side effect
부작용 (bu-jak-yong) — side effect
Q20
Which sentence does NOT appear in the passage above?
동시에 한국의 높은 학력 수준은 빠른 경제 성장의 원동력이 되기도 했어요.
한국의 교육열은 세계적으로 유명하지만 그만큼 부작용도 적지 않아요.
과학 기술은 우리 삶을 편리하게 만들어 주었어요.
진정한 교육은 시험 점수가 아니라 인생을 살아가는 힘을 길러 주는 일이에요.
"과학 기술은 우리 삶을 편리하게 만들어 주었어요." (Science and technology have made our lives convenient.) is from a different passage.
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