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Question 1The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

민수: 안녕하세요, 저는 민수예요. 지수: 안녕하세요, 저는 지수예요. 만나서 반가워요. What are the two speakers doing?

  1. Saying goodbye
  2. Introducing themselves Correct answer.
  3. Asking for directions
  4. Ordering food

Explanation

Both speakers use the pattern 저는 ...예요/이에요, which states one's name, and 만나서 반가워요 means 'nice to meet you'. These expressions together belong to a first meeting, where people introduce themselves. Nothing in the exchange mentions leaving, a location, or a menu.

Question 2The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which sentence correctly says 'This is my older brother'?

  1. 이분은 제 형이요.
  2. 이분은 제 형이에요. Correct answer.
  3. 이분은 제 형예요.
  4. 이분은 제 형아요.

Explanation

A noun ending in a consonant takes 이에요, so 형이에요 is the correct polite form. 형 ends in the consonant ㅇ, which rules out the vowel-final form 예요. The other endings are not standard polite copula forms.

Question 3The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 우리 가족은 네 명이에요. 아버지, 어머니, 언니, 그리고 저예요. How many people are in the family?

  1. Four Correct answer.
  2. Five
  3. Two
  4. Three

Explanation

The sentence 우리 가족은 네 명이에요 states the family has four members. The list that follows names exactly four people: father, mother, older sister and the speaker. Counting the listed people confirms the number 네.

Question 4The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which word means 'neighbourhood'?

  1. 집
  2. 동네 Correct answer.
  3. 학교
  4. 가게

Explanation

동네 is the noun for the area or neighbourhood where one lives. The other words name a school, a shop and a house, which are individual places rather than a district. Recognising these common place nouns is basic home-area vocabulary.

Question 5The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which sentence correctly says 'I go to school at eight o'clock'?

  1. 저는 여덟 시에 학교에 가요. Correct answer.
  2. 저는 여덟 시에 학교를 가요.
  3. 저는 여덟 시가 학교에 가요.
  4. 저는 학교에 여덟 시를 가요.

Explanation

A time expression takes the particle 에, and a destination takes 에 with movement verbs such as 가요. So 여덟 시에 학교에 가요 places both particles correctly. The other options misuse particles for time or destination.

Question 6The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

수진: 지금 뭐 해요? 태호: 숙제를 해요. What is 태호 doing now?

  1. Cleaning the room
  2. Eating lunch
  3. Watching television
  4. Doing homework Correct answer.

Explanation

The question 뭐 해요? asks what someone is doing, and the reply 숙제를 해요 means 'I am doing homework'. 숙제 is the noun for homework and 해요 is the verb 'do'. No other activity is mentioned in the exchange.

Question 7The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which expression is the polite way to say 'Please sit down' to a teacher?

  1. 앉자.
  2. 앉으세요. Correct answer.
  3. 앉을게.
  4. 앉아.

Explanation

The honorific polite request ending -(으)세요 is used when speaking to someone who deserves respect, such as a teacher. 앉으세요 therefore fits a classroom instruction. The remaining forms are casual, suggesting, or self-promising in tone.

Question 8The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which word correctly completes the sentence? 우리 집은 학교 ___ 가까워요.

  1. 를
  2. 도
  3. 에 Correct answer.
  4. 에서

Explanation

The adjective 가깝다 ('to be close') takes the particle 에 to mark the place that something is near. So 학교에 가까워요 means 'close to school'. The other particles express starting point, object, or addition, which do not fit this adjective.

Question 9The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 저는 매일 아침 일곱 시에 일어나요. 그리고 세수를 하고 아침을 먹어요. What does the speaker do first in the morning?

  1. Gets up Correct answer.
  2. Washes their face
  3. Goes to school
  4. Eats breakfast

Explanation

The connective 그리고 lists actions in order, and 일어나요 ('get up') comes before 세수를 해요 and 아침을 먹어요. The sentence also places 일어나요 right after the time 일곱 시에. Therefore getting up is the first action described.

Question 10The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which sentence correctly uses the honorific form to talk about a friend's grandfather?

  1. 할아버지가 진지 먹자.
  2. 할아버지가 진지 드세요. Correct answer.
  3. 할아버지가 진지 먹어.
  4. 할아버지가 진지 먹어요.

Explanation

When speaking about an elder such as a grandfather, Korean uses the honorific verb stem and the ending -(으)세요, giving 진지 드세요. The honorific noun 진지 also replaces 밥 for an elder. The other options use plain or casual forms unsuitable for an elder.

Question 11The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 지수는 제 친구예요. 지수는 운동을 잘해요. 그런데 저는 운동을 못해요. What does the speaker say about themselves?

  1. They are good at sports.
  2. They cannot do sports well. Correct answer.
  3. They exercise every day.
  4. They dislike their friend.

Explanation

The phrase 못해요 uses 못 before the verb to express inability, so 저는 운동을 못해요 means 'I am not good at sports'. The contrast word 그런데 signals a difference from the friend, who is good at sports. The speaker's own ability is therefore limited.

Question 12The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which is the correct question form asking 'Where is your house?'

  1. 집이 어디예요? Correct answer.
  2. 집이 어디어요?
  3. 집이 어디해요?
  4. 집이 어디세요?

Explanation

어디 ('where') is a pronoun ending in a vowel, so it combines with the copula as 어디예요. The pattern 'noun + 이에요/예요' forms the polite question 'where is it?'. The other options attach endings that do not combine with 어디.

Question 13The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 오늘은 학교 축제예요. 우리 반은 노래를 하고 춤을 춰요. What event is happening today?

  1. A sports day
  2. A midterm exam
  3. A class picnic
  4. A school festival Correct answer.

Explanation

The word 축제 means 'festival', and the sentence 오늘은 학교 축제예요 states that today is the school festival. The class performing songs and dances fits a festival programme. No exam, sports competition or picnic is mentioned.

Question 14The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which sentence correctly says 'My younger sister is five years old'?

  1. 제 여동생은 다섯 살예요.
  2. 제 여동생은 다섯 살이요.
  3. 제 여동생은 다섯 살아요.
  4. 제 여동생은 다섯 살이에요. Correct answer.

Explanation

Age is counted with the native Korean numbers plus the counter 살, and 살 ends in a consonant, so the copula becomes 살이에요. Thus 다섯 살이에요 is correct. The other endings either ignore the consonant or use nonstandard forms.

Question 15The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 저는 학교에서 집까지 걸어서 십 분 걸려요. How long does the trip take?

  1. Twenty minutes on foot
  2. Ten minutes by bus
  3. Ten minutes on foot Correct answer.
  4. Five minutes on foot

Explanation

걸어서 means 'on foot', and 십 분 걸려요 means 'it takes ten minutes'. The particle 에서 marks the starting point (school) and 까지 marks the endpoint (home). Combining these details gives a ten-minute walk.

Question 16The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Choose the sentence that correctly uses the object particle.

  1. 저는 한국어도 배워요.
  2. 저는 한국어를 배워요. Correct answer.
  3. 저는 한국어가 배워요.
  4. 저는 한국어에 배워요.

Explanation

배우다 ('to learn') is a transitive verb, so its object takes the particle 를/을. 한국어 ends in a vowel, so 를 is attached: 한국어를 배워요. The other particles mark subject, location, or addition instead of the object.

Question 17The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 민지는 키가 크고 머리가 길어요. 성격도 아주 밝아요. Which description of 민지 is supported?

  1. She is short with long hair.
  2. She is tall with long hair. Correct answer.
  3. She is tall with short hair.
  4. She is short with short hair.

Explanation

키가 크고 means 'is tall and', and 머리가 길어요 means 'has long hair'. The connective -고 joins these two descriptions of 민지. The sentence also adds that her personality is bright and cheerful.

Question 18The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which reply correctly answers the question 우리 집에 놀러 오세요?

  1. 네, 고마워요. 올 거예요.
  2. 네, 고마워요. 갈게요. Correct answer.
  3. 네, 고마워요. 올게요.
  4. 네, 고마워요. 가세요.

Explanation

When accepting an invitation, the speaker will go to the other person's place, so the verb 가다 ('to go') is used from the speaker's viewpoint: 갈게요. The ending -(으)ㄹ게요 expresses the speaker's intention or promise. Using 오다 would wrongly place the speaker at the host's location.

Question 19The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 우리 동네에는 공원이 있어요. 공원 옆에 도서관이 있고, 도서관 앞에 편의점이 있어요. Where is the convenience store?

  1. Inside the park
  2. Next to the park
  3. Behind the school
  4. In front of the library Correct answer.

Explanation

The text says 도서관 앞에 편의점이 있어요, meaning the convenience store is in front of the library. The location words 옆 (next to) and 앞 (in front of) chain the places together. The park is described as beside the library, not beside the store.

Question 20The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which sentence correctly expresses 'I usually eat lunch with my friends at school'?

  1. 저는 보통 학교가 친구들과 점심을 먹어요.
  2. 저는 보통 학교에 친구들과 점심을 먹어요.
  3. 저는 보통 학교에서 친구들과 점심을 먹어요. Correct answer.
  4. 저는 보통 학교를 친구들과 점심을 먹어요.

Explanation

The particle 에서 marks the location where an action such as eating takes place, so 학교에서 is correct. The plural particle 들 plus 와/과 means 'with friends'. Together these give 학교에서 친구들과 점심을 먹어요.

Question 21The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 어제는 제 생일이었어요. 친구들이 우리 집에 와서 같이 케이크를 먹고 노래를 불렀어요. What is true about yesterday?

  1. It was the speaker's birthday. Correct answer.
  2. It was the friend's birthday.
  3. The speaker went to a friend's house.
  4. The friends did not come.

Explanation

The sentence 제 생일이었어요 uses the past copula 이었어요 with 제 ('my'), so yesterday was the speaker's own birthday. The friends came to the speaker's house (우리 집에 와서). The activities of eating cake and singing confirm a birthday celebration.

Question 22The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 저는 형이 한 명 있어요. 형은 대학생이고, 저보다 키가 커요. Which statement is correct?

  1. The older brother is shorter than the speaker.
  2. The older brother is a university student. Correct answer.
  3. The speaker has two older brothers.
  4. The speaker is taller than the older brother.

Explanation

The clause 형은 대학생이고 states that the older brother is a university student. The comparative 저보다 키가 커요 means the brother is taller than the speaker, using 보다 ('than'). The count 한 명 confirms there is only one brother.

Question 23The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which sentence best expresses 'Because it was raining, I took the bus to school'?

  1. 비가 와서 학교에 버스를 타고 왔어요.
  2. 비가 오지만 학교에 버스를 타고 갔어요.
  3. 비가 오고 학교에 버스를 타고 갔어요.
  4. 비가 와서 학교에 버스를 타고 갔어요. Correct answer.

Explanation

The connective -아서/어서 expresses a reason, giving 비가 와서 ('because it rained'). The verb 가다 ('go') is correct because the speaker travelled to school, and 타고 marks the means of transport. The past tense 갔어요 matches the completed trip.

Question 24The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 민수: 지수야, 우리 집에 언제 놀러 올래? 지수: 토요일은 친구 생일이라서 안 되고, 일요일은 괜찮아. What does 지수 decide?

  1. Not to visit at all
  2. To visit on her birthday
  3. To visit on Saturday
  4. To visit on Sunday Correct answer.

Explanation

지수 explains that Saturday does not work because of a friend's birthday (안 되고), then says Sunday is fine (일요일은 괜찮아). The contrast between the two days shows Sunday is the chosen day. The birthday belongs to a friend, not to 지수.

Question 25The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 우리 반 교실은 삼 층에 있어요. 교실 옆에 과학실이 있고, 과학실 건너편에 화장실이 있어요. Which is correct?

  1. The science room is on the first floor.
  2. The toilets are next to the classroom.
  3. The science room is next to the classroom. Correct answer.
  4. The classroom is on the second floor.

Explanation

The phrase 교실 옆에 과학실이 있고 places the science room next to the classroom. The classroom is on the third floor (삼 층), and the toilets are described as 건너편 (opposite) the science room. Careful reading of each location word is needed.

Question 26The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which sentence correctly says 'Our family has four members'?

  1. 우리 가족이 네 명이 있어요.
  2. 우리 가족은 네 명을 있어요.
  3. 우리 가족은 네 명이에요. Correct answer.
  4. 우리 가족은 네 명에서 살아요.

Explanation

Korean uses the topic particle 은/는 with the subject and the counter 명 after a native Korean number when counting people. Existence is expressed with the pattern 이에요/있어요, and with a topic-marked subject the natural form is 네 명이에요. The number 네 is the native Korean numeral used with 명.

Question 27The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which word correctly completes the sentence? 저는 ___ 에서 태어났어요. (I was born in Busan.)

  1. 부산을
  2. 부산에
  3. 부산 Correct answer.
  4. 부산이

Explanation

With the verb 태어나다 ('to be born'), the place of birth is marked by the particle 에서, and the sentence already contains 에서 after the blank. Therefore only the bare place name 부산 fits the blank. Adding another particle would create an incorrect double particle.

Question 28The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which expression is the most natural way to greet a friend's mother politely?

  1. 야, 안녕.
  2. 안녕하세요, 어머니. 처음 뵙겠습니다. Correct answer.
  3. 안녕, 엄마!
  4. 어머니, 밥 먹었어?

Explanation

When meeting an adult for the first time, formal polite speech (합니다 style) with a full greeting is appropriate. 처음 뵙겠습니다 is a set polite expression used on a first meeting with an adult. The greeting 안녕하세요 matches the formal register of the rest of the sentence.

Question 29The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 우리 집은 이 층에 있어요. 그리고 우리 집 앞에 작은 가게가 있어요. What is true?

  1. The house is on the first floor and has a park in front.
  2. The house has a shop inside it on the second floor.
  3. The house is on the second floor and has a small shop in front. Correct answer.
  4. The house is behind a small shop on the second floor.

Explanation

이 층 means 'the second floor' because 이 is the Sino-Korean numeral two used before a counter. 앞에 means 'in front of', so the small shop is located in front of the house. Both details in the passage match this option.

Question 30The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which sentence correctly says 'My older brother goes to school by subway every day'?

  1. 제 형은 매일 학교에 지하철로 가요. Correct answer.
  2. 제 형은 매일 학교에서 지하철을 타요.
  3. 제 형은 매일 지하철이 학교에 가요.
  4. 제 형은 매일 지하철을 학교에 가요.

Explanation

Means of transport is marked with the particle 로/으로, giving 지하철로 ('by subway'). The destination takes 에, so 학교에 comes before the verb 가요. The adverb 매일 and the subject 제 형은 complete the sentence naturally.

Question 31The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which sentence correctly says 'I have two younger sisters'?

  1. 저는 여동생은 두 명을 있어요.
  2. 저는 여동생이 두 명에서 있어요.
  3. 저는 여동생을 두 명이에요.
  4. 저는 여동생이 두 명 있어요. Correct answer.

Explanation

Possession in Korean is expressed with the pattern 'person + 이/가 있다', so 여동생이 있어요 means 'there are younger sisters'. The counter 명 follows the native numeral 두 to give 두 명. The topic particle 는 marks the possessor 저.

Question 32The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 저는 아침에 빵을 먹어요. 그리고 우유도 마셔요. What does the speaker drink?

  1. Juice
  2. Bread
  3. Milk Correct answer.
  4. Water

Explanation

The verb 마셔요 means 'drink', and its object is 우유 ('milk'). The particle 도 means 'also', showing milk is drunk in addition to eating bread. Bread is the food eaten, not the drink.

Question 33The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which is the correct polite question asking 'How many people are in your family?'

  1. 가족이 몇 살이에요?
  2. 가족이 몇 명이에요? Correct answer.
  3. 가족이 어디에 있어요?
  4. 가족이 몇 명을 해요?

Explanation

The question word 몇 ('how many') is followed by the counter 명 for people, and the polite copula 이에요? forms the question. This gives the natural pattern 몇 명이에요? for asking a number of people.

Question 34The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 민호: 수진아, 이번 주말에 뭐 해? 수진: 토요일에는 친구랑 영화를 봐요. 일요일에는 집에서 쉬어요. What does 수진 do on Sunday?

  1. She rests at home. Correct answer.
  2. She watches a movie with a friend.
  3. She visits her grandparents.
  4. She goes to school.

Explanation

The passage states 일요일에는 집에서 쉬어요, meaning she rests at home on Sunday. 집에서 marks the location and 쉬어요 means 'rest'. The movie plan belongs to Saturday, which is a different day.

Question 35The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which sentence correctly uses the honorific form to describe a friend's mother?

  1. 친구 어머니는 선생님이에요.
  2. 친구 어머니는 선생님을 하세요.
  3. 친구 어머니는 선생님이 있어요.
  4. 친구 어머니는 선생님이세요. Correct answer.

Explanation

When describing an older person respectfully, the copula 이에요 becomes 이세요, adding the honorific suffix 시. So 선생님이세요 is the honorific way to say 'is a teacher'. The subject 어머니 is also the respectful word for a friend's mother.

Question 36The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 우리 동네에는 큰 시장이 있어요. 시장에서 과일하고 채소를 팔아요. 주말에는 사람이 아주 많아요. What can you buy at the market?

  1. Bread and milk
  2. Fruit and vegetables Correct answer.
  3. Books and pencils
  4. Clothes and shoes

Explanation

The passage says 시장에서 과일하고 채소를 팔아요, meaning fruit and vegetables are sold there. The particle 에서 marks the market as the place of the selling action. 하고 connects the two nouns meaning 'and'.

Question 37The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which sentence best expresses 'Because our house is near the park, it is quiet'?

  1. 우리 집은 공원에 가까워도 조용해요.
  2. 우리 집은 공원에 가깝지만 조용해요.
  3. 우리 집은 공원에 가까워서 조용해요. Correct answer.
  4. 우리 집은 공원에 가까우면 조용해요.

Explanation

The connective ending -아서/어서 expresses a reason or cause, linking 'near the park' to the result 'quiet'. 가깝다 changes to 가까워서 before the ending. This creates the causal meaning 'because it is near'.

Question 38The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 저는 학교 급식실에서 점심을 먹어요. 급식실은 이 층에 있고, 우리 교실은 삼 층에 있어요. Where does the speaker eat lunch?

  1. At home
  2. In the classroom on the third floor
  3. In the cafeteria on the second floor Correct answer.
  4. In the park near the school

Explanation

The speaker says 점심을 먹어요 in the 급식실, which is the school cafeteria. The passage also states 급식실은 이 층에 있어요, placing it on the second floor. The third-floor classroom is not where lunch is eaten.

Question 39The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which sentence correctly says 'My friend is good at singing but not good at dancing'?

  1. 제 친구는 노래를 잘 못 하지만 춤을 잘해요.
  2. 제 친구는 노래가 잘하고 춤이 잘해요.
  3. 제 친구는 노래를 잘하지만 춤을 잘 못 춰요. Correct answer.
  4. 제 친구는 노래를 잘해서 춤을 잘해요.

Explanation

The adverb 잘 before a verb means 'well', and its negative counterpart is 잘 못 before the verb. The ending -지만 connects two contrasting clauses meaning 'but'. Thus 노래를 잘하지만 춤을 잘 못 춰요 gives 'good at singing but not good at dancing'.

Question 40The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 수업이 끝난 후에 저는 도서관에 가요. 도서관에서 숙제를 하고 책을 읽어요. What does the speaker do at the library?

  1. Studies Korean and watches movies
  2. Eats lunch and rests
  3. Meets friends and plays games
  4. Does homework and reads books Correct answer.

Explanation

The passage states 도서관에서 숙제를 하고 책을 읽어요, meaning the speaker does homework and reads books there. The particle 에서 marks the library as the place of these actions. The connective -고 links the two activities.

Question 41The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which reply is the most natural answer to 초대해 주셔서 감사합니다. 언제 시간이 괜찮으세요?

  1. 토요일 오후는 괜찮아요. Correct answer.
  2. 죄송하지만 저는 학생이에요.
  3. 네, 지금은 집에 없어요.
  4. 네, 잘 먹겠습니다.

Explanation

The question asks when the person has free time, so the answer must name a suitable time. 토요일 오후는 괜찮아요 means 'Saturday afternoon is fine', which directly answers the question. The topic particle 는 marks the time as the point being discussed.

Question 42The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 저는 형이 한 명 있고 여동생이 한 명 있어요. 형은 회사원이고 여동생은 중학생이에요. Which statement is correct?

  1. The older brother works at a company. Correct answer.
  2. The younger sister is a company worker.
  3. The older brother is a middle school student.
  4. The speaker has two older brothers.

Explanation

The passage says 형은 회사원이고, meaning the older brother is a company employee (회사원). The younger sister is described as a middle school student. The speaker has one older brother and one younger sister.

Question 43The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which sentence correctly expresses 'I usually eat dinner with my family at home'?

  1. 저는 보통 집이 가족하고 저녁을 먹어요.
  2. 저는 보통 집에 가족하고 저녁을 먹어요.
  3. 저는 보통 집에서 가족하고 저녁을 먹어요. Correct answer.
  4. 저는 보통 집에서 가족을 저녁을 먹어요.

Explanation

The particle 에서 marks the location where an action takes place, so 집에서 means 'at home'. The particle 하고 connects two nouns meaning 'with', giving 가족하고 ('with my family'). The object 저녁을 is marked by 을 before the verb 먹어요.

Question 44The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 민수: 주말에 우리 집에서 같이 저녁 먹을래? 지수: 좋아. 그런데 나는 채소만 먹어. 민수: 그래? 그럼 채소 요리를 준비할게. What does 민수 decide to prepare?

  1. Noodles only
  2. Meat dishes
  3. Vegetable dishes Correct answer.
  4. Cake and fruit

Explanation

지수 says 나는 채소만 먹어, meaning she eats only vegetables. In response, 민수 says 채소 요리를 준비할게, so he decides to prepare vegetable dishes. The particle 만 means 'only', which is the key clue.

Question 45The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Which sentence correctly says 'My neighbourhood is quiet, but it is a little far from the station'?

  1. 우리 동네는 조용한데 역에서 조금 멀어요. Correct answer.
  2. 우리 동네는 조용하면 역에서 조금 멀어요.
  3. 우리 동네는 조용하지만 역에 조금 멀어요.
  4. 우리 동네는 조용해서 역에서 조금 멀어요.

Explanation

The ending -은데/는데 presents background information and can imply contrast, fitting 'quiet, but far'. Distance from a place is expressed with 에서, so 역에서 멀어요 is correct. 조용하다 changes to 조용한데 before the ending.

Question 46The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 우리 반 회장은 지훈이에요. 지훈이는 공부도 잘하고 운동도 잘해요. 그리고 친구들에게 친절해요. Which statement is supported?

  1. 지훈 is not good at studying.
  2. 지훈 is the class president and is kind to friends. Correct answer.
  3. 지훈 is unkind to classmates.
  4. 지훈 is good only at sports.

Explanation

The passage says 우리 반 회장은 지훈이에요, identifying 지훈 as the class president. It also says 친구들에게 친절해요, meaning he is kind to friends. The pattern 도...도 shows he is good at both studying and sports.

Question 47The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 저는 이번 주말에 할머니 댁에 가요. 할머니께서 김치를 만들어 주실 거예요. 저는 할머니를 도와드릴 거예요. What will the speaker do?

  1. Make kimchi alone at home
  2. Help grandmother and receive kimchi Correct answer.
  3. Buy kimchi at the market
  4. Visit a friend's house

Explanation

The passage says 할머니를 도와드릴 거예요, meaning the speaker will help grandmother. It also says grandmother will make kimchi for the speaker (만들어 주실 거예요), using the honorific 주시다. So the speaker helps and receives kimchi.

Question 48The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 민지: 우리 집에 오려면 지하철 이 호선을 타고 시청역에서 내려. 그다음에 이 번 출구로 나와서 조금 걸어와. Which instruction is correct?

  1. Take line one and get off at City Hall.
  2. Get off at City Hall and take a bus.
  3. Take line two and get off at the last stop.
  4. Take line two and get off at City Hall. Correct answer.

Explanation

이 호선 means 'line two' because 이 is the Sino-Korean numeral used before the counter 호선. The passage says 시청역에서 내려, meaning get off at City Hall Station. The rest of the directions describe walking a little from exit two.

Question 49The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 수업 시간에 선생님께서 '질문이 있으면 손을 들어 주세요'라고 하셨어요. What should students do if they have a question?

  1. Raise their hand Correct answer.
  2. Ask a friend quietly
  3. Leave the classroom
  4. Call the teacher after class

Explanation

The teacher's instruction 손을 들어 주세요 means 'please raise your hand'. The conditional -(으)면 in 질문이 있으면 sets the condition 'if you have a question'. The honorific particle 께서 marks the teacher as the respected subject.

Question 50The personal world (family and friends, home and neighbourhood, school life)

Read: 저는 학교에서 집까지 버스를 타고 가요. 버스로 삼십 분쯤 걸려요. 그런데 오늘은 버스가 늦어서 택시를 탔어요. Which statement is correct?

  1. The speaker walked home today.
  2. The speaker usually takes about thirty minutes by bus. Correct answer.
  3. The speaker always goes home by taxi.
  4. The bus ride takes about ten minutes.

Explanation

The passage says 버스로 삼십 분쯤 걸려요, meaning the bus ride takes about thirty minutes. The particle 로 marks the bus as the means, and 쯤 means 'about'. Taking a taxi today is an exception because the bus was late.