Korea Police Exam study guide
Korea Police Exam · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Korean National Police Officer Recruitment Examination (순경 공개경쟁채용시험) is the open competitive selection process through which the Korean National Police Agency (경찰청) recruits entry-level officers (순경). It is aimed at candidates seeking a career as a sworn police officer in Korea, and it is administered in Korean, so strong reading proficiency in Korean is essential even for the English section. The written stage covers Korean Language, Korean History, English, Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, and Police Studies; shortlisted candidates then proceed through physical fitness testing and an interview, and some recruitment tracks additionally require a written essay (논술). Preparation works best as a long, steady cycle rather than a sprint: build Korean History and Korean Language first because they reward accumulated reading, treat Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law as statute-and-case subjects that need repeated recall practice, and keep English warm with daily vocabulary and passage work. Topics on this exam: Korean Language (국어), Korean History (한국사), English (영어), Criminal Law (형법), Criminal Procedure Law (형사소송법), and Police Studies / Police Administration (경찰학). The Korea Police Exam study guide has 6 sections and about 1,263 words.
01국어 - 어문 규범과 어법의 정확성
'며칠'(O)/'몇일'(X), '오뚝이'(O), '웬일'(O)/'왠일'(X). 외래어 표기법: '케이크'(O)/'케익'(X), '액세서리', '커피'처럼 원지음에 가깝게 적는다. 로마자 표기법: '독도'는 Dokdo, '왕십리'는 Wangsimni - 자음 동화와 ㄴ첨가는 표기에 반영한다.
222 words, about 1 min02한국사 - 경찰 제도사 중심의 전근대·근현대 흐름
237 words, about 1 min03영어 - 어휘·문법·독해의 실전 정확성
수사·법 관련 기본어: apprehend(체포하다), detain(구금하다), custody(구금·보호), warrant(영장), testify(증언하다), accuse A of B, arrest A for B. 혼동어: affect(동사)/effect(명사), principal(주된·교장)/principle(원칙), credible(신뢰할 수 있는)/credulous(잘 속는). 주어-동사 수일치: 'The number of + 복수명사'는 단수 동사, 'A number of + 복수명사'는 복수 동사. 상관접속사: 'neither A nor B', 'not only A but also B'는 동사를 가까운 주어(B)에 일치시킨다.
224 words, about 1 min04