Type 4: Grasping Details in a Short Text

In this lesson, you will learn to read a short text and choose the statement that matches it. You need to read the details precisely.

1) Read the answer choices first. 2) Check the time, place, and people in the text. 3) Anything not stated in the text cannot be the answer.

저는 지난 토요일에 친구와 부산에 갔어요. 바다를 보고 회를 먹었어요. 사진도 많이 찍었어요.

Jeoneun jinan toyoire chinguwa busane gasseoyo. Badareul bogo hoereul meogeosseoyo. Sajindo mani jjigeosseoyo.

Last Saturday I went to Busan with a friend. We saw the sea and ate raw fish. We also took lots of photos.

The facts you can confirm from the text: the writer went to Busan, was there with a friend, and ate raw fish.

내일은 제 생일이에요. 가족이 집에서 파티를 해요. 저는 미역국을 먹을 거예요.

Naeireun je saengirieyo. Gajogi jibeseo patireul haeyo. Jeoneun miyeokgugeul meogeul geoyeyo.

Tomorrow is my birthday. My family is throwing a party at home. I am going to eat seaweed soup.

Note that the party is at home. Saying it is at a restaurant would be wrong.

저는 매일 아침에 운동을 해요. 하지만 어제는 비가 와서 운동을 못 했어요.

Jeoneun maeil achime undongeul haeyo. Hajiman eojeneun biga waseo undongeul mot haesseoyo.

I exercise every morning. But yesterday I could not exercise because it rained.

This person usually exercises every day but did not yesterday. Pay attention to the word "but."

💡 Tip: After "but" or "however," the opposite idea follows. Such words are often the key to the answer.

Wrong choices reuse the text's words but twist the meaning slightly. Watch numbers, times, and negatives like "an" and "mot" especially closely.

수업은 9시에 시작해요. 하지만 오늘은 30분 늦게 시작해요.

Sueobeun ahopsie sijakaeyo. Hajiman oneureun samsipbun neutge sijakaeyo.

Class starts at 9. But today it starts 30 minutes late.

Today's class starts at 9:30. Choosing "starts at 9" walks right into the trap.