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Try these questions from South Korea's "very hard" English exam

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  • AxtremusA Offline
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    wrote last edited by Axtremus
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    https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/13/world/asia/korea-english-exam-how-would-you-do.html?unlocked_article_code=1.-U8.3cVm.4oK3UrON-qbM

    The sample questions are from South Korea's college entrance exam for English. The article says the exam was so hard that it prompted a public outcry and the resignation of the head of the organization that gives these exams.

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    • HoraceH Offline
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      wrote last edited by Horace
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      Well, my understanding of English is either good enough to know that "culturtainment" isn't a word, or bad enough not to know that it's a word.

      Education is extremely important.

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      • Doctor PhibesD Offline
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        What a weird kind of test to be multiple choice.

        Obviously, the most appropriate title for the first question was 'A Load of Utter Bollocks', but most likely only a native English speaker would know that.

        I was only joking

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        • MikM Away
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          By the third question I was bored to death.

          "You cannot subsidize irresponsibility and expect people to become more responsible." — Thomas Sowell

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