Evaluation Institute Rules All September Mock Test Appeal Questions as 'No Issues'

"Statue of Liberty" Error "Interpretation Not Unreasonable"

The Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE) has ruled that there are no issues with the questions and answers for all 36 items that received objections in the September mock test for the 2024 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT).

On the 19th, KICE finalized and announced the answers for the September mock test of the 2024 CSAT.

After announcing the provisional answers for the September mock test on the 6th, KICE operated an objection submission period until 6 p.m. on the 9th. A total of 83 objections were received through the dedicated objection board on KICE’s website. Among these, 55 objections concerning 36 questions were subject to actual review.

After review by the Objection Review Working Committee and the Objection Review Committee, KICE determined that all 36 questions had "no issues with the questions or answers."

However, KICE stated, "We will thoroughly verify the accuracy of the provided materials to ensure that issues like the defect in the photographic material for question 3 of the world geography section in the September CSAT mock test do not recur in the 2024 CSAT."

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The photographic material for question 3 of the world geography section in the September mock test was controversial because it mistakenly used a photo of the Statue of Liberty in Tokyo instead of the one in New York. Regarding the objection to this question, KICE explained, "Although there is a defect in the material, latitude and longitude information for city (A) is provided, and the 'Statue of Liberty' is a representative symbol of New York, so it is reasonable to interpret city (A) as New York. Furthermore, even if one interprets city (A) as Tokyo based solely on the photo, the process of solving the question and the overall correctness of the answer sheet do not change."

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