The 2026 academic year College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) September mock evaluation's first subject 'Korean' area was analyzed to be similar to last year's CSAT and somewhat more difficult than the June mock evaluation.
Han Byeong-hoon, a representative teacher for Korean from the EBS field teacher group at Deoksan High School, noted during the 'Analysis briefing on the trends in Korean area questions' held at the Government Sejong Center on the morning of the 3rd that "the Korean area of the September mock evaluation for the 2026 academic year faithfully reflected the achievement standards of the 2015 revised curriculum and the core concepts of the textbooks."
The questions that examinees are expected to have felt somewhat burdened by include ▲ Reading 8 (related to the passage on 'concepts and characteristics of SF') ▲ Reading 17 (related to the passage on 'storage methods of sound and audio signal compression') ▲ Literature 24 (appropriateness of appreciation of a poem) ▲ Literature 34 (related to the theme of 'confusion in the social class system') ▲ Speaking and writing 39 (related to the plan for writing a youth participation policy proposal) ▲ Language and media 38 (analysis of the combination types of case particles and auxiliary particles).
The linkage rate between the EBS CSAT-linked textbooks and the overall questions was 51.1%. The linked questions are ▲ Reading questions (common subjects) 3, 4-8, 14-15, 18-21, 22, 24, 26, 27-30, 34 ▲ Speaking and writing (elective subject) 36-37, 45 ▲ Language and media (elective subject) 38, 39, 42.
One teacher stated, "In literature, most of the classic novels matched scenes included in the EBS CSAT-linked textbooks, and among the three genres, one modern poem and two classic poems were linked and presented," adding, "In the elective subjects, speaking and writing, and language and media, the question ideas and core concepts presented through the linked textbooks were utilized.
One teacher advised, "When preparing for the CSAT, it's important to reassess the thought processes used while solving the September mock evaluation questions," and added, "During the remaining period, it is necessary to thoroughly engage in the required linked study that has been lacking."
Jongno Academy said, "The September mock evaluation was set at a level somewhat more difficult than the relatively easy June, similar to last year's CSAT." The Etoos Education Evaluation Institute noted, "It is evaluated that it was similar to the June mock evaluation and slightly easier than last year's CSAT," further predicting, "There might have been students who found the new types, which were variations from the existing question types, particularly novel, for the reading questions 9 and 14, and speaking and writing questions 40 and 45."