TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [Vocabulary] 1–5 (8/27/2026) – athletics

정답: B. 봐요

How to solve: The sentence talks about a soccer game with a friend. The most suitable verb to describe an action with a game is 'to watch'.

A — 먹어요 (to eat) – Incorrect, you don't eat a game.

B — 봐요 (to watch/see) – Correct, you watch a game.

C — 자요 (to sleep) – Incorrect, you don't sleep a game.

D — 입어요 (to wear) – Incorrect, you don't wear a game.

정답: B. 선수

How to solve: The question asks for the term referring to a person who participates in a sports competition. Among the given options, '선수' (athlete/player) is the correct term.

A — 학생 (student) – Incorrect, a student might play sports but is not defined by participation in a competition.

B — 선수 (athlete, player) – Correct, this term refers to someone who plays sports or participates in a competition.

C — 의사 (doctor) – Incorrect, a doctor's profession is medicine.

D — 요리사 (chef) – Incorrect, a chef's profession is cooking.

정답: A. 이겼어요

How to solve: The sentence describes the outcome of a soccer game for 'our team yesterday.' The context implies a result like winning or losing. '이겼어요' means 'won.'

A — 이겼어요 (won) – Correct, this verb means to win.

B — 지었어요 (built/made, or lost [if stem is 졌다]) – '지었어요' from 짓다 means 'to build' or 'to make'. If it were from 지다 (to lose), it would be 졌어요. So, it's incorrect here.

C — 걸었어요 (walked, hung) – Incorrect, this verb means to walk or to hang.

D — 잡았어요 (caught, held) – Incorrect, this verb means to catch or to hold.

정답: C. 운동

How to solve: The sentence suggests an activity that is good to do every morning to become healthy. '운동' (exercise) is the most suitable word in this context.

A — 공부 (study) – Incorrect, studying is not primarily for physical health.

B — 쇼핑 (shopping) – Incorrect, shopping is not primarily for physical health.

C — 운동 (exercise, sport) – Correct, exercise is good for health.

D — 요리 (cooking) – Incorrect, cooking is not primarily for physical health, though eating healthy food is.

정답: C. 달려요

How to solve: The sentence talks about a track and field athlete at the Olympics doing something very fast. '달려요' (runs) is the appropriate verb for an athlete moving quickly in a race.

A — 써요 (writes, uses) – Incorrect, an athlete doesn't write or use very fast in this context.

B — 봐요 (watches, sees) – Incorrect, an athlete doesn't watch very fast.

C — 달려요 (runs) – Correct, this verb means to run, which is what track and field athletes do.

D — 앉아요 (sits) – Incorrect, an athlete doesn't sit very fast during a race.