TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [Vocabulary] 1–5 (9/2/2026) – swansea vs watford

정답: C. 경기

How to solve: The context 'Swansea vs Watford' refers to two football teams. When two teams play against each other, it's called a 'match' or 'game'. Therefore, the correct word to fill the blank is '경기'.

A — '영화' means movie. While one can watch a movie, it doesn't fit the context of 'Swansea vs Watford'.

B — '뉴스' means news. One can watch the news, but it's not the primary activity related to a team vs team event.

C — '경기' means match or game. This is the most appropriate word for two sports teams playing against each other.

D — '책' means book. One reads a book, not watches it, and it does not fit the context.

정답: C. 팀

How to solve: The verb '응원하다' means 'to cheer for' or 'to support'. In a sports context, people cheer for a 'team'. Therefore, '팀' is the most suitable word.

A — '음식' means food. People like food, but they don't 'cheer for' it.

B — '음악' means music. People like music, but they don't 'cheer for' it in this context.

C — '팀' means team. In sports, fans like and cheer for their favorite team.

D — '날씨' means weather. One can like the weather, but it's not something you 'cheer for'.

정답: A. 가

How to solve: The verb '이겼어요' means 'won'. '스완지' is the subject that performed the action of winning. Therefore, the subject particle '가' is required to mark '스완지' as the subject.

A — '가' is a subject particle, correctly indicating that Swansea is the subject that won the match.

B — '를' is an object particle, which would make 'Swansea' the object of an action, not the one performing it.

C — '와' means 'and' or 'with'. While teams play with each other, '스완지 와 이겼어요' doesn't correctly form 'Swansea won'.

D — '만' means 'only'. It doesn't fit the grammatical role of marking the subject in this sentence.

정답: B. 선수

How to solve: The phrase '멋진 경기를 보여줬어요' means 'showed a great match/game'. In a sports context, it is the 'players' who show a great game. Therefore, '선수' is the correct word.

A — '학생' means student. Students do not typically show a sports match in this context.

B — '선수' means player. Football players are the ones who participate in and show a great game.

C — '의사' means doctor. Doctors are not involved in showing a football match.

D — '선생님' means teacher. Teachers are not involved in showing a football match.

정답: D. 는

How to solve: This sentence presents a contrasting situation: Watford scored a goal, BUT Swansea won. The topic particle '는/은' is frequently used to introduce a contrast or emphasize a topic. Here, '는' highlights the fact that while Watford scored, it was Swansea that ultimately won.

A — '도' means 'also' or 'too'. While 'Watford also scored' is grammatically possible, '는' emphasizes the contrast more strongly in this context.

B — '만' means 'only'. 'Watford only scored' doesn't fit well with the contrast of Swansea winning.

C — '에' is a location or time particle and is grammatically incorrect here.

D — '는' is a topic particle often used for contrast. It clearly sets up 'Watford scoring' against 'Swansea winning', emphasizing the outcome of the match despite Watford's goal.