TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [어휘] 1–5 (9/30/2026) – barry melrose

정답: A. 책

How to solve: The sentence indicates that Barry Melrose 'likes' something. The blank requires a noun that can be the object of the verb '좋아하다' (to like). Among the choices, '책' (book) is a noun. '슬프다' (sad) is an adjective, '빨리' (quickly) is an adverb, and '작다' (small) is an adjective.

A — '책' (chaek) means 'book'. It is a noun and can be the object of '좋아하다'.

B — '슬프다' (seulpeuda) means 'to be sad'. It is an adjective, not suitable for the object position.

C — '빨리' (ppalli) means 'quickly'. It is an adverb, not suitable for the object position.

D — '작다' (jakda) means 'to be small'. It is an adjective, not suitable for the object position.

정답: B. 크다

How to solve: The sentence describes Barry Melrose as a 'person' (사람). The blank requires an adjective to modify '사람'. Among the choices, '크다' (big/tall) is an adjective suitable for describing a person. '먹다' and '공부하다' are verbs, and '그리고' is a conjunction.

A — '먹다' (meokda) means 'to eat'. It is a verb.

B — '크다' (keuda) means 'to be big' or 'to be tall'. It is an adjective that can describe a person.

C — '그리고' (geurigo) means 'and'. It is a conjunction.

D — '공부하다' (gongbuhada) means 'to study'. It is a verb.

정답: B. 학교

How to solve: The sentence states that Barry Melrose 'goes to' (갑니다) somewhere. The particle '에' (e) indicates a destination, so the blank requires a noun referring to a place. Among the choices, '학교' (school) is a place. '자다' and '만들다' are verbs, and '예쁘다' is an adjective.

A — '자다' (jada) means 'to sleep'. It is a verb.

B — '학교' (hakgyo) means 'school'. It is a place noun and fits the context 'goes to'.

C — '만들다' (mandeulda) means 'to make'. It is a verb.

D — '예쁘다' (yeppeuda) means 'to be pretty'. It is an adjective.

정답: C. 항상

How to solve: The sentence indicates that Barry Melrose 'does exercise' (운동을 합니다). The blank needs an adverb to describe how often or in what manner he does exercise. Among the choices, '항상' (always) is an adverb of frequency. '재미있다' is an adjective, and '옷' and '가방' are nouns.

A — '재미있다' (jaemiitda) means 'to be fun/interesting'. It is an adjective.

B — '옷' (ot) means 'clothes'. It is a noun.

C — '항상' (hangsang) means 'always'. It is an adverb of frequency and fits the context.

D — '가방' (gabang) means 'bag'. It is a noun.

정답: B. 연필

How to solve: The sentence states that Barry Melrose 'bought' (샀습니다) something 'yesterday' (어제). The blank requires a noun that can be the object of the verb '사다' (to buy), indicated by the object particle '을/를'. Among the choices, '연필' (pencil) is a noun for an object that can be bought. '주말' is a noun for a period of time, '조용하다' is an adjective, and '읽다' is a verb.

A — '주말' (jumal) means 'weekend'. It is a noun, but not typically an object for 'to buy'.

B — '연필' (yeonpil) means 'pencil'. It is a noun that can be bought.

C — '조용하다' (joyonghada) means 'to be quiet'. It is an adjective.

D — '읽다' (ikda) means 'to read'. It is a verb.