TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [어휘] 1–5 (10/27/2025) – cam thomas

정답: A. 선수

How to solve: The sentence describes Cam Thomas's profession related to basketball. You need to choose the word for 'player'. Cam Thomas is a basketball player.

A — '선수' means 'player' or 'athlete'. This is the correct word to describe someone who plays a sport professionally.

B — '의사' means 'doctor'. Cam Thomas is not a doctor.

C — '학생' means 'student'. While he was a student, his current profession is not a student.

D — '선생님' means 'teacher'. Cam Thomas is not a teacher.

정답: B. 농구

How to solve: The sentence asks what Cam Thomas is good at ('잘합니다'). Since he is a professional basketball player, the logical answer is 'basketball'.

A — '요리' means 'cooking'. There is no information that he is good at cooking.

B — '농구' means 'basketball'. As a professional NBA player, he is good at basketball. This is the correct answer.

C — '공부' means 'studying'. This is not his profession.

D — '노래' means 'singing'. This is not what he is known for.

정답: D. 미국

How to solve: The sentence is asking for Cam Thomas's nationality. '______ 사람입니다' means 'is a person from ______'. Cam Thomas is from the USA.

A — '한국' means 'Korea'. Cam Thomas is not from Korea.

B — '일본' means 'Japan'. Cam Thomas is not from Japan.

C — '중국' means 'China'. Cam Thomas is not from China.

D — '미국' means 'USA'. Cam Thomas is an American. This is the correct answer.

정답: A. 운동

How to solve: The question asks what Cam Thomas likes ('좋아합니다'). As a professional athlete, the most suitable and logical answer is that he likes 'exercise' or 'sports'.

A — '운동' means 'exercise' or 'sports'. This is a very logical hobby for a professional athlete. This is the best answer.

B — '여행' means 'travel'. While possible, it's not as directly related to his profession as '운동'.

C — '독서' means 'reading'. While possible, it's not as directly related to his profession as '운동'.

D — '음악' means 'music'. While possible, it's not as directly related to his profession as '운동'.

정답: A. 입니까

How to solve: This is a grammar question testing the correct sentence ending for a question. The stem '캠 토마스의 직업은 무엇' means 'What is Cam Thomas's job'. You need the formal question ending.

A — '입니까?' is the formal interrogative (question) form of '이다' (to be). It correctly completes the question 'What is …?'.

B — '입니다' is the formal declarative (statement) form of '이다'. It would be used in an answer, not a question.

C — '어디' means 'where'. It does not fit grammatically at the end of the sentence.

D — '언제' means 'when'. It does not fit grammatically at the end of the sentence.