TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [어휘] 1–5 (10/28/2025) – blue jays – dodgers

정답: C. 응원

How to solve: The context is watching a baseball game and supporting a team. The verb '응원하다' means 'to cheer for' or 'to support' a team, which fits perfectly in the blank. The sentence means 'I'm going to cheer hard for the Blue Jays.'

A — '운동' means 'exercise' or 'sports'. While baseball is a sport, the action a fan does is cheering, not exercising.

B — '공부' means 'study'. This is unrelated to watching a sports game.

C — '응원' means 'cheering' or 'support'. This is the correct action for a fan watching a game.

D — '요리' means 'cooking'. This is unrelated to the context.

정답: C. 패배했습니다

How to solve: The word '졌습니다' is the past tense of '지다', which means 'to lose'. The question asks for a word with a similar meaning. '패배했습니다' is the past tense of '패배하다', which also means 'to be defeated' or 'to lose'. The context that the friend is sad ('슬퍼합니다') also supports that the team lost.

A — '이겼습니다' means 'won'. It is the opposite of '졌습니다'.

B — '시작했습니다' means 'started'. It is about the timing of the game, not the result.

C — '패배했습니다' means 'was defeated/lost'. It is a synonym for '졌습니다'.

D — '도착했습니다' means 'arrived'. It is irrelevant to the game's result.

정답: C. 선수

How to solve: The sentence describes someone who is wearing a blue uniform ('파란색 옷') and throws a ball very fast ('공을 정말 빨리 던져요'). This person is a sports player. The Korean word for 'player' or 'athlete' is '선수'.

A — '의사' means 'doctor'. Doctors do not typically throw balls as part of their job.

B — '선생님' means 'teacher'. This is also not related to playing a sport.

C — '선수' means 'athlete' or 'player'. This is the correct word for someone playing a sport like baseball.

D — '가수' means 'singer'. Singers sing, they don't throw balls in a game.

정답: D. 티켓

How to solve: The word '표' means 'ticket'. The question asks for a word with a similar meaning. '티켓' is the English word 'ticket' written in Korean, and it is commonly used to mean the same thing as '표'. The context is about going to a stadium to watch a game, for which you need a ticket.

A — '책' means 'book'.

B — '돈' means 'money'. You use money to buy a ticket, but it's not the ticket itself.

C — '옷' means 'clothes'.

D — '티켓' means 'ticket', which is a synonym for '표'.

정답: B. 점수

How to solve: The answer '블루제이스가 5점, 다저스가 3점입니다' (Blue Jays have 5 points, Dodgers have 3 points) describes the score of the game. The question '어떻게 돼요?' asks 'what is it?'. Therefore, the word that fits in the blank is '점수', which means 'score' or 'points'.

A — '날씨' means 'weather'. The answer is not about the weather.

B — '점수' means 'score'. This fits the context of '5 points to 3 points'.

C — '이름' means 'name'. The answer is not a name.

D — '시간' means 'time'. The answer is not telling the time.