TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [어휘] 1–5 (11/4/2025) – jason miyares

정답: C. 정치인

How to solve: The stem describes Jason Miyares as someone in the U.S. who works to uphold the law. You need to choose the vocabulary word that best fits this description. Among the choices, '정치인' (politician) is the most appropriate profession for someone involved with law and government.

A — Incorrect. '의사' means doctor, who treats sick people.

B — Incorrect. '선생님' means teacher, who teaches students.

C — Correct. '정치인' means politician. Jason Miyares is the Attorney General, which is a political and legal position.

D — Incorrect. '요리사' means cook or chef, who prepares food.

정답: D. 정부

How to solve: The question asks where Jason Miyares, a politician, works for the people. You need to select the most suitable workplace from the options. A politician works in the '정부' (government).

A — Incorrect. '학교' means school. Teachers work at school.

B — Incorrect. '병원' means hospital. Doctors and nurses work at a hospital.

C — Incorrect. '식당' means restaurant. Cooks and servers work at a restaurant.

D — Correct. '정부' means government. As a public official (Attorney General), he works for the government.

정답: A. 지키는

How to solve: The stem describes the work Jason Miyares does for the state of Virginia. As the Attorney General, his job is to protect the state. You need to choose the verb that means 'to protect' or 'to guard'.

A — Correct. '지키다' means to protect or guard. '지키는 일' means 'the work of protecting'. This fits his role.

B — Incorrect. '먹다' means to eat.

C — Incorrect. '읽다' means to read.

D — Incorrect. '자다' means to sleep.

정답: C. 쿠바

How to solve: The sentence says his parents came from Cuba. The blank is part of the phrase '( )-계 미국인', which means '( )-American'. You need to choose the word for the country his heritage is from.

A — Incorrect. '한국' is Korea. He is not Korean-American.

B — Incorrect. '중국' is China. He is not Chinese-American.

C — Correct. '쿠바' is Cuba. Since his parents are from Cuba, he is a Cuban-American ('쿠바계 미국인').

D — Incorrect. '일본' is Japan. He is not Japanese-American.

정답: D. 정치

How to solve: The question asks you to choose the word that is related to the given set of words: '법' (law), '변호사' (lawyer), and '주' (state). All these words are related to the field of politics and government.

A — Incorrect. '음식' means food, which is unrelated.

B — Incorrect. '계절' means season, which is unrelated.

C — Incorrect. '운동' means exercise or sports, which is unrelated.

D — Correct. '정치' means politics. Law, lawyers, and states are all core components of politics.