TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [어휘] 1–5 (11/13/2025) – half life 3

정답: A. 기다립니다

How to solve: The sentence describes people's attitude towards the unreleased game 'Half-Life 3'. The phrase '오랫동안' (for a long time) suggests an action of anticipation. The verb that means 'to wait' is '기다리다'. Therefore, '기다립니다' (wait) is the correct word to fill in the blank.

A — Correct. '기다립니다' means 'wait'. People have been waiting for the game for a long time.

B — Incorrect. '만듭니다' means 'make'. The game company makes the game, not the players.

C — Incorrect. '모릅니다' means 'don't know'. It doesn't fit the context of anticipating something for a long time.

D — Incorrect. '가르칩니다' means 'teach'. This verb is unrelated to the context of a game release.

정답: B. 안 나왔습니다

How to solve: The second sentence, '그래서 지금 할 수 없습니다' (So you cannot play it now), provides the reason why. A game cannot be played if it has not been released. The verb '나오다' means 'to come out' or 'to be released'. The negative form '안 나왔습니다' means 'has not come out'. This is the logical choice.

A — Incorrect. '안 먹었습니다' means 'did not eat'. You don't eat a video game.

B — Correct. '안 나왔습니다' means 'has not come out / been released'. This is why the game cannot be played.

C — Incorrect. '안 샀습니다' means 'did not buy'. While you can't play a game you haven't bought, the fundamental reason you can't buy Half-Life 3 is that it hasn't been released.

D — Incorrect. '안 읽었습니다' means 'did not read'. While some games have text, the primary action is 'playing' (하다), not 'reading' (읽다).

정답: A. 인기가 많은

How to solve: The goal is to find a word with a similar meaning to the underlined word '유명한' (famous). You need to evaluate the choices to see which one is a synonym. '인기가 많은' literally means 'to have a lot of popularity', which is very close in meaning to 'famous'.

A — Correct. '인기가 많은' (popular) is a synonym for '유명한' (famous).

B — Incorrect. '재미없는' means 'uninteresting', which is not similar to famous.

C — Incorrect. '어려운' means 'difficult'. A game can be famous and difficult, but the words do not mean the same thing.

D — Incorrect. '새로운' means 'new'. Half-Life 3 is famously *not* new, and 'new' is not a synonym for 'famous'.

정답: D. 하고

How to solve: The sentence expresses a desire using the 'V-고 싶다' (want to V) grammar structure. The object is a game ('하프라이프 3'). In Korean, the verb used for 'playing a game' is '게임을 하다'. Therefore, '하고' is the correct verb stem to use here, meaning 'I want to play'.

A — Incorrect. '보고 싶습니다' means 'want to see/watch'. While you see the game, the act of playing is better described by '하다'.

B — Incorrect. '듣고 싶습니다' means 'want to hear/listen'. This refers to the sound, not the overall activity.

C — Incorrect. '자고 싶습니다' means 'want to sleep'. This is unrelated to playing a game.

D — Correct. '하고 싶습니다' means 'want to do/play'. '게임을 하다' is the set phrase for 'to play a game'.

정답: C. 언제

How to solve: This is a conversation. Person A asks a question about the game's release, and Person B replies, 'I don't know well either. Nobody knows.' This response indicates that the question was about an unknown fact, likely the time of release. The question word for 'when' is '언제'.

A — Incorrect. '왜' means 'why'. 'Why does it come out?' is a strange question. The answer 'Nobody knows' fits better with 'when'.

B — Incorrect. '어디서' means 'where'. A game is released digitally or in stores, but the core mystery of Half-Life 3 is its release date, not the location.

C — Correct. '언제' means 'when'. 'When does it come out?' is the most natural question about an unreleased game, and it fits perfectly with the answer 'I don't know'.

D — Incorrect. '무엇을' means 'what (as an object)'. 'What does it come out?' is grammatically incorrect and nonsensical.