TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [어휘] 1–5 (11/16/2025) – nhl standings

정답: A. 팀

How to solve: The stem describes the NHL, which is a sports league. A league is composed of groups that compete against each other. The Korean word for 'team' is '팀'. Therefore, '팀' is the correct word to fill in the blank.

A — '팀' means 'team'. This is the correct word for a sports group in a league.

B — '학교' means 'school'. This is incorrect as the NHL is not a collection of schools.

C — '회사' means 'company'. This is incorrect as teams are not typically referred to as companies in this context.

D — '나라' means 'country'. While players are from different countries, the league itself is composed of teams, not countries.

정답: A. 1위

How to solve: The stem asks for the term for the team 'at the very top' ('가장 위에 있는') of the 'standings table' ('순위 표'). The term for first place is '1위'.

A — '1위' means '1st place'. This correctly describes the top position in the standings.

B — '꼴찌' means 'last place'. This is the opposite of the team at the top.

C — '선수' means 'player'. A player is a member of a team, not the ranking itself.

D — '감독' means 'coach' or 'manager'. The coach leads the team but is not the ranking.

정답: C. 많습니다

How to solve: The sentence states that the '1st place team' ('1위 팀') has the 'most' ('가장') points ('점수'). The correct adjective to describe a large quantity is '많다' (to be many/much). In its formal polite form, it is '많습니다'.

A — '없습니다' means 'does not exist / does not have'. This is incorrect.

B — '적습니다' means 'is few / is little'. This is the opposite of what is expected for the top team.

C — '많습니다' means 'is many / is a lot'. This is the correct choice.

D — '비쌉니다' means 'is expensive'. This is irrelevant to points or scores.

정답: C. 이깁니다

How to solve: The stem says 'A team with a high ranking' ('순위가 높은 팀') does something 'a lot' ('많이') in 'games' ('경기'). Logically, a high-ranking team wins many games. The Korean verb for 'to win' is '이기다'. In its formal polite form, it is '이깁니다'.

A — '봅니다' means 'watches / sees'. While people watch games, this is not what a team primarily does to get a high rank.

B — '집니다' means 'loses'. This is the opposite of what a high-ranking team does.

C — '이깁니다' means 'wins'. This is the correct action for a successful team.

D — '삽니다' means 'buys'. This verb is unrelated to playing a game.

정답: A. 순위

How to solve: The question asks for the name of a 'table' ('표') that shows 'which teams win and lose' ('어느 팀이 이기고 지는지'). This table is called 'standings' or 'rankings'. The Korean word for this is '순위'.

A — '순위' means 'ranking' or 'standings'. This is the correct term for a table showing team performance.

B — '시간' means 'time'. This is incorrect.

C — '날씨' means 'weather'. This is incorrect.

D — '음식' means 'food'. This is incorrect.