TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [어휘] 1–5 (11/24/2025) – cricinfo

정답: A. 선수

How to solve: The sentence is about a '크리켓 경기' (cricket match). A sports match requires players. The word for 'player' in Korean is '선수'. Therefore, '선수' is the correct word to fill in the blank.

A — Correct. '선수' means 'player' and fits the context of a sports match.

B — Incorrect. '선생' means 'teacher'. Teachers are not the participants in a sports match.

C — Incorrect. '학생' means 'student'. While students can be players, '선수' is the more appropriate and general term for a participant in a game.

D — Incorrect. '의사' means 'doctor'. A doctor might be present at a match, but they are not the ones playing the game.

정답: B. 공

How to solve: The sentence describes a cricket player's action. A '선수' (player) '칩니다' (hits) something with a '배트' (bat). In sports like cricket, players hit a ball with a bat. The Korean word for 'ball' is '공'.

A — Incorrect. '책' means 'book'. You do not hit a book with a bat in a sport.

B — Correct. '공' means 'ball', which is the object hit with a bat in cricket.

C — Incorrect. '빵' means 'bread'. You do not hit bread with a bat.

D — Incorrect. '물' means 'water'. You cannot hit water with a bat in this manner.

정답: C. 봐요

How to solve: The sentence is about doing something with a '크리켓 경기' (cricket match) on '텔레비전' (television). The most common activity is watching. The verb '보다' (to see, to watch) in its present polite form is '봐요'.

A — Incorrect. '먹어요' means 'to eat'. One cannot eat a television broadcast.

B — Incorrect. '읽어요' means 'to read'. You watch a match on TV, you don't read it.

C — Correct. '봐요' means 'to watch', which is the correct action for this context.

D — Incorrect. '자요' means 'to sleep'. While someone might fall asleep, the intended action related to watching TV is '봐요'.

정답: A. 이겨서

How to solve: The end of the sentence, '정말 기뻤어요' (I was really happy), gives a clue. People are usually happy when their team wins a game. The verb '이기다' means 'to win'. The connective form '-어서' is used to show reason, so '이겨서' means 'because (we) won'.

A — Correct. '이겨서' means 'because (our team) won', which is a logical reason for being happy.

B — Incorrect. '져서' means 'because (our team) lost'. Losing typically causes sadness, not happiness.

C — Incorrect. '사서' means 'because (I) bought'. This verb does not fit the context of a team's performance in a match.

D — Incorrect. '와서' means 'because (they/we) came'. This verb does not relate to the outcome of the match.

정답: C. 운동

How to solve: The sentence is classifying what cricket is. Cricket is a type of sport. The Korean word for 'sport' or 'exercise' is '운동'.

A — Incorrect. '음식' means 'food'. Cricket is not a food.

B — Incorrect. '영화' means 'movie'. Cricket is a sport, not a movie.

C — Correct. '운동' means 'sport'. Cricket is a fun sport.

D — Incorrect. '계절' means 'season' (e.g., spring, summer). Cricket is not a season.