TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [어휘] 1–5 (11/27/2025) – tmc stock

정답: A. 올랐어요

How to solve: The sentence '기분이 좋아요' (I feel good) is a clue. When a stock price goes up, people who own it feel good. Therefore, the word that means 'rose' or 'went up' is the correct answer. '올랐어요' means 'rose'.

A — Correct. '올랐어요' means 'rose' or 'went up', which fits the context of feeling good about a stock's price.

B — Incorrect. '내렸어요' means 'fell' or 'went down'. This would make someone feel bad, not good.

C — Incorrect. '샀어요' means 'bought'. While related to stocks, it doesn't describe the price movement.

D — Incorrect. '팔았어요' means 'sold'. This is an action, not a description of the price change.

정답: B. 적은

How to solve: This question asks what kind of money is needed to buy TMC stock. In the context of The Metals Company (TMC), it is known as a penny stock, meaning it has a very low price per share. Therefore, you can buy it with a small amount of money. The word for 'small' or 'little' is '적은'.

A — Incorrect. '많은' means 'a lot of'. While you can use a lot of money, the characteristic of this stock is its low price, making 'small amount' a better fit.

B — Correct. '적은' means 'small' or 'little'. You can buy this low-priced stock with a small amount of money.

C — Incorrect. '없는' means 'no' or 'non-existent'. You cannot buy stock with no money.

D — Incorrect. '맛있는' means 'delicious'. This adjective is used for food, not money.

정답: C. 잃을

How to solve: The sentence presents a contrast using '-지만' (but). The first part says '돈을 벌 수도 있지만' (you can earn money, but…). The second part should present the opposite possibility, which is losing money. The word that means 'to lose' is '잃다'. So, '잃을 수도 있어요' (you might also lose) is the correct answer.

A — Incorrect. '쉴' comes from '쉬다' (to rest). Losing and resting are not opposites.

B — Incorrect. '볼' comes from '보다' (to see/watch). Losing and seeing are not opposites.

C — Correct. '잃을' comes from '잃다' (to lose). Earning money is the opposite of losing money, which fits the contrasting structure of the sentence.

D — Incorrect. '살' comes from '살다' (to live) or '사다' (to buy). Neither is the opposite of earning.

정답: A. 궁금해요

How to solve: The stem describes an unknown future event: '내일 TMC 주식 가격이 어떻게 될지' (what the TMC stock price will be tomorrow). A natural feeling about an unknown event is curiosity. The word for 'I'm curious' is '궁금해요'.

A — Correct. '궁금해요' means 'I'm curious', which is a logical feeling to have about a future stock price.

B — Incorrect. '피곤해요' means 'I'm tired'. This feeling is not directly related to wondering about a stock price.

C — Incorrect. '시원해요' means 'It's cool/refreshing'. This is usually used to describe weather or a feeling of relief, not curiosity.

D — Incorrect. '깨끗해요' means 'It's clean'. This adjective is irrelevant to stock prices.

정답: D. 회사

How to solve: The sentence describes what TMC does ('mines metals from the sea'). This is the activity of a business or corporation. The Korean word for 'company' is '회사'.

A — Incorrect. '식당' means 'restaurant'. Restaurants serve food, they don't mine metals.

B — Incorrect. '학교' means 'school'. Schools are for education.

C — Incorrect. '병원' means 'hospital'. Hospitals are for treating sick people.

D — Correct. '회사' means 'company'. A company is an organization that does business, such as mining metals.