TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [어휘] 1–5 (11/30/2025) – irs stimulus check

정답: A. 정부

How to solve: The question is asking who sent money to the people in the U.S. The stimulus check is a government program. Therefore, you need to choose the word that means 'government'.

A — '정부' means 'government'. The U.S. government sent the stimulus check. This is the correct answer.

B — '은행' means 'bank'. While the money goes through a bank, the bank did not send it.

C — '학교' means 'school'. A school does not send stimulus checks.

D — '회사' means 'company'. A company does not send government stimulus checks.

정답: B. 받았습니다

How to solve: The sentence says 'I ( ) money from the government.' The logical action for a person in this context is to receive the money. You need to find the verb that means 'received'.

A — '보냈습니다' means 'sent'. An individual does not send the stimulus check from the government.

B — '받았습니다' means 'received'. This is the correct verb for getting money from the government.

C — '샀습니다' means 'bought'. You do not buy money from the government.

D — '읽었습니다' means 'read'. You do not read money.

정답: C. 돈

How to solve: The sentence says 'New ( ) came into my bank account.' You need to choose the word that logically fits what is deposited into a bank account ('은행 계좌').

A — '책' means 'book'. You cannot deposit a book into a bank account.

B — '음식' means 'food'. You cannot deposit food into a bank account.

C — '돈' means 'money'. Money is what is deposited into a bank account. This is the correct answer.

D — '옷' means 'clothes'. You cannot deposit clothes into a bank account.

정답: D. 확인할

How to solve: The sentence structure is 'You can ( ) online if you received the money.' The sentence asks for an action that can be done online to see if you got the money. The most logical action is to 'check' or 'confirm'.

A — '운동할' means 'to exercise'. It doesn't make sense to exercise to see if you received money.

B — '요리할' means 'to cook'. This action is unrelated to checking for a payment.

C — '공부할' means 'to study'. This is also unrelated to the context.

D — '확인할' means 'to check' or 'to confirm'. You can check online if you received the money. This is the correct answer.

정답: B. 도움

How to solve: The sentence says 'The government support funds are a big ( ) to people.' A stimulus check is a form of financial aid. You need to choose the word that means 'help' or 'assistance'.

A — '문제' means 'problem'. Government aid is meant to solve problems, not be one.

B — '도움' means 'help' or 'aid'. This accurately describes the purpose of the stimulus check. This is the correct answer.

C — '숙제' means 'homework'. This is completely unrelated to financial support.

D — '질문' means 'question'. The money is an answer to a need, not a question.