TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [어휘] 1–5 (12/5/2025) – jeanine pirro

정답: A. 진행자

How to solve: The sentence is describing Jeanine Pirro's profession related to television. You need to choose the word that means 'television host'. '진행자' (jinhaengja) means 'host' or 'presenter', which is her job.

A — Correct. '진행자' (jinhaengja) means 'host' or 'presenter'. Jeanine Pirro is a famous television host.

B — Incorrect. '의사' (uisa) means 'doctor'. She is not a medical doctor.

C — Incorrect. '선생님' (seonsaengnim) means 'teacher'. She is not a teacher.

D — Incorrect. '가수' (gasu) means 'singer'. She is not a singer.

정답: B. 판사

How to solve: The sentence talks about Jeanine Pirro's past job ('과거에 일했습니다' means 'worked in the past'). Before becoming a TV personality, she was famously a judge. The Korean word for 'judge' is '판사' (pansa).

A — Incorrect. '요리사' (yorisa) means 'chef'.

B — Correct. '판사' (pansa) means 'judge'. Jeanine Pirro worked as a judge.

C — Incorrect. '경찰' (gyeongchal) means 'police officer'.

D — Incorrect. '배우' (baeu) means 'actor' or 'actress'.

정답: C. 유명한

How to solve: The sentence describes Jeanine Pirro in the United States. She is a well-known public figure. The word that best fits this description is 'famous'. '유명한' (yumyeonghan) means 'famous'.

A — Incorrect. '조용한' (joyonghan) means 'quiet'. This does not describe her public persona.

B — Incorrect. '슬픈' (seulpeun) means 'sad'.

C — Correct. '유명한' (yumyeonghan) means 'famous', which accurately describes her.

D — Incorrect. '작은' (jageun) means 'small'. This is a physical description and not the context here.

정답: B. 자주

How to solve: The sentence is about how frequently she appears on the news. As a host of a regular news show, she appears often. The Korean word for 'often' or 'frequently' is '자주' (jaju).

A — Incorrect. '가끔' (gakkeum) means 'sometimes'. She appears more frequently than just sometimes.

B — Correct. '자주' (jaju) means 'often', which fits her role as a regular TV host.

C — Incorrect. '혼자' (honja) means 'alone'. This word does not describe frequency.

D — Incorrect. '먼저' (meonjeo) means 'first'. This word does not fit the sentence structure.

정답: C. 책

How to solve: The sentence says, 'Jeanine Pirro wrote several ( )'. The verb '썼습니다' (sseotsseumnida) means 'wrote'. Jeanine Pirro is an author of several books. The Korean word for 'book' is '책' (chaek).

A — Incorrect. '편지' (pyeonji) means 'letter'.

B — Incorrect. '노래' (norae) means 'song'.

C — Correct. '책' (chaek) means 'book'. She has written multiple books.

D — Incorrect. '그림' (geurim) means 'picture' or 'painting'.