TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [어휘] 1–5 (12/7/2025) – mini crossword answers

정답: A. 불

How to solve: The sentence means 'When crossing the street, you must wait for the green ____.' In the context of traffic signals, '불' means light. '초록색 불' means 'green light', which is the signal to cross the street. Therefore, '불' is the correct answer.

A — Correct. '불' means 'light' or 'fire'. In this context, '초록색 불' means 'green light'.

B — Incorrect. '물' means 'water'. It does not fit the context of a traffic signal.

C — Incorrect. '돈' means 'money'. It is unrelated to crossing the street.

D — Incorrect. '산' means 'mountain'. It does not fit the context.

정답: C. 물

How to solve: The sentence says 'I wake up in the morning and drink ____.' The verb '마시다' means 'to drink'. Among the choices, only '물' (water) is a liquid that can be drunk. '밥' (rice) and '빵' (bread) are eaten, and '잠' (sleep) is something you do.

A — Incorrect. '밥' means 'cooked rice' or 'a meal'. It is eaten ('먹다'), not drunk ('마시다').

B — Incorrect. '빵' means 'bread'. It is eaten ('먹다'), not drunk ('마시다').

C — Correct. '물' means 'water', which is something you drink ('마시다').

D — Incorrect. '잠' means 'sleep'. It is not something you drink.

정답: D. 구름

How to solve: The sentence translates to 'A white ____ is floating in the sky.' The word for 'sky' is '하늘'. Among the options, '구름' (cloud) is the word that best fits the description of something white floating in the sky.

A — Incorrect. '강' means 'river'. Rivers are on the ground, not in the sky.

B — Incorrect. '별' means 'star'. While stars are in the sky, they are typically seen at night and not described as white things floating.

C — Incorrect. '땅' means 'land' or 'ground'. It is not in the sky.

D — Correct. '구름' means 'cloud', which is often white and floats in the sky.

정답: B. 말

How to solve: The sentence means 'I am learning Korean ____.' The verb '배우다' means 'to learn'. '한국 말' means 'the Korean language'. Therefore, '말' is the correct choice to complete the sentence.

A — Incorrect. '집' means 'house'. You don't learn a 'Korean house' in this context.

B — Correct. '말' means 'speech' or 'language'. '한국 말' is a common way to say 'the Korean language'.

C — Incorrect. '옷' means 'clothes'. While one could learn about Korean clothes, learning the language is a more common meaning for this sentence structure.

D — Incorrect. '힘' means 'strength' or 'power'. It does not fit the context of learning something related to a country.

정답: A. 문

How to solve: The sentence means 'Because the weather is hot, I open the ____.' The verb '열다' means 'to open'. When it's hot, people often open a '문' (door) or '창문' (window) for ventilation. Among the choices, '문' is the most logical answer.

A — Correct. '문' means 'door'. Opening a door is a common action when it's hot.

B — Incorrect. '가방' means 'bag'. Opening a bag doesn't help with hot weather.

C — Incorrect. '의자' means 'chair'. You cannot 'open' a chair in this sense.

D — Incorrect. '지갑' means 'wallet'. Opening a wallet is unrelated to the weather being hot.