TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [Vocabulary] 1–5 (1/17/2026) – alex jones

정답: C. 일찍

How to solve: The sentence 'I wake up at 7 AM every morning.' describes a morning routine. To wake up at 7 AM can be considered 'early' for a general daily schedule. Therefore, '일찍' (early) is the most suitable word to fill the blank.

A — '느리게' means 'slowly'. Waking up is an action, but 'slowly' doesn't fit the context of the time.

B — '빨리' means 'quickly'. While one might quickly get up, 'quickly' doesn't describe the time itself, but rather the manner of waking up.

C — '일찍' means 'early'. Waking up at 7 AM is generally considered early for a day's start, making it the correct fit.

D — '늦게' means 'late'. Waking up at 7 AM is not considered late, so this option is incorrect.

정답: A. 많이

How to solve: The sentence 'I was hungry, so I ate bread ____.' implies that a person who is hungry would eat a significant amount. '많이' (a lot) logically fits this context.

A — '많이' means 'a lot'. If you are hungry, you would typically eat a lot, so this is the correct answer.

B — '적게' means 'a little'. If you are hungry, you would not eat just a little; this contradicts the first part of the sentence.

C — '같이' means 'together'. This describes with whom you eat, not how much, so it is irrelevant to the context of being hungry.

D — '따로' means 'separately'. This also describes the manner of eating (alone or not with others), not the quantity consumed due to hunger.

정답: C. 아주

How to solve: The sentence 'Winter weather is ____ cold.' describes the intensity of coldness in winter. '아주' (very) is a common adverb used to emphasize the degree of an adjective, and winter is typically very cold.

A — '안' means 'not'. '안 추워요' would mean 'not cold', which contradicts the nature of winter.

B — '잘' means 'well'. This adverb describes how an action is performed or the quality, not the degree of an adjective like 'cold'.

C — '아주' means 'very'. This is used to intensify adjectives, and winter is typically 'very cold', making it the correct choice.

D — '덜' means 'less'. '덜 추워요' would mean 'less cold', which is generally not true for winter.

정답: A. 가까이

How to solve: The sentence 'The school is ____ from home.' describes the relative distance or position of the school from home. '가까이' (close) is a common and neutral way to describe this relationship without further context suggesting it's far. While '멀리' (far) could also be correct in a different context, '가까이' completes the sentence meaningfully.

A — '가까이' means 'close' or 'nearby'. This is a common way to describe the distance between two places, making it a suitable answer.

B — '멀리' means 'far'. This could also fit grammatically but implies a specific distance which may not be universally true. Both '가까이' and '멀리' describe distance, but '가까이' is often used as a default in such general statements.

C — '위' means 'above' or 'on top of'. This describes vertical position, not horizontal distance, so it is incorrect.

D — '아래' means 'below' or 'under'. This also describes vertical position and is incorrect for describing the location of a building like a school relative to a home.

정답: B. 행복하게

How to solve: The sentence 'I did well on the exam, so I feel ____ good.' implies a positive emotion as a result of a good performance. '행복하게' (happily) best describes the positive feeling.

A — '슬프게' means 'sadly'. Doing well on an exam would not make one feel sad.

B — '행복하게' means 'happily'. If you do well on an exam, you would feel happy, making this the correct answer.

C — '피곤하게' means 'tiredly'. While studying for an exam can be tiring, the act of doing well itself does not directly make you feel tired, but rather good.

D — '아프게' means 'painfully' or 'sickly'. Doing well on an exam has no connection to feeling pain or sickness.