TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [vocabulary] 1–5 (3/15/2026) – espn bracketology

정답: A. 예상

How to solve: The sentence is about ESPN's role in sports. ESPN predicts game outcomes. '예상하다' means to predict or expect.

A — '예상' (prediction/expectation) fits the context of ESPN's bracketology, which involves predicting game results.

B — '시작' (start) does not make sense in the context of 'doing' game results.

C — '공부' (study) is unrelated to the action performed on game results by ESPN.

D — '식사' (meal/eating) is completely irrelevant to sports broadcasting.

정답: A. 경기

How to solve: People gather to watch something related to sports. '경기' means game or match, which is what people watch in sports.

A — '경기' (game/match) is the correct term for what people watch in sports, fitting the context of bracketology which analyzes games.

B — '시장' (market) is irrelevant to watching sports events.

C — '식당' (restaurant) is a place to eat, not typically for watching a sports event with a large crowd in this context.

D — '학교' (school) is a place for education, not for sports spectatorship in this general context.

정답: B. 팀

How to solve: The sentence asks about who will win a tournament. Tournaments are competed by 'teams'.

A — '방' (room) does not participate in a tournament.

B — '팀' (team) is the entity that competes and wins in a tournament, directly related to bracketology predictions.

C — '물' (water) is an object and cannot win a tournament.

D — '나무' (tree) is a plant and cannot win a tournament.

정답: A. 결과

How to solve: After a game, what do people want to check? They want to check the 'result'.

A — '결과' (result) is what one checks after a game, which is central to bracketology as it predicts these outcomes.

B — '시간' (time) might be checked before a game, but not what you 'check' of a game itself in this way.

C — '날씨' (weather) is external and not directly the outcome of a game.

D — '이름' (name) is irrelevant to checking a game's outcome.

정답: B. 방송

How to solve: ESPN is a channel that provides sports content. They provide 'broadcasts' of basketball.

A — '노래' (song) is typically found on music channels, not ESPN.

B — '방송' (broadcast) is what ESPN provides daily for sports like basketball, aligning with its function.

C — '청소' (cleaning) is an activity unrelated to what is watched on ESPN.

D — '질문' (question) is something you ask, not something you 'watch' daily on a sports channel.