TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [vocabulary] 1–5 (5/27/2026) – power outage near me

정답: A. 나갔다

How to solve: This question asks for a verb that describes what happens to electricity when there's a power outage. '전기가 나가다' is the correct idiomatic expression for a power outage.

A — '나갔다' (went out) is the correct expression for electricity going out, indicating a power outage.

B — '들어왔다' (came in) means electricity was restored or came back on.

C — '고쳤다' (fixed) means something was repaired.

D — '켰다' (turned on) means to turn on a light or a device.

정답: B. 불편하다

How to solve: The stem describes a negative consequence of a power outage. A power outage makes daily life difficult or problematic, so a word describing inconvenience or difficulty is needed. '불편하다' means inconvenient.

A — '편리하다' (convenient) is the opposite of what a power outage causes.

B — '불편하다' (inconvenient) correctly describes the impact of a power outage on daily life.

C — '행복하다' (happy) is irrelevant to the situation.

D — '즐겁다' (joyful) is also irrelevant.

정답: C. 복구

How to solve: This question asks for a noun that describes what one hopes for regarding electricity after a power outage, meaning it's fixed or brought back. '복구' means restoration.

A — '발생' (occurrence) means something happened, not that it was fixed.

B — '중단' (suspension, interruption) means the power stopped.

C — '복구' (restoration) is the correct word for bringing power back after an outage.

D — '절약' (saving) refers to conserving electricity, which is not the context here.

정답: B. 어둡다

How to solve: A power outage means there is no electricity for lights. Therefore, the inside of the house would be without light. '어둡다' means dark.

A — '밝다' (bright) is the opposite of what happens when there's no electricity for lights.

B — '어둡다' (dark) correctly describes the state of a house without electricity.

C — '시원하다' (cool, refreshing) describes temperature.

D — '따뜻하다' (warm) describes temperature.

정답: C. 근처에

How to solve: The sentence describes the location where the power outage occurred in relation to 'our house'. '근처에' means 'near' or 'in the vicinity of', which is appropriate for a localized power outage.

A — '위에' (on, above) is incorrect in this context.

B — '안에' (inside) would imply the power outage is only inside the house, which is generally not how '정전' is used for a broader area.

C — '근처에' (near, in the vicinity of) is appropriate to describe a power outage affecting a local area around one's house.

D — '멀리' (far away) is the opposite of what 'near me' implies and contradicts the context of '우리 집'.