TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [Vocabulary] 1–5 (7/16/2026) – existential war

정답: B. 살다

How to solve: The sentence describes basic daily actions like eating and sleeping. The blank requires a verb that means to perform these daily functions, which is 'to live'.

A — '죽다' means 'to die', which is the opposite of the context.

B — '살다' means 'to live', fitting the context of daily existence.

C — '뛰다' means 'to run' or 'to jump', which is not relevant.

D — '읽다' means 'to read', which is not relevant.

정답: C. 힘들다

How to solve: The speaker expresses a desire to rest, which indicates that the work is difficult. The adjective '힘들다' means 'to be difficult' or 'to be hard'.

A — '쉽다' means 'to be easy', which contradicts wanting to rest.

B — '크다' means 'to be big', which is not relevant to resting from work.

C — '힘들다' means 'to be difficult/hard', which is why one would want to rest.

D — '좋다' means 'to be good', which doesn't fit with wanting to rest.

정답: B. 싸우다

How to solve: The sentence describes a frequent action between siblings. While siblings can do many things, '싸우다' (to fight) is a common interaction, especially when implying a 'struggle' in a simple sense.

A — '이야기하다' means 'to talk', which is possible but '싸우다' better fits a context of conflict.

B — '싸우다' means 'to fight', which often happens between siblings, fitting the context of conflict or struggle.

C — '만나다' means 'to meet', which is less natural for siblings who typically live together.

D — '공부하다' means 'to study', which is not a typical frequent general interaction with a sibling in this context.

정답: C. 문제

How to solve: The sentence states that the speaker 'doesn't know the answer' ('답을 모르겠어요') because something in math is difficult. This indicates that the blank refers to a 'problem' or 'question'.

A — '시간' means 'time', which is not something difficult in math that has an answer.

B — '친구' means 'friend', which is irrelevant to math difficulties.

C — '문제' means 'problem' or 'question', which fits perfectly with math and not knowing the answer.

D — '학교' means 'school', which is not something difficult in math that has an answer.

정답: C. 극복하다

How to solve: The sentence is an encouraging message ('힘내세요!') for someone in a 'difficult situation' ('어려운 상황'). The appropriate action to be encouraged to do is to 'overcome' the situation.

A — '놓다' means 'to put down' or 'to let go', which does not fit overcoming a situation.

B — '잃다' means 'to lose', which is the opposite of overcoming a difficult situation.

C — '극복하다' means 'to overcome', which is perfectly appropriate for a difficult situation and an encouraging message.

D — '만들다' means 'to make', which does not fit the context of dealing with a difficult situation.