TOPIK Practice – TOPIK I 어휘 [어휘] 1–5 (8/6/2026) – powerball numbers tonight

정답: A. 복권

How to solve: The sentence indicates buying something with the hope of luck. Among the choices, '복권' (lottery ticket) is the most suitable word that people buy hoping for luck.

A — '복권' means lottery ticket. People buy lottery tickets hoping for good luck, making this the correct choice.

B — '신문' means newspaper. One buys a newspaper for news, not primarily for luck.

C — '책' means book. One buys a book to read, not for luck.

D — '연필' means pencil. One buys a pencil to write, not for luck.

정답: B. 숫자

How to solve: The sentence talks about matching something to win the lottery. In a lottery, what you match are numbers. So, '숫자' is the correct word.

A — '글자' means letter or character. You don't match letters in a lottery.

B — '숫자' means number. In the context of a lottery, you need to match specific numbers to win.

C — '그림' means picture or drawing. Pictures are not typically matched in a lottery.

D — '소리' means sound. Sound is unrelated to matching criteria in a lottery.

정답: C. 오늘 밤

How to solve: The original request mentioned 'powerball numbers tonight'. The sentence asks when the lottery winning numbers are announced. '오늘 밤' directly translates to 'tonight', fitting the context.

A — '어제' means yesterday. This is past tense and does not fit 'tonight'.

B — '내일' means tomorrow. This is future tense, but 'tonight' implies the current day.

C — '오늘 밤' means tonight. This is the exact temporal context from the prompt and fits when lottery results are typically announced for 'tonight's' draw.

D — '지난주' means last week. This is a past time frame and does not fit 'tonight'.

정답: B. 당첨

How to solve: The sentence states that many people 'expect' something related to the lottery. People play the lottery hoping to win, so '당첨' (winning/jackpot) is the expected outcome.

A — '연습' means practice. People do not expect practice from a lottery.

B — '당첨' means winning or jackpot. This is what people hope for and expect when playing the lottery.

C — '숙제' means homework. This is completely unrelated to the lottery.

D — '실패' means failure. People do not expect or hope for failure when playing the lottery.

정답: C. 추첨

How to solve: The sentence says one can check the results 'after' something related to the lottery. The process of picking winning numbers in a lottery is called a 'draw' or '추첨' in Korean.

A — '신청' means application. You apply to participate, but results are checked after the draw, not after the application itself.

B — '식사' means meal. This is completely unrelated to the lottery process.

C — '추첨' means drawing or lottery draw. After the draw, the winning numbers are determined and results can be checked.

D — '준비' means preparation. While preparation happens before, the results are checked after the actual draw.