{"id":8453,"date":"2026-05-25T20:28:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:28:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dohokin.com\/?p=8453"},"modified":"2026-05-25T20:28:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T11:28:37","slug":"topik-practice-topik-i-%ec%96%b4%ed%9c%98-%ec%96%b4%ed%9c%98-1-5-5-25-2026-nyt-connections-hints-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dohokin.com\/?p=8453","title":{"rendered":"TOPIK Practice &#8211; TOPIK I \uc5b4\ud718 [\uc5b4\ud718] 1\u20135 (5\/25\/2026) &#8211; nyt connections hints today"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style>\n.topik { font-family:-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,'Segoe UI',Roboto,'Noto Sans KR',Arial,sans-serif; line-height:1.6; }\n.topik .q{ padding:16px; border:1px solid #e6e6e6; border-radius:8px; background:#fafafa; margin-bottom:16px; }\n.topik .meta{ color:#555; margin-bottom:10px; font-weight:600; }\n.topik .stem{ margin-bottom:10px; }\n.topik .options{ margin-top:8px; display:grid; gap:10px; }\n.topik .opt{ display:flex; align-items:flex-start; gap:8px; padding:10px 12px; border:1px solid #e0e0e0; border-radius:8px; background:#fff; cursor:pointer; }\n.topik .opt:hover{ border-color:#667eea; background:#f8f9ff; }\n.topik .opt input[type=radio]{ margin-top:3px; transform:scale(1.05); }\n.topik .key{ display:inline-block; min-width:22px; height:22px; border-radius:50%; background:#667eea; color:#fff; text-align:center; line-height:22px; font-weight:600; margin-right:4px; }\n.topik .answer{ display:none; margin-top:14px; padding:14px; background:#f8f9fa; border-left:4px solid #667eea; border-radius:8px; }\n.topik .btn{ display:inline-block; padding:8px 14px; border-radius:24px; background:linear-gradient(135deg,#667eea 0%,#764ba2 100%); color:#fff; text-decoration:none; cursor:pointer; margin-right:8px; }\n.topik .subtle{ color:#666; font-size:.93em; }\n.topik .q input[type=checkbox]:checked ~ .answer{ display:block; }\n.topik .q input[type=checkbox]:checked ~ .options .is-correct:has(input:checked){ background:#d4edda; border-color:#28a745; }\n.topik .q input[type=checkbox]:checked ~ .options .opt:has(input:checked):not(.is-correct){ background:#f8d7da; border-color:#dc3545; }\n.topik .q input[type=checkbox]:checked ~ .options .opt.is-correct{ outline:2px solid #28a745; }\n@media(max-width:768px){ .topik .opt{ padding:8px 10px; } }\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"topik\">\n<div class=\"q\">\n  <div class=\"meta\">[\uc5b4\ud718] Q1<\/div>\n  <div class=\"stem\">\ub274\uc695\ud0c0\uc784\uc2a4 ( ) \uc5f0\uacb0 \uac8c\uc784\uc758 \ud78c\ud2b8\ub97c \ud655\uc778\ud574 \ubcf4\uc138\uc694.<\/div>\n  <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"show_topikq_964834_0\" hidden>\n  <div class=\"options\">\n    <label class=\"opt is-correct\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_964834_0\" value=\"A\">\n      <span class=\"key\">A<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\uc624\ub298<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <label class=\"opt\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_964834_0\" value=\"B\">\n      <span class=\"key\">B<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\uc5b4\uc81c<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <label class=\"opt\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_964834_0\" value=\"C\">\n      <span class=\"key\">C<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\ub9e4\uc77c<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <label class=\"opt\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_964834_0\" value=\"D\">\n      <span class=\"key\">D<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\ud56d\uc0c1<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"toggle\" style=\"margin-top:10px;\">\n    <label class=\"btn\" for=\"show_topikq_964834_0\">\uc815\ub2f5 \ud655\uc778\ud558\uae30<\/label>\n    <span class=\"subtle\">\ubcf4\uae30 \uc120\ud0dd \ud6c4 \ud074\ub9ad<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"answer\">\n    <div><strong>\uc815\ub2f5:<\/strong> A. \uc624\ub298<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-top:6px;\"><strong>How to solve:<\/strong> The sentence asks to check hints for the New York Times Connections game. The blank needs a word indicating &quot;today&#39;s&quot;. &quot;\uc624\ub298&quot; means &quot;today&quot; and can function as an adjective here to mean &quot;today&#39;s&quot;.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-top:6px;\"><strong>Choice analysis (EN):<\/strong><\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">A \u2014 &quot;\uc624\ub298&quot; means &quot;today&quot; and fits naturally to describe the hints as being for the current day&#39;s game.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">B \u2014 &quot;\uc5b4\uc81c&quot; means &quot;yesterday&quot;, which doesn&#39;t fit the context of checking current hints.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">C \u2014 &quot;\ub9e4\uc77c&quot; means &quot;every day&quot;. While the game is daily, &quot;\ub9e4\uc77c&quot; doesn&#39;t directly modify &quot;\ud78c\ud2b8&quot; in this context to mean &quot;daily hints&quot;. &quot;\uc624\ub298&quot; is more specific for &quot;today&#39;s&quot;.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">D \u2014 &quot;\ud56d\uc0c1&quot; means &quot;always&quot;, which doesn&#39;t fit in front of &quot;\uc5f0\uacb0 \uac8c\uc784\uc758 \ud78c\ud2b8&quot; to mean &quot;always hints&quot;.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"q\">\n  <div class=\"meta\">[\uc5b4\ud718] Q2<\/div>\n  <div class=\"stem\">\uc5b4\ub824\uc6b4 \ubb38\uc81c\ub97c \ud480 \ub54c ( )\uac00 \ud544\uc694\ud574\uc694.<\/div>\n  <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"show_topikq_837525_1\" hidden>\n  <div class=\"options\">\n    <label class=\"opt\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_837525_1\" value=\"A\">\n      <span class=\"key\">A<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\uc2dc\uac04<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <label class=\"opt\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_837525_1\" value=\"B\">\n      <span class=\"key\">B<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\uc0dd\uac01<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <label class=\"opt is-correct\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_837525_1\" value=\"C\">\n      <span class=\"key\">C<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\ud78c\ud2b8<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <label class=\"opt\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_837525_1\" value=\"D\">\n      <span class=\"key\">D<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\ub2f5<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"toggle\" style=\"margin-top:10px;\">\n    <label class=\"btn\" for=\"show_topikq_837525_1\">\uc815\ub2f5 \ud655\uc778\ud558\uae30<\/label>\n    <span class=\"subtle\">\ubcf4\uae30 \uc120\ud0dd \ud6c4 \ud074\ub9ad<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"answer\">\n    <div><strong>\uc815\ub2f5:<\/strong> C. \ud78c\ud2b8<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-top:6px;\"><strong>How to solve:<\/strong> The sentence states &quot;When solving a difficult problem, I need a ( )&quot;. To solve a difficult problem, one often needs a &quot;hint&quot; or &quot;clue&quot;.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-top:6px;\"><strong>Choice analysis (EN):<\/strong><\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">A \u2014 &quot;\uc2dc\uac04&quot; means &quot;time&quot;. While time is needed, &quot;hint&quot; is a more direct and common need for a difficult problem.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">B \u2014 &quot;\uc0dd\uac01&quot; means &quot;thought&quot;. One needs to think, but a &quot;thought&quot; itself isn&#39;t what is needed *to solve* in the blank.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">C \u2014 &quot;\ud78c\ud2b8&quot; means &quot;hint&quot; or &quot;clue&quot;, which directly helps in solving a difficult problem.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">D \u2014 &quot;\ub2f5&quot; means &quot;answer&quot;. If you had the answer, the problem wouldn&#39;t be difficult to solve. The blank is for something to *help* find the answer.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"q\">\n  <div class=\"meta\">[\uc5b4\ud718] Q3<\/div>\n  <div class=\"stem\">\uc774 \ub2e8\uc5b4\ub4e4\uc740 \ubaa8\ub450 \uc5b4\ub5a4 ( )\uac00 \uc788\uc744\uae4c\uc694?<\/div>\n  <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"show_topikq_298671_2\" hidden>\n  <div class=\"options\">\n    <label class=\"opt\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_298671_2\" value=\"A\">\n      <span class=\"key\">A<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\ucc28\uc774\uc810<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <label class=\"opt is-correct\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_298671_2\" value=\"B\">\n      <span class=\"key\">B<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\uacf5\ud1b5\uc810<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <label class=\"opt\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_298671_2\" value=\"C\">\n      <span class=\"key\">C<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\uc57d\uc18d<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <label class=\"opt\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_298671_2\" value=\"D\">\n      <span class=\"key\">D<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\uc9c8\ubb38<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"toggle\" style=\"margin-top:10px;\">\n    <label class=\"btn\" for=\"show_topikq_298671_2\">\uc815\ub2f5 \ud655\uc778\ud558\uae30<\/label>\n    <span class=\"subtle\">\ubcf4\uae30 \uc120\ud0dd \ud6c4 \ud074\ub9ad<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"answer\">\n    <div><strong>\uc815\ub2f5:<\/strong> B. \uacf5\ud1b5\uc810<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-top:6px;\"><strong>How to solve:<\/strong> The sentence asks &quot;What kind of ( ) do all these words have?&quot; In the &quot;Connections&quot; game, the goal is to find what words have in common. Therefore, &quot;commonality&quot; is the most appropriate word.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-top:6px;\"><strong>Choice analysis (EN):<\/strong><\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">A \u2014 &quot;\ucc28\uc774\uc810&quot; means &quot;difference&quot;. The game is about finding connections, not differences.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">B \u2014 &quot;\uacf5\ud1b5\uc810&quot; means &quot;commonality&quot; or &quot;something in common&quot;. This perfectly fits the context of &quot;Connections&quot; where words are grouped by shared characteristics.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">C \u2014 &quot;\uc57d\uc18d&quot; means &quot;appointment&quot; or &quot;promise&quot;. This is irrelevant to word relationships.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">D \u2014 &quot;\uc9c8\ubb38&quot; means &quot;question&quot;. This is also irrelevant to the shared characteristics of words.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"q\">\n  <div class=\"meta\">[\uc5b4\ud718] Q4<\/div>\n  <div class=\"stem\">\uc800\ub294 \uc5ec\uac00 \uc2dc\uac04\uc5d0 ( )\ub97c \ud558\ub294 \uac83\uc744 \uc88b\uc544\ud574\uc694.<\/div>\n  <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"show_topikq_120771_3\" hidden>\n  <div class=\"options\">\n    <label class=\"opt\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_120771_3\" value=\"A\">\n      <span class=\"key\">A<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\uc6b4\ub3d9<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <label class=\"opt\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_120771_3\" value=\"B\">\n      <span class=\"key\">B<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\uc219\uc81c<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <label class=\"opt is-correct\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_120771_3\" value=\"C\">\n      <span class=\"key\">C<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\uac8c\uc784<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <label class=\"opt\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_120771_3\" value=\"D\">\n      <span class=\"key\">D<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\uacf5\ubd80<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"toggle\" style=\"margin-top:10px;\">\n    <label class=\"btn\" for=\"show_topikq_120771_3\">\uc815\ub2f5 \ud655\uc778\ud558\uae30<\/label>\n    <span class=\"subtle\">\ubcf4\uae30 \uc120\ud0dd \ud6c4 \ud074\ub9ad<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"answer\">\n    <div><strong>\uc815\ub2f5:<\/strong> C. \uac8c\uc784<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-top:6px;\"><strong>How to solve:<\/strong> The sentence states &quot;I like to do ( ) in my free time.&quot; &quot;Connections&quot; is a type of game or puzzle. Among the given choices, &quot;\uac8c\uc784&quot; (game) is the most fitting activity for leisure time.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-top:6px;\"><strong>Choice analysis (EN):<\/strong><\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">A \u2014 &quot;\uc6b4\ub3d9&quot; means &quot;exercise&quot;. While some people enjoy exercise in their free time, &quot;\uac8c\uc784&quot; is more directly related to the &quot;Connections&quot; context.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">B \u2014 &quot;\uc219\uc81c&quot; means &quot;homework&quot;. Homework is usually a chore, not something one enjoys doing in free time.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">C \u2014 &quot;\uac8c\uc784&quot; means &quot;game&quot;. This fits perfectly as &quot;Connections&quot; is a word game\/puzzle.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">D \u2014 &quot;\uacf5\ubd80&quot; means &quot;study&quot;. Similar to homework, studying is often seen as a duty rather than a leisure activity, although some enjoy it. &quot;\uac8c\uc784&quot; is a better fit for the &quot;Connections&quot; context.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"q\">\n  <div class=\"meta\">[\uc5b4\ud718] Q5<\/div>\n  <div class=\"stem\">\ub9e4\uc77c \uc544\uce68 \uc2e0\ubb38\uc5d0\uc11c \uc0c8\ub85c\uc6b4 ( )\ub97c \uc77d\uc5b4\uc694.<\/div>\n  <input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"show_topikq_640035_4\" hidden>\n  <div class=\"options\">\n    <label class=\"opt\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_640035_4\" value=\"A\">\n      <span class=\"key\">A<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\ubb3c\uac74<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <label class=\"opt is-correct\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_640035_4\" value=\"B\">\n      <span class=\"key\">B<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\uc18c\uc2dd<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <label class=\"opt\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_640035_4\" value=\"C\">\n      <span class=\"key\">C<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\uc774\uc57c\uae30<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n    <label class=\"opt\">\n      <input type=\"radio\" name=\"topikq_640035_4\" value=\"D\">\n      <span class=\"key\">D<\/span><span class=\"txt\">\uc120\ubb3c<\/span>\n    <\/label>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"toggle\" style=\"margin-top:10px;\">\n    <label class=\"btn\" for=\"show_topikq_640035_4\">\uc815\ub2f5 \ud655\uc778\ud558\uae30<\/label>\n    <span class=\"subtle\">\ubcf4\uae30 \uc120\ud0dd \ud6c4 \ud074\ub9ad<\/span>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"answer\">\n    <div><strong>\uc815\ub2f5:<\/strong> B. \uc18c\uc2dd<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-top:6px;\"><strong>How to solve:<\/strong> The sentence says &quot;Every morning, I read new ( ) in the newspaper.&quot; A newspaper typically provides &quot;news&quot; or &quot;information&quot;. &quot;\uc18c\uc2dd&quot; means &quot;news&quot; or &quot;information&quot;.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-top:6px;\"><strong>Choice analysis (EN):<\/strong><\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">A \u2014 &quot;\ubb3c\uac74&quot; means &quot;thing&quot; or &quot;object&quot;. One doesn&#39;t usually &quot;read new objects&quot; in a newspaper.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">B \u2014 &quot;\uc18c\uc2dd&quot; means &quot;news&quot; or &quot;information&quot;. This is the primary content of a newspaper.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">C \u2014 &quot;\uc774\uc57c\uae30&quot; means &quot;story&quot;. While newspapers contain stories, &quot;\uc18c\uc2dd&quot; (news) is a broader and more common term for what one reads daily in a newspaper, especially for current events.<\/div>\n    <div style=\"margin-left:10px;\">D \u2014 &quot;\uc120\ubb3c&quot; means &quot;gift&quot;. This is irrelevant to newspaper content.<\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[\uc5b4\ud718] Q1 \ub274\uc695\ud0c0\uc784\uc2a4 ( ) \uc5f0\uacb0 \uac8c\uc784\uc758 \ud78c\ud2b8\ub97c \ud655\uc778\ud574 \ubcf4\uc138\uc694. A\uc624\ub298 B\uc5b4\uc81c C\ub9e4\uc77c D\ud56d\uc0c1 \uc815\ub2f5 \ud655\uc778\ud558\uae30 \ubcf4\uae30 \uc120\ud0dd \ud6c4 \ud074\ub9ad \uc815\ub2f5: A. \uc624\ub298 How to solve: The sentence asks to check hints for the New York Times Connections game. The blank needs a word indicating &quot;today&#39;s&quot;. &quot;\uc624\ub298&quot; means &quot;today&quot; and can function as an adjective [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[325],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dohokin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8453"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dohokin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dohokin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dohokin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dohokin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dohokin.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8453\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dohokin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dohokin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dohokin.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}