Mastering Korean Antonyms: Practice & Exam Solutions

TOPIK Exam Preparation Series: Final Vocabulary Assessment

This is the final part of our antonyms series! Let's solve some past and modified TOPIK exam questions based on the concepts we've learned so far. As you work through the problems, you can check your vocabulary skills and clarify any tricky parts with the explanations provided.

실제 기출 유형 문제 (Actual Past Exam-Style Questions)

다음 밑줄 친 부분과 반대되는 의미를 가진 단어를 고르세요. (Choose the word that has the opposite meaning of the underlined part.)

1.

'이번 겨울은 유난히 추웠다 (chu-wot-da).'

① 따뜻했다 (ddat-teut-haet-da) ② 더웠다 (deo-wot-da) ③ 시원했다 (si-won-haet-da) ④ 차가웠다 (cha-ga-wot-da)

정답 (Answer): ② 더웠다 (deo-wot-da)

해설 (Explanation): '춥다 (chup-da, cold)' is an antonym of '따뜻하다 (ddat-teut-ha-da, warm)', but in the context of seasons, '덥다 (deop-da, hot)' is the most commonly used opposite of '겨울 (gyeo-ul, winter)'. Therefore, '더웠다 (deo-wot-da, hot)' is the most appropriate antonym in this sentence.

2.

'사람이 너무 많아서 (man-a-seo) 힘들었다.'

① 적어서 (jeok-eo-seo) ② 부족해서 (bu-jok-hae-seo) ③ 부족하지 않아서 (bu-jok-ha-ji an-a-seo) ④ 많지 않아서 (man-chi an-a-seo)

정답 (Answer): ① 적어서 (jeok-eo-seo)

해설 (Explanation): The antonym of '많다 (man-ta, many)' is '적다 (jeok-da, few)'. '부족하다 (bu-jok-ha-da, insufficient)' is closer to an antonym of '넉넉하다 (neok-neok-ha-da, plentiful)'.

3.

'물건을 싸게 (ssa-ge) 사서 기분이 좋았다.'

① 비싸게 (bi-ssa-ge) ② 싸지 않게 (ssa-ji an-ke) ③ 저렴하게 (jeo-ryeom-ha-ge) ④ 비싸지 않게 (bi-ssa-ji an-ke)

정답 (Answer): ① 비싸게 (bi-ssa-ge)

해설 (Explanation): The antonym of '싸다 (ssa-da, cheap)' is '비싸다 (bi-ssa-da, expensive)'. '저렴하다 (jeo-ryeom-ha-da)' is a synonym of '싸다 (ssa-da)' and cannot be the answer.

4.

'그는 매우 겸손한 (gyeom-son-han) 사람이다.'

① 예의 바른 (ye-ui ba-reun) ② 거만한 (geo-man-han) ③ 착한 (chak-han) ④ 오만한 (o-man-han)

정답 (Answer): ④ 오만한 (o-man-han)

해설 (Explanation): '겸손하다 (gyeom-son-ha-da, humble)' means respecting others and thinking lowly of oneself. '오만하다 (o-man-ha-da, haughty)' means thinking too highly of oneself and looking down on others, making it the most appropriate antonym. '거만하다 (geo-man-ha-da, arrogant)' is similar, but '오만하다' is a stronger antonym.

5.

'그는 솔직하게 (sol-jik-ha-ge) 자신의 의견을 말했다.'

① 숨기지 않고 (sum-gi-ji an-ko) ② 숨기면서 (sum-gi-myeon-seo) ③ 거짓으로 (geo-jit-eu-ro) ④ 숨기지 않고 (sum-gi-ji an-ko)

정답 (Answer): ② 숨기면서 (sum-gi-myeon-seo)

해설 (Explanation): '솔직하다 (sol-jik-ha-da, honest)' means revealing things as they are. Thus, an expression related to 'hiding' is the appropriate antonym.

6.

'그의 행동은 현실적 (hyeon-sil-jeok)이지 않았다.'

① 비현실적 (bi-hyeon-sil-jeok) ② 비논리적 (bi-non-li-jeok) ③ 이상적 (i-sang-jeok) ④ 구체적 (gu-che-jeok)

정답 (Answer): ③ 이상적 (i-sang-jeok)

해설 (Explanation): '현실적 (hyeon-sil-jeok, realistic)' means based on reality, and its opposite concept is '이상적 (i-sang-jeok, ideal)', which is detached from reality. '비현실적 (bi-hyeon-sil-jeok, unrealistic)' is a negation and not a direct antonym.

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7.

'방에 들어갈 때 신발을 벗고 (beot-go) 들어가세요.'

① 신지 않고 (sin-ji an-ko) ② 신고 (sin-go) ③ 싣고 (sil-go) ④ 깔고 (kkal-go)

정답 (Answer): ② 신고 (sin-go)

해설 (Explanation): The antonym of '벗다 (beot-da, to take off)' is '신다 (sin-da, to put on)'. The opposite of '벗고 (beot-go)' is '신고 (sin-go)'.

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8.

'강물이 깊지 (gip-ji) 않아서 안전했다.'

① 얕지 (yat-ji) ② 깊지 (gip-ji) ③ 얇지 (yal-ji) ④ 두껍지 (du-kkeop-ji)

정답 (Answer): ① 얕지 (yat-ji)

해설 (Explanation): The antonym of '깊다 (gip-da, deep)' is '얕다 (yat-da, shallow)'. '얇다 (yal-da, thin)' is the antonym of '두껍다 (du-kkeop-da, thick)', so it doesn't fit the context.

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