TOPIK Cheat Sheet 2026

The 30 highest-yield TOPIK facts, distilled from real exam questions. Print it, save it as a PDF, or study it here β€” free, no sign-up.

104 questions
180 min time limit
60% to pass
  1. What identification is typically required to enter a TOPIK test site? β†’ A valid government photo ID matching the registration
  2. What is the main topic of: "μ €λŠ” ν•œκ΅­ μŒμ‹μ„ μ’‹μ•„ν•΄μš”. 특히 κΉ€μΉ˜μ°Œκ°œλ₯Ό 자주 λ¨Ήμ–΄μš”"? β†’ The writer's favorite Korean food
  3. You hear: "날씨가 μΆ”μš°λ‹ˆκΉŒ λ”°λœ»ν•˜κ²Œ μž…μœΌμ„Έμš”." What is the speaker advising? β†’ Dress warmly
  4. What is the traditional Korean alphabet called? β†’ Hangeul
  5. Which correctly describes a decreasing trend in data? β†’ 점점 κ°μ†Œν–ˆλ‹€
  6. How do you count the number "three" using native Korean numbers? β†’ μ…‹
  7. What is the meaning of "μΆ₯λ‹€" (chupda)? β†’ Cold
  8. Which connective lists actions in sequence in 'λ°₯을 λ¨Ήκ³  학ꡐ에 κ°€μš”'? β†’ -κ³ 
  9. What is the meaning of the adjective "λ°”μ˜λ‹€"? β†’ To be busy
  10. κ°€λ‹€ . λ¦¬ν•œ μ”¨λŠ” ν˜„μž¬ κ³ ν–₯으둜 λŒμ•„κ°€κ³  μžˆλ‹€κ³  λ§ν–ˆμŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. κ·Έλ ‡λ‹€λ©΄ μ–΄λ–»κ²Œ? κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‹ˆ κ³§ μΆ•ν•˜ 행사λ₯Ό μ—΄μ–΄μ•Ό ν•  것 κ°™μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€. β†’ ν™˜μ†‘
  11. What is the maximum total score on TOPIK II? β†’ 300 points
  12. What does the Korean proverb 'ν˜Έλž‘μ΄λ„ 제 말 ν•˜λ©΄ μ˜¨λ‹€' mean? β†’ Speak of the devil (talk about someone and they appear)
  13. What is the meaning of the time expression "-(으)γ„΄ 후에"? β†’ After doing something
  14. Which word means "to be expensive"? β†’ λΉ„μ‹Έλ‹€
  15. How is the number 99 expressed using Native Korean numbers? β†’ 아흔아홉
  16. In Korean, the consonant cluster rule (κ²Ήλ°›μΉ¨) means that when two final consonants appear, which one is generally pronounced? β†’ The one determined by the following sound
  17. Which particle is used to mark the topic of a Korean sentence? β†’ 은/λŠ”
  18. In "μŒμ‹μ΄ λ„ˆλ¬΄ λ§€μ›Œμ„œ 물을 많이 λ§ˆμ…¨μ–΄μš”," why did the person drink a lot of water? β†’ The food was too spicy
  19. What is the correct negative form of "κ°€λ‹€" (to go) using the short negation? β†’ μ•ˆ κ°€λ‹€
  20. The word "κ°€μ‘±" (gajok) refers to what? β†’ Family
  21. What does "λ§›μžˆλ‹€" (masitda) mean? β†’ Delicious
  22. How many questions are in the TOPIK I Listening section? β†’ 40 questions
  23. Which word means "library" in Korean? β†’ λ„μ„œκ΄€
  24. λ‚΄ 동생은 아직 여기에 μ—†μ–΄μš”. 자맀 (). β†’ κΈ°λ‹€λ¦½λ‹ˆλ‹€
  25. How often is TOPIK typically offered in major test locations per year? β†’ Around 6 times per year
  26. On the TOPIK answer sheet, what color writing instrument must be used to mark answers? β†’ The provided computerized pen (black)
  27. A weather report says "내일은 μ˜€λŠ˜λ³΄λ‹€ 더 μΆ₯κ² μŠ΅λ‹ˆλ‹€." What is tomorrow's weather? β†’ Colder than today
  28. A common time-management strategy for the TOPIK II reading section is to: β†’ Skip difficult questions and return later
  29. In Korean, how is the phrase 'the second month' (February) correctly expressed? β†’ 이월
  30. Which consonant pair demonstrates aspirate assimilation, where a plain stop followed by γ…Ž becomes aspirated? β†’ γ„± + γ…Ž β†’ [γ…‹]