TOPIK Korean Listening Skills 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: You hear an announcement: "이번 역은 서울역입니다." Where would you most likely hear this?
- On a subway or train (Correct answer)
- At a restaurant
- In a classroom
- At a movie theater
Correct answer: On a subway or train
"이번 역" (this station) indicates a train or subway announcement.
Question 2: A woman says "머리가 아파서 약을 먹었어요." What did she do?
- Took medicine (Correct answer)
- Went to sleep
- Drank water
- Called a friend
Correct answer: Took medicine
"약을 먹었어요" means "took medicine."
Question 3: In a listening clip a man says "택시를 탈까요, 버스를 탈까요?" What is he doing?
- Suggesting transportation options (Correct answer)
- Refusing an invitation
- Apologizing for being late
- Ordering food
Correct answer: Suggesting transportation options
"-(으)ㄹ까요?" with two options is making a suggestion.
Question 4: You hear: "죄송하지만 다시 한 번 말씀해 주세요." What is the speaker requesting?
- To repeat what was said (Correct answer)
- To speak more quietly
- To leave the room
- To pay the bill
Correct answer: To repeat what was said
"다시 한 번 말씀해 주세요" means "please say it once more."
Question 5: A speaker says "이 음식은 너무 매워요." What is the speaker's opinion about the food?
- It is too spicy (Correct answer)
- It is too sweet
- It is too cold
- It is too expensive
Correct answer: It is too spicy
맵다 (매워요) means spicy.
Question 6: When two speakers use words like "그리고" and "하지만," what should a listener focus on?
- How ideas connect or contrast (Correct answer)
- The speakers' names
- The background music
- The length of the audio
Correct answer: How ideas connect or contrast
Connectors like 그리고 (and) and 하지만 (but) signal logical relationships.
Question 7: You hear: "공항에 가려면 어떻게 가야 해요?" What is the speaker asking?
- How to get to the airport (Correct answer)
- When the flight leaves
- How much a ticket costs
- Who is going to the airport
Correct answer: How to get to the airport
"어떻게 가야 해요?" asks for directions or method of travel.
You hear an announcement: "이번 역은 서울역입니다." Where would you most likely hear this?