Tip 1 for “Choose the right reply” questions?

Before listening, glance at the 4 options: if they all start with 네/아니요 it's a yes/no question; otherwise wait for the question word.

Tip 2 for “Choose the right reply” questions?

Yes/no questions: 네 must repeat the question's predicate (있어요 → 네, 있어요), and 아니요 needs the negative (없어요, 안 ~, 재미없어요).

Tip 3 for “Choose the right reply” questions?

Wh-questions: pin down 뭐/누구/어디/언제/몇 시/얼마나/왜, because wrong options are grammatical answers to a different question.

Tip 4 for “Choose the right reply” questions?

Common traps: 네 + a negative meaning (네, 재미없어요), 아니다 used instead of 없다, 시 (o'clock) vs 시간 (hours), 얼마예요 (price) vs 얼마나 걸려요 (duration).

TOPIK I · Listening · Questions 1–4 · Level 1–2

Choose the right reply

알맞은 대답 고르기

Hear one short question (Q1–4) and choose the fitting reply. Q1–2 are usually yes/no questions, Q3–4 wh-questions.

Test tips

Before listening, glance at the 4 options: if they all start with 네/아니요 it's a yes/no question; otherwise wait for the question word.
Yes/no questions: 네 must repeat the question's predicate (있어요 → 네, 있어요), and 아니요 needs the negative (없어요, 안 ~, 재미없어요).
Wh-questions: pin down 뭐/누구/어디/언제/몇 시/얼마나/왜, because wrong options are grammatical answers to a different question.
Common traps: 네 + a negative meaning (네, 재미없어요), 아니다 used instead of 없다, 시 (o'clock) vs 시간 (hours), 얼마예요 (price) vs 얼마나 걸려요 (duration).
Each item is very short and played twice: answer right after the second play and preview the next item.

Signal words and patterns

When you see these in a question, they point to the answer or to a trap.

네/아니요
있어요?/없어요
뭐(뭘)
누구하고
어디에서
언제
몇 시에
얼마나 걸려요?
왜
-았/었어요?

Worked examples

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Transcript

다음을 듣고 <보기>와 같이 물음에 맞는 대답을 고르십시오.

Explanation

This is a yes/no question with the adjective 무겁다 (heavy): '가방이 무거워요?'. Strategy: catch the predicate at the end of the question, then look for a reply that repeats it after 네 or negates it after 아니요. The key is '네, 가방이 무거워요', which keeps 무거워요. Option 1 uses 아니다 (is not) and option 2 uses 없다 (there isn't), neither of which is about weight. Option 4 starts with 아니요 but switches to a different adjective, 커요 (big).

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가방
무겁다
크다

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