Q5-8 Mastery: Matching Conversations to Pictures

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TOPIK Listening
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TL;DR
  • Q5–8 picture matching is about matching action + object + location.
  • Ignore tiny details first; identify who is doing what.
  • Listen for verbs like 앉다, 서다, 들다, 놓다, 입다, 타다, 기다리다.
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🎧 Audio Practice
Use the 2-pass method. First pass: visualize the scene immediately. Second pass: confirm the action, object, and position. Optional: after each track, say one Korean sentence that describes the picture.

🔑 The Big Picture

In TOPIK listening Q5–8, you usually hear a short sentence or dialogue and choose the picture that matches it. The answer depends on concrete details: a person’s action, object, clothing, location, or direction.

🧩 Core Concepts / Patterns

Picture-matching checklist

  • Who? 남자, 여자, 아이, 학생, 직원
  • Action? 앉아요, 서 있어요, 뛰어요, 기다려요
  • Object? 가방, 우산, 책, 컵, 전화기
  • Location? 앞, 뒤, 옆, 안, 밖, 위, 아래
  • Difference? one person vs. two people, open vs. closed, holding vs. putting down

✅ Exam Strategy

  1. Identify the verb first.
  1. Catch the object after the verb.
  1. Use location words to eliminate wrong pictures.
  1. Beware similar pictures with one changed detail.
  1. If you miss the first word, recover from the second sentence.

⚠️ Pitfalls

  • Do not choose based on one object only.
  • Do not ignore negation: 안, 못, 없어요.
  • Do not confuse holding with wearing: 들고 있어요 vs. 입고 있어요.
  • Do not miss position words: 앞에, 뒤에, 옆에, 위에.

🎧 Model Listening Script

Track 1
Narrator: 여자가 의자에 앉아서 책을 읽고 있습니다.
Answer: picture with a woman sitting on a chair and reading.
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Practice Hub — 50 TOPIK Listening Questions

Set 1 — Main action

Choose the picture description that matches.
  1. 여자가 책을 읽고 있어요. 1) woman reading 2) woman sleeping 3) man eating 4) child running
  1. 남자가 커피를 마셔요. 1) man drinking coffee 2) man writing 3) woman cooking 4) boy swimming
  1. 아이가 공을 차요. 1) child kicking ball 2) child reading 3) child washing hands 4) child sleeping
  1. 학생이 칠판에 글을 써요. 1) student writing on board 2) student eating 3) teacher sleeping 4) driver waiting
  1. 여자가 버스를 기다려요. 1) woman waiting for bus 2) woman riding bike 3) woman painting 4) woman singing
  1. 남자가 사진을 찍어요. 1) man taking photo 2) man cutting hair 3) man reading 4) man cleaning
  1. 아이가 손을 씻어요. 1) child washing hands 2) child eating bread 3) child opening bag 4) child closing door
  1. 선생님이 설명하고 있어요. 1) teacher explaining 2) teacher shopping 3) teacher cooking 4) teacher driving
  1. 사람이 계단을 올라가요. 1) person going upstairs 2) person lying down 3) person swimming 4) person paying
  1. 직원이 물건을 정리해요. 1) employee organizing items 2) employee sleeping 3) employee eating 4) employee dancing
Answers — Set 1
  1. 1 — 책을 읽다.
  1. 1 — 커피를 마시다.
  1. 1 — 공을 차다.
  1. 1 — 칠판에 글을 쓰다.
  1. 1 — 버스를 기다리다.
  1. 1 — 사진을 찍다.
  1. 1 — 손을 씻다.
  1. 1 — 설명하다.
  1. 1 — 계단을 올라가다.
  1. 1 — 물건을 정리하다.

Set 2 — Object matching

Choose the correct object.
  1. 남자가 우산을 들고 있어요. 1) umbrella 2) book 3) cup 4) phone
  1. 여자가 모자를 쓰고 있어요. 1) hat 2) shoes 3) glasses only 4) bag
  1. 아이가 사과를 먹어요. 1) apple 2) bread 3) rice 4) water
  1. 학생이 가방을 메고 있어요. 1) bag 2) camera 3) flower 4) ticket
  1. 남자가 신문을 읽어요. 1) newspaper 2) map 3) menu 4) letter
  1. 여자가 꽃을 사고 있어요. 1) flowers 2) medicine 3) clothes 4) fruit
  1. 아이가 인형을 가지고 놀아요. 1) doll 2) ball 3) pencil 4) spoon
  1. 남자가 자전거를 타요. 1) bicycle 2) bus 3) train 4) airplane
  1. 여자가 컵을 씻어요. 1) cup 2) plate 3) window 4) car
  1. 학생이 연필을 찾고 있어요. 1) pencil 2) wallet 3) shoes 4) umbrella
Answers — Set 2
  1. 1 — 우산.
  1. 1 — 모자.
  1. 1 — 사과.
  1. 1 — 가방.
  1. 1 — 신문.
  1. 1 — 꽃.
  1. 1 — 인형.
  1. 1 — 자전거.
  1. 1 — 컵.
  1. 1 — 연필.

Set 3 — Location and position

Choose the matching picture.
  1. 책이 책상 위에 있어요. 1) book on desk 2) book under chair 3) book in bag 4) book outside
  1. 고양이가 의자 아래에 있어요. 1) cat under chair 2) cat on table 3) dog beside chair 4) cat in box only
  1. 남자가 은행 앞에 서 있어요. 1) standing in front of bank 2) sitting behind bank 3) walking inside library 4) sleeping at home
  1. 여자가 창문 옆에 앉아 있어요. 1) sitting by window 2) standing at door 3) lying on bed 4) walking outside
  1. 가방이 의자 뒤에 있어요. 1) bag behind chair 2) bag on chair 3) bag under desk 4) bag in car
  1. 아이가 나무 아래에서 쉬고 있어요. 1) resting under tree 2) running on bridge 3) sitting in bus 4) reading at desk
  1. 컵이 접시 옆에 있어요. 1) cup beside plate 2) cup under bed 3) plate on cup 4) cup outside window
  1. 남자가 버스 안에 있어요. 1) inside bus 2) in front of hospital 3) behind school 4) on mountain
  1. 여자가 문 밖에서 기다려요. 1) waiting outside door 2) cooking inside kitchen 3) sleeping in room 4) walking upstairs
  1. 시계가 벽에 걸려 있어요. 1) clock on wall 2) watch in bag 3) clock under table 4) phone on wall
Answers — Set 3
  1. 1 — 위에.
  1. 1 — 아래에.
  1. 1 — 앞에 서 있다.
  1. 1 — 창문 옆.
  1. 1 — 의자 뒤.
  1. 1 — 나무 아래.
  1. 1 — 접시 옆.
  1. 1 — 버스 안.
  1. 1 — 문 밖.
  1. 1 — 벽에 걸려 있다.

Set 4 — Similar-picture traps

Choose the exact match.
  1. 여자가 우산을 쓰고 있어요. 1) using umbrella 2) holding closed umbrella 3) buying umbrella 4) drawing umbrella
  1. 남자가 안경을 쓰고 책을 읽어요. 1) wearing glasses and reading 2) no glasses reading 3) wearing hat eating 4) sleeping with book
  1. 아이가 뛰지 않고 걷고 있어요. 1) walking 2) running 3) jumping 4) swimming
  1. 책상 위에 컵이 두 개 있어요. 1) two cups on desk 2) one cup under desk 3) three cups on chair 4) two books on desk
  1. 남자는 서 있고 여자는 앉아 있어요. 1) man standing, woman sitting 2) both sitting 3) man sitting, woman standing 4) both lying down
  1. 문이 닫혀 있어요. 1) closed door 2) open door 3) broken window 4) open bag
  1. 여자가 빨간 옷을 입고 있어요. 1) red clothes 2) blue clothes 3) red bag 4) black hat
  1. 아이가 강아지와 놀고 있어요. 1) playing with dog 2) feeding cat 3) washing dog 4) drawing dog
  1. 남자가 왼쪽으로 가고 있어요. 1) going left 2) going right 3) standing still 4) turning back
  1. 여자가 음식을 만들고 있지 않아요. 설거지를 하고 있어요. 1) washing dishes 2) cooking 3) eating 4) ordering
Answers — Set 4
  1. 1 — 우산을 쓰다 means use/open umbrella.
  1. 1 — Both glasses and reading.
  1. 1 — Negation excludes running.
  1. 1 — Two cups on desk.
  1. 1 — Exact role-action match.
  1. 1 — 닫혀 있다.
  1. 1 — Red clothes, not red object.
  1. 1 — Dog play.
  1. 1 — 왼쪽.
  1. 1 — Not cooking; washing dishes.

Set 5 — TOPIK-style picture inference

Choose the correct picture description.
  1. A: 지금 뭐 해요? B: 친구에게 편지를 쓰고 있어요.
      2. 1) writing a letter 2) reading a letter 3) sending package 4) buying stamps
  1. A: 어디에 앉을까요? B: 창가 자리에 앉읍시다.
      2. 1) sitting by window 2) standing at counter 3) waiting outside 4) sitting near door only
  1. A: 책을 어디에 두었어요? B: 가방 안에 넣었어요.
      2. 1) book in bag 2) book on desk 3) book under chair 4) book beside bag
  1. A: 비가 와요. B: 그럼 우산을 가지고 가세요.
      2. 1) taking umbrella 2) taking hat 3) taking book 4) taking shoes
  1. A: 아이가 왜 울어요? B: 넘어졌어요.
      2. 1) child fell and cries 2) child laughs 3) child reads 4) child sleeps
  1. A: 머리를 어떻게 해 드릴까요? B: 조금만 잘라 주세요.
      2. 1) haircut 2) hospital exam 3) bank account 4) library return
  1. A: 이 옷은 너무 작아요. B: 큰 사이즈를 드릴게요.
      2. 1) trying/changing clothes 2) ordering soup 3) taking bus 4) reading map
  1. A: 사람이 많네요. B: 줄을 서서 기다립시다.
      2. 1) standing in line 2) sitting alone 3) sleeping in room 4) running in park
  1. A: 사진 좀 찍어 주세요. B: 네, 저기 꽃 앞에 서세요.
      2. 1) standing before flowers for photo 2) watering flowers 3) buying flowers 4) painting flowers
  1. A: 불이 꺼져 있어요. B: 제가 불을 켤게요.
      2. 1) turning on light 2) closing door 3) cleaning room 4) opening book
Answers — Set 5
  1. 1 — 편지를 쓰다.
  1. 1 — 창가 자리.
  1. 1 — 가방 안.
  1. 1 — 우산.
  1. 1 — 넘어지다 and cry.
  1. 1 — haircut context.
  1. 1 — clothes size.
  1. 1 — 줄을 서다.
  1. 1 — photo pose before flowers.
  1. 1 — 불을 켜다.

✅ Final Review

For picture matching, build a mental snapshot: person + action + object + place. Then compare the picture choices and eliminate any option that changes one of those four parts.