Anonymous said:i haven’t taken any korean classes before but still got 192/200 within 2 months so i guess i can say it’s pretty easy?
unlike the intermediate level that i’m studying for oml this one is a nightmarefirst off, here’s the link to my previous post on how i studied for topik i (1&2급)
1) practise makes perfect: check my previous post out, go to the resource section, then do all the practise tests i’ve linked down there. i did all that. i even did some twice or thrice. just do it over and over until you get used to the tests.
2) two most important things when it comes to learning a language are grammar and vocabulary. since this is the beginner level, there’s a limit amount of grammar and vocabulary you should know. if it exceeds this certain amount, then it would have gone into intermediate level already. so if you know all of the words required, you can definitely ace the test, and i’d say this is one of the biggest advantages of topik i. if you want to make sure you know it all, please study these
- Howtostudykorean’s memrise vocabulary lesson for unit 1
- Topik Guide’s beginner level vocabulary list
- Topik Guide’s beginner level grammar list
- Keytokorean’s beginner level vocabulary list
if you can memorise all vocabulary here, you have a really high chance of receiving 180-200. for grammar, you also have to memorise all of them and understand ALL of the meanings they can be interpreted/used. for example, 는데 doesn’t only mean ‘but’, but it can also be used to show the reasons, explain, etc.
here’s a bonus : some of those grammar appear only once, some appear for like 5-6 times throughout the test. my friend who also took the test learned the grammar that appeared only once but didn’t learn the one that appeared numerous time. so if you don’t want to get these wrong, make sure to study the grammar ~(으)면서 :’) i found it on almost every page of the test and literally thanked myself for learning this one, or else i might get so many items wrong.
3) for reading part: i personally think i lost 5 marks on this part. and if i’m not wrong, i lost the marks on the questions that ask about the name of the passage, main idea, etc. asdfghjfkhajkg with my experiences, i usually narrow my choices down to only 2 but eventually choose the wrong one because i think of it way too much. so, don’t think a lot. the answer is, most of the time, pretty obvious and can be seen within the reading passage itself. so even though it’s just a small reading passage, please READ EVERY SINGLE WORD of it carefully. the answer is somewhere within there and don’t imagine it on your own like me ahahhahahahahaha
lastly, best of luck!
