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No. Prepyo wrote these sample questions to show each question type. Real exam questions are not published. For official practice material, use the textbook and resources HRD Korea publishes on its EPS-TOPIK website.

Where can I find official EPS-TOPIK model questions?

HRD Korea publishes the EPS-TOPIK standard textbook and practice materials, including audio, free on its official EPS-TOPIK website. Use those alongside practice like this, and avoid paid "leaked question" sellers.

What score do I need to pass EPS-TOPIK?

There is no single pass mark. HRD Korea uses relative evaluation: you must score above the lowest score set for your industry, and candidates are then selected in order of merit until the quota is filled. A higher score always helps.

EPS-TOPIK

EPS-TOPIK model questions (2026): sample reading and listening questions with answers

By Saurabh Thakulla · Published 8 October 2026

Model questions are the fastest way to understand EPS-TOPIK, because the test reuses the same question types every time. Once you recognise a type, you know what it is testing and where to look.

Below is one sample question for each common type, with the answer and an explanation in English. Prepyo wrote all of these questions. They show the style of the test but are not real exam questions, which are not published.

The test format

According to HRD Korea, which runs the test:

Reading: 20 questions, 25 minutes, 50 points.
Listening: 20 questions, 25 minutes, 50 points.
Total: 40 multiple-choice questions, each with four options, in 50 minutes.

There is no speaking or writing section. Read more about preparing for EPS-TOPIK without an academy.

Reading model questions

1. Picture to word

[Picture: a hammer]

다음 그림을 보고 맞는 단어를 고르십시오.

① 망치 ② 가위 ③ 사다리 ④ 장갑

2. Correct underlined grammar

다음 중 밑줄 친 부분이 맞는 것을 고르십시오.

① 저는 사과을 먹어요. ② 친구를 만났어요. ③ 물를 마셔요. ④ 빵를 샀어요.

3. Signs and notices

[A sign on a factory wall: 금연]

이 표지판은 무슨 뜻입니까?

① No smoking ② No entry ③ Wear a helmet ④ Emergency exit

다음 단어와 관계있는 것을 고르십시오. 병원

① 의사 ② 요리사 ③ 운전기사 ④ 농부

5. Fill in the blank

저는 매일 아침 일곱 시에 회사( ) 갑니다.

① 를 ② 에 ③ 이 ④ 의

6. Word from description

다음 설명에 맞는 것을 고르십시오. 물건을 사고 돈을 내는 곳입니다.

① 가게 ② 학교 ③ 공원 ④ 집

7. Matching statement

저는 김치 공장에서 일합니다. 아침 여덟 시에 일을 시작하고 오후 다섯 시에 끝납니다. 토요일과 일요일에는 쉽니다.

이 글의 내용과 같은 것을 고르십시오.

① 이 사람은 토요일에 일합니다. ② 이 사람은 오후 다섯 시에 일이 끝납니다. ③ 이 사람은 식당에서 일합니다. ④ 이 사람은 아침 아홉 시에 일을 시작합니다.

8. Workplace notice

내일은 비가 와서 밖에서 하는 일은 쉽니다. 안에서 하는 일은 평소처럼 합니다.

내일은 어떻게 됩니까?

① All work stops. ② Outdoor work stops. ③ Indoor work stops. ④ The factory closes early.

Listening model questions

In the real test you hear these. Here the audio is written out in italics so you can check yourself. Better still, cover the script, have a friend read it aloud in Korean, and answer from listening alone.

9. Choose what you heard

You hear: 가방

① 가방 ② 가게 ③ 가수 ④ 가구

10. Choose the right reply

You hear (man): 이 상자를 어디에 놓을까요?

① 네, 감사합니다. ② 저기 창고에 놓으세요. ③ 상자가 아주 커요. ④ 어제 샀어요.

11. Numbers and prices

You hear: 이 신발은 삼만 오천 원입니다.

How much are the shoes?

① 3,500 won ② 35,000 won ③ 53,000 won ④ 30,500 won

12. What comes next

You hear (woman): 실례합니다. 화장실이 어디에 있어요?

What will the man most likely say next?

① 저쪽으로 쭉 가세요. ② 네, 맛있어요. ③ 다음 주에 와요. ④ 화장실을 청소했어요.

13. Dialogue comprehension

You hear: (woman) 민수 씨, 오늘 몇 시에 일이 끝나요? (man) 여섯 시에 끝나요. 그런데 오늘은 한 시간 더 일해야 해요.

What time does the man finish work today?

① 5:00 ② 6:00 ③ 7:00 ④ 8:00

Answers and explanations

No.	Answer	Why
1	① 망치	망치 is a hammer. 가위 is scissors, 사다리 is a ladder and 장갑 is gloves, all common workplace words.
2	② 친구를	친구 ends in a vowel, so it takes 를. 사과, 물 and 빵 need 를, 을 and 을 respectively.
3	① No smoking	금연 means “no smoking”. Learn safety signs early, because they appear often.
4	① 의사	A hospital (병원) goes with a doctor (의사).
5	② 에	에 marks the place you go to: 회사에 가요, “I go to the company”.
6	① 가게	“A place where you buy things and pay money” is a shop (가게).
7	②	The person finishes at 5 p.m. (오후 다섯 시). They rest on Saturdays, work in a kimchi factory and start at 8.
8	②	밖에서 하는 일은 쉽니다: outdoor work stops. Indoor work (안에서 하는 일) goes on as usual.
9	① 가방	The other options start with the same sound (가), which is exactly the trap this type sets.
10	②	The question asks where to put the box. Only ② gives a place: “Put it in the storeroom over there.”
11	②	삼만 오천 = 3 × 10,000 + 5 × 1,000 = 35,000. Practise 만 (10,000), because Nepali and English count differently.
12	①	She asks where the toilet is. “Go straight that way” is the only answer to a where question.
13	③ 7:00	He normally finishes at six, but today he must work one hour more (한 시간 더), so seven.

How to use model questions well

Learn the type, not the question. Real questions change, but the types repeat. After each question, name the type and what it tested: a particle, a sign, a number or a place.
Check every wrong option. Ask why each wrong answer is wrong. That is where vocabulary sticks.
Time yourself. Each section allows about 75 seconds per question. Practise at that pace once your accuracy is steady.
Listen to the end of every sentence. In Korean, the ending decides the meaning: 들어가세요 (please go in) and 들어가지 마세요 (please don’t go in) differ only at the end. See our EPS-TOPIK listening guide.
Build vocabulary by topic. Tools, safety and directions come up again and again. Start with our 60 workplace words.

If Hangul is still slow for you, start with learning Hangul in a week before doing timed practice.

Prepyo’s EPS-TOPIK practice covers every reading and listening question type, with Korean audio for listening and help in English when you are stuck.

Frequently asked questions

According to HRD Korea, the test has 40 multiple-choice questions in 50 minutes: 20 reading questions in 25 minutes and 20 listening questions in 25 minutes, worth 50 points each.

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