Strategy by section
Listening
- Read the question first and decide what to listen for (place, intention, next action) before the audio starts.
- The audio plays once — if you miss one, let it go and focus on the next item.
- Review wrong answers with the transcript and read the expressions you missed out loud.
Reading
- Time is tightest here. Move fast through the early vocabulary, grammar and short-text items to save time for the long passages.
- Don't translate whole passages; change how you read according to what the question asks (main idea, detail, order, blank).
- Keep a list of vocabulary and connectors that recur in past papers.
Writing (TOPIK II)
- Q51–52 are mostly solved by memorising sentence-connecting patterns.
- For Q53 (chart description) and Q54 (essay), fix your frame in advance and practise filling 200–300 / 600–700 characters within the time limit.
- HANIJEMI writing questions include model answers (PDF).
Studying with HANIJEMI
- Check your level with the free questions (no sign-up)
- Sign up free and take past papers under real time limits with automatic scoring
- Fix weak question types with the video lessons
- Two or three weeks before the test, take a mock exam and keep the score report
Frequently asked questions
- Q. Where should I start studying for TOPIK?
- Start with the free questions to see your current level and decide on a target level. Then take one full past paper under real time limits to find your section scores, and practise your weakest section by question type.
- Q. How many past papers should I do?
- Different rounds under time limits beat repeating the same one. Do at least two or three like the real exam, write down the question type of every mistake, and practise that type again.
- Q. My listening score is not improving.
- Practise listening at real speed, once only. Read the question first and decide what to listen for, then check the transcript (explanation) afterwards and note every expression you missed. HANIJEMI past papers use the real audio.
- Q. How do I prepare for TOPIK II writing?
- For Q51–52, memorise sentence-connecting patterns. For Q53 learn the chart-description structure (intro, figures, comparison, summary) and for Q54 a fixed intro-body-conclusion frame of 600–700 characters, then practise writing within the time limit. HANIJEMI writing questions come with model answers.
- Q. Are the HANIJEMI past papers really free?
- Yes. A free account gives you all TOPIK I and II past papers with time limits and automatic scoring, with no expiry. Only the mock exams are paid (per round: TOPIK I 7,700 KRW / II 11,000 KRW, 3 months from payment).
- Q. How long can I use a mock exam after paying?
- Three months from the payment date. Find it under [My Page > Mock Exams]; you can take it several times within the period and print a score report.
- Q. Can I pay from outside Korea?
- Yes. Besides Korean cards (KCP) you can pay in US dollars with PayPal — choose the payment method on the payment page.
- Q. What language are the video lessons in?
- TOPIK I listening and reading lessons are narrated in Japanese; TOPIK II lessons (round 52 reading, round 60 listening, writing) are in Korean. All are free on YouTube.
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