TOPIK writing: questions 51, 52, 53 and 54

From NIIED's framework notice for the TOPIK II paper test, applied from TOPIK PBT 75. The instructions are NIIED's Korean; the English under them is our translation. NIIED's 2017 writing guide, summarised under each question, was written for an earlier wording of these instructions.

Questions 51 and 52: blanks ㉠ and ㉡, 10 points per question

Instruction

다음 글의 ㉠과 ㉡에 알맞은 말을 각각 쓰시오.Our translation: “Write what fits in each of ㉠ and ㉡ in the following text.”

NIIED's 2017 writing guide

• Read the sentences before and after each blank: the answer must carry on from them naturally.
• In NIIED's 2017 writing guide, a fitting sample answer for one blank of question 51 or 52 gets 5 points.
• NIIED's 2017 writing guide prints the instruction for questions 51 and 52 with “in one sentence each”; the framework notice applied from TOPIK PBT 75 has no such words.

Question 53: 200⁠–⁠300 characters, 30 points

Instruction

다음은 ~~에 대한 자료이다. 이 내용을 200~300자의 글로 쓰시오. 단, 글의 제목은 쓰지 마시오.Our translation: “The following is data on (a topic). Write this content as a text of 200⁠–⁠300 characters. Do not give the text a title.”

NIIED's 2017 writing guide

• The answer must do every task the question sets, with enough content.
• It must be set out in order, with an opening, a development and a close inside the 200⁠–⁠300 characters.
• It must read the data correctly and draw its result from the data.
• The guide recommends varied vocabulary and grammar of intermediate level or above.
• It must be written in a formal, written style.

Question 54: 600⁠–⁠700 characters, 50 points

Instruction

다음을 참고하여 600~700자로 글을 쓰시오. 단, 문제를 그대로 옮겨 쓰지 마시오.Our translation: “Using the following, write a text of 600⁠–⁠700 characters. Do not copy the question as it is.”

NIIED's 2017 writing guide

• The answer must do every task the question sets, with enough content.
• It must be set out in order, with an opening, a development and a close.
• The guide recommends starting a new paragraph where the content turns.
• It must use varied vocabulary and grammar of intermediate to advanced level.
• It must be written in a formal, written style.

NIIED's 2017 writing guide prints these marking criteria for questions 53 and 54 of the TOPIK II paper test. The criterion names and the questions under them are our translation.

What each criterion asks

Content and task

• Does the answer do the task it was given, fully?
• Is its content on the topic?
• Question 53: Is the given content expressed richly and with variety? Question 54: Is the content expressed richly and with variety?

Structure

• Is the structure clear and logical?
• Question 53: Are the paragraphs arranged to fit the content? Question 54: Is the main idea well built?
• Are linking expressions used well to connect the text?

Language use

• Are grammar and vocabulary varied, rich and well chosen?
• Are grammar, vocabulary and spelling accurate?
• Does the register suit the purpose and function of the text?

Score bands A to F

NIIED's 2017 writing guide says these lose points on the TOPIK II paper test:

• Questions 51 and 52: vocabulary or grammar that does not fit the context loses points.
• Questions 51 and 52: added content that harms the original meaning loses points.
• Questions 51 and 52: wrong spelling, or a style that does not match the formality of the text, loses points.
• Questions 53 and 54: a spoken-style expression, or a sentence ending in -ㅂ/습니다 or -아/어요, loses points.

The same 2017 guide says not to do these. It does not say that they lose points:

• Questions 51 and 52: the guide says not to repeat the words before or after the brackets in the answer.
• Question 51: the guide says not to write more than one sentence; its instruction then read “in one sentence each”, and the one applied from TOPIK PBT 75 does not.
• Question 53: the guide says not to interpret the data freely or add a personal opinion unrelated to it.
• Questions 53 and 54: the guide says not to write in note form, as a list of points.

On the TOPIK II paper test the answer sheets for questions 53 and 54 are squared manuscript paper (원고지), NIIED's post of its note on that paper says. The note's 7 rules, in our translation:

1. One character in each square.
2. At the start of the text, and of every new paragraph, leave the first square of the line empty and begin in the second.
3. Inside a paragraph the first square of a line is not left empty: when no square is left at the end of a line for a space, do not leave the space; begin the next line in its first square (with or without the V mark).
4. Arabic numerals go two to a square.
5. A punctuation mark takes one square; a dash or an ellipsis takes two.
6. Leave one square empty after a question mark or an exclamation mark. After a full stop, a comma or a colon you do not have to.
7. When a character fills the last square of a line and no square is left for its punctuation mark, the mark goes into that same square.

Where

The answer table NIIED posts with a released TOPIK II paper test has a writing page with model answers (모범답안): it was there in all 12 answer tables opened for this page on October 13, 2026.TOPIK past papers: the tests on NIIED's board

Not on this page

This page reproduces no test question and no model answer: NIIED's posts forbid copying and redistributing them.

Questions

TOPIK II IBT has 3 writing questions in 50 minutes, NIIED's operating regulation says; the paper test has 4.

Typed

In NIIED's IBT tutorial the writing answer is typed in Korean, and its practice task asks for 400⁠–⁠500 characters with a counter on the screen.TOPIK IBT: what it is and where it is held

Not stated

The NIIED documents read for this page on October 13, 2026 do not list the question types of the TOPIK II IBT writing section.