Sentence Completion

Vocabulary!

Tips and strategies for sentence completion

It might sound simple to fill in the blanks of an incomplete sentence. However, it needs careful reading and a backup of good language and grammatical skills to attempt it successfully. The clue to the answer is in the sentence itself. The student should substitute the options in the blanks of the sentence and read it completely. The sentence formed should be logical and complete. the sentence should be meaningful, without any scope of a loophole in it. It should also comply with the rules of grammar.

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Practice Test 1

1. Although there was hardly any scope to find fault with the politicians cautiously spoken speech, several members of the opposition took ----- it. A. liberties with B. exception to C. pleasure in D. exception to E. pleasure in

2.) Do you like Paris? I don't know. I _____there A.)never went B.)didn't go C.)never gone D.)haven't been

3) I'm a teacher. I _____ a teacher for twelve years. (A) was (B) have been (C) am (D) am being

4) Don't ---; you have to get over your disappointment and get on with your life. (A) deliberate (B) temper (C) rejoice (D) Lament (E) obscure

5) He's the best dancer. He dances _____ than anyone else. (A) very beautiful (B) more beautiful (C) much more beautiful (D) more beautifully

Practice Test 2

1.The instructor added the restriction that all projects had to be _______: no student could research an area that had been investigated previously by anyone else. A)acceptable B)useful C)extensive D)authoritative E)original

2.Just as congestion plagues every important highway, so it _______ the streets of every city. A)delimits B)delays C)clogs D)obviates E)destroys

3.Some microbiologists believe that the attempt to kill the microbes that live on or in our bodies is a mistake and that the use of antiseptics cannot always be _______. A)justified B)spurious C)rejected D)estimated E)anticipated

4.When is he coming? I _____ for over an hour. A) am waiting B) have waited C) was waiting D) have been waiting

5. We'll phone as soon as we _____ the information. A) will have B) have C) are going to have D) are having

Answers for Practice Test 1 1.) D. 2.) D. 3.) B. 4.) D. 5.) D.

Answers for Practice Test 2

1.(E) 2.(C) 3.(A) 4.(D) 5.(B)