Sentence Completion Exercise
Sentence completion tasks are very common in competitive exams. They require you to complete a sentence using a word or phrase from the given options. A good knowledge of grammar and vocabulary are absolutely essential to complete these tasks.
Each sentence has one or two blanks. Choose the word or set of words that best completes the sentences meaningfully.
1. He went to the library ......................... to find that it was closed.
a) seldom
b) never
c) only
d) solely
2. The ties that bind us together are so ......................... that they can disappear at any moment.
a) tentative
b) tenuous
c) consistent
d) restrictive
3. Her reaction to his proposal was ......................... She rejected it ..........................
a) inevitable, vehemently
b) subtle, violently
c) clever, abruptly
d) sympathetic, angrily
4. People who are .......................... find it difficult to accept the belief that all men are equal regardless of their caste, race or religion.
a) emotional
b) fanatic
c) intolerant
d) liberal
Questions 5 - 9
Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word or phrase from the given options.
5. I met him only a week ..........................
a) ago
b) before
c) back
d) since
6. She asked me .........................
a) why are you angry
b) why am I angry
c) why I was angry
d) why was I angry
7. Even after repeated warnings, he ......................... to office on time.
a) is never coming
b) never comes
c) never come
d) have never come
8. She told me that ......................... someday.
a) she will like to visit France
b) she would like to visit France
c) she was liking to visit France
d) he is liking to visit France
9. Some people can ......................... with even murder.
a) get on
b) get off
c) get away
d) get out
Answers
1. only; 2. tenuous (= weak); 3. inevitable, vehemently; 4. intolerant; 5. ago; 6. why I was angry; 7. never comes; 8. she would like to visit France; 9. get away
Sections in this article
Sentence agreement
Sentence agreement: plural subjects
Sentence agreement: collective nouns
Sentence agreement: indefinite pronouns
See also
Common mistakes in the use of nouns
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 1
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 2
Common mistakes in the use of nouns | Exercise 3
More CBSE English Grammar worksheets
Passive voice worksheet | Simple past tensePassive voice worksheet | Past continuous tense
Passive voice worksheet | Simple future tense
Passive voice worksheet | Future perfect tense
