This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentences > Sentence Completion – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Sentence Completion Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A man walked into the bar, placed his straw hat on the chair next to him, flapped his tattered pants with a long, tapered finger, and cooly observed the dining hall. He removed from his billfold seven hundreds, placed them on the counter and asked for a telephone, saying he just needed to make a quick ..... A) Call. B) Trip. C) Vacation. D) Jump rope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Call. 2. Did you see Eline playing basketball at the park A) Sentence-period. B) Sentence-exclamation point. C) Sentence-question mark. D) Sentence Fragment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sentence-question mark. 3. The protective services have reiterated their ..... to protect and serve the citizenry. A) Appeal. B) Goal. C) Efforts. D) Commitment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Commitment. 4. The ..... on Bart's arm from the broken window took ten stitches to close. A) Connection. B) Fowl. C) Advantage. D) Gash. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gash. 5. Eight planets are moving around the Sun. Earth, where we live, takes 12 months to ..... the Sun. A) Discover. B) Orbit. C) Poisonous. D) Astronomer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Orbit. 6. Every day at noon the eager students ..... their lunches and then rush out for recess. A) Devour. B) Impose. C) Gash. D) Attach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Devour. 7. The medicine man applied a sweet smelling ..... to the youngbrave's wounds. A) Ointment. B) Parcel. C) Corrosive. D) Triad. E) Pungent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ointment. 8. Chair is something you ..... on. A) Brush your teeth. B) Take a shower. C) Run. D) Sit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sit. 9. Choose the correct word:competitive/competetive team A) Competitive. B) Competitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Competitive. 10. Today, Alfred Wegener's theory is ..... ; however, he died an outsider treated with ..... by the scientific establishments. A) Unsupported:approval. B) Dismissed:contempt. C) Accepted:approbation. D) Unchallenged:disdain. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Unchallenged:disdain. 11. Tall is the opposite of ..... A) Big. B) Short. C) Long. D) Easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Short. 12. I think you will agree that our ..... are very reasonable and affordable. A) Numbers. B) Bills. C) Expenses. D) Rates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Rates. 13. Another/Any important part of your daily routine that you should never miss out on is meditation. A) Any. B) Another. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Another. 14. In order to ..... people to their peanut allergy the doctors were trying a new therapy. A) Dissent. B) Sensitize. C) Auditorium. D) Consent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sensitize. 15. Most schools start in August or ..... A) October. B) Seven. C) Octopus. D) September. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) September. 16. Choose the possible answer to fill in the gap "She expected Sarah to be an ..... worker." A) Experiment. B) Exception. C) Experienced. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Experienced. 17. Sometimes late at night Sharon would gaze joyfully at her childrenas they slept and ..... in their innocence. A) Revel. B) Repudiate. C) Sneer. D) Ostracize. E) Old-fashioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Revel. 18. The ..... Of meat in your refrigerator doesn't necessarily indicate that you are ..... A) Presence herbivorous. B) Amount omnivorous. C) Color carnivorous. D) Absence vegetarian. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absence vegetarian. 19. A ..... looks like an upside down e and is pronounced "uh" . A) Accent. B) Syllable. C) Schwa. D) Guide word. E) Entry word. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Schwa. 20. I can use a ..... to help me find a better word for "said." A) Pronunciation key. B) Lexicon. C) Encyclopedia. D) Thesaurus. E) Dictionary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thesaurus. 21. Despite the unfavorable attention brought on by the media, the press had a ..... effect on the campaign. A) Inert. B) Positive. C) Amplified. D) Equal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Positive. 22. When I saw the help wanted sign in the window, I went in the store to ..... about the job. A) Acquire. B) Analyze. C) Despise. D) Inquire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inquire. 23. The year-end bonus was equally divided between Parker, Herriot, and me. A) NO CHANGE. B) The year-end bonus were equally divided between Parker, Herriot, and me. C) The year-end bonuses was equally divided between Parker, Herriot, and me. D) The year-end bonus was equally divided among Parker, Herriot, and me. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The year-end bonus was equally divided among Parker, Herriot, and me. 24. The idea that the sun revolved around Earth is a ..... A) Certain. B) False. C) Fallacy. D) Falsify. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fallacy. 25. So much does he worry about his financialposition ..... A) Because he has never been able to find abetter paying job. B) Why he is in trouble with his bank. C) Though his salary was substantially reduced. D) That he can't sleep at night. E) Whether he will receive some money fromhis son until June. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That he can't sleep at night. 26. Wedding ceremonies often include the exchange of ..... rings to symbolize the couple's promises to each other. A) Acrimonious. B) Plaintive. C) Deciduous. D) Hirsute. E) Votive. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Votive. 27. A ..... speaker can use several different languages. A) Multilingual. B) Monolingual. C) Linguistic. D) Bilingual. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Multilingual. 28. You put ..... on bread. A) Coffee. B) Ketchup. C) Cheese. D) Apples. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cheese. 29. Of all the planets, Earth is the only planet to ..... life. A) Support. B) Poisonous. C) Scientist. D) Discover. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Support. 30. ..... , the others were still looking for a way out. A) Meanwhile. B) At first. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meanwhile. 31. Bicycles are a type of ..... A) Sport. B) Transportation. C) Letter. D) Music. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Transportation. 32. Many voters were turned off by the mayoral candidate's reliance on ..... ; he seemed unable to answer a question in a straightforward, non-evasive manner. A) Animosity. B) Circumlocution. C) Terseness. D) Eloquence. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Circumlocution. 33. Through ..... , the chef created a creamy sauce by combiningbrown sugar, butter, and cinnamon in a pan and cooking them overmedium-high heat. A) Diversion. B) Obscurity. C) Impasse. D) Liquefaction. E) Decadence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liquefaction. 34. Hot is the opposite of ..... A) Rainy. B) Cold. C) Sunny. D) Cloudy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cold. 35. The student got a bad grade on his test and now he is ..... to pass the class. A) Unnecessary. B) Extravagant. C) Conscience. D) Desperate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desperate. 36. The ..... of the earthquake was felt within a hundred mile radius. A) Protection. B) Impact. C) Ancestors. D) Link. E) Nutrition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Impact. 37. They plan to move to ..... new house soon. A) They're. B) Their. C) There. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their. 38. There are animals living there, including several ..... of penguins, seals and whales. A) Driest. B) Species. C) Research. D) Forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Species. 39. At the party, my aunt asked me how I get to school. I told her that I ..... to school everyday. A) Have walked. B) Walk. C) Will walk. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Walk. 40. This disease is absolutely incurable, ..... A) Which explains the name meaning 'white blood'. B) When his gland became enlarged. C) However early the diagnosis is made. D) Whom I know died of the disease. E) Whose symptoms include anaemia and haemorrhage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which explains the name meaning 'white blood'. 41. Gophers spend much (A) of its (B) time searching (C) for food. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 42. Heidi chased the ..... around the barnyard until it finally went into the chicken house where it belonged. A) Gash. B) Fowl. C) Protector. D) Leisure. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fowl. 43. Antarctica is very big:its ..... is 14 million square kilometers. A) Indicate. B) Area. C) Forests. D) Almost. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Area. 44. The business plan ..... how the business will make money and pay expenses. A) Demonstrations. B) Demonstrative. C) Demonstratively. D) Demonstrates. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Demonstrates. 45. When the light faded, the villagers were forced to ..... their search for the hikers. Taken from T'dad Guardian A) Intensify. B) Adjourn. C) Negotiate. D) Abandon. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Abandon. 46. Please ..... free to ask questions at any time during my presentation. A) Be. B) Keep. C) Feel. D) Stay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feel. 47. Note that it says NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS from the text for each answer. This means that we can write one or two words only. If we write any more than this, we get the question wrong. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. The boats were bobbing up and down in the ..... A) Maritime. B) Aquatic. C) Marine. D) Marina. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Marina. 49. ..... is fast and ..... is slow. A) Dog snail. B) Cheetah turtle. C) Turtle dog. D) Horse cheetah. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cheetah turtle. 50. A ..... is a type of animal. A) Lemon. B) Tiger. C) Red. D) Kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tiger. 51. Nos candidatum ..... habemus. We have the worst candidate. A) Very bad. B) The worst. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The worst. 52. In spite of the ..... lifestyle to which Francis and Aaron were exposed, they remained sensitive to the needs of others. A) Mediocre. B) Sheltered. C) Affluent. D) Impoverished. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Affluent. 53. Far from being harmful as was thought to be the case, running on bare feet is ..... at worst and beneficial at best. A) Innocuous. B) Profitable. C) Injurious. D) Ambivalent. E) Detrimental. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Innocuous. 54. On board the plane were a total of 109 passengers, ..... A) Whose engines caught on fire. B) Some of which were damaged. C) None of whom survived the crash. D) Into which the plane collided. E) Which caused this dreadful tragedy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None of whom survived the crash. 55. The ..... society built a shrine for each of its gods. A) Megalosaurus. B) Megalopolis. C) Pluralism. D) Polytheistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Polytheistic. 56. Synonym of:Remove A) Get rid of. B) Grow. C) Start. D) Common. E) Discuss. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get rid of. 57. If I am hungry I need to ..... A) Eat. B) Write. C) Exercise. D) Drink. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Eat. 58. If we (a) the problem, perhaps we can find a solution. A) Proceed. B) Despise. C) Acquire. D) A analyze. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A analyze. 59. Sentence Completion:After being lost in the wilderness for two days without food, Ben ..... himself with everything he found in the pantry of the hunting camp. A) Dalied. B) Beleaguered. C) Broached. D) Gorged. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gorged. 60. I don't know how to do this, I need you to ..... me. A) Struggle. B) Instruct. C) Solve. D) Provide. 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