Practice Test Set 3 (Sentence Completion)

1. Like human, animals must have a dentist _____ their teeth.

   1. fill
   2. filled
   3. filling
   4. to be filled

2. We _____ go to movies quite frequently.

   1. used to
   2. was used to
   3. used
   4. was used to be

3. The chair is in the garden, please _____ it.

   1. bring
   2. fetch
   3. carry
   4. transport

4. Here is a _____ for chocolate cake.

   1. receipt
   2. recipe
   3. formula
   4. technique

5. The principal along with the students _____ gone on the picnic.

   1. has
   2. have
   3. were
   4. are

6. I have no _____ motive in offering this advice, I seek no personal advantage.

   1. ulterior
   2. nominal
   3. disinterested
   4. incongruous

7. Thermometer is a _____ to measure one's temperature.

   1. philosophy
   2. conviction
   3. device
   4. tendency

8. The _____ arguments put forth for not disclosing the facts did not impress anybody.

   1. specious
   2. intemperate
   3. spurious
   4. convincing

9. A highly ________ player, the champion will snarl at himself and rage at the umpire with no ________ whatsoever.

   1. reticent . . . reason
   2. demonstrative . . . provocation
   3. recusant . . . excuse
   4. obstreperous . . . corroboration
   5. emotional . . . antagonism

10. It is important that the office _____ your registration.

    1. will confirm
    2. confirm
    3. confirms
    4. must confirm

11. You must _____ after hard work.

    1. relax
    2. repose
    3. compose
    4. depose

12. Because of his _____ personality he is always very difficult to handle.

    1. voluble
    2. volatile
    3. voluptuous
    4. expensive

13. The sea at that time was perfectly _____.

    1. harmonious
    2. concordant
    3. calm
    4. in agreement

14. By the twenty-first century, the computer _____a necessity in every home.

    1. became
    2. becoming
    3. has become
    4. will have become

15. If one know the facts one ________ not be so quiet to criticize.

    1. could
    2. can
    3. would
    4. will

16. They refuse to _____ defeat.

    1. grant
    2. yield
    3. own
    4. acknowledge

17. Political dissidents complained of being _____ by the police.

    1. capitulated
    2. desecrated
    3. minimized
    4. harassed

18. If a ruby is heated it _____ lose its colour.

    1. would
    2. will
    3. does
    4. had

19. Death is preferable ________ dishonor.

    1. than
    2. to
    3. from
    4. of

20. You ________ respect your parents and teacher.

    1. should
    2. would
    3. should have
    4. would have

21. You must _____ enough evidence to ensure his conviction.

    1. hoard
    2. store
    3. rallied
    4. accumulate

22. This legend has been _____ from father to son.

    1. handed down
    2. handed for
    3. handed in
    4. handed over

23. You _____ care of your health.

    1. had better to take
    2. had better take
    3. had better taken
    4. had taken better

24. Prices for bikes can run _____ Rs. 30000/-.

    1. as high as
    2. as high to
    3. so high to
    4. so high as

25. Time alone will ____ those unpleasant memories.

    1. efface
    2. deface
    3. erase
    4. wipe away

Answers

Practice Test Set 1
Practice Test Set 2
Practice Test Set 3