Sentence Completion

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Sentence Completion: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Sentence Completion, Sentence Completion Based on Tenses, Sentence Completion Based on Parts of Speech & Sentence Completion Based on Vocabulary etc.

Important Questions on Sentence Completion

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Finding the location of a given item in a collection of items is called ......

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Each sentence below has two blanks, each blank indicating that something has been omitted. Choose the set of words for each blank which best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.

Cyber stalking can include _____ of the victim, the obtaining of financial information of the victim or _____ the victim in order to frighten them.

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Directions: In the following question, a sentence with a blank is given. Three alternatives have been provided, which may or may not be used to complete the sentence. Identify the alternative (s) that can complete the sentence in a grammatically and contextually correct manner and choose the correct option accordingly.

_____________________________ no longer know the difference between work time, family time, social media time and me time.

A) With lines blurring between work, family, friends, social media and self, we

B) To stay in our comfort zone, we usually avoid working while we are with family, friends or using social media; we

C) Since we are expected to give time to family, friends, social media and self, we

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Directions: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.
The saree showroom saleswoman's performance was the _____ in the region, so she got a raise. 

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Directions: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.
The mystery of his mother's disappearance remains a hotly _____ topic in the office; there remain strongly held beliefs on both sides of the question.

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Directions: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.
The bus _____ in order to avoid hitting the old man in the road. Driver _____ a record of saving people from road accidents. 

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Direction: Choose the correct tense of the verb walk to complete the sentence.
At the birthday party, my uncle asked me how I get to office. I told him that I _____ to the office every day.

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Directions: Pick out the most effective word from the given words to fill in the blank and make a meaningful sentence.
On Monday, the motorcycle met with an accident and was _____ the traffic, so Sivangi had a hard time driving through the downtown.

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Direction: The following sentence has a set of blank spaces for which 5 options are suggested, choose the option that fits the best in the blank space.

Once we _____ the truth that each soul is _____ and no one belongs to us forever, we do not get attached to any person.

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Direction: The following sentence has a set of blank spaces for which 5 options are suggested, choose the option that fits the best in the blank space.

An idle mind is the devil’s workshop. _____ your mind with the _____ ideas of Swami Vivekananda. Read Letters of Swami Vivekananda, Lectures from Colombo to Almora and Thoughts of Power.

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Direction: The following sentence has a blank space for which 5 options are suggested, choose the option that fits the best in the blank space.

Many times we entertain unjust and excessive hopes leading to _____ and despair. Exercising moderation and wisdom in expression of our desires is the way out.

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Direction: The following sentence has a blank space for which 5 options are suggested, choose the option that fits the best in the blank space.

A lion hopes to catch a prey and a deer hopes that it will _____ the predator.

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Direction: The following sentence has a blank space for which 5 options are suggested, choose the option that fits the best in the blank space.

They _____ between trying to fix something, putting up with it, and fantasising about running away from it.

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Direction: In the following question, there are two blanks, each blank indicates that something is omitted. Choose the correct set of words for the blank spaces which best fits the meaning of the sentence contextually and grammatically.

These days, if cold _____ are disturbing the functioning, this illness has very high chances of turning into more _____ and critical disease or may turn into COVID.

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Direction: In the following question, there are two blanks, each blank indicates that something is omitted. Choose the correct set of words for the blank spaces which best fits the meaning of the sentence contextually and grammatically.

Recent research _____ that ITC which are present in vegetables help stimulate our immune system which prepares our body to fight off infectious bacteria and viruses by surging resistance _____.

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Direction: In the following question, there are two blanks. Each blank indicates that something is omitted. Choose the correct set of words for the blank spaces which best fits the meaning of the sentence contextually and grammatically.

Epics show us that the people in times immemorial made the use of _____ recipes and _____ herbs to cure various usual and critical diseases.

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Direction: The following sentence has a blank space for which five options are suggested. Choose the option that fits the best in the blank space.
The moment I qualified for the IIT exam, I was _____ to work with a class of elite scientists.

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Direction: The following sentence has a blank space for which five options are suggested. Choose the option that fits the best in the blank space.
This victory seems to have influenced the minds of people, especially youngsters who are _____ about cricket.

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Direction: In the question given below, a sentence is given with two blanks. Choose the option that contains the correct words for both the blanks to make a meaningful sentence.

Rich in iron, fat and protein, the local _________ can be found in many restaurants on the island, and has been served in school lunches nationwide. It’s not beef or fish- but whale and its continued presence in the Japanese diet has global activists and conservationists ________.

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Direction: In the question given below, a sentence is given with two blanks. Below the sentence, six words/phrases are given which may or may not fit in either of the two blanks. From the given choices, choose the one that gives the correct combination of choices that fit in the blanks.

You can almost feel the history of the place __________ in the air; it’s practically ___________ in the streets and in the hills.

1.    Humming 
2.    Perceptibly
3.    Buzzing
4.    Purring
5.    Palpable
6.    Audible