Sentence Completion Exercise For Competitive Exams
Complete the following sentences. Each question is followed by four suggested answers. Choose the most appropriate one.
1. The Women's Reservation Bill was sent back to the Lok Sabha by the President for further .........................
a) examination
b) scrutiny
c) reading
d) perusal
2. The Finance Minister said that he would work for the ......................... distribution of wealth.
a) impartial
b) equitable
c) just
d) fair
3. She had the ......................... to pick up the phone and ask me to hang up.
a) paucity
b) audacity
c) tenacity
d) stupidity
4. Professionals must continuously ......................... their skills.
a) improve
b) fine tune
c) hone
d) explore
5. You are requested to ......................... the sources of your income.
a) furnish
b) disclose
c) give
d) submit
6. Parents must make ......................... for their children's education.
a) provision
b) contribution
c) facility
d) delivery
7. The minister vehemently ......................... the allegation that he had taken bribes.
a) refused
b) denied
c) confessed
d) deprived
8. The two comedians entertained the audience with their witty ........................
a) response
b) repartee
c) question
d) exchange
9. People living in cold climates are more ........................ to coughs and colds.
a) susceptible
b) immune
c) predictable
d) inclined
10. The ........................ father always had serious issues with his spending son.
a) sparing
b) forgiving
c) affording
d) meager
Answers
1. Scrutiny; 2. Equitable; 3. Audacity; 4. Hone; 5. Disclose; 6. Provision; 7. Denied; 8. Repartee; 9. Susceptible; 10. Sparing
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
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