Sentence Completion - Solved Questions and Answers

Last Updated : 02 Sep, 2025

Sentence completion is a language exercise or test format where a partial sentence is given, and the respondent must fill in the missing word(s) to form a complete, logical, and grammatically correct statement.

Sentence Completion questions and answers are provided below for you to learn and practice.

Directions: Fill in the Blanks with the correct option.

Question 1: Despite studying for hours, ___________.

a) he still failed the test
b) he got an A+ on the exam
c) he decided to skip the test
d) he didn't feel confident enough to take the test
e) he aced the test with flying colors

Answer: a) he still failed the test

Question 2: She arrived at the airport ___________.

a) before the flight had landed
b) after the flight had left
c) just in time to catch her flight
d) without her luggage
e) with a delay of several hours

Answer: c) just in time to catch her flight

Question 3: The teacher asked the students to ___________.

a) memorize the entire textbook
b) complete the assignment by tomorrow
c) skip the next class
d) write a book report on their favorite movie
e) quit the class

Answer: b) complete the assignment by tomorrow

Question 4: The new restaurant in town ___________.

a) has already become very popular
b) is struggling to attract customers
c) serves terrible food
d) doesn't have any vegetarian options
e) has been shut down by the health department

Answer: a) has already become very popular

Question 5: He couldn't decide which shirt to wear to the party, ___________.

a) so he wore them all
b) so he asked his mom to choose for him
c) so he didn't go to the party
d) so he flipped a coin
e) so he ended up wearing a t-shirt and jeans

Answer: d) so he flipped a coin

Question 6: The company's profits ___________.

a) have been steadily increasing
b) have been steadily decreasing
c) have remained the same for years
d) have been affected by the pandemic
e) have never been disclosed to the public

Answer: a) have been steadily increasing

Question 7: She walked into the room ___________.

a) with a big smile on her face
b) with tears in her eyes
c) carrying a heavy backpack
d) wearing a hat and sunglasses
e) yelling and screaming

Answer: b) with tears in her eyes

Question 8: The concert was cancelled ___________.

a) due to bad weather
b) because the band missed their flight
c) because the tickets sold out too quickly
d) because of a technical issue
e) because the venue was too small

Answer: a) due to bad weather

Question 9: He didn't like the movie ___________.

a) because it was too long
b) because it was too short
c) because it had a happy ending
d) because it had a sad ending
e) because it was a comedy

Answer: a) because it was too long

Question 10: She was able to finish the marathon ___________.

a) despite the hot weather
b) because she cheated
c) because she got a ride in a car
d) because she was injured
e) because she gave up halfway through

Answer: a) despite the hot weather

Directions ( Q 11-15 )Choose the correct option to complete the paragraph:

Question 11: This seems even more crucial today given the lack of boundary between home and the outside world. When your authors were growing up, the world beyond their local community only came through the newspapers, radio, and television, with access to the latter two time-limited. Now, with mobile phones, iPads, and other devices, there are no boundaries and few time limits. _____________________________________.

a) The world, for good and bad, is fully accessible, and the primacy of the messages delivered at home is under more challenge.
b) This act of rebellion changed the course of Harry's life, enabling him to get an education and do something other than walking a predetermined path.
c) Like Ellen, Harry was also subject to a prophecy.
d) Of our interviewers, Ellen was the one who seemed to have been chosen by destiny as a child.
e) None of the above.

Answer: Option- (a) is correct, it suits the meaning and context of the paragraph.

Question 12: Beyond talking, there is also the question of what is modelled at home. With the rapid growth of the number of women in the workforce and the lessening of the number of women who are continuously at home full-time, many of us would intuitively assume that domestic duties are now more equitably shared. _______________________________________. The peak difference occurs in the age range of 35 to 44 years old, a time when families may need to look after children and spend time caring for ageing parents.

a) Given how grim much of the rest of Ellen's childhood story is, it is a relief to know there was also some fun and humour.
b) As well as being formally briefed about the team working, every day she overheard something new and intriguing.
c) But the statistics show that there is still quite some way to go. A time-use study conducted in the United States in 2018 reveals that, on average, women spend two hours a day more than men on unpaid house and care work.
d) Partly, it has happened because books and articles on women have caught our eyes.
e) None of the above.

Answer: Option- (c) is correct, it suits the meaning and context of the paragraph.

Question 13: At this stage of life, women are performing 8.8 hours a day of free work, while men are contributing 5.2 hours. Even when men and women both work full time, there is a 22 per cent difference in the time devoted to unpaid domestic and caring work. A look at who manages healthcare needs at home also shows substantial differences. ___________________________________________. When a child is too unwell to go to school, 40 per cent of mothers indicate that they are the adult who takes time off work to look after them, whereas only 3 per cent of fathers say that they shoulder that responsibility.

a) Informing these best guesses were two sources of information: our own life experiences and our understanding of the academic studies about women's leadership.
b) Hypothesis might seem like an unusual word to use, but it had been on our lips since we first began to discuss writing this book.
c) Our shared starting point was a set of best guesses about what might explain the numerical lack of women leaders and the ways we observed that they were treated differently from men.
d) Around 80 per cent of mothers say that they are the parent who will take children to medical appointments, and over 75 per cent say that they do the follow-up, like ensuring that medication is taken.
e) None of the above.

Answer: Option- (d) is correct, it suits the meaning and context of the paragraph.

Question 14: It might be a hard message to absorb for fathers who are not currently regularly wielding a mop, washing the dishes or staying home to look after a sick child, but at-home modelling about sharing domestic duties is another aspect of creating an enabling, non-stereotyped environment. ________________________________________.

a) Research has shown that, when asked what they want to be when they grow up, girls were less likely to confine their answers to stereotypically female occupations if they had a dad who not only said he believed in a more equal distribution of domestic labour but did more tasks at home.
b) A striking feature of Joyce's recitation of her life story is the absence of references to her mother.
c) Harry reminds us, though, that even in families where girls are nurtured and urged to aim high, poverty can flatten everything.
d) Notably, this spirit of ambition for her was also in her grandmother.
e) None of the above.

Answer: Option- (a) is correct, it suits the meaning and context of the paragraph.

Question 15: __________________________________________________________. A family that creates the kind of free-from-gender-limits environment our women leaders grew up in, will be empowering her to be a leader.

a) This was a decision with formidable ramifications. In her ethnic group, bearing the name of her grandmother is more than symbolic.
b) Consequently, her grandmother's will for Joyce to become something else, to have a different life, was strong.
c) The ideas were suggested by Joyce, many of these things did not happen.
d) 'You go girl' is a proven hypothesis and a real lesson for the parents and other relatives of young girls.
e) None of the above.