SENTENCE COMPLETION TEST:

Directions; Each of the following sentences has two blank spaces, with each blank
indicating that a word or group of words has been omitted. For among the five numbered
pairs of words or group of words under each sentence, choose the pair that would best
complete the idea of the sentence.
Take note of the clues:
1. Although Tyrone had never considered himself a _________, he found himself
________ the committees self-serving findings.
a) cynic..doubting
b) skepticbelieving
c) politicianmaligning
d) investigatorignoring
e) perfectionist ..questioning
2. The dissident writer continued to _______ the current political system in her
lectures even though the government had ______her books.
a)
b)
c)
d)

attack--banned
praise ---sold
admonish---praised
upholdcriticized

3. In an effort to _________ its operations, the corporation announced that it was

acquiring a ___________ company in a different type of manufacturing business.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

dilatereputable
diversifysubsidiary
expandlarge
establishrecognized
mechanizesolvent

4. The paralysis of his leg rather than _____ his expectation, actually ______his drive
to succeed.
a) loweringheightened
b) redefiningacknowledging
c) limitinglessened
d) cloudingconfused
5. There is nothing ___about the sociologists previous observations; the sociologist
speaks _____ about what were then revolutionary ideas in the Philippines.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

superficialpositively
arbitraryprecisely
conclusiveexpertly
tentativeconfidently
dogmaticauthoritative

6. Therapist find the treatment of people who seek help because they are unable to stop
smoking or overeating is rarely successful. From these experiences, therapist have
concluded that such habits are ________ and that_______ is breaking them is rare.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

appallingdismay
intractablesuccess
diplomacyobedient
treatableunsuccessful
curtailedextend

7. Some countries despite heavy investment in social programs, have wasted some of
the ______ for translating human assets into higher income for the poor partly
because policies that in effect ______ labor.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

potentialspenalized
possibilitiespromoted
advantagesdowngraded
contributionsstrengthened
comfortextricated

8. His credential which included years of top-level experience in related fields, should
have given him preference over the other applicants, but Personnel decided that he
was, ______ and selected a _______ for a position.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

overqualifiedtyro
supernaturalveteran
underageyouth
unreliableconsultant
disdainfulwoman

9. Serious problem of unemployment, appalling factory workplace condition, _____

and widespread corruption have forced thousand of workers and citizens in cities to
take the streets in ______.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

progressivetriumph
military-controlled obedience
over-populatedmutiny
first classrebellion
industrializedprotest

10.Every, year, thousand of Moslems make a(n) ______ to the Holy city of Mecca.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

expedition
tour
excursion
junket
pilgrimage

11.This final essay, its prevailing kindliness______ by occasion flashes of savage irony
bespeaks the ____ character of the author.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

untainedvindictive
exemplifiedchivalrous
marreddichotomous
illuminatedimperturbable
interruptedambiguous

12.The ancient city of Pompeii lay ____in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius for more than
1700 years under a deep layer of volcanic ______.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

titledheat
unconsciouseruption
breeddebris
swelteringlava
despairingactivity

13.Guilt can be the excess baggage that keeps us paralyzed unless we dump it, but it
can also be the engine that propel us; it can be a self-punishment activity, but it can
also be the ___ that keeps us _______.
a) firstalert
b) torchalive
c) voiceenthralled
d) consciencecivilized
e) adornmentcultured
14.Berting was an enigma to us; one moment smiling and telling funny stories, the next
snarling and hurling insults; one day ___and philosophical, the following,
completely outgoing and hail-fellow-well-met; sometimes unfeeling and flinty,
other times warmly____ and giving.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

pragmaticsoft
withdrawaldramatic
intellectualhostile
taciturnloquacious
introspectivesympathetic

15.So far, medical science has been ______, unsuccessful in identifying and isolating a
long-sought harmful enzyme, and ______ to treat the disease or slow down its fatal
profession.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

stymiedunable
stoppedinvalidated
weakenedpowerless
discouragedprohibited
ineffectualdisqualified

16.Although he is generally considered to be a highly opinionated person, he does not

______ but rather _______ those, who on principle, oppose his views.
a) despiseadmires
b) valuecompels
c) crushdazzles
d) single outisolates
e) attackreveals
17.The incidence of sexual promiscuity among young people, formerly_____, has
grown to such a degree that AIDS has become the chief ______of STD related
deaths for the past five years.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

noteworthyoutcome
pervasiveroot
negligiblecause
minoreffect
widespreadpromoter

18. The rising title feminism promised equality to all, regardless of _______, but she
found, as an older woman newly returned to the arena, that her experience and skills
were only ___marketable.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

raceinversely
abilityretroactively
legalismcommercially
opposition fortuitous
genderminimally

19. We are taking aback when we learned of his defection, never having suspected that
he was anything but loyal, so credible has been his _____ of fidelity and devotion to the
cause.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

vociferation
intimidation
dissimulation
presumption
presentiment

20. Abstemious by virtue of his upbringing, he was ill-equipped to cope with

temptation and his descent into gluttony and ___ was swift and _____.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

felonyrewarding
melancholymournful
dissipation precipitous
telecopymerciful
barratryfinal

21. Planning large scale troop movement is fairly routine- you learn about ___ in
officers Candidate School; however, _____ of such movement is something you
learn only through experience.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

Mobilityanticipation
logisticsimplementation
clerical workinfiltration
strategyimplementation
demobilizationredeployment

22. He saw himself as a Good Samaritan whose ____advice and assistance unsolicited
though it was, would save us from our own stupidity and incompetence but we saw
him as an ___ meddler.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

grudginginsuperable
intelligibleoffensive
redundantunnecessary
valuableofficious
sparingofficious

23. Although he had shown himself to be ____ in the most dangerous of situations in
both war and peace, he revealed himself a ____ in the social atmosphere of the
female-dominated drawing room.
a) reliableself-assured
b) intrepid craven
c) calm cavalier
d) heroic--diehard
e) self-controlleddiplomat

24. The air was bitter cold, the temperature well below the freezing point, yet they
found themselves ___freely as they clambered up the steep northern slope.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

laughing
perspiring
disporting
shivering
confiding

25. Amid the euphoria, and sense of _____ at Sundays prayer rally, there too, was a
mood of _____.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

longinginjustice
unity---skepticism
responsibilityenthusiasm
victoryloneliness
cooperationimpartiality

26. He labored industriously at the job for long, weary hours, giving____ of his energy
and loyalty, no matter how great the demands; as a result, when the plant
superintendents position fell vacant, he was_______ by directors.
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)

grudginglythoughtlessly
sparinglyalmost
someagain
unstintinglyunanimously
freelyreluctantly
Answers:

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

b
c
b
a
c

6.
7.
8.
9.
10.

b
b
a
e
e

11.
12.
13.
14.
15.

d
c
d
e
a

16.
17.
18.
19.
20.

a
c
e
a
c

21.
22.
23.
24.
25.

a
b
d
b
b

26. d