Sentence Improvement, Fill in the Blanks - Question Bank

1. He ______ the importance of discipline.
A) underestimate
B) underestimates
C) underestimated
D) has underestimated
2. She ______ for the job interview tomorrow.
A) prepare
B) prepares
C) prepared
D) is preparing
3. The price of fuel has ______ significantly.
A) rise
B) rose
C) risen
D) rising
4. He is ______ to travel abroad.
A) allowed
B) permitted
C) authorized
D) sanctioned
5. She ______ her studies in Paris.
A) complete
B) completes
C) completed
D) has completed
6. The government ______ new measures to combat inflation.
A) introduce
B) introduces
C) introduced
D) has introduced
7. He is ______ to fly.
A) afraid
B) scared
C) frightened
D) terrified
8. She ______ her friend's advice.
A) follow
B) follows
C) followed
D) has followed
9. The company ______ its profits last quarter.
A) increase
B) increases
C) increased
D) has increased
10. He is ______ about the results.
A) anxious
B) eager
C) nervous
D) curious
11. She ______ a lot of books.
A) read
B) reads
C) has read
D) is reading
12. The team ______ the championship last year.
A) win
B) wins
C) won
D) has won
13. He is ______ to the new plan.
A) oppose
B) opposes
C) opposed
D) opposing
14. She ______ a letter to her parents.
A) write
B) writes
C) wrote
D) has written
15. The train ______ from platform 5.
A) depart
B) departs
C) departed
D) is departing
16. He is ______ to the rules.
A) adhere
B) adheres
C) adhering
D) adherence
17. She ______ her friend yesterday.
A) meet
B) meets
C) met
D) has met
18. The movie was ______ than I expected.
A) boring
B) more boring
C) most boring
D) less boring
19. He ______ his car last week.
A) sell
B) sells
C) sold
D) has sold
20. She ______ to the party tomorrow.
A) come
B) comes
C) came
D) will come
21. The children are playing ______ the park.
A) in
B) at
C) on
D) by
22. He is ______ in the team's success.
A) hopeful
B) hoping
C) hopes
D) hope
23. She ______ her exams last month.
A) pass
B) passes
C) passed
D) has passed
24. The dog barked ______ the stranger.
A) to
B) at
C) for
D) with
25. He ______ a book at the moment.
A) reads
B) read
C) is reading
D) has read
26. The project was ______ by the deadline.
A) complete
B) completes
C) completed
D) completing
27. She ______ a beautiful song.
A) sing
B) sings
C) sang
D) sung
28. He is ______ to play outside.
A) too young
B) young too
C) enough young
D) so young
29. The weather is ______ today.
A) good
B) better
C) best
D) more good
30. They have ______ a new restaurant in town.
A) open
B) opens
C) opened
D) opening
31. The evidence ______ that he is innocent.
A) suggest
B) suggests
C) suggested
D) suggesting
32. He is ______ than anyone else in the team.
A) strong
B) stronger
C) strongest
D) more strong
33. She ______ her homework before dinner.
A) finish
B) finishes
C) finished
D) has finished
34. The train ______ at 8 AM sharp.
A) arrive
B) arrives
C) arrived
D) is arriving
35. He is ______ in playing chess.
A) interested
B) interesting
C) interest
D) interests
36. She is ______ to speak at the conference.
A) invited
B) inviting
C) invites
D) invite
37. The cat is hiding ______ the bed.
A) on
B) under
C) over
D) above
38. He ______ to London last year.
A) travel
B) travels
C) traveled
D) has traveled
39. The meeting has been ______ until next week.
A) scheduled
B) canceled
C) postponed
D) arranged
40. Could you please ______ me a favor?
A) do
B) make
C) give
D) lend
41. She is ______ than her brother.
A) tall
B) taller
C) tallest
D) more tall
42. The old man ______ slowly across the road.
A) walks
B) walked
C) walking
D) is walking
43. He has been working ______ a doctor for ten years.
A) as
B) like
C) for
D) since
44. The book is ______ the table.
A) in
B) on
C) at
D) by
45. If I ______ you, I would study harder for the exam.
A) am
B) was
C) were
D) be
46. She ______ her keys somewhere in the house yesterday.
A) lose
B) lost
C) loses
D) has lost
47. The new policy aims to ______ employment opportunities for the youth.
A) decrease
B) reduce
C) increase
D) limit
48. He is ______ honest man, so you can trust him.
A) a
B) an
C) the
D) no article
49. Despite the heavy rain, the match ______ as scheduled.
A) was played
B) will be played
C) is played
D) played
50. The committee has ______ the proposal for further consideration.
A) accepted
B) rejected
C) deferred
D) approved