Sentence completion

Written by Sara Ahmed (English)

MDCAT · English · 10 questions

Name: ____________________ Date: ____________

Although it was raining, they ___ for a walk.
- A gone
- B going
- C go
- D went
The more you practise, the ___ you become.
- A good
- B best
- C better
- D more good
She ___ for two hours when he arrived.
- A had been waiting
- B was waited
- C waits
- D waited
By next year, he ___ his degree.
- A has completed
- B will complete
- C will have completed
- D completes
He denied ___ the window.
- A breaking
- B to have break
- C to break
- D break
I would rather you ___ here tonight.
- A will stay
- B stayed
- C staying
- D stay
Unless you ___ hard, you will fail the test.
- A will work
- B work
- C do not work
- D worked
The book, together with the pen, ___ on the table.
- A is
- B were
- C are
- D have been
He is the ___ of the two brothers.
- A most tall
- B more taller
- C taller
- D tallest
She suggested that he ___ a doctor.
- A see
- B sees
- C saw
- D seeing

Answer key

1. D, 2. C, 3. A, 4. C, 5. A, 6. B, 7. B, 8. A, 9. C, 10. A

The sentence describes a past event, so the simple past went is needed.
The pattern the more ... the better uses comparatives in both parts.
The past perfect continuous shows an action that began before another past event and was still going on.
The future perfect, will have completed, is used for an action that will be finished before a stated future time.
The verb deny is followed by an -ing form.
After would rather with a different subject, the past form is used to talk about the present or future.
Unless already has a negative meaning, so the verb after it is positive: unless you work.
The phrase together with does not change the subject. The subject is book, which is singular.
When comparing two people, the comparative form taller is used.
After suggest that, the base form of the verb is used, as in see.