Sentence Completion Tips and Tricks for Government Exams

Check the Number of Blanks

Ensure you consider the number of blanks present in the sentence. If there's a single blank, pay attention to clues and word context. For multiple blanks, try backtracking through options and blanks for effective elimination and response.

Contextual Meaning

Begin by comprehending the sentence's context before attempting to answer. Select a word that aligns with the sentence's meaning and maintains its underlying context without altering it. Exercise caution in your choice.

Order of Words

Adhere to the structure and order of words as dictated by English grammar, respecting the rules governing the arrangement of parts of speech. Understand the sequence, such as when to use nouns followed by pronouns or other grammar clues.

Correct Grammar

Ensure accuracy not only in word selection but also in grammar, particularly in phrase and sentence-based questions. Even when uncertain of a word's meaning, avoid making blind guesses to maintain grammatical correctness.

Visualize

Form a habit of visualizing your answer by reading the sentence and considering a fitting word. Visualization aids in accurate word selection that aligns with the sentence's concept.

Similar Options

Exercise caution when encountering similar options; while they may appear synonymous, choose the word that best fits the given context.

Enhance Vocabulary Skills

Improving your sentence completion score hinges significantly on expanding and refining your vocabulary. Ways to achieve this include:

• Reading English literature, articles, and newspapers
• Learning 5-10 new words daily alongside their meanings
• Engaging in conversations in English
• Grasping fundamental grammar principles
• Regularly practicing sentence completion exercises
• Learning from errors and retaining lessons from them.

Solved Example

Example 1: My friend has good __________ over English and Hindi.
(a) authority
(b) command
(c) expertise
(d) hold
Ans: (b)
When you say or interpret that someone is very fluent in a language, it means that the person has a good command over it.

Example 2: The bus met with an accident and was _____ the traffic, so he had a hard time driving through the downtown.
(a) obstructing
(b) obviating
(c) hiding
(d) disturbing
Ans: (a)
In this question we see that a supporting signpost word is used, which means that the two sentence are co-related. The context here is that the bus met with an accident (negative) so the following clause will also be negative. Now the person was having a hard time driving that means there were obstacles in the way. Hence, we go with the word ‘obstructing’.