IELTS Practice Lab™Question-Type Drill
READING
Drill R8 · Reading

Sentence Completion

10 passages. Complete each sentence with words from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer. Spelling must be correct.

How this question type works ›
  • Answers must be words taken from the passage — don't paraphrase or invent your own.
  • Obey the word limit exactly. ‘NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS’ means one or two words, never three.
  • Predict the kind of word the gap needs (a noun? a number? an adjective?) before you search.
  • The sentence paraphrases the passage, so find the matching idea, then lift the exact word.
  • Copy the spelling carefully — a misspelt answer is marked wrong.

Worked example — let's solve one together

Passage: “Wide feet stop camels sinking into soft sand.”

Sentence: A camel's ______ feet prevent it sinking into the sand.

Answer: wide. The passage says ‘wide feet’. We lift the exact word and stay within the limit.

Complete each sentence — NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS

Type the word(s) and press Check or Enter. Answers must come from the passage and be spelled correctly.

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All 10 passages complete 🌱

Carry into the mock: lift the exact word from the passage, respect the word limit, and double-check the spelling.

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