Fill in the Blanks — Practice

Question 1

Fill in the blank: He is good ___ mathematics.
(a) in (b) at (c) on (d) for

Accepted Answer

(b) at.

'Good at' is the fixed collocation for skill in a subject.

Question 2

Fill in the blank: She is intelligent ___ lazy.
(a) and (b) but (c) so (d) or

Accepted Answer

(b) but.

Intelligence and laziness are opposing traits, so the sentence needs a contrast connector.

Question 3

Fill in the blank: The teacher asked the students to ___ their books.
(a) opens (b) opened (c) open (d) opening

Accepted Answer

(c) open.

After 'to' the verb takes the base form: to open.

Question 4

Fill in the blank: Despite ___ hard, he failed the exam.
(a) work (b) worked (c) working (d) works

Accepted Answer

(c) working.

A verb after the preposition 'despite' takes the -ing form.

Question 5

Fill in the blank: The government decided to ___ strict measures to curb pollution.
(a) compose (b) expose (c) impose (d) dispose

Accepted Answer

(c) impose.

'Impose measures/restrictions' is the correct collocation; the others don't pair with 'measures'.

Question 6

Fill in the blank: Neither the students nor the teacher ___ present.
(a) were (b) are (c) was (d) have

Accepted Answer

(c) was.

With 'neither…nor', the verb agrees with the nearer subject, 'teacher' (singular).

Question 7

Fill in the blank: The critic's ___ remarks discouraged the young writer.
(a) encouraging (b) generous (c) scathing (d) kind

Accepted Answer

(c) scathing.

The outcome 'discouraged' signals a negative-charge word; scathing means harshly critical.

Question 8

Fill in the blanks: ___ he was exhausted, he ___ working through the night.
(a) Because / stopped (b) Although / continued (c) Since / abandoned (d) Unless / kept

Accepted Answer

(b) Although / continued.

The contrast connector 'although' matches the sustained action 'continued'; both words must fit, which rules out the other pairs.

Question 9

Fill in the blank: He has been suffering ___ a high fever since Monday.
(a) of (b) with (c) from (d) by

Accepted Answer

(c) from.

'Suffer from' an illness is the fixed pairing.

Practice — Fill in the Blanks

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