TOEIC Part 5 (Incomplete Sentences) is 30 questions at the start of the 75-minute Reading section. Every item is one sentence with one blank and four options. There is no passage to read, which makes Part 5 the cheapest place in Reading to bank marks — and the place where slow readers lose the time they need for Part 7.
Part 5 tests three things and almost nothing else: word form, grammar, and word choice. The 30 items below are sorted that way so you can see which category is costing you marks.
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| Part | Questions |
|---|---|
| Part 5 Incomplete Sentences | 30 |
| Part 6 Text Completion | 16 |
| Part 7 Reading Comprehension | 54 |
| Reading total | 100 in 75 minutes |
Identify the slot: subject, object, verb, adjective before a noun, or adverb modifying a verb.
1. The committee gave its ______ to the revised budget. (A) approve (B) approval (C) approved (D) approvingly — (B). After “its” you need a noun.
2. All applicants must submit their forms ______ before the deadline. (A) electronic (B) electronics (C) electronically (D) electronic. — (C). Modifies the verb “submit”.
3. The new scheduling system is remarkably ______. (A) efficiency (B) efficiently (C) efficient (D) efficiencies — (C). After a linking verb plus adverb you need an adjective.
4. Ms. Duarte is the ______ of the northern division. (A) manage (B) manageable (C) manager (D) managing — (C). “the ___ of” needs a person noun.
5. The report offers a ______ analysis of the market. (A) detail (B) detailed (C) details (D) detailing — (B). Adjective before a noun.
6. Sales rose ______ in the final quarter. (A) sharp (B) sharpness (C) sharply (D) sharpen — (C).
7. The ______ of the new branch took eight months. (A) construct (B) constructive (C) construction (D) constructively — (C).
8. Please keep the storage room ______ at all times. (A) lock (B) locked (C) locking (D) lockable — (B). “keep + object + past participle”.
9. Our supplier has been ______ reliable for a decade. (A) consistency (B) consistent (C) consistently (D) consist — (C). Adverb modifying the adjective “reliable”.
10. Attendance at the briefing is ______ for all supervisors. (A) require (B) required (C) requiring (D) requirement — (B).
11. By the time the auditors arrive, we ______ the inventory. (A) complete (B) completed (C) will have completed (D) are completing — (C). “By the time” plus future reference takes future perfect.
12. Neither the supervisor nor the technicians ______ available yesterday. (A) was (B) were (C) is (D) has been — (B). With “neither…nor”, the verb agrees with the nearer subject.
13. The equipment ______ last week has already been installed. (A) deliver (B) delivered (C) delivering (D) delivers — (B). Reduced passive relative clause.
14. ______ the delay, the shipment reached the client on time. (A) Although (B) Despite (C) Because (D) However — (B). “Despite” takes a noun phrase; “although” needs a clause.
15. The manual explains ______ to reset the device. (A) how (B) what (C) which (D) that — (A).
16. Employees ______ complete the training will receive a certificate. (A) who (B) which (C) whose (D) whom — (A).
17. The proposal must be approved ______ the board meets. (A) during (B) while (C) before (D) since — (C).
18. Had we known about the change, we ______ the order. (A) will cancel (B) would have cancelled (C) cancel (D) had cancelled — (B). Inverted third conditional.
19. Each of the departments ______ its own budget. (A) submit (B) submits (C) are submitting (D) have submitted — (B). “Each of” takes a singular verb.
20. The contract will be renewed ______ both parties agree. (A) unless (B) provided that (C) in case (D) whereas — (B).
21. Please ______ the attached invoice for your records. (A) retain (B) retire (C) refrain (D) reveal — (A).
22. The airline will ______ passengers for the delay. (A) compensate (B) complement (C) compliment (D) comprise — (A).
23. Sales figures ______ expectations this quarter. (A) exceeded (B) excelled (C) extended (D) excluded — (A).
24. We must ______ to the safety regulations at all times. (A) adhere (B) admit (C) advance (D) advise — (A). “Adhere to” is the fixed collocation.
25. The vendor agreed to ______ the shipping cost. (A) waive (B) wave (C) weigh (D) warn — (A).
26. Attendance has declined ______ since the venue changed. (A) steadily (B) steadfast (C) steady (D) stealth — (A).
27. The new policy takes ______ on the first of April. (A) effect (B) affect (C) effective (D) efficient — (A). “Take effect” is fixed.
28. All expenses must be ______ with a receipt. (A) accompanied (B) associated (C) attributed (D) accounted — (A).
29. The firm has a strong ______ for on-time delivery. (A) reputation (B) recognition (C) reference (D) reception — (A).
30. Please ______ from using mobile phones in the studio. (A) refrain (B) restrain (C) retain (D) remain — (A).
30, at the start of the Reading section. Parts 5, 6 and 7 share one 75-minute block of 100 questions.
About 20–25 seconds. Spending a minute per item leaves too little time for Part 7, which has 54 questions.
ETS does not publish a negative-marking rule for TOEIC Listening and Reading, so never leave a blank.
Word form, verb grammar, and word choice. Looking at the four options first tells you which of the three you are dealing with before you read the sentence.
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