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GMAT Text Completion — practice questions

Explore 64 free Text Completion questions in GMAT Verbal Reasoning. Open each question or exercise to read its content, reference answers and available explanation.

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Match each discourse marker / transition word with its logical direction:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each classic GRE high-frequency antonym pair:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each Latin/Greek root word with its English meaning and derivative:Read the answer and worked solution →Match each nuanced GRE high-utility vocabulary word with its precise definition:Read the answer and worked solution →Despite the speaker's reputation for being _______, her brief two-minute address surprised everyone in the auditorium with its conciseness.Read the answer and worked solution →The committee found the candidate's arguments _______; every claim was backed by undeniable empirical data and airtight logic.Read the answer and worked solution →Rather than embracing compromise, the CEO remained completely _______, refusing to concede even minor points during contract negotiations.Read the answer and worked solution →The artist was known for her _______ tastes, effortlessly synthesizing influences from medieval European tapestries, Japanese woodblocks, and African sculpture.Read the answer and worked solution →Far from being _______, the new law had profound and destructive consequences across the entire manufacturing sector.Read the answer and worked solution →An expert in ancient numismatics, Dr. Ellis gave a lecture so full of arcane terminology that only a few _______ scholars could follow his reasoning.Read the answer and worked solution →The prime minister sought to _______ the public's mounting anger by announcing a prompt investigation into the bribery scandal.Read the answer and worked solution →Known for his _______ nature, Marcus avoided small talk and communicated almost entirely through monosyllabic nods and gestures.Read the answer and worked solution →Because the evidence against the defendant was entirely _______, the judge dismissed the charges, stating that circumstantial rumors could not establish guilt.Read the answer and worked solution →The scientist was an outspoken _______ who continually challenged established orthodoxies and overturned long-held academic consensus.Read the answer and worked solution →The monarch lived a life of unchecked _______, spending millions on lavish banquets while the state treasury rapidly depleted.Read the answer and worked solution →Rather than providing a direct answer, the spokesperson gave an _______ statement that could easily be interpreted in multiple contradictory ways.Read the answer and worked solution →The youth's sudden burst of joy proved _______; within an hour, gloomy reality returned and extinguished his brief enthusiasm.Read the answer and worked solution →Faced with conflicting advice from his advisors, the president continued to _______, delaying a critical foreign policy decision for weeks.Read the answer and worked solution →The professor's lecture was criticized for being too _______, obsessing over minor grammatical technicalities while missing the thematic beauty of the poem.Read the answer and worked solution →The courtier was an incurable _______, showering the emperor with constant, unctuous flattery to gain personal favors.Read the answer and worked solution →Although gold is dense and solid, it is also exceptionally _______, capable of being hammered into ultra-thin sheets without fracturing.Read the answer and worked solution →The detective immediately realized the suspect's alibi was _______; train ticket records showed he was hundreds of miles away at the time.Read the answer and worked solution →The medicine did not cure the chronic illness, but it served to _______ the patient's acute pain and discomfort.Read the answer and worked solution →In public forums, she presented an image of supreme confidence, but in private she was surprisingly _______ and plagued by self-doubt.Read the answer and worked solution →The tyrant ruled with _______ arrogance, executing anyone who dared question his decrees without a second thought.Read the answer and worked solution →Because of the drought, there was a severe _______ of potable water throughout the desert provinces.Read the answer and worked solution →The candidate's _______ remarks about international diplomacy revealed a shocking lack of sophistication and world knowledge.Read the answer and worked solution →The monks practiced extreme _______, sleeping on bare stone floors and subsisting on bread and water.Read the answer and worked solution →Rather than a temporary setback, the financial audit revealed _______ structural deficits that threatened the university's very existence.Read the answer and worked solution →The suffocating tropical humidity seemed to _______ even the most energetic hikers, leaving them thoroughly exhausted within minutes.Read the answer and worked solution →

Worked practice questions

Match each discourse marker / transition word with its logical direction:

  1. 1-A, 2-B, 3-C
  2. 1-B, 2-A, 3-C
  3. 1-C, 2-B, 3-A
  4. 1-A, 2-C, 3-B
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Correct answer: A. 1-A, 2-B, 3-C

Contrast reverses tone, elaboration continues same direction, consequence signals causal result.

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Match each classic GRE high-frequency antonym pair:

  1. 1-A, 2-B, 3-C
  2. 1-B, 2-A, 3-C
  3. 1-C, 2-B, 3-A
  4. 1-A, 2-C, 3-B
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Correct answer: A. 1-A, 2-B, 3-C

Taciturn/loquacious is silence/talkative, parsimonious/prodigal is stingy/extravagant, ephemeral/perennial is brief/lasting.

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Match each Latin/Greek root word with its English meaning and derivative:

  1. 1-A, 2-B, 3-C
  2. 1-B, 2-A, 3-C
  3. 1-C, 2-B, 3-A
  4. 1-A, 2-C, 3-B
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Correct answer: A. 1-A, 2-B, 3-C

Loqu means speak, pugn means fight, ver means truth.

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