TOEIC Part 5 Exercises: 20 Incomplete Sentences with Answers

TOEIC Part 5 vocabulary practice should require more than a workplace topic match. ETS identifies Part 5 of TOEIC Listening and Reading as Incomplete Sentences. In each original item below, one answer fits the grammar, collocation, and intended meaning. These are independent exercises, not recalled test questions.

Complete all twenty before reading the explanations. This is the answer-bank companion to Lyra Practice's TOEIC Part 5 vocabulary and collocations guide: the guide teaches the decision patterns, while this page supplies new incomplete sentences. Continue in the TOEIC vocabulary practice hub.

Set 1: word forms

1. The supplier responded ______ to our request for revised figures. A prompt B promptly C promptness D prompted
2. The new storage system has improved the ______ of order processing. A efficient B efficiently C efficiency D efficiencies
3. All expense claims require written ______ from a department manager. A approve B approved C approving D approval
4. The software is ______ with both operating systems used by the firm. A compatibility B compatible C compatibly D compatibilities
5. Demand remained ______ throughout the final quarter. A stability B stabilize C stable D stably

Answers: 1 B, an adverb modifies responded. 2 C, a noun follows the. 3 D, written approval is a noun phrase. 4 B, an adjective follows is. 5 C, the linking verb remained takes an adjective.

Set 2: collocations

6. The company will ______ a survey to identify training needs. A conduct B manufacture C commit D construct
7. Early booking is recommended because seating is ______. A limited B narrowed C shortened D reducedly
8. The revised procedure is intended to ______ the risk of duplicate payments. A mitigate B persuade C simplify D dissolve
9. Please ______ attention to the updated delivery address. A make B pay C spend D offer
10. The two departments reached an ______ on how to share the equipment. A agreement B appointment C engagement D arrangemently

Answers: 6 A, conduct a survey. 7 A, seating is limited. 8 A, risks are mitigated when reduced rather than removed. 9 B, pay attention to. 10 A, reach an agreement on.

Set 3: status and degree

11. The conference room has been ______ reserved until the deposit is received. A provision B provisional C provisionally D provisioning
12. The draft schedule is ______ and may change after the client meeting. A tentative B permanent C decisive D negligible
13. Sales rose only ______ in April, from 810 to 816 units. A sharply B slightly C completely D universally
14. The delay had a ______ impact because the replacement arrived before production began. A negligible B prevalent C decisive D widespread
15. The renovation caused ______ disruption, closing the main entrance for six weeks. A substantial B imperceptible C provisional D ambiguous

Answers: 11 C, an adverb modifies reserved, while the pending deposit explains the temporary status. 12 A, tentative is not firm. 13 B, six units is a small rise in this context. 14 A, the timing made the impact too small to matter. 15 A, a six-week closure supports a considerable effect.

Set 4: logic and connectors

16. The west entrance is closed; ______, visitors should use the doors beside the café. A therefore B similarly C otherwise D meanwhile
17. The basic package is less expensive, ______ it does not include technical support. A because B but C unless D so that
18. Ms. Ito is prepared to lead the presentation ______ Mr. Reyes is delayed. A in case B despite C whereas D due to
19. The equipment passed the safety check; ______, a separate electrical inspection is still required. A for example B nevertheless C consequently D similarly
20. Submit the form by Thursday ______ your access can be activated on Monday. A so that B although C rather than D despite

Answers: 16 A, the direction follows from the closure. 17 B, the missing support contrasts with lower cost. 18 A, in case marks a precaution against the possibility of Mr. Reyes being delayed. 19 B, the additional requirement contrasts with the successful check. 20 A, the submission enables the result.

Mixed reasoning check

Compare items 11 and 12. A provisional arrangement can already operate while awaiting confirmation; a tentative proposal is not yet firm. Compare 14 and 15: the context—not the noun impact—determines whether the effect is negligible or substantial.

For each error, record three clues in a review table: required word class, complete collocation, and context signal. Then use TOEIC Part 5 vocabulary and collocations to practice the same decision without relying on these answer positions.

Sources

• TOEIC Listening and Reading overview
• TOEIC Listening and Reading sample test

Related

• TOEIC Part 5 vocabulary and collocations
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• TOEIC reading vocabulary by part

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