Example 1
Fill in the blank: He insisted ___ paying the bill.
Answer: D) on
The verb "insist" takes the preposition "on".
Fill in the Blanks (Grammar) questions for competitive exams: rules, worked examples and practice
Fill in the blank questions test grammar (tense, prepositions, articles, subject–verb agreement) and vocabulary in context.
Key rules and formulas
- Find the subject and match the verb in number ("Neither the teacher nor the students were…" agrees with the nearer subject).
- Check time markers for tense ("since" and "for" with perfect tenses).
- Fixed prepositions: good at, accused of, senior to, prefer … to.
- "Hardly … when" and "No sooner … than" are fixed pairs.
Common traps
- Matching the verb to the wrong subject.
- Using "than" after "senior" or "prefer".
Where Fill in the Blanks (Grammar) is asked
- IBPS Clerk Prelims (English Language)
- IBPS PO Prelims (English Language)
- SBI Clerk Prelims (English Language)
- SBI PO Prelims (English Language)
- SSC CGL Tier 1 (English Comprehension)
- SSC CGL Tier 2 (English Language & Comprehension)
- SSC CHSL Tier 1 (English Language)
Worked examples
Example 2
Fill in the blank: The news ___ true.
Answer: D) is
"News" is uncountable and takes a singular verb.
Example 3
Fill in the blank: No sooner did he arrive ___ it began to rain.
Answer: B) than
"No sooner … than" is the correct correlative pair.
More Fill in the Blanks (Grammar) practice questions
- Fill in the blank: The children were so tired that they ___ asleep at once.
- Fill in the blank: One of my friends ___ a doctor.
- Fill in the blank: He was born ___ 15 August.
- Fill in the blank: He has been working here ___ 2015.
- Fill in the blank: Hardly had I reached the station ___ the train left.
- Fill in the blank: Bread and butter ___ my favourite breakfast.
- Fill in the blank: We reached the station after the train ___.
- Fill in the blank: She is good ___ mathematics.
- Fill in the blank: I am looking forward to ___ you.
- Fill in the blank: The sun ___ in the east.
- Fill in the blank: He is senior ___ me.
- Fill in the blank: She has lived in Delhi ___ three years.
- Fill in the blank: If I ___ you, I would apologise.
- Fill in the blank: He is accused ___ theft.
- Fill in the blank: I prefer tea ___ coffee.
- Fill in the blank: Neither the teacher nor the students ___ present.
- Fill in the blank: She sings ___ than her sister.
Frequently asked questions
What is Fill in the Blanks (Grammar) in competitive exams?
Fill in the blank questions test grammar (tense, prepositions, articles, subject–verb agreement) and vocabulary in context.
Which exams ask Fill in the Blanks (Grammar) questions?
On MockBazaar, Fill in the Blanks (Grammar) questions appear in IBPS Clerk Prelims, IBPS PO Prelims, SBI Clerk Prelims, SBI PO Prelims, SSC CGL Tier 1, SSC CGL Tier 2, SSC CHSL Tier 1.
What is the most common mistake in Fill in the Blanks (Grammar)?
Matching the verb to the wrong subject.