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Lesson #7•5 Practice Exercises Included

Sentence Completion & Word-Limit Traps

Maintaining strict text fidelity and avoiding over-length penalty traps.

Practice Sentence Completion
## Sentence Completion Rules ### The Word Limit Mandate: - **'NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS'**: Writing 3 words scores **0 points**, even if the information is 100% correct! - **'ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER'**: - *'15 meters'* = 1 number + 1 word (Valid). - *'fifteen meters'* = 2 words (Valid). - *'fifteen long meters'* = 3 words (INVALID). ### Crucial Tip: Never change the form of the word in Sentence Completion—copy the exact word directly from the passage!
Interactive 5-Question Strategy Quiz
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1

The instruction says 'NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS'. You write 'the safety goggles'. The score is:

2

In Sentence Completion without a word bank, you should:

3

Is '35%' considered a number or a word in IELTS?

4

If the passage says 'the larvae undergo metamorphosis', and the question is 'The larvae experience [gap]', the answer is:

5

Are hyphenated words like 'high-speed' counted as one word or two?

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Practice Sentence Completion