Duolingo English Test (DET)

Duolingo English Test — Fill in the Blanks, Set 1

Take the Duolingo English Test — Fill in the Blanks, Set 1: 20 multiple-choice questions (30 minutes) with instant scoring and a full answer review.…

What this test covers

20 DET Vocabulary

Sample questions with answers

The first 5 questions of this test, with the correct answer and explanation.

Q1. Complete the word in this sentence: "The museum has a large coll______ of ancient coins."
- A. collection ✓
- B. collision
- C. college
- D. colleague
Answer: A. collection
Explanation: A museum has a collection of objects.
Q2. Complete the word in this sentence: "The doctor gave me some good adv______ about healthy eating."
- A. advice ✓
- B. advert
- C. advance
- D. adventure
Answer: A. advice
Explanation: A doctor gives advice.
Q3. Complete the word in this sentence: "We had to can______ the picnic because of the rain."
- A. cancel ✓
- B. canvas
- C. canal
- D. candle
Answer: A. cancel
Explanation: Rain makes people cancel a picnic.
Q4. Complete the word in this sentence: "He works hard and is always on time; he is very rel______."
- A. relative
- B. reliable ✓
- C. religious
- D. relaxed
Answer: B. reliable
Explanation: Someone who works hard and is punctual is reliable.
Q5. Complete the word in this sentence: "The company plans to exp______ into new markets next year."
- A. expect
- B. explain
- C. expire
- D. expand ✓
Answer: D. expand
Explanation: Companies expand into new markets.

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Q6. Complete the word in this sentence: "Please complete the app______ form and send it by Friday."
- A. appetite
- B. appointment
- C. appearance
- D. application
Q7. Complete the word in this sentence: "The bridge was closed for rep______ after the storm."
- A. repairs
- B. repeats
- C. reports
- D. replies
Q8. Complete the word in this sentence: "She was nerv______ before her first job interview."
- A. nerves
- B. nervy
- C. nervous
- D. nerved
Q9. Complete the word in this sentence: "Regular exercise can imp______ your health."
- A. impose
- B. impress
- C. improve
- D. import
Q10. Complete the word in this sentence: "The teacher asked the students to desc______ their favourite place."
- A. description
- B. describe
- C. descent
- D. descend
Q11. Complete the word in this sentence: "There was a long del______ before the flight finally left."
- A. delight
- B. delivery
- C. delete
- D. delay
Q12. Complete the word in this sentence: "The two brothers look very sim______; people often confuse them."
- A. simmer
- B. simple
- C. simulate
- D. similar
Q13. Complete the word in this sentence: "Our team won the comp______ for the second year in a row."
- A. computer
- B. complaint
- C. competition
- D. company
Q14. Complete the word in this sentence: "It is diff______ to concentrate when the room is noisy."
- A. difficult
- B. different
- C. diffuse
- D. differ
Q15. Complete the word in this sentence: "The scientists made an important disc______ about the disease."
- A. discount
- B. discovery
- C. discipline
- D. discussion
Q16. Complete the word in this sentence: "He apol______ for arriving late to the meeting."
- A. apology
- B. apologised
- C. apologetic
- D. apologies
Q17. Complete the word in this sentence: "The government introduced new rules to prot______ the environment."
- A. protest
- B. protein
- C. protect
- D. protocol
Q18. Complete the word in this sentence: "Tickets for the concert are avai______ online."
- A. availability
- B. avail
- C. availing
- D. available
Q19. Complete the word in this sentence: "The village is surr______ by mountains."
- A. surrender
- B. surrogate
- C. surrounded
- D. surreal
Q20. Complete the word in this sentence: "After months of practice, her English has impr______ a lot."
- A. improvised
- B. improved
- C. imprisoned
- D. impressed