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TOEIC Part 5 Practice Test: 30 Incomplete Sentences in 12 Minutes

Thirty gap-fill questions against the clock, the pace you need on test day to leave enough time for the long reading passages in Part 7.

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Quick answer

In the TOEIC Listening and Reading test, Part 5 (Incomplete Sentences) opens the Reading section: 30 sentences, each with one gap and four options (questions 101–130). It shares the 75-minute Reading section with Part 6 (16 questions) and Part 7 (54 questions), so most test-takers aim to finish Part 5 in 10 to 12 minutes. Reading is scored from 5 to 495. Engame's TOEIC Part 5 practice test gives you 30 gap-fill questions in 12 minutes and reports your accuracy; it does not claim a TOEIC score.

Official TOEIC Part 5 format

Section	Questions	Minutes	Points
Listening (Parts 1–4)	100	45	5–495
Reading (Parts 5–7)	100	75	5–495
of which Part 5: Incomplete Sentences	30	—	—
Total	200	~120	10–990

Sources: ETS: TOEIC tests; ETS: Mapping the TOEIC tests on the CEFR

What the Engame TOEIC Part 5 mock test covers

Section	Questions	Minutes	Task types on Engame
Grammar (Part 5 style)	30	12	grammar gap-fill

Engame's items come from its English grammar bank: tenses, conditionals, the passive, modal verbs and agreement, mostly at B1–B2. Real Part 5 also tests business vocabulary, word forms (-tion, -tive, -ly) and prepositions in office settings, which Engame does not cover yet.
The real test is on paper or computer with an answer sheet; Engame shows one question at a time with a running clock, and practice mode gives the explanation straight after each answer.
Exam mode runs each section on its own clock and allows 2 plays per audio item; practice mode has no clock and shows each explanation at once. Every attempt draws new questions.

How your TOEIC Part 5 score is calculated

Engame shows the share of the 30 questions you answered correctly, plus your time. Wrong answers go to a review list you can practise again.

Estimate only

There is no conversion to the TOEIC scale here on purpose: Part 5 is 30 of 100 reading questions, and ETS converts raw answers to scaled scores with a different table for each test form. Use your percentage and your time to track progress.

What Part 5 tests, and what a good score looks like

Part 5 checks grammar and vocabulary at sentence level. The four options usually belong to one of a few families: forms of the same word (decide, decision, decisive, decisively), verb tenses and voice, pronouns, prepositions and conjunctions, or four words with similar meanings.

ETS publishes a mapping between TOEIC scores and the CEFR. For Reading, the minimum scores are 115 for A2, 275 for B1, 385 for B2 and 455 for C1. Many employers and universities that use TOEIC ask for a total of 600 to 800 out of 990, depending on the role.

Because Part 5 is fast and predictable, it is where most candidates gain or lose the time they need for Part 7. Getting 30 items done in 12 minutes with 80% or more accuracy is a sensible training target.

TOEIC Part 5 tips

Read the options first. If they are forms of one word, you only need the words around the gap to decide; if they are four different verbs, read the whole sentence.
Look for time markers. since, by next year, for three months, already: these decide the tense, as several sample questions below show.
Spend about 20 seconds per item. If you are not sure after 30 seconds, choose the most likely option and move on. There is no penalty for a wrong answer.
Review by question type. After each practice test, sort your mistakes: word form, tense, preposition or vocabulary. One weak family usually explains most errors.

TOEIC Part 5 sample questions with answers

Real questions from the bank Engame builds this test from. Pick an answer, then open it to check.

1. If I ___ you, I would apologize. (be)

was
were
would be
am

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B. were Type 2: 'were' is used for every person, as in 'If I were you'.

2. Anna ___ the plan for two hours. (discuss)

have discussed
have been discussing
has been discussing
were discussing

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C. has been discussing "for two hours" emphasizes the amount of time this has lasted until now, so this sentence uses the Present Perfect Continuous. The formula is have/has been + V-ing. The subject "Anna" goes with "has" so the answer is "has been discussed".

3. The cake ___ by my grandmother. It's delicious! (make)

is made
was made
has made
made

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B. was made The cake was made in the past, so 'was made'.

4. "Don't touch that!" → She told the children ___

not to touch that.
don't touch that.
to don't touch that.
to not touch that.

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A. not to touch that. A negative command becomes told + object + not to + verb.

5. By the end of this year, my parents ___ a short talk. (give)

give
will give
will have given
were giving

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C. will have given "by the end of this year" sets a future date before this will be completed, so this sentence uses the Future Perfect tense. The formula is will have + past participle: will have given.

6. The children ___ the news for three months by next year. (watch)

will have been watching
watch
will watch
watched

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A. will have been watching "for three months by next year" shows that up to that future point, this has lasted for a period of time, so this sentence uses the Future Perfect Continuous tense. The formula is will have been + V-ing: will have been watching.

7. Anna ___ vegetables for three hours. (grow)

have grown
had been growing
have been growing
were growing

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B. had been growing "for three hours" emphasizes the amount of time this lasted before a point in the past, so this sentence uses the Past Perfect Continuous tense. The formula is had been + V-ing: had been growing.

8. Everyone ___ the answer. (know)

knows
are knowing
know
have known

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A. knows 'Everyone' always takes a singular verb: knows.

TOEIC Part 5 FAQ

How many questions are in TOEIC Part 5?

30 incomplete-sentence questions, numbered 101 to 130, at the start of the Reading section.

How much time should I spend on Part 5?

The Reading section gives 75 minutes for all 100 questions. Most test-takers try to finish Part 5 in 10 to 12 minutes to keep about 55 minutes for Parts 6 and 7.

Can Engame predict my TOEIC score?

No. It reports accuracy and time on 30 Part 5-style items. A real TOEIC score depends on all seven parts and on ETS's conversion table for each test form.

What TOEIC Reading score equals B2?

According to ETS's CEFR mapping, B2 starts at 385 out of 495 for Reading, and B1 at 275.

Is the TOEIC Part 5 practice test free?

Yes. It is free, needs no account, and every attempt draws a new set of questions from the bank.