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TOEFL ITP Practice Test

Unofficial grammar questions of the two kinds in Section 2 of the TOEFL ITP: complete the sentence, find the error.

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Structure (complete the sentence) 30

  • ____ a second language takes patience and regular practice. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Gerunds, gerund as subject.
  • A student who misses the final examination must ____ the instructor before the end of the week. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Verbs with Helpers, modals.
  • After a long discussion, the two departments agreed ____ the cost of the new microscope. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Comparing Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives, verbs that take only infinitives.
  • The afternoon is the time ____ most study rooms are fully booked. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Relative Pronouns: Introduction and General Usage in Defining Clauses, table of relative pronouns.
  • All applications for the summer program must ____ before the end of the month. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Passive Verbs, passive voice using modal verbs.
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Structure (complete the sentence), continued

  • The article describes the conditions ____ the survey was carried out. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Relative Pronouns: Introduction and General Usage in Defining Clauses, object of a preposition.
  • By the end of this semester, the class ____ six laboratory reports. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Active Verb Tenses, future perfect.
  • By the time the guest speaker arrived, most of the audience ____ their seats. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Introduction to Verb Tenses, past perfect.
  • The department sent the revised schedule to the two lecturers and ____ last Friday. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Pronoun Case, compound structures.
  • Each of the research assistants ____ responsible for recording one set of measurements. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Making Subjects and Verbs Agree, guideline 6.
  • ____ the experiment took three weeks, the students finished their report on time. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses, dependent marker words.
  • The final grade consists ____ three short essays and one group presentation. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Prepositions for Time, Place, and Introducing Objects, to introduce objects of verbs.
  • If the committee had received the proposal earlier, it ____ the project last spring. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Introduction to Verb Tenses, past perfect in conditions.
  • The interview with the visiting author lasted ____ hour. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Articles: A versus An, exceptions.
  • The laboratory did not have ____ equipment for all twelve groups to work at once. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Count and Noncount Nouns (with Articles and Adjectives), quantity adjectives.
  • The lecture was moved to a larger hall ____ more than two hundred people had registered. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses, dependent and independent marker words.
  • The lecturer has ____ three books on the history of printing. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Irregular Verbs: Overview and List, write, wrote, written.
  • The list of required readings ____ posted on the course website every Monday. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Making Subjects and Verbs Agree, guideline 5.
  • Most first-year students avoid ____ courses that meet before nine in the morning. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Comparing Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives, verbs that take only gerunds.
  • Neither the instructor nor the students ____ aware that the room had been changed. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Making Subjects and Verbs Agree, guideline 3.
  • The new schedule seems ____ to most of the teaching staff. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, The Difference between Adjectives and Adverbs, adjectives after verbs of appearance.
  • The orientation program teaches new students to manage their time, to use the library, and ____ help when they need it. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Parallel Structure, words and phrases.
  • The professor ____ lecture we attended yesterday has written several textbooks. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Relative Pronouns: Introduction and General Usage in Defining Clauses, possessive.
  • The results of the second trial were ____ different from those of the first. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, The Difference between Adjectives and Adverbs, adverbs.
  • The samples ____ during the first week were stored in a separate room. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Participles, past participles.
  • The seminar on research methods begins ____ noon in the main lecture hall. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Prepositions for Time, Place, and Introducing Objects, one point in time.
  • Since the new library opened, the number of evening visitors ____ steadily. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Active Verb Tenses, present perfect.
  • The speaker offered ____ advice about choosing a field of study. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Count and Noncount Nouns (with Articles and Adjectives), quantity adjectives.
  • The students were praised for ____ the experiment without any help. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Gerunds, gerund as object of a preposition.
  • There ____ several reasons for the change in the examination schedule. ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Structure, complete the sentence. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Making Subjects and Verbs Agree, guideline 9.

Written Expression (find the error) 30

  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "[An] university [usually] publishes [its] examination schedule several weeks [in advance]." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Articles: A versus An, exceptions.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "[During] their [first] week on campus, the students [enjoyed] [to visit] the observatory." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Comparing Gerunds, Participles, and Infinitives, verbs that take only gerunds.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "[Everyone] in the two seminar [groups] [already] [have] a copy of the reading list." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Making Subjects and Verbs Agree, guideline 6.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "[Many] information in the [handbook] [is] out of date, so students [should] check the website." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Count and Noncount Nouns (with Articles and Adjectives), much, many.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "[Since] January the visiting [scientist] [has] [spoke] at three conferences." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Irregular Verbs: Overview and List, speak, spoke, spoken.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "Although [the task] was [difficult], [but] most students [finished] it on time." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Identifying Independent and Dependent Clauses, dependent marker words and coordinating conjunctions.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "Every [student] who [borrows] a book must return [them] [within] two weeks." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Using Pronouns Clearly, agree in number.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "For all first-year [students] in this program, [the] mathematics [is] a [required] subject." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Using Articles, omission of articles.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "She has studied at this university [since] three years and [plans] [to graduate] [in] June." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Prepositions for Time, Place, and Introducing Objects, extended time.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "Students [who] miss [a] class [should] [to ask] a classmate for the notes." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Verbs with Helpers, modals.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The [bridge] [was designed] by an engineer [which] also teaches a course [on] materials." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Relative Pronouns: Introduction and General Usage in Defining Clauses, table of relative pronouns.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The [final] examination [will be held] [in] Friday morning [at] nine o'clock." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Prepositions for Time, Place, and Introducing Objects, one point in time.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The [first] two [chapters] of the handbook [were] [wrote] by a team of librarians." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Passive Verbs, simple past passive.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The [instructions] for the experiment [seemed] [clearly] to everyone [in] the room." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, The Difference between Adjectives and Adverbs, adjectives after verbs of appearance.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The [main] library, [that] stays open until midnight, [is] the quietest place [to study]." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Relative Pronouns in Non-defining Clauses, non-defining clauses.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The [new] assistant [answered] every question [about] the equipment [careful]." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, The Difference between Adjectives and Adverbs, adverbs.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The committee [published] [it's] report [after] a long [delay]." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Pronoun Case, table of pronoun cases.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The course requires [reading] two novels, [writing] a short essay, and [to give] a [brief] talk." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Parallel Structure, words and phrases.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The director and her assistant [is] [preparing] the [budget] for [next] year." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Making Subjects and Verbs Agree, guideline 1.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The first-year students [stared] [of] the whale skeleton [in] the [main] hall." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Prepositions for Time, Place, and Introducing Objects, to introduce objects of verbs.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The guest lecture was [short], [clear], and [it was useful] for [new] students." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Parallel Structure, words and phrases.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The librarian showed my classmate and [I] [how] to [search] the [online] catalog." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Pronoun Case, compound structures.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The museum [has open] a new [exhibit] [that] explains how early clocks [were made]." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Verbs with Helpers, present perfect.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The office [gives] students [who] are looking [for] housing some useful [advices]." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Count and Noncount Nouns (with Articles and Adjectives), uncountable nouns.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The photographs [took] by the biology class [were] [displayed] in the library [entrance]." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Participles, past participles.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The results [of] the [campus survey] [was] published [in] the student newspaper." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Making Subjects and Verbs Agree, guideline 5.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The supervisor [advised] the students [checking] their figures [twice] before [submitting] the report." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Infinitives, verbs that take infinitive objects with actors.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "The textbook, as well as the [two] workbooks, [are] [available] [in] the campus bookstore." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Making Subjects and Verbs Agree, guideline 11.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "There was [few] time left, so the [lecturer] [skipped] the last two [slides]." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Count and Noncount Nouns: Basic Rules, little, few.
  • Which bracketed part must be changed? "Yesterday the [department] [announces] that the [laboratory] would [remain] closed for a week." ETS, TOEFL ITP Level 1, Section 2 (Structure and Written Expression): Written Expression, find the part to change. Rule: Purdue Online Writing Lab, Verb Tense Consistency, general guideline.

How this list was compiled: Our own sentences and questions, written to the ETS description of TOEFL ITP Section 2, Structure and Written Expression. Sections, question counts, times and score scales: https://www.ets.org/toefl/itp/test-content.html (Level 1: 40 questions, 25 minutes, scale 31–68; Level 2: 25 questions, 17 minutes, scale 20–50), read 2026-10-09. The two question kinds (Structure: choose the word or phrase that completes the sentence; Written Expression: identify the one marked part that must be changed): the ETS sample-question page for Level 1, Section 2 (https://rt.ets.org/toefl_www/toefl_itp/test_preparation/sample_questions/level1_section2_structure_written_expression.html) and the TOEFL ITP Test Taker Handbook (https://www.ets.org/content/dam/ets-org/pdfs/toefl-itp-test-taker-handbook.pdf), read 2026-10-09. Scoring (number right converted to a scaled score; no penalty for wrong answers): https://www.ets.org/toefl/itp/scoring.html and the handbook, read 2026-10-09. Each grammar rule was read on 2026-10-09 in the page of the Purdue Online Writing Lab (owl.purdue.edu) that the question names. The bank holds 30 questions of each kind. Licence: Questions, sentences, choices and explanations are original work of this site.

How it works

This free TOEFL ITP practice test has 60 questions of our own for Section 2, Structure and Written Expression, each answer with its grammar rule. It is unofficial and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by ETS.

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The two question kinds

ETS's sample questions for Section 2, read October 9, 2026, describe two kinds. Structure: choose the word or phrase that completes a sentence. Written Expression: find the one marked part that must be changed. This bank holds 30 of each.

Count and time

ETS's test content page gives the section 40 questions in 25 minutes on Level 1, and 25 questions in 17 minutes on Level 2. Exam mode uses the Level 1 numbers.

Brackets for underlines

The real test marks four parts of a sentence. Here they sit in [square brackets], and the four choices repeat them in order.

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Questions and answers

Is this TOEFL ITP practice test the real exam?

No. The sentences and questions were written for this site from ETS's description of Section 2. None repeats or rewords a real test question or an ETS sample question, and a result here is not a forecast of your score.

Is this TOEFL ITP practice test free?

Yes. All 60 questions, their explanations, exam mode and the printed test are free, with no sign-up. Your answers stay in this browser.

What is on the TOEFL ITP test?

ETS lists three multiple-choice sections on Levels 1 and 2: Listening Comprehension, Structure and Written Expression, and Reading Comprehension. Level 1 has 140 questions in 115 minutes. This ITP TOEFL practice test covers the second section only.

How is the TOEFL ITP scored?

ETS converts the number of correct answers in each section to a scaled score: 31 to 68 for Structure and Written Expression on Level 1, and 310 to 677 in total. This page reports the number right and estimates no scaled score.

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