OET Practice Questions — All Questions

Please take the tablets ___ meals to reduce stomach upset. Which choice is correct?

• a.at
• b.with✓
• c.on
• d.of

The collocation is 'take medication with meals'. The other prepositions are not used in this fixed healthcare phrase.

The results were normal; ___, the doctor recommended a follow-up in six months. Which choice is correct?

• a.therefore
• b.for instance
• c.however✓
• d.because

'However' signals a contrast between normal results and the recommendation to return anyway. 'Therefore' would wrongly imply the follow-up was a direct consequence.

Contact the clinic ___ your symptoms get worse over the weekend. Which choice is correct?

• a.if✓
• b.despite
• c.so
• d.unless

'If' introduces the condition under which the patient should call. 'Unless' would reverse the meaning, telling them to call only when symptoms do not worsen.

The ward round is scheduled ___ 8 a.m. every day. Which choice is correct?

• a.on
• b.in
• c.since
• d.at✓

A clock time takes the preposition 'at': 'at 8 a.m.'. 'On' is used with days and 'in' with months or years.