TOEIC Part 5 Anchor Drill

Still vs Yet: Continuing Now or Not Completed

still shows that a condition, activity, responsibility, requirement or arrangement continues at the relevant time. yet shows that an expected action or result has not happened by now, or asks whether it has happened.

Condition or activity continues now = still
Expected action or result has not happened by now = yet

Choose still

The sentence describes a condition or activity that remains true: still open, still working, still available or still under review.

Choose yet

The sentence shows an expected result that has not happened, or asks whether it has happened: not approved yet, has it arrived yet?

Find the status anchor

Word position can help, but it is not the decision. Follow the full status of the sentence: continuation or missing completion?

Still signals: continuation language such as continue, remain, is open, is working or under review.

Yet signals: negative completion forms such as has not or have not, plus deadlines, expectations, reminders or questions about completion.

Because the evening shift has not ended, the customer-service desk is ___ open until 8 p.m.

Answer: still

has not ended shows that the same operating condition continues now.

Because final approval has not been received, the revised brochure has not been printed ___.

Answer: yet

has not been received shows why the expected printing has not happened by now.

Start the Anchor Drill

The drill uses 2 untimed Warm-Up questions, 5 timed Anchor Drill questions and 5 timed New Context questions. Tap the anchor before choosing the answer.

After the drill

What your result reveals

The result shows whether you distinguished a condition or activity that continues now from an expected action or result that has not happened by now. In Review, check the exact status anchor before rereading the final answer.

If you missed still

Look for continuation: a condition remains true, an activity continues, or a responsibility, requirement or arrangement is still in force.

If you missed yet

Look for an expected completion that is missing, or a question asking whether the action or result has happened by now.

If you chose by position

Still often appears before a condition or activity and yet often appears at the end, but meaning controls the answer. Follow the sentence’s full status.

Use Review in this order: check the correct answer, locate the exact status anchor, name the decision—continuing or not completed—then confirm the reusable pattern.

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