English Practice Set 1484

10 English questions in 8 minutes (+1 per correct, −0.25 per wrong). Free, no account needed. Everyone who opens this set gets the same 10 questions, so the percentile at the end is a real comparison.

Pick an answer for each question below, then press Submit. The 8-minute timer starts when you choose your first answer. Tap a chosen option again to clear it. Solutions and your percentile unlock after you submit.

  1. Q1 · English · Cloze Test
    Choose the pair of words that correctly fills both blanks: "International agencies have set an _____ target to fully map the seabed within a decade. ... These vehicles can operate for weeks without human _____, gathering detailed terrain data."
  2. Q2 · English · Sentence Improvement / Correction
    The mermaid murmured that it had been very difficult for her to live far from human civilisation.
  3. Q3 · English · Idioms and Phrases
    What is the meaning of the idiom/phrase: "Turn a blind eye"?
  4. Q4 · English · Vocabulary
    Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: "Costs an arm and a leg"
  5. Q5 · English · Sentence Improvement / Correction
    Improve the underlined part of the sentence. If no improvement is needed, select the underlined part itself. The train had left before we __reach the station.__
  6. Q6 · English · Fill in the Blanks
    My house is ______ the bank and the post office.
  7. Q7 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
    Change the following sentence from Active voice to Passive voice. The policeman arrested the suspicious looking man for theft.
  8. Q8 · English · Idioms and Phrases
    It takes two to tango
  9. Q9 · English · English Language
    Choose the word most OPPOSITE in meaning to 'Reveal'.
  10. Q10 · English · Word Swap / Word Rearrangement
    Which pair of words should be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct? "She of the project ahead completed schedule."
08:000/10 answered+1.00 correct · −0.25 wrong