English Practice Set 1491
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.
- English Language
- Fill in the Blanks
- Grammar — Tenses & Verb Forms
- Idioms and Phrases
- Odd Sentence / Theme-based Questions
- One Word Substitutes
- Phrasal Verbs
- Sentence Improvement / Correction
- Spotting Errors
- Vocabulary
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.
- Pick out the part of the sentence that has an error. A) He was accused B) for theft C) by the D) local police.
- Sonam’s cat used to chase the mouse into the kitchen and knock through a tower of pots and pans.
- One word for "A person who dies without leaving a will" is:
- Choose the synonym of the word "SPONTANEOUS":
- The driver very subtly _____ the traffic violation he committed.
- Three of the four sentences below belong together in theme/context. Choose the one that does NOT belong: 1. Humans have mapped the surface of the Moon in far greater detail than our own ocean floor. 2. A decade ago, talking to a device to get information seemed like pure fiction. 3. Less than a quarter of the seabed has been surveyed using modern sonar technology. 4. International agencies have set an ambitious target to fully map the seabed within a decade.
- Choose the correct meaning of the phrasal verb "Look up to".
- Cost an arm and a leg
- In the sentence, 'I doubt whether she will meet him', 'whether' is
- Choose the word nearest in meaning to the italicised word. The old minister was respected for his *sagacious* counsel.