English Practice Set 1557
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 Comprehension
- English Language
- Fill in the Blanks
- Grammar — Tenses & Verb Forms
- Idioms and Phrases
- Odd Sentence / Theme-based Questions
- One Word Substitutes
- Spellings / Misspelt Words
- Synonyms
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.
- Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The company’s profits _____ sharply, forcing it to _____ several employees.
- Select the one-word substitute for: "Fear of the dark"
- Choose the word that is most nearly the SAME in meaning as 'Pusillanimous'.
- What does the idiom 'Cry wolf' mean?
- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank: "I really don't know why she came; __________, I would have told you."
- In each of the following questions, out of the given alternatives. choose the one which can be A person without manners or polish.
- Fill in the blank with the correct tense/verb form: _____ the truth all along.
- A. Then he opened his shop as usual. B. Ramesh woke up early in the morning. C. He had a light breakfast. D. He first went for a walk.
- Three of the four sentences below belong together in theme/context. Choose the one that does NOT belong: 1. Others are experimenting with submerging server units directly in seawater for passive cooling. 2. National medal tallies dominate most post-Olympics discussions in the media. 3. In many countries, a strong medal haul rests on decades of steady infrastructure investment. 4. Small towns with well-maintained training facilities often produce disproportionate numbers of athletes.
- Parts of the following sentence have been underlined and given as options. Select the option that contains a spelling error. Most hobbies are to some extent constructive, but that they may be useful is of secondary significance, and that they may be lucreative is a minor consideration,