English Practice Set 1768

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 · Idioms and Phrases
    Choose the correct meaning of the idiom: “Take the bull by the horns”
  2. Q2 · English · Verbal Analogies
    Brick is related to Wall in the same way as Word is related to ____?
  3. Q3 · English · English Language
    Select the incorrectly spelt word from the following.
  4. Q4 · English · Change of Speech (Direct/Indirect)
    In each of the following sentences, choose the best option in which the direct form of narration has been changed into its indirect form: He said, "It has been raining incessantly for many hours.
  5. Q5 · English · Spellings / Misspelt Words
    Select the correctly spelt word to fill in the blank. Helium is used with oxygen for asthma treatment because it _____ very easily.
  6. Q6 · English · Idioms and Phrases
    Choose the idiom/phrase that means: "to reveal a secret accidentally"
  7. Q7 · English · Spotting Errors
    Which of the following sentences contains a grammatical error?
  8. Q8 · English · Fill in the Blanks
    Fill in the blank with a correct modal Auxiliary. Since you insist, I ____ reconsider the matter.
  9. Q9 · English · Sentence Improvement / Correction
    We shall rehearse thrice before the final performance at least we make errors in the dialogues.
  10. Q10 · English · Idioms and Phrases
    Don't __back out__ of this programmer means –
08:000/10 answered+1.00 correct · −0.25 wrong