English Practice Set 1887

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 · Sentence Improvement / Correction
    After the heavy rains last Thursday, the water in the river raised another three feet.
  2. Q2 · English · Grammar — Tenses & Verb Forms
    Copernicus proved that the earth ______ round the sun.
  3. Q3 · English · Fill in the Blanks
    She was a ______, ______, _______ astronaut.
  4. Q4 · English · Spotting Errors
    Which of the following sentences contains a grammatical error?
  5. Q5 · English · Idioms and Phrases
    I must tell you that it all went pear-shaped after you left the meeting in the middle.
  6. Q6 · English · Fill in the Blanks
    Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate choice : My parents were away visiting relatives, so I ____to cut classes.
  7. Q7 · English · English Language
    Complete the sentence with the correct form of the verb: 'By the time he retired last year, he ______ the organisation for over three decades.'
  8. Q8 · English · Spellings / Misspelt Words
    Select the correct spelling to fill in the blanks. Her ______ wit often left her opponents speechless.
  9. Q9 · English · Idioms and Phrases
    Choose the idiom/phrase that means: "to lose energy or enthusiasm"
  10. Q10 · English · Phrasal Verbs
    Which phrasal verb means: "to have no more of something"?
08:000/10 answered+1.00 correct · −0.25 wrong