English Practice Set 1916

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
    The athlete was too exhausted that he could not finish the race.
  2. Q2 · English · Fill in the Blanks
    Choose the word that best fits the context of the sentence: His unconventional teaching methods were initially met with ___ from traditional educators.
  3. Q3 · English · Grammar — Tenses & Verb Forms
    He ran as quickly as he
  4. Q4 · English · Spotting Errors
    Which of the following sentences contains a grammatical error?
  5. Q5 · English · Idioms and Phrases
    Barking up the wrong tree
  6. Q6 · English · Fill in the Blanks
    The train _______ before we reach the station.
  7. Q7 · English · English Language
    Arrange the jumbled sentences about a public-speaking course at 125th Street YMCA. A. Every member must speak once or twice before fellow members. B. The course has changed almost beyond recognition. C. But one feature remains unchanged. D. Every year, new ideas are woven in, old ones cast away.
  8. Q8 · English · Spotting Errors
    He never talks / for anybody. / He is alone / all day.
  9. Q9 · English · Phrasal Verbs
    Which phrasal verb means: "to meet expectations"?
  10. Q10 · English · Idioms and Phrases
    What is the meaning of the idiom/phrase: "On the ball"?
08:000/10 answered+1.00 correct · −0.25 wrong