English Practice Set 1950

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 · English Language
    Choose the word nearest in meaning to the italicised word. The clerk's *assiduous* attention to detail earned him a promotion.
  2. Q2 · English · Sentence Improvement / Correction
    This book provides an unrestrained account of the natural resources in India.
  3. Q3 · English · Grammar — Tenses & Verb Forms
    Choose the correct tense form to fill in the blank: She jumped off the train while it ................ .
  4. Q4 · English · One Word Substitutes
    Choose the word that means the same as the phrase: "Study of insects"
  5. Q5 · English · Fill in the Blanks
    Select the most appropriate article to fill in the blank (ø-no article). ______SDO is the head of the sub-division of_____government organisation.
  6. Q6 · English · Fill in the Blanks
    Prashant and Kintu are my _____.
  7. Q7 · English · Idioms and Phrases
    Go down like a lead balloon
  8. Q8 · English · English Language
    Select the most appropriate option to substitute the underlined segment. If no improvement is needed, select 'No improvement'. Hardly he had reached the station when the train left.
  9. Q9 · English · Ordering of Words
    Rearrange the jumbled words to form a meaningful sentence: "approved / the / new / construction / of / hospital / council / The / a"
  10. Q10 · English · Change of Voice (Active/Passive)
    Change the voice: "Farmers grow wheat in this region."
08:000/10 answered+1.00 correct · −0.25 wrong