English Practice Set 1957
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.
- Cloze Test
- English Language
- Fill in the Blanks
- Idioms and Phrases
- Phrasal Verbs
- Sentence Improvement / Correction
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.
- What does the idiom 'To beat a dead horse' mean?
- Choose the correct option to complete this sentence : The government has introduced _______.
- Identify the incorrectly spelt word (or "No error") in the sentence about France's smoking ban.
- The cat was lastly see in the backyard.
- Which phrasal verb means: "to reduce the amount of something"?
- The man denied ________in the house.
- Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks. Nicholas Copernicus is famous for showing the world that the sun is the ________ of the universe in 1543 AD in Poland. He also noticed that some planets appeared to change directions when moving _________ the sky. Earlier astronomers believed in the phenomenon of retrograde motion but Copernicus saw it as ________ that earth orbited the sun like other planets did.
- At one's wit's end
- The committee _____ its decision yesterday.
- Choose the pair of words that correctly fills both blanks: "Experts warn that without sustained effort, the benefits of these measures will remain _____. ... Municipal bodies have recently begun _____ tree plantation for new construction projects."