English Practice Set 1973
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
- Match the Columns
- 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.
- In the following question, fill in the blank with appropriate determiner. Has he returned ______ book he had borrowed?
- 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."
- Select the incorrectly spelt word.
- Fill in the blank with a suitable word : Use of this ..... for seven days will cure you of your illness.
- All the kith and kin of my deceased landlady were present to attend her funeral.
- Scarcely had the alarm sounded ______ the building was evacuated.
- Match Column A with Column B (Idioms and Phrases): Column A: A. A blessing in disguise B. Cut corners C. Speak of the devil D. The ball is in your court Column B: 1. said when a person mentioned appears 2. it is your decision now 3. something good that seemed bad at first 4. to do something in the cheapest or easiest way
- ______ persons were killed in the accident.
- Select the most appropriate idiom to fill in the blank. John was always _______about becoming a millionaire without doing any hard work.
- One-word substitute: "A zoological discipline that analyses morphological traits and life cycles of insects for agricultural, forensic and ecological purposes."