English Practice Set 1974

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 · Fill in the Blanks
    Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The committee decided to _____ the meeting until next week.
  2. Q2 · English · Verbal Analogies
    Barometer is related to Pressure in the same way as Thermometer is related to ____?
  3. Q3 · English · Sentence Improvement / Correction
    Dhruv’s anger blazed of uncontrollably.
  4. Q4 · English · Fill in the Blanks
    Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks in the following questions: John talks and talks and yet he never ........... anything.
  5. Q5 · English · Fill in the Blanks
    After years of fights with his neighbour Ram, Shekhar decided to hold out the _______ and invited Ram for tea.
  6. Q6 · English · Idioms and Phrases
    Select the most appropriate idiom that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. We often go camping, but I have never been to that particular part of town or country before.
  7. Q7 · English · Fill in the Blanks
    My Korean teacher advised me that I need to put in a lot more ______if I really want to improve my Korean.
  8. Q8 · English · Idioms and Phrases
    Choose the idiom/phrase that means: "to take on more than one can manage"
  9. Q9 · English · English Language
    Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank: "The board reviewed the merger proposal _______, considering every possible risk before approval."
  10. Q10 · English · Sentence Improvement / Correction
    Improve the underlined part of the sentence. If no improvement is needed, select the underlined part itself. She plays the piano and __sing beautifully.__
08:000/10 answered+1.00 correct · −0.25 wrong