English Practice Set 1995
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.
- English Language
- Fill in the Blanks
- Word Swap / Word Rearrangement
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.
- Select the word most similar in meaning to 'RELUCTANT'.
- Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word: The witness gave a highly _____ account of the incident.
- Choose the one word substitute: A person who eats human flesh.
- Rearrange the following sentences (A-E) into a logically coherent paragraph and choose the correct order. A. As a result, farmers began adopting drip irrigation on a large scale. B. Groundwater levels in the district had been falling steadily for a decade. C. The state government introduced subsidies covering sixty percent of installation costs. D. Officials now report a fifteen percent reduction in water consumption. E. Alarmed by the trend, agricultural scientists recommended water-efficient farming methods.
- Fill in the blank with suitable conjunction: Look - - - - - you leap.
- Which pair of words should be interchanged to make the sentence grammatically correct? "must Students submit their assignments before the deadline."
- Arrange P, Q, R, S into a logically coherent paragraph: P: As a result, several coastal cities have begun constructing sea walls and restoring mangrove forests. Q: Rising sea levels, driven by global warming, threaten low-lying coastal regions across the world. R: Mangroves act as a natural buffer, absorbing wave energy and reducing erosion. S: Scientists warn that without such measures, millions of people could be displaced within decades.
- Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the italicised word. A *prudent* officer never acts on unverified information.
- Fill in the blank with the correct sequence of tenses. She ____ to see you since 2 O'clock?
- Arrange the following sentences (A-E) in a logical order to form a coherent paragraph. A. As a result, the company's stock price surged by nearly 12 percent within a day. B. The firm's quarterly earnings report, released on Monday, exceeded analysts' expectations by a wide margin. C. Investors reacted swiftly and positively to the announcement. D. Analysts now expect the upward trend to continue into the next quarter. E. Revenue had grown by 18 percent compared to the same period last year.