English language practice test

Try a fresh mix of five English language practices. See how you did in each, understand your answers, and choose what you’d like to practice next.

20 questions4 per practiceAt your own paceEnglish

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Practices you may try

Each test picks five of these 6 practices, with four questions per practice. Both the mix and questions vary between attempts.

  • Synonyms in context

    Use an English sentence to choose a word’s meaning.

  • Reading comprehension

    Read a short English passage and use its evidence.

  • Verbal analogies

    Carry a relationship from one word pair to another.

  • Word classification

    Find the word outside a shared category.

  • Word meaning

    Match an English word to its definition.

  • Word parts

    Recognize the meaning of a prefix, root, or suffix.

Your result is yours to explore

See every practice you tried, with your score and an explanation for each answer. Revisit a tricky problem, learn a method, or keep going with something you enjoyed.

Before you start

  • No countdown. Time is recorded, but doesn’t affect your score.
  • Choose an answer, then continue. You can go back or skip.
  • Answers and explanations appear when you finish, and stay available in Progress.
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