Quizzes
English exercises and tests online, A1 to C2, with your answers checked.
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32 quizzes
- C2 Proficiency, Topic: Reading
C2 reading: In praise of maintenance
Read an essay on why societies celebrate new projects but neglect upkeep. Then answer questions on argument, inference, attitude and vocabulary in context.
19 questions3 pagesNew - C1 Advanced, Topic: Reading
C1 reading: The return of the night train
Read about why Europe's sleeper trains nearly disappeared, why they are coming back and what still stands in their way. Then answer questions on detail, opinion and vocabulary.
20 questions3 pagesNew - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Reading
B2 reading: Why vinyl came back
Read why people are buying vinyl records again, although streaming is cheaper and easier. Then answer questions on detail, the writer's ideas and vocabulary in context.
21 questions3 pagesNew - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Reading
B2 reading: Who chooses what you watch?
Read how recommendation algorithms choose what we see online, why some researchers are worried and what users can do. Then answer questions on detail, argument and vocabulary in context.
20 questions3 pagesNew - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Reading
B2 reading: Too many tourists
Read about overtourism: what causes it, how cities are responding and what travellers can do. Then answer questions on detail, argument and vocabulary in context.
20 questions3 pagesNew - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Reading
B2 reading: The trouble with open-plan offices
Read about why open-plan offices were built, what research found about them and what some companies are trying instead. Then answer questions on detail, opinion and meaning in context.
21 questions3 pagesNew - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Reading
B2 reading: The fifteen-minute city
Read about the idea of a city where everything you need is fifteen minutes from home: why planners like it and why some people don't. Then answer questions on detail, argument and vocabulary in context.
20 questions3 pagesNew - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Reading
B2 reading: The case for slow travel
Read about slow travel: spending longer in fewer places, its advantages and its drawbacks. Then answer questions on detail, the writer's ideas and vocabulary in context.
20 questions3 pagesNew - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Reading
B2 reading: Remote work and small towns
Read how remote working has brought new residents to some small towns, and the problems this has caused. Then answer questions on detail, argument and vocabulary in context.
19 questions3 pagesNew - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Reading
B2 reading: Lonely in a crowd
Read about loneliness in big cities: what it is, how it affects health and what can help. Then answer questions on detail, the writer's argument and vocabulary in context.
21 questions3 pagesNew - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Reading
B2 reading: Do we really need 10,000 steps?
Read where the 10,000-step target came from and what research says about how much we need to walk. Then answer questions on detail, the writer's argument and vocabulary in context.
19 questions3 pagesNew - B2 Upper-intermediate, Topic: Reading
B2 reading: Buy now, pay later
Read about paying for online shopping in instalments: why shoppers and shops like it, and what the risks are. Then answer questions on detail, argument and vocabulary in context.
20 questions3 pagesNew - B1 Intermediate, Topic: Reading
B1 reading: Why we need more sleep
Read about what sleep does for the body and the brain, and how to sleep better. Then answer questions about the facts and the advice.
19 questions3 pagesNew - B1 Intermediate, Topic: Reading
B1 reading: The town that saved its cinema
Read how the people of a small town bought their old cinema and gave it a new life. Then answer questions about what happened and why.
19 questions3 pagesNew - B1 Intermediate, Topic: Reading
B1 reading: The return of the night train
Read about why night trains in Europe are popular again, and what their problems are. Then answer questions about the details and the writer's ideas.
18 questions3 pagesNew - B1 Intermediate, Topic: Reading
B1 reading: Second-hand style
Read about the owner of a second-hand clothes shop and why more people now buy used clothes. Then answer questions about the reasons and the problems.
18 questions3 pagesNew - B1 Intermediate, Topic: Reading
B1 reading: Living without cash
Read about paying by card and phone instead of cash: why people like it, and what the problems are. Then answer questions about the details and the writer's view.
18 questions3 pagesNew - B1 Intermediate, Topic: Reading
B1 reading: Learning a language at fifty
Read about learning a language as an adult and how one woman learnt Italian in her fifties. Then answer questions about the ideas and the advice in the text.
19 questions3 pagesNew - B1 Intermediate, Topic: Reading
B1 reading: From office to bakery
Read about an accountant who left his job to open a bakery. Then answer questions about how he started, what was difficult and what he advises.
20 questions3 pagesNew - B1 Intermediate, Topic: Reading
B1 reading: City bikes for everyone
Read about a city's bike-sharing scheme and its new bike lanes: how it works, who uses it and who isn't happy. Then answer questions about the details.
19 questions3 pagesNew - B1 Intermediate, Topic: Reading
B1 reading: A week without my phone
Read about someone who spent a week without a smartphone: what was hard, what got better and what changed after. Then answer questions about the details and the writer's feelings.
18 questions3 pagesNew - B1 Intermediate, Topic: Reading
B1 reading: A four-day working week
Read about a company that moved to a four-day week for the same pay. Then answer questions about why it changed, what happened and what was difficult.
18 questions3 pagesNew - A2 Elementary, Topic: Reading
A2 reading: Working from home
Read about a designer who works from home, the problems she had and how she solved them. Then answer questions about the details.
16 questions3 pagesNew - A2 Elementary, Topic: Reading
A2 reading: Walking to work
Read about a man who started walking to work, and how it changed his life. Then answer questions about the details.
16 questions3 pagesNew