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Break the Intermediate English Plateau

3-Minute Diagnostic Quiz

Intermediate English Plateau Test

Diagnose where your output and decoding bottlenecks lie: lexical collocation depth, connected speech perception, or discourse cohesion.

Question 1 • Lexical

Choose the most natural collocation: "We need to hold a meeting tomorrow to ___ the remaining discrepancies in the contract."

Question 2 • Audio Decoding

In rapid natural English speech, what phrase does "/wʌɾɪz/" represent?

Question 3 • Discourse

Select the grammatically precise connector for formal output: "___ the adverse weather conditions, the inaugural ceremony proceeded on schedule."

Question 4 • Lexical

Identify the natural native idiom: "When examined closely under peer review, his theoretical hypothesis doesn’t ___."

Question 5 • Audio Decoding

When a native speaker says "used to" (habit in the past), how is it phonetically pronounced in connected speech?

Question 6 • Discourse

Which sentence demonstrates C1-level academic register to replace: "There were a lot of problems with the data"?

Question 7 • Audio Decoding

In an academic lecture, the professor says: "Turning now to the empirical evidence...". What function does this phrase serve?

Question 8 • Lexical

Spatial prepositions: Why do we say "call off" the event rather than "call down"?

Question 9 • Discourse

Which refusal sounds most professionally diplomatic when declining a client request?

Question 10 • Audio Decoding

Why do intermediate listeners often feel native speakers speak "too fast"?

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