This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Academic Collocations – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Collocations Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the collocation:We need to learn to take ..... ourselves A) Care of. B) After. C) Care in. D) Care. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Care of. 2. To ..... up excuses A) Take. B) Make. C) Find. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make. 3. I ..... accept my faults, I know I am far from perfect. A) Readily. B) Firmly. C) Especially. D) Deeply. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Readily. 4. After two years working part-time at the factory, he finally got a ..... job. A) Permanent. B) Durable. C) Fixed. D) Everlasting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permanent. 5. Romy and Kim ..... on the phone. A) Am talking. B) Are talking. C) Is talking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are talking. 6. Marvin ..... a picture. A) Am painting. B) Are painting. C) Is painting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is painting. 7. Which is an example of a verb + noun collocation? A) Make a terrible. B) Commonly mistaken. C) Make a mistake. D) A terrible mistake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Make a mistake. 8. Match the definition to the collocations:A subject on which people hold different views. A) A popular believe. B) A matter of of opinion. C) Firmly believe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A matter of of opinion. 9. What is not a function of academic phrases? A) Quantification. B) Description. C) Transition. D) Reduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reduction. 10. They want to ..... new cars onto the market next year. A) Campaign. B) Profit. C) Launch. D) Sample. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Launch. 11. He was fired, which was a big ..... to the company. A) Loss. B) Lose. C) Lost. D) Loose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loss. 12. When she didn't answer the phone, I resorted ..... calling up to her from the street. A) With. B) To. C) From. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 13. I hope I made myself ..... clear. I don't more confusions. A) Mildly. B) Perfectly. C) Highly. D) Deadly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Perfectly. 14. When you were a baby, did you ..... a nap in the afternoons? A) Have. B) Take. C) Do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take. 15. Which phrase correctly collocates in the sentence?"He spent all afternoon ..... in the backyard." A) Doing a story. B) Doing a shopping. C) Doing a path. D) Doing a garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doing a garden. 16. Pay through ..... A) The ears. B) The nose. C) The eyes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The nose. 17. -I've been sitting at the desk all day today. I need some fresh air.-Oh, don't you know? She ..... an accident and she was in hospital. A) Have. B) Take. C) Was. D) Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 18. I'm not ready for children now, but I'd love to have ..... in a few years. A) A family. B) In love. C) Sympathy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A family. 19. I want to ..... progress in my career. I'm going to a training. A) Make. B) Come. C) Take. D) Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make. 20. I have ..... a lot of thinking A) Done. B) Made. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Done. 21. Madam Eileen has to ..... on her daughter to do the dishes. A) Concentrate. B) Rely. C) Listen. D) Keen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rely. 22. The girl ..... no notice of the audience when she started singing. A) Took. B) Had. C) Made. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Took. 23. The interview was very tense at the beginning, but then John ..... a joke, and after that it was much more relaxed. A) Told. B) Said. C) Took. D) Made. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Made. 24. To ..... enquiries A) Do. B) Make. C) Take. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make. 25. It takes time to get used ..... living in another country. A) To. B) Of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 26. Are your son still at school?-Yes, they are ..... class photo today in the afternoon. A) Going. B) Making. C) Taking. D) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Taking. 27. I don't think I'll ever fall ..... again. My divorce was very upsetting. A) Sympathy. B) In love. C) A visit. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In love. 28. That car is so expensive that it seems to me to be ..... overpriced A) ENORMOUSLY. B) GREATLY. C) RIDICULOUSLY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) RIDICULOUSLY. 29. My teacher always says: ..... you homework! A) Make. B) Do. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do. 30. Which collocation means to be in charge of something? A) Rely on. B) Responsible for. C) Remind someone of. D) Consist of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Responsible for. 31. Academic discourse involves ..... A) Speaking freely with friends. B) Debate on everyday life topics. C) Personal opinions shared in blogs. D) Structured, evidence-based communication. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Structured, evidence-based communication. 32. Identify the correct collocation:' ..... progress' A) Make. B) Get. C) Take. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make. 33. What is the right option to complete this sentence? The storm ..... in the small village, now it looks blake A) Caused chaos. B) Caused havoc. C) Caused a lot of damage. D) All of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of above. 34. I was supposed to ..... concert with Kim on Friday. A) Go on. B) Go for. C) Go to a. D) Go to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go to a. 35. Her defence team provided no ..... to back up the claims. A) Evidence. B) Hold. C) Ample. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evidence. 36. At the end of this semester, we all have to ..... a presentation in English. A) Do. B) Make. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make. 37. I'm going to my hardest exam today. Wish me good luck ..... a leg. You can do it. A) Break. B) Take. C) Pay. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Break. 38. Nuclear weapons ..... a threat to everyone A) Generate. B) Pose. C) Raise. D) Give. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pose. 39. Choose the best verb to complete each collocation. After reviewing the results, the researchers will draw / make conclusions about the study. A) Draw. B) Make. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make. 40. This calls ..... question our previous beliefs. A) For. B) Out. C) Into. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into. 41. She loves ..... business with that company because they are very serious and accountable. A) Taking. B) Having. C) Doing. D) Making. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doing. 42. Mrs Dawson said that we were ..... our lesson in the library the next Monday. A) Reading. B) Making. C) Having. D) Going. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Having. 43. Choose the best noun to complete each collocation. The university offers various academic programs / research findings to cater to diverse interests. A) Research findings. B) Academic programs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Academic programs. 44. Complete the collocation:ready ..... A) To. B) For. C) At. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 45. Your furniture is ancient! ..... , Carol, go buy some modern things. A) Move house. B) Move with times. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Move with times. 46. "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere." I ..... people don't always get what they deserve in this world. A) Agree. B) Share your opinion. C) Think the same. D) Support your opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Share your opinion. 47. Select the correct word to complete the collocation:' ..... a mistake' A) Get. B) Make. C) Do. D) Take. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make. 48. I have no complaints about my boss. He ..... agrees to everything that I propose A) Sadly. B) Readily. C) Fiercely. D) Kindly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kindly. 49. II-Choose the verb that complete the collocation in each sentence.8. He still ..... in touch with most of his old school mates. A) A) keeps. B) B) saves. C) C) take. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) keeps. 50. Complete the collocation:You need to ..... your best! A) Give. B) Have. C) Do. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do. 51. What ..... you the idea to study English? A) Gave. B) Made. C) Got. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gave. 52. Nial ..... her scooter. A) Am riding. B) Are riding. C) Is riding. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is riding. 53. My aunt suffers ..... diabetes A) Of. B) To. C) From. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From. 54. Choose the examples that are true for:Verb + Preposition collocations A) Have fun on the weekend | Go out with my friends | Play video games with my friends. B) Stay at home in the evening | Listen to music a lot | Go out with my parents. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stay at home in the evening | Listen to music a lot | Go out with my parents. 55. It's common for high school students to ..... from multiple subjects each week. A) Recognize the importance of rest and play. B) Prepare intensively for entrance exams. C) Struggle with heavy workloads. D) Aim for top university placements. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Struggle with heavy workloads. 56. He is ..... admired around the world for his charitable work. A) Greatly. B) Seriously. C) Strongly. D) Completely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greatly. 57. Choose the correct word:It is extremely ..... that there will be a happy ending. A) Unlikely. B) Career. C) Memories. D) Went. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unlikely. 58. Complete with the correct adverb:'' She ..... admitted that she was wrong about that topic A) Kindly. B) Freely. C) Clearly. D) Furiously. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Freely. 59. He ..... a crime and he will spent the rest of his life in jail. A) Made. B) Conducted. C) Committed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Committed. 60. A: ..... doing? B:I am washing the dishes. A) What are you. B) What you. C) What do you. D) None of the above. 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