This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Academic Collocations – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Collocations Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She's gone away ..... business and will be back next Monday. A) Of. B) At. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 2. Locate the colloquial language used in the sentence."Everyone has their ups and downs." A) Everyone. B) Has their. C) Ups and downs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ups and downs. 3. Complete the sentence with the correct word.Critics of ..... energy say that the risks to the environment outweigh the benefits of cheap electricity. A) Solar. B) Major. C) Power. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nuclear. 4. Collocations-join the words to make collocations:Dietary A) Wound. B) Options. C) Requirements. D) Consent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Requirements. 5. The researchers gave me their wholehearted ..... as I took my first steps in AI. A) Evidence. B) Support. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Support. 6. Complete the sentence with the correct word.For a renewable ..... of electricity to be truly successful, governments have to invest more money in it. A) Source. B) Fuel. C) Serious. D) Major. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Source. 7. An apprenticeship is usually for ..... A) Academic study. B) Vocational study. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Vocational study. 8. The measurement of the acidic content needs to be ..... A) Fine. B) Difficult. C) Simple. D) Accurate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Accurate. 9. I would like to go ..... business with my new partner. A) At. B) Into. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Into. 10. How much did you pay ..... the tickets? A) From. B) By. C) To. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 11. Complete the idiom meaning:to not be able to remember something. "Sheila tried to remember the answer to the question, but she ..... a blank." A) Made. B) Drew. C) Got. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drew. 12. Schools should ..... exercising every day a priority for children ..... and teachers. A) Face. B) Make. C) Find. D) Tackle. E) Pose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make. 13. I used to like heavy metal, but I went ..... of it. A) On with. B) Out. C) Off. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Off. 14. Did you enjoy Star Wars:Episode VII? I thought it was ..... incredible. A) Totally. B) Absolutely. C) Fully. D) Virtually. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Absolutely. 15. A:What ..... you ..... ?B:I am moving my desk. A) Am, doing. B) Is, doing. C) Are, doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are, doing. 16. Recent findings ..... support to the theory of life on Mars. A) Hold. B) Lend. C) Pose. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lend. 17. That old city is known ..... its beautiful castle. A) For. B) Of. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 18. She ..... me into changing my subject choices. A) Chatted. B) Spoke. C) Talked. D) Told. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Talked. 19. He was able to ..... predict what was to happen in the following weeks. A) Accurately. B) Critically. C) Completely. D) Rightfully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accurately. 20. Match the formal verb with the informal alternative.instigate A) Skip; leave out. B) Use. C) Start. D) Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Start. 21. My country enjoys a ..... of employment and living standards. A) Annual reports. B) High-level. C) Using methods. D) Company performance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) High-level. 22. We didn't want to ..... , but my wife got a really good job offer in London. A) Move with the times. B) Move house. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Move house. 23. New employees will receive ..... training. A) Staff. B) Working. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Staff. 24. Online meetings-Disadvantages:hold meetings via insecure vendors/media or devices infected by malware and viruses => ..... => risk losing critical personal and professional information A) Wifi gets disconnected/power outage takes place unexpected. B) The meeting is disrupted. C) May fall victim to cyber attacks or harmful programs spreading from other people's devices. D) Not likely to give in/concede when arguments break out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May fall victim to cyber attacks or harmful programs spreading from other people's devices. 25. Make sb think not clearly A) Cloud judgment. B) Cover mind. C) Cover judgment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cloud judgment. 26. A national ..... is a song that is used in an official capacity to represent and inspire patriotism in a country A) Pop. B) Version. C) Anthem. D) Lyrics. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anthem. 27. Choose the correct collocation to complete the sentence:My teachers congratulated ..... the competition A) Me on winning. B) Me for winning. C) Me in winning. D) Me about winning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Me on winning. 28. Pick up the suitable word it is not good for your eyes to read in ..... lighting A) Dull. B) Poor. C) Dim. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poor. 29. Harry's love of history ..... a childhood tripto the museum. A) Brought about. B) Was responsible for. C) Stemmed from. D) Contributed to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stemmed from. 30. Choose the correct collocation to complete the sentence:She always ..... an effort to help others. A) Has. B) Makes. C) Takes. D) Does. 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