This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Academic Collocations – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Collocations Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I'm completely different to my sister. We're like chalk and ..... A) NIGHT. B) DAY. C) CHALK. D) CHEESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CHEESE. 2. He ..... his best business this week. He just signed the contract for a 1.000.000 dollar reconstruction. A) Did. B) Took. C) Got. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 3. I don't think we should ..... a decision yet; we should wait. A) Create. B) Make. C) Hold. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make. 4. Teaching history subjects (Advantages):have a thorough insight into the history of their own country=> understand their hometown's traditional values and develop a national identity=> ..... A) Provided with foundational knowledge to adapt to the fast-moving technological development. B) Can work for foreign enterprises. C) Enhance their understanding about various aspects of the world. D) Take pride in their origins and treasure the life they know today. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take pride in their origins and treasure the life they know today. 5. What is generative AI? A) An AI that only analyzes data. B) An AI that creates new content like texts, images, and videos based on existing data. C) An AI that exclusively corrects grammatical errors. D) An AI that only performs translations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An AI that creates new content like texts, images, and videos based on existing data. 6. You must ..... yourself the question:'How am I going to design something that is of benefit to others?' A) Call. B) Prove. C) Pose. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pose. 7. It's best for learners to think of collocations as being single A) Groups. B) Blocks of language. C) Rules of grammar. D) Parts of speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blocks of language. 8. What does the lack of improvement in test scores do to the effectiveness of the new teaching method? A) Accept. B) Cast doubt. C) Ignore. D) Support. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cast doubt. 9. At school ..... how do you say "tener receso? A) Get break. B) Get a break. C) Have a break. D) Have break. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have a break. 10. Is it the government's responsibility to ..... a solution to the obesity crisis? A) Pose. B) Face. C) Find. D) Make. E) Tackle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Find. 11. I always prefer to ..... exercises in the morning. A) Take. B) Do. C) Have. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do. 12. ....somebody a favor. A) Do. B) Make. C) Give. D) Get. E) Take. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 13. I was ..... disappointed when I failed final exams. A) Largely. B) Bitterly. C) Forcefully. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bitterly. 14. Despite facing challenges, she approached the interview ..... , knowing she had thoroughly prepared for the opportunity A) Quietly confident. B) Fiercely competitive. C) Fully aware. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Quietly confident. 15. It is difficult not to fall ..... when someone close to you passes away. A) In love. B) To pieces. C) A compliment. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To pieces. 16. "You can do anything as long as you ..... enough." A) Try hard. B) Really try. C) Want to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Try hard. 17. We have arranged to ..... at 12:00 today. A) See. B) Meet. C) Met. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meet. 18. 13 Select the corresponding verb.your time A) Make. B) Have. C) Do. D) Take. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take. 19. 19 Select the corresponding verb.some coffee A) Make. B) Take. C) Do. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have. 20. Choose the best noun to complete each collocation. Students need to consider the purpose of writing / academic contexts when preparing reports and essays. A) Writing. B) Academic contexts. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Academic contexts. 21. Or you can "pasartela chido" A) Have a good time. B) Get a good time. C) Pass a good time. D) Pass you cool. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have a good time. 22. Academic debate is characterized by ..... A) Friendly classroom games. B) Arguments backed by logic and evidence. C) Casual discussion without structure. D) Sharing personal opinions only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Arguments backed by logic and evidence. 23. 14 Select the corresponding verb.some tea A) Have. B) Make. C) Take. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 24. Steve is really friendly and loves ..... jokes A) Saying. B) Telling. C) Talking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telling. 25. Choose the best collocation to complete the sentence:I set up an alarm to ..... do some tasks because I always forget about it. A) Remember. B) Remind me to. C) Remind me of. D) Remember me to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Remind me to. 26. Eating a balanced diet with fruits and vegetables helps support your immune ..... and keeps you healthy. A) Part. B) Temperature. C) System. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) System. 27. We ..... school at 3:30 A) Have. B) Leave. C) Take. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leave. 28. Complete with the correct adverb collocation: ..... enjoyable A) Deeply. B) Hugely. C) Firmly. D) Badly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hugely. 29. Everyday collocation:What is the noun form of the verb 'make'? A) Maker. B) Doer. C) Creator. D) Builder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Maker. 30. Do you ..... a big lunch on Sunday. A) Go. B) Visit. C) Have. D) Spend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have. 31. He kindly offered to ..... me the way to Brenda's house. A) Show. B) Direct. C) Explain. D) Describe. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Show. 32. The team only ..... control of the game with five minutes to go. A) Made. B) Did. C) Gave. D) Gained. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gained. 33. Choose the correct set of Global problems collocation. A) Bee roughasylum. B) All are correct. C) Green housecrops fail. D) CrimeMoney. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Green housecrops fail. 34. Looking at them, the difference in age is ..... visible. A) Close. B) Memories. C) Do. D) Clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clearly. 35. Part-time jobs-Disadvantages:do part-time jobs => ..... => have less time for private life and relaxation + ignore to take care of oneself => prone to depression, sleep loss and diseases relating to lack of self-care A) Under greater pressure to maintain a balance between different jobs or between study and work. B) Have lower work efficiency /academic performance. C) Spend less time on one's main job/study. D) Spend little time with the children. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under greater pressure to maintain a balance between different jobs or between study and work. 36. She was ..... from hospital. A) Released. B) Discharged. C) Signed out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discharged. 37. Many suggestions have been ..... , but a decision is unlikely until after next year's general election. A) Carried out. B) Set up. C) Put forward. D) Gone over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Put forward. 38. Locate the colloquial word used in the sentence."I gotta learn this for my examination." A) Gotta. B) This. C) Learn. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gotta. 39. They found out the main problem. A) Conducted. B) Analyzed. C) Identified. D) Provided. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Identified. 40. What is an academic institution? A) A school club for learning skills. B) A business that offers online training. C) A certified center for academic tutoring. D) A university or college providing higher education. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A university or college providing higher education. 41. Fill in MAKE, DO, GET or TAKE to form collocations: ..... a plan A) MAKE. B) TAKE. C) DO. D) GET. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MAKE. 42. Poverty ..... much of the crime in our society. A) Develops from. B) Contributes to. C) Lead to. D) Be caused by. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contributes to. 43. We're going to need a more short-term / spacious/widespread apartment now that we're going tohave a baby. A) Short-term. B) Spacious. C) Widespread. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spacious. 44. Which is an academic discipline? A) Sociology. B) Curriculum development. C) Classroom management. D) Project-based learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sociology. 45. Luck ..... in many success stories more so than hard work. A) Plays a role. B) Provides information. C) Using methods. D) Have access to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plays a role. 46. A man who was passing ..... a girl's life by pulling her out of the water. A) Got. B) Caught. C) Saved. D) Took. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Saved. 47. Venezuela is extremely rich in natural ..... including diamonds, natural gases, iron and oil A) Resources. B) Plant. C) Rainforest. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Resources. 48. An inmate is reported to have ..... missing. A) Gone. B) Come. C) Made. D) Fell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gone. 49. Which word does not collocate with "money" ? A) Cash. B) Save. C) Time. D) Make. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Time. 50. Choose the correct money collocation. A) Top jobSteady incomeShort supply. B) ForbidsBig moneyFierce war. C) NegotiateGreen politicscrops fail. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Top jobSteady incomeShort supply. 51. Our personnel assistant is leaving next month-she's ..... a baby. A) Expecting. B) Waiting. C) Making. D) Waiting for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Expecting. 52. Choose the best verb to complete each collocation. It is important to interpret / insert information correctly when reading academic texts. A) Interpret. B) Insert. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interpret. 53. The poor economy ..... the failure of thecompany last year. A) Contributed to. B) Result in. C) Results in. D) Contribute to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contributed to. 54. I wonder if you could tell me who was awarded the ..... A) Scholarship. B) Scholarly. C) Scholar. D) Scholastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scholarship. 55. Dual-income family-Advantages:both husband and wife work to sustain the family => both share housework and child-rearing responsibilities => both are equal => ..... A) Prone to depression, sleep loss and diseases relating to lack of self-care. B) Domestic violence is less likely to take place. C) One assumes he/she is not inferior to the other. D) Get easily distracted from work. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Domestic violence is less likely to take place. 56. To ..... improvement in sth A) Do. B) Take. C) Make. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Make. 57. Everyday collocation:What is the noun form of the verb 'take'? A) Receive. B) Bring. C) Take. D) Give. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take. 58. He has been arrested and charged ..... murder A) For. B) With. C) Of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 59. What are academic circles? A) Formal groups of researchers and scholars. B) Social circles for university students. C) Study groups preparing for exams. D) Clubs that read academic fiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formal groups of researchers and scholars. 60. Xin Xin has ..... house because she doesn't like her neighbour. A) Do. B) Took. C) Made. D) Moved. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Moved. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAdvanced QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAcademic Collocations Quiz 1Academic Collocations Quiz 2Academic Collocations Quiz 3Academic Collocations Quiz 4Academic Collocations Quiz 5Academic Collocations Quiz 6Academic Collocations Quiz 7Academic Collocations Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books