This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Academic Collocations – Quiz 21 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Collocations Quiz 21 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Complete the collocation:proud ..... A) At. B) On. C) Of. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 2. Everyday collocation:What is the noun form of the verb 'break'? A) Breakage. B) Breakthrough. C) Breakup. D) Breakdown. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Breakage. 3. The car grounded to a halt as it had a ..... tyre. A) Empty. B) Slow. C) Flat. D) Low. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Flat. 4. I ..... a big effort to be helpful around the house last week. A) Made. B) Did. C) Make. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Made. 5. ..... is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that must be seized when it comes along. A) Hanging out. B) Mingling. C) Hobnobbing. D) Going to university. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Going to university. 6. What's the meaning of DIY? A) Don't ignore yourself. B) Did I yield?. C) Did it yesterday. D) Do it yourself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Do it yourself. 7. Be careful not to ..... in the kitchen while cooking. A) Make progress. B) Make payment. C) Make a mistake. D) Make a noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make a noise. 8. We are planning to ..... a trip to Europe next month. A) Go on. B) Go to the. C) Go for. D) Go to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go on. 9. In Vietnam, students often ..... for months before national exams. A) Meet high parental expectations. B) Fear falling behind their peers. C) Prepare intensively for entrance exams. D) Recognize the importance of rest and play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prepare intensively for entrance exams. 10. What is the correct collocation for expressing a strong opinion? A) Do a point. B) Have a point. C) Make a point. D) Take a point. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Make a point. 11. If you're planning a trip, you can search ..... for the best hotels and travel deals. A) System. B) Online. C) Devices. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Online. 12. Choose the best way to complete the collocation:If you want to succeed ..... happy, what you have to do is stop worrying about others and focusin on yourself. A) To be. B) Be. C) Being. D) In being. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In being. 13. Match the formal verb with the informal alternative.deliver A) Decrease. B) Give. C) Use. D) Skip; leave out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give. 14. Complete the collocation: "I was running late so I only had time for a ..... shower." A) Short. B) Quick. C) Fast. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quick. 15. Identify the correct collocation:He ..... a promise to call her. A) Made. B) Had. C) Did. D) Took. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Made. 16. We've been painting for hours; let's ..... A) Take a break. B) Take a bath. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take a break. 17. II-Choose the verb that complete the collocation in each sentence. 10. They ..... close to hitting each other. A) A) came. B) B) took. C) C) brought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) came. 18. A receipt for ..... A) And famous. B) Manner. C) The purchase. D) Opinion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The purchase. 19. Which word isn't a good collocation?attend ..... A) School. B) A holiday. C) A meeting. D) Class. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A holiday. 20. He ..... an unfair adavantage over us because of his wealth. A) Has. B) Makes. C) Does. D) Takes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has. 21. I'd like to take ..... in this project. How can I join? A) Part. B) After. C) Someone a favor. D) Grey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Part. 22. This pencil case belongs ..... my math teacher. A) From. B) Of. C) At. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 23. Identify the verb that fits: "The professor ..... out a flaw in the government's arguments." A) Challenges. B) Points. C) Mocks. D) Undermines. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Points. 24. II-Choose the verb that complete the collocation in each sentence.9. I asked her what her problem was but she ..... quiet. A) A) kept. B) B) took. C) C) saved. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) kept. 25. I don't mind if you cook, but make sure you don't ..... in the kitchen. A) Make a mess. B) Do the dishes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make a mess. 26. Dexter is truly in love ..... Calleigh. A) With. B) To. C) Do. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 27. I wouldn't like to ..... against him. He is a nice person. A) Campaigning. B) Campaigns. C) Campaign. D) Campaigne. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Campaign. 28. The debating club has been closed ..... view of the fact that few students used it. A) In. B) By. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 29. ..... education is normally taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate education, as well as vocational education and training A) Higher. B) Intermediate. C) Further. D) Vocational. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Higher. 30. Students account ..... the vast majority of our customers. A) With. B) For. C) To. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. ← 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