This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Academic Collocations – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Collocations Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The Prince emerged unscathed ..... the scandal. A) From. B) With. C) To. D) Against. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From. 2. (a) the questions right would be usefultraining for many interviewers. A) A. Getting. B) Having. C) Doing. D) Making. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Getting. 3. Collocations can be divided into several types such as ..... collocations A) Verb + noun. B) Subject + object. C) First + second. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Verb + noun. 4. The hotel fire ..... an electrical problem. A) Is responsible for. B) Contributed to. C) Brought about. D) Developed from. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Developed from. 5. Your parents don't let you surf the internet. That sounds ..... A) Wonderful. B) Permit. C) Fashionable. D) Horrible. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Horrible. 6. "I was running late, so I only had time to take a ..... shower." A) Fast. B) Quick. C) Short. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Quick. 7. I'm so thirsty. I need to ..... a drink of water. A) Do. B) Make. C) Have. D) Take. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have. 8. Does this bus ..... the airport? A) Go. B) Go to. C) Go on. D) Go for. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go to. 9. All their lives they appear to be ..... married. A) Happily. B) Close. C) Memories. D) Clearly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happily. 10. When you wake up you should ..... A) Make your bed. B) Fix your bed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make your bed. 11. ..... complaints A) Unjustified. B) Unidentified. C) Unavoidable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Unjustified. 12. ..... part in something A) Do. B) Take. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take. 13. Which slang term means dollar? A) Cubs. B) Bucks. C) Clubs. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bucks. 14. The twins ..... each other so much that it's hard to tell them apart. A) Look over. B) Look like. C) Look after. D) Look forward to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look like. 15. Flexi-Time is ..... A) When you choose your hours in a given bracket. B) When you work day or night shifts. C) When you work over your hours. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When you choose your hours in a given bracket. 16. 'Interrupting others is annoying, so try to ..... the habit, ' Dad advised. A) Keep. B) Break. C) Make. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Break. 17. You're not trying hard enough! ..... an effort! A) Make. B) Do. C) Take. D) Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make. 18. A ..... alternative A) Heated. B) Divided. C) Viable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Viable. 19. My mother has ..... her best to set an example for me and my siblings. A) Taken. B) Done. C) Made. D) Had. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Done. 20. We are ..... a lot of damage to our environment. A) Doing. B) Taking. C) Making. D) Having. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doing. 21. We can't afford to ..... abroad this summer. A) Go to. B) Go. C) Go to the. D) Go for. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go. 22. As the movie drew to a ..... , there were some surprising twists in the story. A) DREW. B) CLOSE. C) FINISH. D) END. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CLOSE. 23. Academic collocation:What is the noun form of the verb 'implement'? A) Implementer. B) Implementing. C) Implementation. D) Implementable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Implementation. 24. We must ..... the question:Will robots really replace human workers? A) Hold. B) Lend. C) Pose. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pose. 25. Which collocation completes:Please ..... your homework by Friday. A) Apply for. B) Take. C) Pass. D) Hand in. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hand in. 26. Collocations are used to ..... A) Make it easier for you to speak English. B) Make how you speak English sound natural. C) Express things indirectly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make how you speak English sound natural. 27. She bet £500, 000 ..... the horse that came in second. A) On. B) For. C) From. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 28. During winter, the average ..... often drops, and we might experience extreme weather events. A) Temperature. B) Quality. C) Day. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Temperature. 29. Write the correct news collocationThe rebel trop taken control of the capital of Jamalaa last night. A) Sleeping rough. B) Seized control. C) Spate of bulgaries. D) Squander. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seized control. 30. Please ..... at this document and provide feedback. A) Take a picture. B) Take notes. C) Take medicine. D) Take a seat. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take a seat. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAdvanced QuizzesGrammar QuizzesAcademic Collocations Quiz 1Academic Collocations Quiz 2Academic Collocations Quiz 3Academic Collocations Quiz 4Academic Collocations Quiz 5Academic Collocations Quiz 7Academic Collocations Quiz 8Academic Collocations Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books