This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Academic Collocations – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Academic Collocations Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... at this beautiful painting; the colors are so vibrant! A) Do the housework. B) Do the shopping. C) Do your hair. D) Do your best. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do the shopping. 2. Match the correct noun to the group of words.electricity/energy/oil/gas/agricultural ..... A) Problem. B) Production. C) Source. D) Pollution. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Production. 3. If you are in the army you have to ..... your bed. A) Did. B) Make. C) Do. D) Made. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make. 4. ..... during lectures to review later. A) Take care. B) Take notes. C) Take time. D) Take medicine. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take notes. 5. He has got a degree ..... Information Technology from Oxford University A) For. B) On. C) In. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 6. I think I'll ..... a swim and burn off a few calories. A) Go to. B) Go on. C) Go. D) Go for. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go for. 7. I have always relied ..... my sister. She is my best friend A) At. B) On. C) In. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 8. The original Ninja Turtles game for the Nintendo Entertainment System was ..... impossible to finish. A) Seriously. B) Blatantly. C) Virtually. D) Absurdly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Virtually. 9. Which one of these isn't a type of collocation? A) Verb + adverb. B) Noun + noun. C) Subject + object. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject + object. 10. I just didn't see the other car. It came out of the ..... A) RACE. B) BLUE. C) NIGHT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BLUE. 11. It's common for students to ..... because they worry about their future careers. A) Face academic pressure. B) Aim for top university placements. C) Feel anxious about future job prospects. D) Attend extra classes or tutoring sessions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Feel anxious about future job prospects. 12. To say something is really easy, we use: ..... easy A) Hugely. B) Ridiculously. C) Pathetically. D) Extremely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ridiculously. 13. He reacted ..... everything he had been taught. A) For. B) With. C) Against. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Against. 14. I have never been good at ..... letters. A) Saying. B) Writing. C) Doing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Writing. 15. Fill in the blank with the correct collocation:' ..... a decision' A) Do. B) Make. C) Get. D) Take. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make. 16. Newspapers have come out ..... support of the plan to promote science in schools. A) At. B) In. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 17. Watching too much TV can make you waste ..... that you could spend doing something more productive. A) Money. B) Time. C) Research. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time. 18. And if you "reprobar un examen?" A) Unpass an exam. B) Retaste an exam. C) Pass an exam. D) Fail an exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fail an exam. 19. I will only hint ..... some of the enterprises which I have cherished. A) At. B) Agan. C) On. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 20. We must ..... consider all potential applicants. A) Quickly. B) Absolutely. C) Thoroughly. D) Carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carefully. 21. Do consider the ..... cost apart from what it seems to be, also while preparing the budget. A) Sum. B) Total. C) Additional. D) Incurred. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Additional. 22. Let's ..... a break, and have lunch in the canteen. A) Keep. B) Make. C) Take. D) Come. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take. 23. Choose the best noun to complete each collocation. The analysis of research findings / academic activity showed a strong correlation between the two variables. A) Research findings. B) Academic activity. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Research findings. 24. Her father paid the affordable / down / studio payment on her apartment. A) Affordable. B) Down. C) Studio. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Down. 25. Shirley hates it when she ..... mistakes. A) Makes. B) Takes. C) Has. D) Does. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Makes. 26. When something made a lot of people complain angrily A) Cause an uproar. B) Cause a sensation. C) Unforeseen outcome. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cause an uproar. 27. He searched ..... for the missing book. A) CLEARLY. B) FRANTICALLY. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FRANTICALLY. 28. The doctor ..... me some tablets. A) Prescribed. B) Injected. C) Got. D) Handed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prescribed. 29. You can't rely ..... good weather for the whole trip. A) To. B) From. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 30. We're going to ..... another foreign language next year. A) Learn. B) Draw. C) Do. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Learn. 31. ..... academic phrases, is to make ..... A) In the following. B) The role of. C) On one hand. D) As well as. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The role of. 32. Do you prefer texting or ..... phone calls? A) Doing. B) Giving. C) Making. D) Taking. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making. 33. ..... someone a favour A) Do. B) Take. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 34. Complete the idiom meaning:to easily accomplish something. "It was such a hard test. I have no idea how you managed to pass with ..... ..... " A) Flying colours. B) Highest colours. C) High score. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flying colours. 35. To ..... the reality A) Face. B) Receive. C) Base. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Face. 36. Which ONE word collocates with "become" ? A) An impact. B) Aware. C) Treatment. D) Opportunities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aware. 37. Talking to different kinds of people does not require different levels of formality in your language use. A) True. B) False. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 38. Ivan has been actively ..... with the church of the year. A) Looking. B) Involved. C) Identified. D) Participate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Involved. 39. Correct the sentence with money collocations.I'd like to get a withdrawal from my account, please. Tablet computers are now selling at sored prices because there's so much competition one last cost 150 dollars now costo only 70. A) Have a withdrawalSave prices. B) Made a withdrawalrock-bottom prices. C) None. D) Get moneyRespect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Made a withdrawalrock-bottom prices. 40. Complete with the correct adverb collocation: ..... attached A) Fully. B) Highly. C) Firmly. D) Hugely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Firmly. 41. Fill in MAKE, DO, GET or TAKE to form collocations: ..... a nap A) GET. B) MAKE. C) DO. D) TAKE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) TAKE. 42. Complete the sentences with a noun collocation:I never spend ..... alone A) Time. B) Fun. C) Shopping. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Time. 43. 10 Select the corresponding verb.an argument A) Make. B) Have. C) Do. D) Take. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have. 44. Sometimes the only solutions is to ..... your best and hope. A) Career. B) Do. C) Happily. D) Memories. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do. 45. The girl ..... her grandmother a visit as she hadn't seen her for a long time. A) Went. B) Had. C) Paid. D) Gave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Paid. 46. At work we were ..... crazy dealing with Christmas orders. A) Went. B) Going. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Going. 47. A student missed several classes and needs to study late to ..... her schoolwork. A) Hand in. B) Apply for. C) Catch up on. D) Skip. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Catch up on. 48. Parents must ..... to prevent burnout and emotional problems. A) Attend extra classes or tutoring sessions. B) Aim for top university placements. C) Recognize the importance of rest and play. D) Struggle with heavy workloads. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recognize the importance of rest and play. 49. You ..... send the reply tomorrow. A) Would. B) Should. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 50. A grain of ..... A) Alert. B) Smell. C) Sand. D) Afford. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sand. 51. Which verb completes the sentence: "New unemployment figures ..... the claim that the crisis is over." A) Undermine. B) Lend. C) Point. D) Question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Undermine. 52. Complete the sentence with the correct collocation:You have to ..... knowledge to solve that problem. A) Do use of your. B) Have use of your. C) Take use of your. D) Make use of your. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make use of your. 53. To express that somebody is extremely thin, which adverb collocation should we use? A) Badly. B) Painfully. C) Highly. D) Hugely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Painfully. 54. Everyday collocation:What is the noun form of the verb 'have'? A) Possession. B) Havement. C) Ownership. D) Possessional. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possession. 55. What's the correct collocation?We ..... laughing.(meaning "can't stop") A) Can't help. B) Can't avoid. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't help. 56. What'sessential, though, is (a) an effort A) A. to make. B) To get. C) To do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. to make. 57. Choose the best verb to complete each collocation. As students process / progress through their degree courses, they are expected to handle more challenging tasks. A) Process. B) Progress. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Progress. 58. One solution is to ..... that let students rest between lessons. A) Attend extra classes or tutoring sessions. B) Be driven by cultural expectations of success. C) Create more flexible school schedules. D) Struggle with heavy workloads. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Create more flexible school schedules. 59. Don't tell Sarah about your illness. She will ..... her mouth off and everybody will know about it! A) Shoot. B) Talk. C) Speak. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shoot. 60. Choose the best noun to complete each collocation. Scholars share various types of information / academic activity through research papers, conferences, and lectures. A) Information. B) Academic activity. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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