This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Adjective And Noun Collocations – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Adjective And Noun Collocations Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He speaks English with a ..... accent. A) No. B) Surprising. C) Strong. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strong. 2. The economy is in ..... trouble A) Heavy. B) Deep. C) Lighter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deep. 3. Greece has a very ..... culture. A) Rich. B) Confused. C) Problem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rich. 4. I was late due to ..... traffic. A) No. B) Heavy. C) None of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heavy. 5. We were walking in ..... rain. A) Heavy. B) Loaded. C) Lighter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heavy. 6. Do you know i am a ..... dreamer? A) Heavy. B) Big. C) Lighter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Big. 7. He admitted he made a ..... mistake. A) Best. B) Big. C) Sweetly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Best. 8. I'm not sure if I have met him before, but ..... A) His face looks vaguely familiar. B) His face looks deadly serious. C) His face looks mildly amusing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His face looks vaguely familiar. 9. Which adverb does NOT collocate?Don't worry! Kristy will be ..... safe swimming in the lake with her new coach. A) Deeply. B) Perfectly. C) Completely. D) Totally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deeply. 10. Which adjective can collocate with all four nouns:apartment, building, street, area? A) Run-down. B) High-rise. C) Tree-lined. D) Studio. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Run-down. 11. They were really disappointed ..... the football result on Saturday A) For. B) About. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 12. My work team is deficient ..... communication. A) With. B) At. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 13. Which of the following adjectives can collocate with "street" ? A) Studio. B) High-rise. C) Four-story. D) Residential. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Residential. 14. Trainers should be amazing ..... people. A) With. B) At. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 15. It is ..... stupid to go sailing in stormy weather. A) Ridiculously. B) Seriously. C) Strongly. D) Utterly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Utterly. 16. There's been a ..... increase in the number of job applicants. A) Considerable. B) Large. C) Great. D) Strong. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Considerable. 17. Which adverb + adjective collocation is used to describe a situation that is painfully cold? A) Bitterly disappointed. B) Completely different. C) Blissfully unaware. D) Bitterly cold. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bitterly cold. 18. Which adverb + adjective collocation is used to describe someone who is actively participating in something? A) Actively involved. B) Bitterly cold. C) Badly injured. D) Completely different. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Actively involved. 19. This department is wonderful ..... planning. A) With. B) At. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 20. People working here have to work under ..... pressure. A) Constant. B) High. C) Large. D) Big. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Constant. 21. Orlando Lake Buena Vista in the Marriott Village is ..... located near the Walt Disney World Theme Parks, so you're never far from the fun. A) Comfortably. B) Entirely. C) Easily. D) Conveniently. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conveniently. 22. She ..... opposes to the new political decisions of the left wing. A) Somewhat. B) Totally. C) Bitterly. D) Strongly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Strongly. 23. Jim has it all and the ..... dissatisfaction that goes with it. A) Deep. B) Large. C) Strong. D) Big. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deep. 24. Which adverb + adjective collocation is used to describe someone who is seriously hurt? A) Blissfully unaware. B) Bitterly disappointed. C) Completely different. D) Badly injured. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Badly injured. 25. Which adjective does NOT collocate?painfully ..... A) Bored. B) Shy. C) Slow. D) Obvious. E) Aware. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bored. 26. It it ..... believed that being ambitious is negative. A) Overly. B) Highly. C) Commonly. D) Randomly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Commonly. 27. Which adjective can collocate with "apartment" ? A) Main. B) Deprived. C) Tree-lined. D) Two-bedroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Two-bedroom. 28. Not wearing a mask these days when going out is ..... forbidden. A) Ridiculously. B) Leniently. C) Strictly. D) Strongly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Strictly. 29. He has been ..... injured in the accident. A) Seriously. B) Bitterly. C) Deeply. D) Virtually. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seriously. 30. He can't understand math. Whenever he does an exercise, ..... A) He's always hopelessly wrong. B) He's simply unacceptable. C) He's vaguely familiar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He's always hopelessly wrong. 31. Payment by credit card is now ..... accepted. A) Vaguely. B) Strongly. C) Widely. D) Reasonably. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Widely. 32. Which adjective does NOT collocate?perfectly ..... A) Balanced. B) Confident. C) Serious. D) Capable. E) Normal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Confident. 33. I ..... apologize for any inconvenience that I have caused to your family. A) Seriously. B) Bitterly. C) Deeply. D) Virtually. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deeply. 34. Which adverb + adjective collocation is used to describe someone who is eternally thankful? A) Entirely satisfactory. B) Eternally grateful. C) Fiercely competitive. D) Fully aware. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eternally grateful. 35. It is ..... normal to be so emotionally unstable at her age. A) Perfectly. B) Utterly. C) Totally. D) Rather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perfectly. 36. He never wins any contests ..... A) He's desperately unlucky. B) He's wildly optimistic. C) He's hopelessly wrong. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He's desperately unlucky. 37. Which adverb does NOT collocate?Ivan was ..... ashamed of his rude behaviour towards the umpire in the cricket match yesterday. A) Deeply. B) Painfully. C) Totally. D) Thoroughly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Painfully. 38. Which adverb does NOT collocate?I'm not ..... sure that amateurs can enter this competition. A) Thoroughtly. B) Absolutely. C) Completely. D) Entirely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Thoroughtly. 39. Which adverb + adjective collocation is used to describe someone who is extremely happy? A) Bitterly disappointed. B) Highly commended. C) Absolutely delighted. D) Deeply ashamed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Absolutely delighted. 40. I bought it because it's Strine, because it's ..... priced, and because it doesn't seem to have any inherently emetic properties. A) Expensively. B) Cheaply. C) Reasonably. D) Strongly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reasonably. 41. She utterly crazy ..... films A) At. B) With. C) About. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About. 42. Which of the following adjectives can collocate with "apartment" but not "street" ? A) One-way. B) Narrow. C) Tree-lined. D) Studio. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Studio. 43. Our teacher is allergic ..... oranges A) To. B) With. C) About. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 44. If you want things to change, you have to be ..... involved in your community. A) Commonly. B) Randomly. C) Actively. D) Especially. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Actively. 45. Alejandra Pizarnik is ..... acknowledged to have been one of the best Argentine poets. A) Vitally. B) Overly. C) Highly. D) Widely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Widely. 46. It's important to be grateful ..... the opportunities in life A) About. B) To. C) For. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 47. I'm optimistic ..... the Euro Cup semi finals A) About. B) On. C) In. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 48. I was lucky. The shoes I liked were ..... cheap! A) Comfortably. B) Widely. C) Ridiculously. D) Conveniently. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ridiculously. 49. The students are responsible ..... taking notes during class time A) For. B) In. C) With. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 50. Which adverb + adjective collocation is used to describe something that is completely necessary? A) Deeply offended. B) Bitterly cold. C) Highly unlikely. D) Absolutely necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Absolutely necessary. 51. People nowadays are so addicted ..... their phones and technology A) To. B) About. C) On. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 52. The new employee was dissatisfactory ..... Calculus. A) With. B) At. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 53. Karl has a ..... experience of repairing computers. A) Wide. B) Large. C) Vast. D) High. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vast. 54. Which adjective does NOT collocate?highly ..... A) Captivated. B) Likely. C) Qualified. D) Trained. E) Critical. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Captivated. 55. Our staff enjoy a ..... degree of flexibitlity in their working hours. A) Huge. B) Great. C) Big. D) Powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Great. 56. Which adverb does NOT collocate?Jake's performance in the match today was ..... awful! A) Perfectly. B) Absolutely. C) Thoroughly. D) Completely. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thoroughly. 57. It is ..... important for you to have your study materials organized. A) Vitally. B) Closely. C) Conveniently. D) Bitterly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vitally. 58. Which of these adjectives can describe a "building" but not an "apartment" ? A) High-rise. B) Two-bedroom. C) First-floor. D) Spacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) High-rise. 59. Which adverb + adjective collocation is used to describe someone who is deeply upset? A) Completely different. B) Blissfully unaware. C) Deeply ashamed. D) Bitterly disappointed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deeply ashamed. 60. Which adjective does NOT collocate?deeply ..... A) Attached. B) Moved. C) Ashamed. D) Angry. E) Unhappy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Angry. 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