This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Collocations – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Collocations Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. With ..... , will be difficult that the oil industry recover from the Covid-19 crisis. A) Soaring prices. B) Rock-bottom prices. C) Rising prices. D) Increasing prices. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rock-bottom prices. 2. He ..... his mouth when he fell down and now he has a ..... tooth. A) Hit / chipped. B) Chipped / hit. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hit / chipped. 3. Choose the word that completes this collocation:pack/unpack ..... A) Home. B) A bag. C) Plans. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A bag. 4. She's ..... a diet A) In. B) On. C) For. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 5. If you don't arrive on time to the station, you will ..... A) MISS the train. B) LOSE the train. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MISS the train. 6. L'm so pleased that I succeeded ..... passing my driving test first time! A) With. B) Of. C) From. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 7. She had already ..... the job. A) Gets. B) Get. C) Gots. D) Gotten. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gotten. 8. My parents ..... the movies twice a week. A) Meet. B) Play. C) Go to. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go to. 9. ..... to bed early. A) See. B) Watch. C) Go. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go. 10. She didn't come to work today because she was feeling a bit ..... A) Affected by the weather. B) Banana. C) Under the weather. D) In the weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under the weather. 11. I came home ..... bus because it was raining. A) On. B) At. C) By. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By. 12. In my cellphone I can ..... to talk with my mom A) Play clash royale. B) Make phone calls. C) Watch videos. D) Take selfies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make phone calls. 13. The game itself was excellent, but it was sadly spoiled by ..... trouble. A) Supporter. B) Fan. C) Crowd. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crowd. 14. It can take a long time to fully ..... a complicated ..... before putting it into practice. A) Test-a solution. B) Test-theory. C) Test-model. D) Test-a problem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Test-theory. 15. Substantial meal is a meal which is ..... A) Large portion. B) Decent. C) High-quality. D) Unusually large and good. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large portion. 16. My mother goes for a walk in a ..... park near my house. A) Wild life. B) Theme. C) Public. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Public. 17. Joey is scared ..... spiders. A) At. B) In. C) Of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 18. Give me a straight A) Answer. B) Reply. C) Response. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Answer. 19. Which is the correct collocation:heavy rain / strong rain A) Powerful rain. B) Heavy rain. C) Intense rain. D) Big rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Heavy rain. 20. Mia always gets ..... when she loses a game. A) Bored. B) Angry. C) Interesting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Angry. 21. You forgot to pay ..... the tickets. A) . B) Off. C) Through. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 22. The flat consists ..... a kitchen, a large living room and three bedrooms. A) From. B) In. C) Of. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 23. I thin Adrian and I should ..... A) Get ill. B) Get a place. C) Get engaged. D) Get paid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get engaged. 24. Choose the word that completes this collocation:book/stay in ..... A) A hotel. B) A bag. C) A holiday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A hotel. 25. ..... basketball A) Go. B) Listen. C) See. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Play. 26. I'm ..... in history. A) Good. B) Scared. C) Interested. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interested. 27. Which of the following is the correct collocation with "skiing" ? A) Do skiing. B) Play skiing. C) Go skiing. D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go skiing. 28. Identify the correct preposition in the sentence:'They are looking forward ..... the concert next week.' A) For. B) At. C) On. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 29. "POPS" is famous ..... its ice cream. A) For. B) Of. C) About. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 30. Take an exam means to A) Pass in an exam. B) Do an exam. C) Fail in an exam. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do an exam. 31. If I sell this old watch, I will make a ..... A) Profit. B) Deal. C) Mess. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Profit. 32. Thanks to her father's encouragement, she has made great ..... in her study.a.standard b. development c.contribution d.progress. A) D. B) C. C) A. D) B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) D. 33. Who are you closest ..... in your family? A) For. B) To. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 34. 1 She ..... me a fright when she came in so quietly. A) Got. B) Had. C) Gave. D) Took. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gave. 35. He has ..... extensive research into renewable energy sources. A) Created. B) Produced. C) Come up with. D) Carried out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carried out. 36. Which verb correctly collocates with "volleyball" ? A) Do. B) Play. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Play. 37. COMPLETE:prenatal ..... A) Community. B) Nutrition. C) Technology. D) Care. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nutrition. 38. Choose the word that completes this collocation:plan/have ..... A) Abroad. B) Plans. C) A holiday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A holiday. 39. My favorite app is ..... because I can listen to music A) Whatsapp. B) Gmail. C) Kahoot. D) Spotify. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Spotify. 40. A large number of inventions and discoveries have been made ..... accident.a.at b.on c.in d. by A) B. B) A. C) D. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) D. 41. They are really afraid ..... spiders and snakes. A) Of. B) In. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 42. They offered ..... my kids A) To babysit. B) Babysitting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Babysitting. 43. We were amazed ..... the movie. A) To. B) At. C) By. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By. 44. We ..... our friends once a week A) Meet. B) Go. C) Do. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meet. 45. What is the opposite to "go up the stairs" ? A) Go out the stairs. B) Go foward the stairs. C) Go off the stairs. D) Go down the stairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go down the stairs. 46. What kind of movies are you interetested ..... ? A) In. B) About. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 47. To surf the web I need to ..... A) Create an app. B) Connect to the internet. C) Do calculations. D) Go to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connect to the internet. 48. Jess isn't scared ..... crocodiles. A) Of. B) In. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 49. The city was flooded after ..... rains. A) Heavy. B) Strong. C) Steady. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Heavy. 50. There's an interesting article ..... page 12. A) On. B) In. C) At. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 51. In a modern family, the husband is expected to join hands with his wife to ..... the household chores.a.do b, run c.take d.make A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 52. Complete the collocation:agree ..... smn A) In. B) To. C) With. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With. 53. My cousin is ..... a university degree in Science at present. A) Doing. B) Making. C) Taking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doing. 54. I'm ..... of blood. A) Good. B) Interested. C) Scared. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scared. 55. Who ..... you send messages to? A) To music. B) Every day. C) Twice a week. D) To my friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To my friends. 56. Poverty is not an issue we can solve simply by ..... it. We need several approaches. A) Change money. B) Throwing money around. C) Squander money on. D) Throwing money at. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Throwing money at. 57. Alan is 1.85 tall at age 14, so he really ..... in his class. A) Stands up. B) Stands in. C) Stands out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stands out. 58. My sister really enjoys acting as a hobby, but she doesn't want to do it for a (n) ..... a.survival b.occupation c.living d. existence A) B. B) A. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 59. Choose the word that completes this collocation:make/change ..... A) A bag. B) Plans. C) A holiday. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plans. 60. A lot of medical problems are caused by a ..... diet A) Healthy. B) Poor. C) Fussy. D) Nourishing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poor. Next →Related QuizzesAdvanced QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCollocations Quiz 2Collocations Quiz 3Collocations Quiz 4Collocations Quiz 5Collocations Quiz 6Collocations Quiz 7Collocations Quiz 8Collocations Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books