This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Collocations – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Collocations Quiz 10 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How long can you ..... your breath under water? A) Stay. B) Hold. C) Keep. D) Take. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hold. 2. We ..... snowboarding in ..... A) Go-summer. B) Do-winter. C) Go-winter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go-winter. 3. This activity is when you keep money in the bank. A) Do the shopping. B) Pay attention. C) Save money. D) Do a favour. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Save money. 4. Their kids haven't ..... outside before. A) Climbed. B) Done. C) Slept. D) Watched. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slept. 5. In 2016, Warren Buffett ..... nearly $ 2.9 billion to the Bill & Medina Gates Foundation and other charities. A) A living. B) Donated. C) Income. D) Interest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Donated. 6. Age is an issue of ..... If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.-Mark Twain- A) Cross my mind. B) Mind over matter. C) Open mind. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mind over matter. 7. Which adjective does NOT collocate with PAINFULLY? A) Aware. B) Slow. C) Obvious. D) Bored. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bored. 8. When a fashion trend is ..... , that means everyone knows about it. A) Back in fashion. B) A passing fashion. C) Mainstream. D) Vogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mainstream. 9. He ..... his innocence, but there were witnesses and he was sentenced. A) Proved. B) Protested. C) Committed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protested. 10. Today, straight-leg jeans and pants are coming ..... in fashion, thought skinny jeans will probably still be fashionable too. A) Passing. B) Trendy. C) Back. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Back. 11. We haven't ..... the sun rise with my husband. A) Slept. B) Watched. C) Climbed. D) Been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Watched. 12. So, although five will ..... you good, more might be better. A) Do. B) To do. C) Make. D) Making. E) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 13. ..... relative (familiar/pariente lejano) A) Far. B) Distant. C) Large. D) Distance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Distant. 14. Which adverb CANNOT be used?Stoke City's 3-0 win against Liverpool was ..... unexpected. A) Deeply. B) Totally. C) Utterly. D) Entirely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deeply. 15. Which adverb CANNOT be used?Don't worry! Kirsty 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. 16. Complete the sentence My sister always ..... photos of her friends. A) Makes. B) Takes. C) Make. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Takes. 17. Which adjective does NOT collocate with HIGHLY? A) Trained. B) Captivated. C) Qualified. D) Critical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Captivated. 18. I haven't ..... my mind where to go yet. A) Made up. B) Opened. C) Crossed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Made up. 19. It never once ..... my mind that she might be unhappy. A) Thought. B) Crossed. C) Opened. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crossed. 20. In an ideal world we wouldn't want to have any budget ..... A) Constraints. B) Minimum. C) Maximum. D) Limits. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Constraints. 21. They were facing drug ..... as some drugs were found in their home. A) Charges. B) Threats. C) Charge. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Charges. 22. The governor definitely ..... the argument over deficit control at last night's debate. A) Lost. B) Failed. C) Missed. D) Wasted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lost. 23. ..... what you think A) Announce. B) Say. C) Tell. D) Speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Say. 24. Always busy = on the ..... A) Mood. B) Way. C) Go. D) Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go. 25. Before the competition, you should ..... a warm-up A) Go. B) Do. C) Play. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do. 26. When you go with your mom and dad to garis, bodega aurrera, chedraui or walmart, you ..... A) Do a favour. B) Do the shopping. C) Pay attention. D) Save money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do the shopping. 27. He has a lot of ..... offences, as he loves speed. A) Street. B) Speed. C) Driving. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Driving. 28. Which of these adverbs CANNOT be used?Jake's performance in the match today was ..... awful! A) Completely. B) Thoroughly. C) Absolutely. D) Perfectly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thoroughly. 29. Finish the collocation:stay ..... =keep to the schedule A) In time. B) On track. C) On tract. D) In track. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On track. 30. On weekends my friends ..... to beautiful mountains with rivers. A) Go camping. B) Play ping pong. C) Do ice-skating. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go camping. 31. My friend has anxiety, but the good thing is he's ..... the problem, and will look for help. A) Causing. B) Aware of. C) Solved. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aware of. 32. My mother has been so preoccupied ..... her work lately that she barely has enough time to eat. A) To. B) In. C) For. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With. 33. She wasn't at the office, so I ..... a message with her secretary, asking her to call me back. A) Gave. B) Handed. C) Left. D) Put. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Left. 34. Talking ..... the phone A) In. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 35. We all ..... a good time at the party A) Had. B) Came. C) Went. D) Made. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had. 36. When you are stressed, you should ..... yoga A) Play. B) Do. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do. 37. While bones can survive the march of ..... , biological material like chewed food cannot. Meaning:the fact that something is impossible to stop A) Foot. B) Time. C) People. D) Space. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Time. 38. The judge ..... his sentence yesterday as this was his first offence. A) Rejected. B) Suspended. C) Stated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suspended. 39. Which adjective does NOT collocate with UTTERLY? A) Useless. B) Devastated. C) Crazy. D) Beneficial. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beneficial. 40. Please, don't try to ..... excuses for your mistakes. A) Make. B) Say. C) Use. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make. 41. Available ..... (saldo disponible) A) Money. B) Account. C) Card. D) Balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Balance. 42. She enjoys ..... tricks on her friends. A) Setting. B) Playing. C) Making. D) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Playing. 43. Many companies make ..... to their employees' pension plan A) Income. B) Interest. C) A contribution. D) A living. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A contribution. 44. We should try to ..... as much energy as we can. A) Catch. B) Win. C) Take. D) Save. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Save. 45. Does it really ..... a difference? A) Make. B) Making. C) To do. D) Do. E) Doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make. 46. I hope you ..... landing you with the children at such short notice. A) Don't mind me. B) Don't mind. C) Don't mind me my. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't mind me. 47. ..... disease (enfermedad contagiosa) A) Poisoning. B) Communicable. C) Contagious. D) Spread. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Contagious. 48. The judge instructed the jurors not to ..... the case. A) Contribute to. B) Comment on. C) Increase in. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Comment on. 49. A large number of people are ..... favour of the new law. A) In. B) With. C) At. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 50. I don't like cheese that has a ..... smell. (olor acre/fuerte) A) Worse. B) Strong. C) Fort. D) Pungent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pungent. 51. In December when you don't wear a jacket or a sweater outside and it's cold, you can ..... A) Catch a flu. B) Run a race. C) Go online. D) Take an exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Catch a flu. 52. We don't really have much ..... A) Participate in. B) In favor of. C) In common. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In common. 53. We couldn't get reservations for the concert. I was ..... booked. A) Fully. B) Utterly. C) Absolutely. D) Entirely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fully. 54. Try to keep ..... until you've heard all the facts. A) Have an open mind. B) Open mind. C) An open mind. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An open mind. 55. Complete the sentence with the correct word ..... for an interview A) Go. B) Finish. C) Get. D) Lose. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go. 56. Do you believe in love ..... A) At first sight. B) On first sight. C) With first sight. D) At first see. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At first sight. 57. He refused to ..... guilty. A) Plead. B) Consent. C) Agree. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plead. 58. My money earns a little ..... from the bank A) A contribution. B) A living. C) Interest. D) Salary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interest. 59. When you no longer pay attention to something, especially because you are bored. It is because ..... A) Your mind wanders. B) My mind wanders. C) Your mind wonders. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Your mind wanders. 60. This (a) needs to be approached in a realistic manner. A) A. long-term goal. B) Winning goal. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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