This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Collocations – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Collocations Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. .... a cold, a bus A) Cross. B) Save. C) Catch. D) Move. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Catch. 2. You can choose ..... a wide range of options A) From. B) At. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From. 3. Ok, then we decide if we make the bed or not. But let's plan our day! I want to arrive to the class ..... time! I want to be punctual today. I am happy we have a lot of time! A) In. B) At. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 4. Arrange your visa before you arribe ..... the USA A) In. B) -. C) To. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 5. Complete the collocation:depend ..... A) Into. B) With. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 6. When did you ..... ? A) Get engaged. B) Got engaged. C) Getting engaged. D) Gets engaged. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get engaged. 7. Take up means to A) Start. B) Stop. C) Finish. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Start. 8. Do you like ..... time with your friends? A) Hanging out. B) Spending. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spending. 9. Every Saturday me and my friends always ..... in the afternoon. A) Go for coffee. B) Go for a coffee. C) Go coffee. D) Go to a coffee. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go for a coffee. 10. We are hoping? a lot of rain this week. A) For. B) From. C) In. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 11. Please arrive in ..... for the meeting. A) Good. B) Great. C) Best. D) Fine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Good. 12. This dress is a ..... fit for me. A) Correct. B) Good. C) Perfect. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perfect. 13. The engineers ..... an imaginative ..... to the problem after working with models in the test lab. A) Found-solution. B) Had-idea. C) Find-solution. D) Made-solving. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Found-solution. 14. It ..... to reason that Jim passed the exam with flying colors on account of his working hard during the term.a.comes b.gets c.stands d. lays A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 15. Which verb can go before the following words or phrases? ..... a dress ..... make up ..... shoes A) Take. B) Have. C) Wear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wear. 16. I'm really looking forward ..... visiting my best friend A) To. B) In. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 17. What verb collocates with "tennis" ? A) Run. B) Play. C) Go. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Play. 18. Select the right collocation:fast food / quick food A) Hasty food. B) Fast food. C) Speedy food. D) Rapid food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fast food. 19. Matty is interested ..... playing chess. A) At. B) Of. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 20. I'm going to ..... my coffee intake. I'm drinking far too much! A) Cut in on. B) Cut down in. C) Cut down on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cut down on. 21. What kind of movies do your parents watch? A) In the mornings. B) Every day. C) With my brother. D) Horror movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Horror movies. 22. Pull someone's leg A) To take advantage of someone. B) To play a joke on someone. C) To bother someone. D) To help someone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To play a joke on someone. 23. My cousin always ..... good marks in all the subjects! A) Gets. B) Has. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gets. 24. By the time the call operator succeeded ..... getting the call through, it was too late. A) In. B) Of. C) At. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 25. Can I have a green ..... , please? A) Meal. B) Dish. C) Sauce. D) Salad. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Salad. 26. A survey was ..... to study the effects of smoking on young adults.a.commented b.filled c.conducted d. carriedconduct a survey:thuc hien khao sat A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. 27. Have you ever ..... about starting your own shop? A) Imagined. B) Supposed. C) Thought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Thought. 28. He can't teach today because he's ..... his voice. A) Lost. B) Bruised. C) Hoarse. D) Losed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lost. 29. Es lo mismo decir "drive to work" que "go to work by car" ? A) SI. B) NO. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SI. 30. Which verb can go before the following words or phrases? ..... the trendiest technology ..... books ..... furniture A) Try. B) Lose. C) Shop for. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shop for. 31. He's a ..... swimmer and will have no trouble covering the distance. A) Strong. B) Mean. C) Potent. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strong. 32. My big brother usually goes ..... with his girlfriend on Saturday. A) Out. B) For. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Out. 33. Give a definition to "processed foods" A) Foods which are changed or treated as part of an industrial operation. B) Genetically modified foods. C) Substances added to food to improve its taste or appearance or to preserve it. D) Food which goes bad quickly, e.g. cheese, fish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Foods which are changed or treated as part of an industrial operation. 34. I love to ..... video games A) Go. B) Practice. C) Do. D) Play. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Play. 35. I'm really looking forward to ..... together with all my family. A) Staying. B) Get. C) Getting. D) Stay. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Getting. 36. WE ..... holiday/ vacation/ trip A) Go to. B) Go on. C) Go in. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go on. 37. I can't do all this work by Friday! ..... me a break ! A) Go. B) Give. C) Take. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give. 38. Before taking off, don't forget to activate ..... mode. A) Flight. B) Flying. C) Plane. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Flight. 39. Identify the common collocation:high chance / big chance A) Tiny chance. B) Massive chance. C) Large chance. D) High chance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High chance. 40. When I'm free, I ..... online and watch all the films I like. A) Stream. B) Go. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go. 41. COMPLETE:living ..... A) Care. B) Wage. C) Community. D) Housing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wage. 42. Which is the correct collocation:deep sleep / heavy sleep A) Intense sleep. B) Strong sleep. C) Deep sleep. D) Serious sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deep sleep. 43. Perishable food is a sort of food that ..... A) Which are changed or treated as part of an industrial operation. B) Goes bad quickly, e.g. cheese, fish. C) Prepared or which just need to be heated quickly before eating. D) Genetically modified foods. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Goes bad quickly, e.g. cheese, fish. 44. I could ..... in a factory A) Get ill. B) Get a job. C) Get married. D) Get a place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get a job. 45. I'm not responsible ..... the mistake. A) To. B) Of. C) In. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 46. Many people don't care about the environment and they just drop a great amount of ..... in the streets. A) Waste. B) Litter. C) Pollution. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Litter. 47. I'll have to ..... my hair before we go out. A) Do. B) Make. C) Get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 48. Gourmet meal is a kind of meal which is ..... A) Large. B) Unusually large and good. C) Which goes bad quickly. D) High-quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) High-quality. 49. The new boss really has a ..... for numbers. He's so quick. A) Head. B) Back. C) Brain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Head. 50. In the phrase " ..... a marathon, " what verb correctly completes the collocation? A) Do. B) Run. C) Play. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run. 51. You sholud not laugh ..... your friends. A) At. B) In. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 52. I hadn't spoken to my parents for a whie so I ..... them a call. A) Got. B) Gave. C) Took. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gave. 53. COMPLETE:bank ..... A) Care. B) Benefits. C) Nutrition. D) Account. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Account. 54. On engineering project there is usually a great pressure to ..... strict deadlines. A) Find. B) Meet. C) Have. D) Reach. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Meet. 55. Can you ..... when we lived near the beach? A) Concentrate. B) Wonder. C) Remember. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remember. 56. Take part in is to A) Invite. B) Leave. C) Participate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participate. 57. Which verb can go before the following words or phrases? ..... divorced ..... married ..... a job A) Lose. B) Find. C) Get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get. 58. Jim didn't break the vase on ..... , but he was still punished for his carelessness.a.occasion b.chance c.intention d.purpose A) A. B) D. C) B. D) C. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 59. It is important for students to ..... full use of university facilities.a.take b.do c.find d.make A) C. B) D. C) B. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 60. Students are ..... less pressure as a result of changes in testing procedures.a.under b.above c.upon d.out of A) D. B) B. C) C. D) A. 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