This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Multi Word Expressions – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Multi Word Expressions Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The student's habit of arriving late to class, failing to submit assignments, and disregarding academic integrity truly ..... , as even the most lenient professors found it unacceptable. A) Pulls a fast one. B) Is under the weather. C) Takes the biscuit. D) Makes a move. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Takes the biscuit. 2. What's the sinonym of "deliver and leave" ? A) Set up. B) Drop off. C) Throw away. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drop off. 3. His company ..... cars to tourists. A) Takes over. B) Winds down. C) Hires out. D) Spins off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hires out. 4. I ..... really well with my mom because we're friends. A) Get along with. B) Get along. C) Along with. D) Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get along. 5. What color do we code prepositions? A) Red. B) Green. C) Blue. D) Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Green. 6. They worked for a few hours on the problem, but they weren't able to ..... what had happened. A) Live for. B) Figure out. C) Take off. D) Fall out with. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figure out. 7. It's warm inside ..... your coat. A) Take off. B) Put off. C) Take of. D) Put on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take off. 8. This conference is crucial ..... A) We called off the party immediately. B) A customer who has a problem. C) For as much as 25 per cent of revenues in the near future. D) So we can't afford to put if off once again. E) Of strengthening our relations with our suppliers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So we can't afford to put if off once again. 9. Loud music in that restaurant ..... , though the food is nice there. A) Brought me up. B) Put me off. C) Turned me on. D) Gave me up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Put me off. 10. My parents raised me in France. A) Bring up. B) Grow up. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bring up. 11. Nobody knows where the dog is. Everybody is looking ..... him. A) Of. B) With. C) At. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 12. In some countries, it is normal ..... your shoes before entering the house. A) Take up. B) Take in. C) Take out. D) Take off. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Take off. 13. I like to ..... by car because I have the freedom to go where I want, when I want. A) Get around. B) Drop off. C) Get together. D) Run into. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get around. 14. The ticket costs $ 5 ..... age. No special price for children. A) Inside. B) Close to. C) Regardless of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regardless of. 15. This pencil is really old. You can ..... it ..... A) Take away. B) Take out. C) Throw far. D) Throw away. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Throw away. 16. I wanted to ..... that shirt before I buy it for myself. A) Try in. B) Try on. C) Try up. D) Try out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Try out. 17. The doctor told me to ..... and not get hysterical. A) Calm out. B) Calm down. C) Let up. D) Let down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calm down. 18. Despite his wealth, the entrepreneur's outdated estate clearly ..... , with crumbling walls and an overgrown garden showing signs of neglect. A) Has seen better days. B) Pulls a fast one. C) Is over the moon. D) Makes heavy weather. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has seen better days. 19. I really like to ..... because exercising helps me stay fit and healthy. A) Ask around. B) Drop off. C) Work out. D) Pick up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Work out. 20. What is a prepositional verb? A) A verb that does not require a preposition. B) A noun that describes an action. C) An adjective that modifies a noun. D) A verb that is used with a preposition to express a relationship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A verb that is used with a preposition to express a relationship. 21. Jarvis will never let down ..... A) A customer who has a problem. B) So they'd better learn to get on together. C) The contract as soon as possible. D) A distribution network in Mexico. E) We called off the party immediately. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A customer who has a problem. 22. The abbreviation PS is used when ..... A) You need to explain something again. B) You want to thank the reader. C) You forgot to include something and want to add it at the end. D) You are writing a formal address. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You forgot to include something and want to add it at the end. 23. Wear clothes that are not smart A) Dress down. B) Dress up. C) Try on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dress down. 24. You ..... those books! You could have given them to your little sister. A) Threw in. B) Threw out. C) Threw up. D) Threw away. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Threw away. 25. Mary can't go to the cinema. She has to look ..... her littele sister. A) After. B) About. C) With. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 26. She was very courageous, many girls ..... her. A) Go by. B) Go on. C) Stand for. D) Look up to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Look up to. 27. If you don't know the word just ..... in the dictionary. A) Look it up. B) Let it in. C) Turn it up. D) Give it up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look it up. 28. Choose to live a calm life A) Settle down. B) Dress up. C) Try on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Settle down. 29. The company, struggling with declining revenue and unpaid loans, officially became a ..... when it failed to meet its debt obligations for the third consecutive quarter. A) Receipt. B) Debtor. C) Pseudonym. D) Womb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Debtor. 30. I don't know the meaning of this word. I'll ..... in a dictionary. A) Look it. B) Look it for. C) Look it up. D) Look up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Look it up. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAdvanced QuizzesGrammar QuizzesMulti Word Expressions Quiz 1Multi Word Expressions Quiz 3Multi Word Expressions Quiz 4Multi Word Expressions Quiz 5Multi Word Expressions Quiz 6Multi Word Expressions Quiz 7Multi Word Expressions Quiz 8Academic Collocations Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books