This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Multi Word Expressions – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Multi Word Expressions Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I need a new pear of boots.These ones have grown so old that they are useless. A) Wear out. B) Give up. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wear out. 2. After University he ..... different jobs. A) Took on. B) Turned up. C) Picked up. D) Took up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Took on. 3. You can pick and choose from a wide range of options.What does this suggest? A) You must follow one path. B) You have a lot of freedom to decide. C) You have limited options. D) You are forced to choose quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You have a lot of freedom to decide. 4. What's the sinonym of "remove" ? A) Pick up. B) Take away. C) Throw away. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take away. 5. Switch off the computer A) Log off. B) Shut down. C) Go off. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shut down. 6. Our boss ..... some people in his firm. A) Looks down with. B) Looks down of. C) Looks down about. D) Looks down on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Looks down on. 7. Did you stay up all night? / Did you stay all night up? A) Both are correct. B) None are correct. C) The first is correct. D) The second is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The first is correct. 8. She's always poking her nose into other people's business. That's so annoying! What does this expression mean? A) Interfering in things that aren't her concern. B) Helping people when they ask. C) Asking for advice. D) Listening carefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interfering in things that aren't her concern. 9. I've heard you the first time! You don't have to ..... it. A) Get away with. B) Go on about. C) Focus on. D) Run out of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go on about. 10. Mom ..... my sweater ..... It's so uncomfortable! A) Buttoned on. B) Buttoned. C) Buttoned in. D) Buttoned up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buttoned up. 11. Let's ..... and see if we can find someone to help us. A) Run into. B) Meet up with. C) Get around. D) Ask around. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ask around. 12. Put the computer mouse on a specific place and press A) Click on. B) Try on. C) Dress up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Click on. 13. Match RUN OUT OF with its definition A) Find by accident. B) Not have enough of something any more. C) Raise a child. D) Stop functioning. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not have enough of something any more. 14. A preposition shows ..... A) Position or location. B) Color or size. C) Adjective. D) Noun and verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Position or location. 15. How is a prepositional phrasal verb formed? A) A prepositional phrasal verb is formed using only nouns. B) A prepositional phrasal verb is formed by combining a verb with a preposition. C) A prepositional phrasal verb is formed by joining a verb with an adverb. D) A prepositional phrasal verb is formed by combining a verb with an adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A prepositional phrasal verb is formed by combining a verb with a preposition. 16. Mention a common use of adverbs. A) Modify verbs or adjectives. B) Modify nouns. C) Modify pronouns. D) Modify prepositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modify verbs or adjectives. 17. We're looking for new ways ..... 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: E) Of strengthening our relations with our suppliers. 18. The company suffered a serious breakdown in communication between departments.What does breakdown mean here? A) A list of details. B) A division of labor. C) A technical malfunction. D) A failure or collapse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A failure or collapse. 19. Don't make a meal out of it-it's only a minor mistake. What does the phrase mean here? A) Take a break and eat something. B) Make something more important than it really is. C) Fix something quickly. D) Apologise too often. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make something more important than it really is. 20. Susan doesn't know if she goes to the party. It depends ..... her mood. A) In. B) At. C) On. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 21. What does 'carried on' mean? A) To fly in an airplane. B) To stop doing something. C) To walk on foot. D) To continue doing something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To continue doing something. 22. The newly proposed economic policy is an example of lawmakers completely ..... , as it attempts to address an issue that is not the actual cause of the nation's financial instability. A) Making a meal out of it. B) Taking the biscuit. C) Barking up the wrong tree. D) Being a pain in the neck. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Barking up the wrong tree. 23. I have all my books ..... my dictionary, which I left at home. A) Regardless of. B) Through. C) Except for. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Except for. 24. "He was suffering from SAD during the winter months." What does SAD stand for?C) Seasonal Affective DisorderD) Sudden Attack Disorder A) Strong Autonomic Disorder. B) Sudden Attack Disorder. C) Social Anxiety Disorder. D) Seasonal Affective Disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Seasonal Affective Disorder. 25. Hand in something A) Input something. B) Give something. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give something. 26. Following a long dispute, the court ruled that the deceased's estate should be divided among the rightful ..... , ensuring that generational wealth remained within the family. A) PS. B) RSVP. C) Heirs. D) Debtors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heirs. 27. Something that is used so much that it becomes thin or weak and unable to be used any more. It is ..... A) Finds out. B) Drives away. C) Worn out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worn out. 28. Peter was looking ..... his glasses but he couldn't find them. A) For. B) At. C) After. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 29. Define 'felt like'. A) To express a thought or opinion clearly. B) To indicate a specific time or date. C) To signify a physical sensation of touch. D) To describe a subjective perception or experience, often indicating a similarity or comparison to something else. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To describe a subjective perception or experience, often indicating a similarity or comparison to something else. 30. Match BREAK UP with its definition. A) End a relationship. B) Stop functioning. C) Raise a child. D) Find by accident. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) End a relationship. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAdvanced QuizzesGrammar QuizzesMulti Word Expressions Quiz 1Multi Word Expressions Quiz 2Multi 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