This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Multi Word Expressions – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Multi Word Expressions Quiz 4 (43 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these multi-word verbs matches to this definition:to keep talking about something, in a way that is boring or annoying A) Get away with something. B) Go on about something. C) Fall out with something. D) Live for something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go on about something. 2. Following the tragic accident, a memorial was erected at the crash site with the inscription " ..... " to honor those who had lost their lives. A) PS. B) RSVP. C) RIP. D) PTO. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) RIP. 3. Why is it important to understand multi-word verbs? A) It is important because they are fundamental for fluency and comprehension of the language. B) They have no impact on daily communication. C) They are only used in formal contexts. D) They are irrelevant for language learning. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is important because they are fundamental for fluency and comprehension of the language. 4. What's the sinonym of "reduce" ? A) Turn into. B) Sign up. C) Cut down on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cut down on. 5. Which of the following best describes a person who is both proud and arrogant? A) Absent-minded. B) Stuck-up. C) Warm-hearted. D) Good-tempered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stuck-up. 6. Talk to someone that you like so that they will like you A) Get on with. B) Try on. C) Chat sb on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chat sb on. 7. Complete the title of an American TV series: "How to ..... Murder" A) Focus on. B) Look after. C) Get away with. D) Give up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get away with. 8. The factory manager dismissed the concern as minor, but the engineers insisted that the issue was not something to ..... , as it could lead to significant production failures. A) Make heavy weather. B) Pull a fast one. C) Take the biscuit. D) Make a meal out of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Make a meal out of. 9. My brother are always reminding me to ..... my uniform every time I got back from school. A) Hang on. B) Hang up. C) Hang in. D) Hang out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hang up. 10. Marco resigned from his job in order to go back to school. A) Sort out. B) Give up. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give up. 11. Provide an example of a prepositional verb. A) Depend in. B) Depend on. C) Depend for. D) Depend on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Depend on. 12. If you help me ..... my new desk together, I promise to drive you to the mall. A) Put. B) Put together. C) Together. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Put. 13. During the intense heatwave, businesses saw a sharp increase in the sale of ..... units, as consumers sought immediate relief from soaring temperatures without resorting to large-scale cooling systems. A) RSVP. B) Air con. C) Sonar. D) Receipt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air con. 14. She became less enthusiastic about her job as time went on. A) Wear off. B) Go off. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wear off. 15. Peter insisted ..... giving me a present. A) With. B) For. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 16. There's been a major shake-up in the HR department.What does shake-up imply? A) A fun office event. B) Big organizational changes. C) Sudden layoffs. D) Hiring new managers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Big organizational changes. 17. How would you 'put off' a task? A) Ignore the task. B) Start the task immediately. C) Procrastinate or find excuses to delay starting the task. D) Delegate the task to someone else. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Procrastinate or find excuses to delay starting the task. 18. What does it mean to 'turn down' something? A) To accept something. B) To reject or refuse something. C) To increase something. D) To ignore something. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To reject or refuse something. 19. In modern urban planning, ..... controlled tools are frequently used to provide compressed air-powered systems that enhance automation efficiency, particularly in heavy machinery and high-speed manufacturing. A) Pneumatic. B) Radar. C) High-tech. D) Carbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pneumatic. 20. I don't want to cook again. Let's ..... at that new restaurant. A) Help out. B) Run into. C) Eat out. D) Get along with. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eat out. 21. I really ..... my teacher and treat her with respect. A) Look after. B) Look into. C) Look up to. D) Look down on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Look up to. 22. He is always ..... stories to write his fantasy books. (invent a story or plan) A) Taking off. B) Making up. C) Getting away. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making up. 23. Exit from a website A) Turn off. B) Switch off. C) Log off. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Log off. 24. The cost of the repairment ..... thousands of dollars. A) Ran into. B) Ran down. C) Ran out. D) Ran away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ran into. 25. He ..... a novel idea about using water as fuel for cars. A) Came on. B) Come on with. C) Came with up. D) Came up with. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Came up with. 26. The official's decision to investigate a minor procedural error rather than address the widespread corruption issue was an example of ..... A) Pulling a fast one. B) Getting hold of the wrong end of the stick. C) Making heavy weather. D) Barking up the wrong tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making heavy weather. 27. Have a good relationship/like each other A) Get on with. B) Chat sb up. C) Go off. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get on with. 28. What is the structure of a prepositional verb? A) Verb + Subject + Complement. B) Preposition + Verb + Subject. C) Subject + Verb + Preposition. D) Verb + Preposition + Complement (optional). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Verb + Preposition + Complement (optional). 29. Tod's CEO expects China and India to account ..... 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: C) For as much as 25 per cent of revenues in the near future. 30. Is Sarah listening ..... music? A) To. B) With. C) At. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 31. L don't think l'm going to pass the exam this year. A) Set up. B) Get through. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get through. 32. A writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge A) Quid pro quo. B) Habeas corpus. C) Corpus. D) Ad hoc. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Habeas corpus. 33. Sit on one's heels A) Hunker down. B) Ad hoc. C) Derring-do. D) Higgledy-piggledy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hunker down. 34. Existing in fact, whether with lawful authority or not A) Quid pro quo. B) De facto. C) Ad hoc. D) Ex post facto. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) De facto. 35. What's the sinonym of "create from" ? A) Make (something new) out of it. B) Pick out. C) Throw away. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make (something new) out of it. 36. Which compound adjective best describes a poor person? A) Hard-up. B) Good-tempered. C) Well-off. D) Big-headed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hard-up. 37. "I'm going to try ..... this new type of paint on my walls." A) On. B) By. C) In. D) Out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Out. 38. The company's reckless expansion strategy, executed without adequate market research, was doomed to failure from the outset, making it an example of ..... business decisions. A) Making a move. B) As good as gold. C) In the red. D) As daft as a brush. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) As daft as a brush. 39. Unlike traditional systems that rely on electromagnetic waves, ..... is used in military aircraft to detect enemy movement through reflected radio signals, providing an early-warning mechanism against potential threats. A) Laser. B) Pneumatic. C) Sonar. D) Radar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radar. 40. In three years' time we plan to set up ..... 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: D) A distribution network in Mexico. 41. In the phrase "rosy-cheeked child", the compound adjective most likely suggests that the child is: A) Sad and tired. B) Pale and quiet. C) Healthy and cheerful-looking. D) Angry and aggressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Healthy and cheerful-looking. 42. John has to ..... his younger brother. A) Look up. B) Look for. C) Look after. D) Look at. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Look after. 43. What's the sinonym of "collect" ? A) Set up. B) Pick up. C) Throw away. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pick up. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesAdvanced QuizzesGrammar QuizzesMulti Word Expressions Quiz 1Multi Word Expressions Quiz 2Multi Word Expressions Quiz 3Academic Collocations QuizAdjective And Noun Collocations QuizBusiness Collocations QuizCollocation Mistakes QuizCollocations Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books