This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Multi Word Expressions – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Multi Word Expressions Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In utter disorder A) Hunkered down. B) Higgledy-piggledy. C) Ad hoc. D) Derring-do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Higgledy-piggledy. 2. 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. 3. Following the tragic accident, a memorial was erected at the crash site with the inscription " ..... " to honor those who had lost their lives. A) RSVP. B) RIP. C) PTO. D) PS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) RIP. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. Which of the following best describes a person who is both proud and arrogant? A) Stuck-up. B) Warm-hearted. C) Absent-minded. D) Good-tempered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stuck-up. 7. 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. 8. Complete the title of an American TV series: "How to ..... Murder" A) Get away with. B) Look after. C) Focus on. D) Give up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get away with. 9. 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) Pull a fast one. B) Make heavy weather. C) Make a meal out of. D) Take the biscuit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Make a meal out of. 10. My brother are always reminding me to ..... my uniform every time I got back from school. A) Hang in. B) Hang up. C) Hang on. D) Hang out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hang up. 11. 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. 12. Provide an example of a prepositional verb. A) Depend in. B) Depend for. C) Depend on. D) Depend on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Depend on. 13. 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. 14. 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) Sonar. B) Receipt. C) RSVP. D) Air con. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Air con. 15. 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. 16. Peter insisted ..... giving me a present. A) In. B) With. C) On. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 17. There's been a major shake-up in the HR department.What does shake-up imply? A) Big organizational changes. B) Hiring new managers. C) A fun office event. D) Sudden layoffs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Big organizational changes. 18. How would you 'put off' a task? A) Start the task immediately. B) Delegate the task to someone else. C) Ignore the task. D) Procrastinate or find excuses to delay starting the task. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Procrastinate or find excuses to delay starting the task. 19. What does it mean to 'turn down' something? A) To reject or refuse something. B) To increase something. C) To ignore something. D) To accept something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To reject or refuse something. 20. 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) Carbs. C) Radar. D) High-tech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pneumatic. 21. I don't want to cook again. Let's ..... at that new restaurant. A) Run into. B) Get along with. C) Eat out. D) Help out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eat out. 22. I really ..... my teacher and treat her with respect. A) Look after. B) Look up to. C) Look down on. D) Look into. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look up to. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. The cost of the repairment ..... thousands of dollars. A) Ran down. B) Ran out. C) Ran into. D) Ran away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ran into. 26. He ..... a novel idea about using water as fuel for cars. A) Came with up. B) Came on. C) Came up with. D) Come on with. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Came up with. 27. The official's decision to investigate a minor procedural error rather than address the widespread corruption issue was an example of ..... A) Getting hold of the wrong end of the stick. B) Making heavy weather. C) Pulling a fast one. D) Barking up the wrong tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Making heavy weather. 28. 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. 29. What is the structure of a prepositional verb? A) Subject + Verb + Preposition. B) Preposition + Verb + Subject. C) Verb + Preposition + Complement (optional). D) Verb + Subject + Complement. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Verb + Preposition + Complement (optional). 30. 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. 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