This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Multi Word Expressions – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Multi Word Expressions Quiz 8 (14 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Is Sarah listening ..... music? A) For. B) With. C) At. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 2. 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. 3. A writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge A) Quid pro quo. B) Ad hoc. C) Corpus. D) Habeas corpus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Habeas corpus. 4. Sit on one's heels A) Ad hoc. B) Derring-do. C) Higgledy-piggledy. D) Hunker down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hunker down. 5. Existing in fact, whether with lawful authority or not A) Ex post facto. B) Quid pro quo. C) Ad hoc. D) De facto. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) De facto. 6. 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. 7. Which compound adjective best describes a poor person? A) Big-headed. B) Well-off. C) Hard-up. D) Good-tempered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hard-up. 8. "I'm going to try ..... this new type of paint on my walls." A) On. B) In. C) By. D) Out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Out. 9. 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) As good as gold. B) Making a move. C) As daft as a brush. D) In the red. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As daft as a brush. 10. 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) Sonar. B) Pneumatic. C) Laser. D) Radar. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Radar. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. John has to ..... his younger brother. A) Look for. B) Look at. C) Look after. D) Look up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Look after. 14. 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 3Multi Word Expressions Quiz 4Multi Word Expressions Quiz 5Multi Word Expressions Quiz 6Multi Word Expressions Quiz 7Academic Collocations Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books