This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Collocations – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Collocations Quiz 12 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the phrase " ..... a marathon, " what verb correctly completes the collocation? A) Do. B) Run. C) Play. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Run. 2. You sholud not laugh ..... your friends. A) At. B) In. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 3. I hadn't spoken to my parents for a whie so I ..... them a call. A) Got. B) Gave. C) Took. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gave. 4. COMPLETE:bank ..... A) Nutrition. B) Care. C) Account. D) Benefits. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Account. 5. On engineering project there is usually a great pressure to ..... strict deadlines. A) Have. B) Find. C) Meet. D) Reach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meet. 6. Reap A) The rewards. B) The good things. C) The options. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The rewards. 7. A feeble A) Hope. B) Excuse. C) Idea. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excuse. 8. Can you ..... when we lived near the beach? A) Concentrate. B) Wonder. C) Remember. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remember. 9. Take part in is to A) Invite. B) Leave. C) Participate. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Participate. 10. Unbroken A) Sunshine. B) Sunrays. C) Sunlight. D) Sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunshine. 11. Which verb can go before the following words or phrases? ..... divorced ..... married ..... a job A) Lose. B) Find. C) Get. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Get. 12. Jim didn't break the vase on ..... , but he was still punished for his carelessness.a.occasion b.chance c.intention d.purpose A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 13. It is important for students to ..... full use of university facilities.a.take b.do c.find d.make A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 14. Students are ..... less pressure as a result of changes in testing procedures.a.under b.above c.upon d.out of A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 15. I didn't know the time, so I asked ..... a policeman. A) To. B) From. C) . D) Near. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) . 16. ..... the gym A) Go away. B) Go to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go to. 17. ..... at home A) Go. B) Stay. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stay. 18. Finish the collocation: " ..... fishing." A) Do. B) Play. C) Go. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go. 19. I didn't ..... the students permission to go to the toilet during the exam. A) Gave. B) Give. C) Got. D) Set. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give. 20. In which you CAN'T upload selfies, stories and videos A) Instagram. B) Facebook. C) Whatsapp. D) CandyCrush. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) CandyCrush. 21. Choose the correct collocation:take a break / have a break A) Make a break. B) Eat a break. C) Take a break. D) Give a break. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Take a break. 22. She depends ..... her parents to help her pay for school A) With. B) For. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 23. Now that Fred is fully fit again, his coach has put him on a(n) ..... A) Exhaustive. B) Intensive. C) Thorough. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Intensive. 24. You are not ..... jogging in this weather, are you? A) Going. B) Doing. C) Playing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going. 25. I don't know why my screen went ..... suddenly. A) Blank. B) Crash. C) Freeze. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Blank. 26. Did you go to Monterrey ..... plane or coach? A) On. B) By. C) Over. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 27. An organised and peaceful environment is basically a matter of law and ..... A) Order. B) Disorder. C) Progress. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Order. 28. Set the alarm clock means ..... A) Comprar una alarma. B) Poner la alarma. C) Anotar una alarma. D) Tener un set de relojes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Poner la alarma. 29. Listening and reading as much as possible outside class makes all the ..... to the language learning process. A) Notice. B) Difference. C) Control. D) Damage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Difference. 30. Martin was blamed? burning the cake. A) On. B) For. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAdvanced QuizzesGrammar QuizzesCollocations Quiz 1Collocations Quiz 2Collocations Quiz 3Collocations Quiz 4Collocations Quiz 5Collocations Quiz 6Collocations Quiz 7Collocations Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books