This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > 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. The company, struggling with declining revenue and unpaid loans, officially became a ..... when it failed to meet its debt obligations for the third consecutive quarter. A) Pseudonym. B) Womb. C) Debtor. D) Receipt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Debtor. 2. I don't know the meaning of this word. I'll ..... in a dictionary. A) Look it up. B) Look it. C) Look it for. D) Look up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Look it up. 3. 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. 4. After University he ..... different jobs. A) Turned up. B) Took on. C) Took up. D) Picked up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Took on. 5. You can pick and choose from a wide range of options.What does this suggest? A) You must follow one path. B) You have limited options. C) You are forced to choose quickly. D) You have a lot of freedom to decide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You have a lot of freedom to decide. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. Our boss ..... some people in his firm. A) Looks down about. B) Looks down with. C) Looks down on. D) Looks down of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Looks down on. 9. 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. 10. She's always poking her nose into other people's business. That's so annoying! What does this expression mean? A) Helping people when they ask. B) Asking for advice. C) Listening carefully. D) Interfering in things that aren't her concern. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interfering in things that aren't her concern. 11. I've heard you the first time! You don't have to ..... it. A) Go on about. B) Get away with. C) Run out of. D) Focus on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go on about. 12. Break up A) Damage something. B) End a relationship. C) Put something up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) End a relationship. 13. Pass on A) To transfer something to someone. B) To walk in front of someone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To transfer something to someone. 14. Mom ..... my sweater ..... It's so uncomfortable! A) Buttoned up. B) Buttoned on. C) Buttoned in. D) Buttoned. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Buttoned up. 15. Carry on A) Continue. B) Bring something. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continue. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. Match RUN OUT OF with its definition A) Not have enough of something any more. B) Stop functioning. C) Find by accident. D) Raise a child. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not have enough of something any more. 19. 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. 20. How is a prepositional phrasal verb formed? A) A prepositional phrasal verb is formed by combining a verb with an adjective. B) A prepositional phrasal verb is formed using only nouns. 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 a preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A prepositional phrasal verb is formed by combining a verb with a preposition. 21. Mention a common use of adverbs. A) Modify pronouns. B) Modify prepositions. C) Modify verbs or adjectives. D) Modify nouns. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modify verbs or adjectives. 22. 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. 23. The company suffered a serious breakdown in communication between departments.What does breakdown mean here? A) A division of labor. B) A technical malfunction. C) A failure or collapse. D) A list of details. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A failure or collapse. 24. 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. 25. Susan doesn't know if she goes to the party. It depends ..... her mood. A) For. B) At. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 26. What does 'carried on' mean? A) To walk on foot. B) To continue doing something. C) To stop doing something. D) To fly in an airplane. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To continue doing something. 27. 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) Barking up the wrong tree. C) Being a pain in the neck. D) Taking the biscuit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barking up the wrong tree. 28. 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. 29. "He was suffering from SAD during the winter months." What does SAD stand for?C) Seasonal Affective DisorderD) Sudden Attack Disorder A) Social Anxiety Disorder. B) Strong Autonomic Disorder. C) Seasonal Affective Disorder. D) Sudden Attack Disorder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Seasonal Affective Disorder. 30. Hand in something A) Input something. B) Give something. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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