This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Multi Word Expressions – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Multi Word Expressions Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. "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. 15. Hand in something A) Input something. B) Give something. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Give something. 16. Following a long dispute, the court ruled that the deceased's estate should be divided among the rightful ..... , ensuring that generational wealth remained within the family. A) RSVP. B) Debtors. C) Heirs. D) PS. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heirs. 17. Put off A) Delay. B) Stop. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delay. 18. Something that is used so much that it becomes thin or weak and unable to be used any more. It is ..... A) Finds out. B) Drives away. C) Worn out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Worn out. 19. Peter was looking ..... his glasses but he couldn't find them. A) After. B) At. C) To. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 20. Define 'felt like'. A) To describe a subjective perception or experience, often indicating a similarity or comparison to something else. B) To signify a physical sensation of touch. C) To express a thought or opinion clearly. D) To indicate a specific time or date. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To describe a subjective perception or experience, often indicating a similarity or comparison to something else. 21. Match BREAK UP with its definition. A) End a relationship. B) Stop functioning. C) Find by accident. D) Raise a child. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) End a relationship. 22. We've just announced a takeover of one of our biggest competitors.What is a takeover? A) A new business name. B) The expansion of a company. C) One company purchasing another. D) A company closing down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One company purchasing another. 23. My mum wasn't ..... cars at all. A) At. B) Into. C) By. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Into. 24. My language skills have improved by leaps and bounds this year.What does this expression mean? A) My progress has been extremely slow. B) My progress has been inconsistent. C) My progress has been very fast. D) I have made no real progress. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My progress has been very fast. 25. My mother loves to ..... our new neighbor because she tells us about events that are happening in the community. A) Get together. B) Drop off. C) Run into. D) Help out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Run into. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAdvanced QuizzesGrammar QuizzesMulti Word Expressions Quiz 1Multi Word Expressions Quiz 2Multi Word Expressions Quiz 3Multi Word Expressions Quiz 5Multi Word Expressions Quiz 6Multi Word Expressions Quiz 7Multi Word Expressions Quiz 8Multi Word Expressions Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books