This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Advanced > Corpus Linguistics > Multi Word Expressions – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Multi Word Expressions Quiz 6 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. My teacher told us to ..... our shirts. I just hate it! A) Tuck out. B) Tuck on. C) Tuck in. D) Tuck. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tuck in. 2. Which of the following sentences does NOT include a prepositional phrase? A) Rita walked all the way home. B) Rita walked over the hill. C) Rita walked through the woods. D) Rita walked next to the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rita walked all the way home. 3. Please, ..... your electronic devices. We don't need them anymore. A) Take out. B) Put out. C) Put away. D) Slip on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Put away. 4. Lisa bought her book ..... $ 20, but mine cost me $ 25. A) For. B) In. C) Save for. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 5. She has always dreamt of starting her own business. A) Set up. B) Grow up. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Set up. 6. I spent ages in the garage with my old car, checking ..... A) It out. B) Out it. C) Out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It out. 7. Which of the following is the best replacement for "before then" in a formal context? A) Earlier on. B) Meanwhile. C) Formerly. D) Previously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Previously. 8. His mother is very good at solving other people's problems. A) Get through. B) Sort out. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sort out. 9. Which of the following is a clipping rather than an acronym or initialism? A) ATM. B) ID. C) Uni. D) WHO. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uni. 10. Which of these sentences is grammatically wrong? A) The children in my afternoon class make up the most wonderful stories when we have story time! They are very creative. B) I just can't stand Wanda! She always has some excuse for arriving late, but I think she makes them up. C) Talking to Susan is so much fun. Maybe she makes up half her stories, but they're entertaining anyway. D) All of them are grammatically correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them are grammatically correct. 11. The actor was known for his unpredictable temperament, often making filming conditions unbearable and generally being ..... for both cast and crew. A) As good as gold. B) A pain in the neck. C) Under the weather. D) In the red. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A pain in the neck. 12. When we heard we'd lost the deal, ..... 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: A) We called off the party immediately. 13. After receiving a Nobel Prize in ..... , the distinguished researcher was recognized for her groundbreaking work in neural disorders, which reshaped contemporary psychiatric treatment methods. A) Debtor. B) Psychiatry. C) Womb. D) Carbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Psychiatry. 14. Which sentence best demonstrates the use of a compound adjective to describe a character flaw? A) He wore a tight-fitting jacket for the interview. B) She was admired for being quick-witted during debates. C) Despite being charming, he was known to be two-faced. D) They visited a well-off family in the countryside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Despite being charming, he was known to be two-faced. 15. After the party we ..... all beverages. A) Gave up. B) Put off. C) Ran out of. D) Looked for. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ran out of. 16. The advent of ..... suits allowed deep-sea divers to remain underwater for extended periods without depending on surface-supplied oxygen, fundamentally transforming marine research and underwater construction. A) Pneumatic. B) Sonar. C) Scuba. D) High-tech. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scuba. 17. Stop behaving like a child! A) Give up!. B) Grow up!. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Grow up!. 18. Brave and heroic feats A) Habeas corpus. B) Derring-do. C) Quid pro quo. D) De facto. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Derring-do. 19. They didn't count their profit yet, though they ..... around 3 millions. A) Put it at. B) Put it off. C) Turn it down. D) Pour it into. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Put it at. 20. What's the sinonym of "register" ? A) Make out of it. B) Drop off. C) Sign up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sign up. 21. From the outset, there were problems with the project design.What does outset mean? A) The foundation. B) The funding. C) The beginning. D) The outside part. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The beginning. 22. Choose the correct multi-word verbd form! A) Did you make up the story?. B) Did you make that story up?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did you make up the story?. 23. His argument lacked depth, relying on vague, surface-level claims that were anything but ..... , failing to capture the nuances of the debate. A) Heir. B) Subtle. C) Debtor. D) Numb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subtle. 24. I have this huge problem I need to ..... A) Look after. B) Figure out. C) Throw away. D) Be into. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Figure out. 25. That's brilliant! Did you ..... it by yourself? A) Come up with. B) Go on about. C) Figure out. D) Look up to. 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