This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Advanced > Lexical Resource – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Lexical Resource Quiz 7 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What role do collocations play in effective communication? A) Collocations are irrelevant to communication. B) Collocations only apply to written language. C) Collocations hinder understanding and clarity. D) Collocations facilitate natural and fluent communication, enhancing clarity and relatability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Collocations facilitate natural and fluent communication, enhancing clarity and relatability. 2. Choose the correct collocation:I have a ..... memory of visiting the museum on a school trip when I was in high school. A) Strong. B) Intense. C) Close-knit. D) Vivid. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Vivid. 3. Why should you not overuse idioms in Writing Task 2? A) Examiners do not like them. B) Idioms are always ungrammatical. C) They can be wrong in meaning or style, affecting Lexical Resource and Coherence & Cohesion. D) They are only for band 9. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They can be wrong in meaning or style, affecting Lexical Resource and Coherence & Cohesion. 4. An animal that hunts other animals for food is called: A) Predator. B) Prey. C) Herbivore. D) Extinct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Predator. 5. Demand for the product has been greatly ..... A) Exagerrated. B) Exaggerated. C) Exagerrate. D) Exaggerate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Exaggerated. 6. Which phrase has an informal tone? A) Incur financial burden. B) Cost a lot of money. C) Impose financial constraints. D) Require substantial investment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cost a lot of money. 7. What is the main benefit of collocations? A) Make the essay harder. B) Increase naturalness and avoid word-combination errors. C) Show rare words. D) Replace single words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Increase naturalness and avoid word-combination errors. 8. Which phrase is an academic idiomatic expression? A) A bunch of. B) Get tricked. C) In the long run. D) Stuff. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the long run. 9. What does this idiom mean:It is vitally important to be a charismatic leader and not just a good organiser of people. A) Someone who is much better than everybody else. B) Someone who is good with people. C) Someone who has an engaging personality. D) Someone who is full of energy. E) Someone who likes to have fun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Someone who has an engaging personality. 10. All our staff ..... training on dealing with customers. A) Recieve. B) Receive. C) Reicieve. D) Riceive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Receive. 11. ANTONYM:There has been no rain for a long time, so land is getting more and more barren. A) Wet. B) Dry. C) Windy. D) Hot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wet. 12. Something is wrong with your brother, ..... ? A) Isn't there. B) Isn't it. C) Is it. D) Is there. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isn't it. 13. A characteristic of idiomatic items is: A) They can be understood by translating each word. B) They carry figurative meaning rather than literal meaning. C) They are only used in Speaking. D) They are always informal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They carry figurative meaning rather than literal meaning. 14. Why should you avoid forcing difficult vocabulary when you do not fully understand it? A) It easily becomes repetitive. B) It makes the essay longer. C) It can be wrong in meaning or style and lose Lexical Resource marks. D) Examiners do not like difficult words. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It can be wrong in meaning or style and lose Lexical Resource marks. 15. Band 3 speakers use vocabulary mainly for: A) Technical topics. B) Personal information. C) Debates. D) Idioms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Technical topics. 16. Choose the collocation that sounds awkward in academic writing. A) Widely accepted view. B) Strongly impact on society. C) Highly significant factor. D) Deeply rooted issue. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strongly impact on society. 17. Raw meat must be kept ..... from cooked meat. A) Separate. B) Seperate. C) Separete. D) Seperete. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Separate. 18. Band 2 communication is often impossible without: A) A dictionary. B) Mime or gesture. C) High-level vocabulary. D) Reading questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A dictionary. 19. Which term best matches "a style of clothing that remains respected for decades" ? A) Trend. B) Iconic fashion. C) Extinct design. D) Sustainable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sustainable. 20. Band 1 grammar can include: A) Only isolated memorised phrases. B) Connected sentences. C) Correct paragraphs. D) Accurate tense control. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only isolated memorised phrases. 21. A stable ecosystem in which a large number of species live together. What is it? A) Heat-related illness. B) Deforestation. C) Emission. D) Ecological balance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ecological balance. 22. Someone who often gives their time, money, or help freely is: A) Ambitious. B) Reliable. C) Generous. D) Reserved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Generous. 23. My sister asked me if I had gone out ..... A) Yesterday. B) Day before. C) The previous day. D) The day after. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The previous day. 24. The word "crony" is unsuitable because it: A) Is too rare. B) Has extremely informal connotations. C) Is ungrammatical. D) Is not a noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Has extremely informal connotations. 25. What is the main aim of using a formal style? A) Make the essay longer. B) Show personal feelings. C) Ensure academic tone and objectivity. D) Avoid advanced vocabulary. 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