
Common Collocations
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English
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University
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Andrés Romero
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Collocations are artificial combinations of words that occur together.
True
False
Answer explanation
Collocations aren't artificial because they develop naturally through consistent and widespread use in real-world language. They are not arbitrary combinations of words but rather reflect the habitual ways that native speakers combine words to express specific meanings.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The sentence "The authorities failed to obtain big evidence to convict him" uses a proper collocation.
True
False
Answer explanation
The noun "evidence" is usually accompanied by adjectives such as "clear," "strong," "good," or "hard."
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Complete with the suitable words
Anika: There's a ___ issue with the project deadline. We're way behind schedule!
William: I’m ___ concerned about how this will affect the client’s expectations...
grand/highly
major/deeply
grand/deeply
major/highly
4.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following words pair naturally and flow smoothly with the noun "decision"?
small
snap
bright
major
final
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
The phrase "heavy rain" is an example of a common collocation.
True
False
Answer explanation
We use "heavy rain" to mean that a lot of water is coming down.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Choose the correct answers:
This morning, I got stuck in 1.___ on my way to work, which felt frustrating but is apparently 2.___ for a Monday. When I finally arrived, my boss dismissed my excuse as 3.___, even though I’d made a 4.___ to leave home early.
1. heavy traffic
2. perfectly normal
3. utterly ridiculous
4. great effort
1. heavy transit
2. perfectly right
3. utterly lies
4. great attempt
1. dense traffic
2. perfectly normal
3. wholly ridiculous
4. big effort
1. heavy traffic
2. perfectly right
3. utterly lies
4. constant effort
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Choose all the suitable answers
A: "It’s ___ important we get this party organized before everyone shows up."
B: "Yeah, if we mess this up, it’ll be a ___ failure and everyone will remember it!"
extremely/great
hardly/great
extremely/complete
hardly/huge
extremely/huge
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