Collocations and Jumbled Words Quiz

Which word naturally pairs with 'bitter' in collocation?

1. truth
2. sky
3. color
4. emotion

Answer: (a) truth

Identify the mistake in this jumbled sentence: 'Always / road / cross / the / carefully'

1. Carefully should be before cross.
2. Road is in the wrong place.
3. Always' is unnecessary.
4. Cross' should be at the start.

Answer: (b) Road is in the wrong place.

Identify the correct word from the jumbled letters: 'CSICATT' -

1. instance
2. tactics
3. distance
4. ancestry

Answer: (b) tactics

Which of these collocations best fits in a formal setting?

1. Make a mess'
2. Give a presentation'
3. Do a big mistake'
4. Take a rest'

Answer: (b) Give a presentation'

Choose the most suitable collocation: 'He decided to ___ a speech at the conference.'

1. say
2. made
3. tell
4. deliver

Answer: (d) deliver

Find the grammatically correct sentence:

1. The children playing are outside.'
2. Outside the playing are children.'
3. Are the children playing outside?'
4. The children are playing outside?'

Answer: (c) Are the children playing outside?'

Choose the most suitable pair of words to complete the sentence, 'The rain ___ heavily as thunder ___ loudly.'

1. fell, struck
2. dropped, boomed
3. came, sounded
4. poured, rumbled

Answer: (d) poured, rumbled

Fill in the blanks with appropriate words to make a meaningful sentence: 'She needed to ___ an appointment and ___ a decision about her career.'

1. fix, make
2. take, make
3. make, take
4. do, have

Answer: (c) make, take

Why is 'commit a crime' correct but 'do a crime' incorrect?

1. Do' is too casual.
2. Do' is only for positive actions.
3. Commit' is the correct verb for legal actions.
4. Commit' is a more modern word.

Answer: (c) Commit' is the correct verb for legal actions.

Observe and rearrange into a grammatically correct sentence: 'decision / make / carefully / a / you / should'

1. You should make a decision carefully
2. Carefully you should make a decision
3. Make a decision you should carefully
4. Should you make a decision carefully

Answer: (a) You should make a decision carefully