Collocations Mastery Quiz

1. Which phrase is correct?

Raise awareness

Lift awareness

Bring awareness

Create awareness

“Raise awareness” means to help people notice or understand an issue.

Explanation

“Raise awareness” means to help people notice or understand an issue.

2. True or False: “Commit an error” means to make a mistake.

True

False

“Commit an error” is a formal phrase used especially in academic or legal writing.

Explanation

“Commit an error” is a formal phrase used especially in academic or legal writing.

3. Choose the best phrase:

Do responsibility

Take responsibility

Create responsibility

Build responsibility

“Take responsibility” means to accept duty or blame.

Explanation

“Take responsibility” means to accept duty or blame.

4. Which word fits best? “The team ______ impressive results this quarter.”

Delivered

Did

Gave

Made

“Deliver results” means to achieve strong outcomes.

Explanation

“Deliver results” means to achieve strong outcomes.

5. Match each collocation (a–b) with its meaning (1–2).

Hold a discussion

Set a goal

Both are standard expressions in academic and business English.

Explanation

Both are standard expressions in academic and business English.

Submit

6. Which phrase is incorrect?

Make progress

Do research

Take an exam

Build a mistake

“Build a mistake” is wrong; use “make a mistake.”

Explanation

“Build a mistake” is wrong; use “make a mistake.”

7. True or False: “Affect” is usually a noun, and “effect” is usually a verb.

True

False

“Affect” is typically a verb; “effect” is a noun.

Explanation

“Affect” is typically a verb; “effect” is a noun.

8. Fill in the blank: “She ______ a loan from the bank to start her business.”

You “borrow” something you receive; you “lend” something you give.

Explanation

You “borrow” something you receive; you “lend” something you give.

Submit

9. Which sentence sounds most natural?

He did an appointment with the dentist.

He had an appointment with the dentist.

He made an appointment with the dentist.

Both B and C

Both “had an appointment” and “made an appointment” are correct, depending on context.

Explanation

Both “had an appointment” and “made an appointment” are correct, depending on context.

10. Which phrase is correct?

Have a job

Do a job

Make a job

All of the above

“Have a job” describes employment; “do your job” means to perform duties.

Explanation

“Have a job” describes employment; “do your job” means to perform duties.

11. Match each verb (a–b) with its correct noun (1–2).

Pay

Gain

“Pay attention” and “gain experience” are standard collocations.

Explanation

“Pay attention” and “gain experience” are standard collocations.

Submit

12. True or False: “Work” is countable while “job” is not.

True

False

“Job” is countable (“two jobs”), but “work” is uncountable (“some work”).

Explanation

“Job” is countable (“two jobs”), but “work” is uncountable (“some work”).

13. Which phrase sounds awkward?

Make a decision

Give a presentation

Build a suggestion

Take action

The correct form is “make a suggestion.”

Explanation

The correct form is “make a suggestion.”

14. In “The storm had a major ______ on the crops,” the correct word is ______.

“Effect” is a noun meaning result; “affect” would be the verb.

Explanation

“Effect” is a noun meaning result; “affect” would be the verb.

Submit

15. True or False: Choosing the correct collocation can change how formal or natural a sentence sounds.

True

False

Collocations improve fluency and make writing sound more authentic.

Explanation

Collocations improve fluency and make writing sound more authentic.

Mastering Collocations Mastery Quiz