Quiz: Collocations About Teaching
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Collocations are words that are usually used together, sometimes for no apparent reason. For example, although 'little' and 'small' have the same meaning, we usually we say, "When I was a little boy/girl" but not "When I was a small boy/girl". In this quiz, there are some common collocations used by teachers and learners. Take this quiz to find the answers. Good Luck!
- 1.Which of these is NOT a strong collocation with 'homework'?
- A.
Set
- B.
Hand in
- C.
Make
- D.
Mark
- E.
Do
- 2.Which of these is NOT a strong collocation with ' (a/the) board' (ie blackboard or whiteboard?
- A.
Clean
- B.
Delete
- C.
Rubber
- D.
Put something on
- E.
Pen
- 3.Which of these is NOT a strong collocation with '(an) exam'?
- A.
Make
- B.
Sit
- C.
Do
- D.
Take
- E.
Retake
- 4.Which of these collocations with '(an/the) exam' has a different meaning?
- A.
Pass
- B.
Look through
- C.
Sail through
- D.
Scrape through
- E.
Get through
- 5.One more about exams. Which one is different? (clue: before or after?)
- A.
Cram for an exam
- B.
Revise for an exam
- C.
Remember doing an exam
- D.
Study for an exam
- E.
Do a mock exam
- 6.Look at these expressions with 'try'. In four of them, the teacher seems disappointed with the student's behaviour or work. Which one is different?
- A.
Try not to fidget
- B.
Try harder
- C.
Try to behave
- D.
Try again
- E.
Try your best
- 7.Complete the collocation: "I was running late so I only had time for a _____ shower."
- A.
Short
- B.
Quick
- C.
Fast
- 8.Complete with a verb + adverb collocation: "You'll do it if you ________ enough."
- A.
Try hard
- B.
Really try
- C.
Want to
- 9.Collocations can be divided into several types such as _________ collocations.
- A.
Verb + noun
- B.
Subject + object
- C.
First + second
- 10.Which is a common adverb + adjective collocation?
- A.
Richly decorated
- B.
Richly wealthy
- C.
greedily rich
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