(Not so) Quick Quiz

This quiz has a mixture of categories including phrasal verbs, vocabulary, idioms, prepositions, and more.
There are 31 questions.

Quick Quiz

This quiz has a mixture of categories including phrasal verbs, vocabulary, idioms, prepositions, and more.

1 / 31

If there’s no coffee left, we’ll have to __________ tea.

do up with

make do with

do away with

make up with

2 / 31

A good friend will always __________ you when you’re in trouble.

stand by

stand up

stand for

stand up against

3 / 31

I can’t turn my __________ on her now that she’s in so much trouble.

foot

back

tongue

arms

4 / 31

As a result of all the hard work they put in, the students reached a high __________ of achievement.

level

note

grade

mark

5 / 31

Be careful! You’re rushing around like a __________ in a china shop.

cat

bull

bat

dog

6 / 31

When he made a __________ at her, she slapped his face.

attempt

pass

offer

point

7 / 31

I bumped into her __________ to work this morning.

on the way

on the contrary

on credit

on foot

8 / 31

Wear warmer clothes to __________ yourself from the cold.

defend

hide

protect

shelter

9 / 31

Sunscreen can prevent your skin from being damaged by the harmful effects of the sun’s __________.

beams

strokes

rays

waves

10 / 31

You’ll have to work hard to __________ the rest of the class as they started studying before you.

hold on to

catch up with

keep on at

reach out with

11 / 31

The boss __________ to his secretary using the office phone for personal calls.

disaproveses

criticizes

disagrees

objects

12 / 31

The proportion of elderly people in the population is steadily __________ as they live longer.

falling

growing up

raising

rising

13 / 31

They heard the airplane go through the sound __________.

barrier

limit

junction

frontier

14 / 31

Unless you give up smoking, you __________ the risk of damaging your health.

bear

suffer

make

run

15 / 31

If there’s one thing I can’t __________ it’s soggy vegetables.

appeal

stand

support

bear

16 / 31

I’m absolutely __________ about her but she doesn’t seem very interested in me.

overwhelmed

crazy

infatuated

sick

17 / 31

__________, April tends to be a rainy month in England.

As a rule

For a rule

In a rule

Like a rule

18 / 31

The demonstrators carried banners with __________ criticizing the police.

mottos

inscriptions

slogans

notices

19 / 31

Money is said to be the __________ of all evil.

source

reason

cause

root

20 / 31

You should start revising for your exam as soon as possible. Any delay will result in __________ time being lost.

conclusive

vital

priceless

invaluable

21 / 31

How are you __________ your studies? Do you feel that you’re making headway?

getting down to

getting ahead of

getting on with

getting up to

22 / 31

__________ a week goes by without the teacher giving us a test.

Infrequent

Hardly

Practically

No sooner

23 / 31

I’ve heard that joke before. It’s as old as the __________.

hills

history

rocks

times

24 / 31

As we get older it gets more difficult to keep up with the __________.

present

times

moment

date

25 / 31

Traffic is being __________ from the main road while it’s under repair.

averted

converted

diverted

perverted

26 / 31

Electronically stored information is easily __________.

resumed

updated

predated

rebuilt

27 / 31

Now that I’ve discovered that I’m __________ strawberries, I make sure I never eat them.

allergic against

allergic from

allergic to

allergic with

28 / 31

__________ you’re a millionaire, you can’t buy health and happiness.

Besides

Except that

Even if

Despite

29 / 31

Who is __________ that group of students?

in the lead

in the end

in comparison with

in charge of

30 / 31

The __________ at the top of the page said: “TALKS FAIL”.

supplement

crossword

headline

editorial

31 / 31

What __________ right now? Are you busy?

do you do

you can do

did you do

are you doing

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The average score is 65%

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