VOCABULARY QUIZ 5 ● ANSWER KEY
Group A
Schools Phrases about school do/get/be
Exercise 1
1 nursery: A nursery school usually has children from
about 3- to 5-years-old.
2 state: A state school is one that is paid for by the
government – it is not a private school.
3 professor: A professor is usually the head of a university
department.
4 mixed: A mixed school has both boys and girls.
5 calculator: You can use a calculator to help you do maths
problems.
Exercise 2
1 get: You collocate get with good marks.
2 are: You use early with the verb to be – you use are here
because the subject is we.
3 do: You collocate do with your best.
4 get: You collocate get with an education.
5 do: You collocate do with homework.
Exercise 3
1 of: You collocate proud with of.
2 to: You collocate to with classes after go or come.
3 in: You collocate in with exams after do well or do badly.
4 on: You collocate on with time to mean not late.
5 for: You collocate for with school after late or early.
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Group B
Schools Phrases about school do/get/be
Exercise 1
1 interactive whiteboard: An interactive whiteboard can be
used for lots of different things in class.
2 borrow: You borrow books from a library.
3 compulsory: A compulsory activity is one that you have to
do – an obligation.
4 secondary: A secondary school usually has children from
about 11- to 18-years-old.
5 overalls: You wear overalls in some classes to protect
your clothes or uniform.
Exercise 2
1 do: You collocate do with experiments.
2 get: You collocate get with fit.
3 is: You use good at something with the verb to be – you
use is here because the subject is he.
4 get: You collocate get with on OK to mean do well at
something.
5 doing: You collocate do with a course and here it’s in the
present continuous, so doing.
Exercise 3
1 for: You collocate late with for in the expression be late
for something.
2 of: You collocate afraid with of.
3 in: You collocate in with class.
4 of: You use of in this fixed expression – end-of-year.
5 from: If you get the most from something, you get the
maximum benefit from it.
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