Choose the Best Word
Collocation Station
Academic Forms & Structure
Similar but Different
Academic Challenge
100

The teacher will ___ each student a specific role in the project.

assign — to give someone a particular task or role

100

Complete the collocations:

a valid ___;

marital ___.

reason; status

100

Complete: “Only one ___ was used, but future studies should apply several ___.”

criterion; criteria

100

Complete: “Temperatures ___ from 5°C to 20°C, while the course offers a ___ of research topics.”

range; variety

100

Match the verbs:
1. find an exact amount, 
2. assess quality systematically, 
3. form an opinion.

Words: judge, evaluate, measure.

1. measure; 
2. evaluate; 
3. judge

200

In this diagram, the letter X is used to ___ an unknown quantity.


evaluate / denote / acquire

denote — to represent or mean something

200

Choose the correct verbs: 

do / analyse results;

make / establish a link.

analyse results; 

establish a link

200

Complete: “Each individual ___ was checked before the full set of ___ was analysed.”

datum; data

200

Complete: “___ the chair so that it is comfortable. ___ the document by adding a new section.”

  • adjust — make a small practical change;
  • modify — change the form, structure or content.
200

Choose from: restrict · narrow · include · assign
Change the form if necessary.

  1. For security reasons, the university ___ access to the archive to authorised researchers.
  2. To make the study more manageable, the researcher ___ the focus from five age groups to one.

1. Restricts — controls or limits access or activity.
2. Narrows — makes something less broad or reduces its scope.

300

The researchers had to ___ a completely new method after the original one failed.



restrict / devise / follow

devise — to invent or create a plan or method

300

Choose from:
initial · valid · constant · minimum ·   ultimate

  1. After the first stage of the study, the ___ results were promising, but further research was needed.
  2. The temperature must not change during the experiment, so the samples must be stored at a ___ temperature.
  3. Two years of experience is the lowest acceptable condition, so it is a ___ requirement for this position.
  • initial results
  • a constant temperature
  • a minimum requirement
300

Choose from: include · involve. Change the form if necessary.


“The fee ___ all course materials. The research project ___ collecting and analysing data.”

Includes; involves.
Include means contain something as part of a whole.
Involve means require something as a necessary activity.

300

Choose from: acquire · derive · pursue

  1. Students ___ new research skills through regular practice.
  2. Researchers ___ their conclusions from the available evidence.
  • acquire skills or knowledge;
  • derive a conclusion from evidence.
300

Choose from: follow · pursue · derive · modify

  1. To reproduce the experiment accurately, researchers must ___ the same procedure.
  2. Despite several difficulties, the team continued to ___ its original research goal.

follow; pursue

400

The committee had to ___ its recommendations clearly and precisely.

formulate — to develop or express something carefully

400

Correct the collocation mistakes:
make forward a hypothesis,
a nervous atmosphere,
turn back the verdict.

put forward a hypothesis;
a tense atmosphere;
reverse the verdict

400

Match the words to the meanings:
first, later, next in a series.

Words: succeeding, subsequent, initial.

1. Initial — first.
2. Subsequent — happening later.
3. Succeeding — coming next in a sequence.

400

Choose from: vary · fluctuate · follow · restrict

  1. Opinions ___ across different age groups — they are not the same.
  2. Currency values ___ throughout the day — they repeatedly rise and fall.
  • vary → be different across people, places or groups;
  • fluctuate → rise and fall irregularly over time. 
400

Choose from:
overwhelm · oppress · compensate for · redress · assign · denote

  1. A large amount of technical information may ___ beginning students.
  2. An unjust regime may ___ its citizens by denying them basic rights.
  3. Collecting more data cannot always ___ a biased sample.
  4. New measures were introduced to ___ the imbalance between the two groups.
  • overwhelm
  • oppress
  • compensate for
  • redress
500

The decision seemed ___ because it was based on personal preference rather than objective criteria. 

arbitrary — not based on a clear reason or system

500

Choose from:
concept · dimension · role · responsibility · temperature · status

The study introduced a new ___ for interpreting the data, which added a new ___ to the debate. The research team played a leading ___ in developing the proposal, but the director held ultimate ___ for the final decision.

  • a new concept
  • a new dimension
  • a leading role
  • ultimate responsibility
500

Complete:

“The report has four ___ (divisions of a document). Each examines a different ___ (side of the problem). The theory contains three key ___ (basic ideas), the survey has two main ___ (parts working together), and the team adopted a mixed-methods ___.”

Section = a division of a document.
Aspect = one side of a subject.
Element = a basic idea or essential part.
Component = a part of a system.
Approach = a way of dealing with or studying something.

500

Match the meanings:
 
1. clearly different, 
2. showing variety, 
3. respected and successful.

Words: diverse, distinguished, distinct.

  • distinct — clearly different;
  • diverse — showing variety or including different types;
  • distinguished — respected and successful.
500

Each bold fragment contains a mistake. Choose the correct alternative.

One criteria was used in the initial study to evaluate the policy’s impact in rural areas. The author claim that it was an absolute success, but a subsequent study showed that this was not evident. The researchers also failed to compensate the small sample size.

One criterion was used in the initial study to evaluate the policy’s impact on rural areas. The author claims that it was an absolute success, but a subsequent study showed that this was not evident. The researchers also failed to compensate for the small sample size.

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