Correcting Collocations in Reports
About this practice test
Practise B2 Use of English through sentence editing. Build accuracy with report collocations and word families and prepositions.
What you’ll practice
Grammar and vocabulary
Choose forms and words that work together.
Meaning in context
Follow meaning across sentences and texts.
Accurate expression
Use natural phrases and sentence patterns.
What to expect:
12 questions with explanations to review after submission.
Study the questions and tasks
Work through the material below, or start the interactive practice above to complete an attempt. Try the exercises before opening any answer or transcript sections, then use them to review your work.
- Practice level
- B2. Try this level if you can follow the instructions and understand most of the language; choose an earlier level if you need more support.
- Question formats
- Error correction
How to approach this practice
Read the complete context. Check both the meaning and the grammar, including word forms, collocations and links between sentences.
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Question 1 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. The findings are consistent to our earlier results.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- The findings are consistent with our earlier results.
Consistent with means compatible with.
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Question 2 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. The review takes account for maintenance costs.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- The review takes account of maintenance costs.
Take account of is the fixed pattern.
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Question 3 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. The delay had a significant affect on output.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- The delay had a significant effect on output.
Effect is the noun after a significant.
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Question 4 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. We need to rise awareness of the problem.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- We need to raise awareness of the problem.
Raise is the transitive verb with awareness.
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Question 5 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. The plan makes provision of future expansion.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- The plan makes provision for future expansion.
Make provision for means prepare for a future need.
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Question 6 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. The report draws attention at a serious weakness.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- The report draws attention to a serious weakness.
Draw attention to is the required pattern.
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Question 7 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. There was a considerably reduction in waste.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- There was a considerable reduction in waste.
An adjective, considerable, modifies reduction.
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Question 8 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. The proposal was rejected in the grounds that it was unsafe.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- The proposal was rejected on the grounds that it was unsafe.
On the grounds that introduces the reason.
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Question 9 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. The figures differ considerable from last year's.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- The figures differ considerably from last year's.
The adverb considerably modifies differ.
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Question 10 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. This approach is more efficiency than the old one.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- This approach is more efficient than the old one.
A comparative adjective is required after more.
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Question 11 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. The results gave rise for further questions.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- The results gave rise to further questions.
Give rise to means cause or produce.
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Question 12 · Error correction
Rewrite the sentence, correcting the grammatical error.
Correct the one language error. Write the complete corrected sentence. The team reached to a compromise.
Check answers and explanations
- Accepted answers
- The team reached a compromise.
Reach takes the object directly without to.
What to review next
Explain why each answer fits the meaning and structure. Record useful phrases and write a new example using each pattern you found difficult.
A focused practice result shows how you did on these tasks. Use several activities across skills to decide what to study next; one practice score does not certify an overall CEFR level.