Using Collocation to Boost Your IELTS Score - Key Word: Question

If you are someone wanting to sound more natural and fluent during your IELTS exam, you, learning collocations is really important. Collocations are groups of words that tend to appear together, and when you are using them perfectly can definitely improve your lexical resource band score in both the IELTS Speaking and Writing modules. 

One most common and useful word you often tend to hear and read in English is “Question.” This word is usually used to describe a meaning of something; be it a product or even a terminology. 

Hence, mastering the perfect usage of the collocations related to “Question” will surely help you to express your opinions clearly and confidently. This will also show that you can understand how words work together in real life contexts and those are what the IELTS examiners value highly. 

In this article, we shall explore some collocations related to the keyword “Question,” and practice some exercises based on this to improve your lexical resource IELTS band score!

Practice Exercise: Key Word - Question

1          Verb + question

Use the correct form of these verbs:

answer                        avoid

expect                          invite

repeat                          have

raise                            misunderstand

1. Please read the instructions carefully, then _____________ the following questions.
2. Do you mind if I_____________ the embarrassing question of expenses? How much do we get?
3. The Prime Minister wasn’t_____________ a question about his private life and it caught him completely off guard.
4. For the benefit of those who weren’t listening the first time, I will_____________ the question.
5. I’m afraid you’ve completely _____________ my question.
6. At the end of his talk, the speaker _____________ questions from the audience.
7. Just answer the question I asked and stop trying to_____________ it!
8. Does anyone_____________ any more questions?

2          Common adjective collocations

Use the following adjectives in these sentences:

burning           innocent

open                personal

straight            unexpected

1. I expect a straight answer to a _____________ question, so don’t give me any rubbish about having to consult your colleagues first!
2. Do you mind if I ask you a rather _____________ question? It’s about your relationship with Paula. > Sure, go ahead.
3. Whether we move to London or not is still an _____________ question. We’re having problems making our minds up.
4. The speaker was clearly caught off balance by the_____________ question.
5. I only asked a perfectly_____________ question, and he came out with all this abuse! I don’t know what he got all upset about!
6. The_____________ question at the moment is – will interest rates go up and by how much?

Go back and underline the adjective collocations.

 3         Noun + preposition + question

Complete the sentences with these nouns:

barrage                       kind                reply    series

1. His vague_____________ to my question was somewhat unsatisfactory.
2. At the public meeting, the speaker was faced with a_____________ of angry questions from the floor.
3. You work your way through the program by answering a_____________ of yes/no questions.
4. Asking this ______________ of question could get you into deep trouble.

Answer Key: Key Word - Question

Ex 1:

1 answer                      2. raise             3. expecting     4. repeat

4 misunderstood         6. invited         7. avoid           8. have

Ex 2:  1 straight 2. personal 3. open 4. unexpected 5. innocent 6. burning

Ex 3:  1. reply              2. barrage        3. series           4. kind

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