Question

complete the sentences.
care of place a risk a message a break turns

1. ynes took care of her grandchildren last weekend.
2. mia works for 8 hours a day, but she takes a break to eat lunch.
3. the children took when they played the game.
4. the test took in room 304.
5. the manager wasnt there, but the receptionist took .

Explanation:

Analyze the word bank and context clues

The task is to complete five sentences using the appropriate collocations with the verbs "take" or "took" (the past tense of "take"). Let's analyze the available options in the word bank:

• "care of" (used in "take care of" meaning to look after)
• "place" (used in "take place" meaning to happen or occur)
• "a risk" (used in "take a risk" meaning to do something that might have a negative result)
• "a message" (used in "take a message" meaning to write down information for someone else)
• "a break" (used in "take a break" meaning to stop working for a short period)
• "turns" (used in "take turns" meaning to do something one after another)

We will apply Vocabulary Acquisition and Contextual Vocabulary Application to match each sentence with its correct phrase.

Solve sentences 1 and 2

• Sentence 1: "Ynes took [care of] her grandchildren last weekend."
• Context: Looking after grandchildren. The collocation "took care of" fits perfectly. This is already filled in the image.
• Sentence 2: "Mia works for 8 hours a day, but she takes [a break] to eat lunch."
• Context: Stopping work to eat lunch. The collocation "takes a break" fits perfectly. This is already filled in the image.

Solve sentence 3

• Sentence 3: "The children took ________ when they played the game."
• Context: Playing a game where players act one after another. The collocation "took turns" fits this context.
• Remaining options: "place", "a risk", "a message", "turns".
• Selection: "turns".

Solve sentence 4

• Sentence 4: "The test took ________ in Room 304."
• Context: An event (a test) occurring or being held in a specific location ("Room 304"). The collocation "took place" means occurred or happened.
• Remaining options: "place", "a risk", "a message".
• Selection: "place".

Solve sentence 5

• Sentence 5: "The manager wasn't there, but the receptionist took ________."
• Context: An office setting where a manager is absent, and a receptionist receives information for them. The collocation "took a message" fits perfectly.
• Remaining options: "a risk", "a message".
• Selection: "a message".

Answer:

Question 1

Ynes took <blank>care of</blank> her grandchildren last weekend.

Question 2

Mia works for 8 hours a day, but she takes <blank>a break</blank> to eat lunch.

Question 3

The children took <blank>turns</blank> when they played the game.

Question 4

The test took <blank>place</blank> in Room 304.

Question 5

The manager wasn't there, but the receptionist took <blank>a message</blank>.