Rise / Raise / Arise (Confusing Verbs) – English Grammar Exercises for B2
Tech Review & Bug Report – A frustrated tech blogger warns followers about catastrophic software bugs causing phones to crash after the latest OS update.
Choose the most appropriate word to complete each sentence. Pay attention to the grammatical context (transitive vs. intransitive verbs) and the specific meaning of the word in a software and technology context.
1 Ever since I downloaded OS version 142, a severe battery drain issue has ______ on my device.
(a) raised
(b) arisen
(c) risen
(d) arose
2 If any fatal errors ______ during the installation process, your phone might get completely bricked.
(a) raise
(b) rise
(c) arise
(d) arising
3 Thousands of furious users have already ______ complaints on the official developer forum regarding the sudden crashes.
(a) raised
(b) risen
(c) arisen
(d) rose
4 Ironically, while the overall performance dropped, the internal temperature of the phone ______ to dangerous levels.
(a) raised
(b) arose
(c) rised
(d) rose
5 A major software conflict ______ when the new update tried to overwrite the existing camera drivers.
(a) raised
(b) rose
(c) arose
(d) was arisen
6 In my previous review video, I ______ a crucial question: Did they even beta-test this firmware before releasing it?
(a) rose
(b) arose
(c) raising
(d) raised
7 We usually expect some minor visual glitches to ______ after a major UI update, but this is a complete disaster.
(a) raise
(b) arise
(c) rise
(d) to arise
8 As the number of one-star reviews ______ overnight, the tech company was forced to issue a public apology.
(a) raised
(b) arose
(c) rose
(d) rised
9 Do not update your primary device yet unless you want to ______ your chances of losing all your unsaved data.
(a) arise
(b) raise
(c) rise
(d) raising
10 A very specific and annoying bug has ______ for users who rely on third-party alarm applications.
(a) raised
(b) risen
(c) arisen
(d) arose
11 The developer community has actively ______ awareness about the severe privacy flaws hidden in this new patch.
(a) risen
(b) arisen
(c) raised
(d) rose
12 Should a sudden boot loop ______, you will have no choice but to completely factory reset your phone.
(a) raise
(b) rise
(c) arise
(d) to arise
13 Look at this crash analytics chart; the app failure rate has ______ by 300% since yesterday morning.
(a) raised
(b) arisen
(c) risen
(d) rose
14 The company claims they fixed the code, but new UI bugs constantly ______ every time I open the gallery app.
(a) arise
(b) raise
(c) rise
(d) are arise
15 Apple and Google desperately need to ______ their quality control standards before approving these updates.
(a) rise
(b) arise
(c) raise
(d) raising
16 I genuinely never thought such catastrophic system failures could ______ from a simple 50MB security patch.
(a) raise
(b) arise
(c) rise
(d) arising
17 Even when the screen is completely turned off, the background CPU usage ______ inexplicably to 100%.
(a) raises
(b) arises
(c) rises
(d) is rise
18 Many independent programmers have ______ concerns that the new source code is terribly optimized.
(a) risen
(b) raised
(c) arisen
(d) rose
19 A strange audio glitch ______ while I was recording my podcast, completely ruining the final audio file.
(a) raised
(b) rose
(c) arose
(d) was arisen
20 Let’s just hope no further technical disasters ______ when they roll out the emergency hotfix tomorrow.
(a) raise
(b) rise
(c) arise
(d) are arisen
ANSWER KEY & EXPLANATIONS
1 (b) arisen
- Why it is correct: A battery drain issue is an abstract problem that happens or comes into existence naturally due to faulty code. We use the intransitive V3 form “arisen” after the auxiliary “has”.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “raised” is a common mistake (transitive, needs an object). (c) “risen” is a meaning trap (problems don’t physically move upwards). (d) “arose” is a structural error (V2 instead of V3).
2 (c) arise
- Why it is correct: Fatal errors occur or happen. “Arise” is the most appropriate and natural verb to describe software bugs coming into existence.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “raise” is a common mistake. (b) “rise” is a meaning trap. (d) “arising” is a structural error.
3 (a) raised
- Why it is correct: “Raise complaints” is a transitive collocation. The users actively act upon the direct object (“complaints”) and submit them to the developers.
- Distractor Analysis: (b) “risen” is a common mistake. (c) “arisen” is a meaning trap (complaints don’t just happen on their own here; an active agent generates them). (d) “rose” is a structural error.
4 (d) rose
- Why it is correct: Temperature naturally increases numerically. We use the past tense of the intransitive verb “rise” (rose).
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “raised” is a common mistake (no one is actively turning up the heat). (b) “arose” is a meaning trap (temperature doesn’t “occur”, it increases). (c) “rised” is a structural error.
5 (c) arose
- Why it is correct: A major software conflict is an abstract issue that happens or breaks out due to incompatible code. Use the past tense “arose”.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “raised” is a common mistake. (b) “rose” is a meaning trap. (d) “was arisen” is a structural error (intransitive verbs cannot be passive).
6 (d) raised
- Why it is correct: “Raise a question” requires a transitive verb acting on the object (“a crucial question”).
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “rose” is a common mistake. (b) “arose” is a meaning trap. (c) “raising” is a structural error.
7 (b) arise
- Why it is correct: Visual glitches (rendering errors) happen or appear spontaneously.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “raise” is a common mistake. (c) “rise” is a meaning trap. (d) “to arise” is a structural error (the infinitive marker ‘to’ is already included in the sentence prompt).
8 (c) rose
- Why it is correct: The number of one-star reviews naturally increases as a numerical figure. Use the past tense “rose”.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “raised” is a common mistake. (b) “arose” is a meaning trap. (d) “rised” is a structural error.
9 (b) raise
- Why it is correct: Increasing your risks (“your chances” is the direct object) strictly requires the transitive verb “raise”.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “arise” is a meaning trap. (c) “rise” is a common mistake. (d) “raising” is a structural error.
10 (c) arisen
- Why it is correct: A specific bug comes into existence or occurs. Use the V3 form “arisen” after “has”.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “raised” is a common mistake. (b) “risen” is a meaning trap. (d) “arose” is a structural error.
11 (c) raised
- Why it is correct: “Raise awareness” is an active, transitive action performed intentionally by the developer community.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “risen” is a common mistake. (b) “arisen” is a meaning trap. (d) “rose” is a structural error.
12 (c) arise
- Why it is correct: A boot loop occurs or happens. This uses the formal inverted first conditional structure: Should + Subject + Base Verb (arise).
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “raise” is a common mistake. (b) “rise” is a meaning trap. (d) “to arise” is a structural error.
13 (c) risen
- Why it is correct: The app failure rate (a percentage) increases numerically. Use the V3 form “risen” after “has”.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “raised” is a common mistake. (b) “arisen” is a meaning trap. (d) “rose” is a structural error.
14 (a) arise
- Why it is correct: New UI bugs continue to happen, occur, or come into existence.
- Distractor Analysis: (b) “raise” is a common mistake. (c) “rise” is a meaning trap. (d) “are arise” is a structural error.
15 (c) raise
- Why it is correct: To elevate or improve quality control standards (“their quality control standards” is the object) requires the transitive verb “raise”.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “rise” is a common mistake. (b) “arise” is a meaning trap. (d) “raising” is a structural error.
16 (b) arise
- Why it is correct: System failures result from (“arise from”) the security patch. It denotes the source or origin of an abstract problem.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “raise” is a common mistake. (c) “rise” is a meaning trap. (d) “arising” is a structural error.
17 (c) rises
- Why it is correct: CPU usage (a numerical performance metric) goes up on its own. Use the intransitive “rises”.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “raises” is a common mistake. (b) “arises” is a meaning trap. (d) “is rise” is a structural error.
18 (b) raised
- Why it is correct: “Raise concerns” is a transitive action where programmers actively bring up issues or worries.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “risen” is a common mistake. (c) “arisen” is a meaning trap. (d) “rose” is a structural error.
19 (c) arose
- Why it is correct: An audio glitch happened or occurred unexpectedly during the recording. Use the past tense “arose”.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “raised” is a common mistake. (b) “rose” is a meaning trap. (d) “was arisen” is a structural error.
20 (c) arise
- Why it is correct: Technical disasters happen, break out, or come into existence.
- Distractor Analysis: (a) “raise” is a common mistake. (b) “rise” is a meaning trap. (d) “are arisen” is a structural error.
GRAMMAR POINTS TO REMEMBER
In the context of Information Technology (IT) and Tech Reviews, accurately distinguishing between these three verbs is crucial to describing how software functions (or fails):
1 ARISE (Arise – Arose – Arisen): BUGS HAPPENING NATURALLY
- Rule: INTRANSITIVE (Never takes a direct object).
- Application: In the IT world, no one intentionally writes a bug. Errors are spontaneously generated due to conflicting code. Therefore, always use Arise to describe the appearance of software bugs. It is often paired with “from” to indicate the root cause.
- Tech Collocations: Bugs arise, Errors arise, Glitches arise, Conflicts arise from poor code.
2 RAISE (Raise – Raised – Raised): USER & DEVELOPER ACTIONS
- Rule: TRANSITIVE (Always takes a direct object).
- Application: Used when users or programmers actively voice an opinion, submit a complaint, or intentionally increase a parameter.
- Tech Collocations: Raise a bug report, Raise an issue, Raise concerns, Raise awareness, Raise quality standards.
3 RISE (Rise – Rose – Risen): TECH SPECS GOING UP
- Rule: INTRANSITIVE (Never takes a direct object).
- Application: Used to describe physical or technical metrics automatically increasing on system monitors or charts.
- Tech Collocations: CPU usage rises, Temperatures rise, Battery drain rate rises, Failure rates rise.