Phrasal Verbs Quiz

Question 1

What does the phrasal verb 'put off' mean?

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To postpone or delay something

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To discard something permanently

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To extinguish a fire

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To annoy someone

Question 2

Which sentence uses 'give up' correctly?

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She gave up her seat to the elderly passenger.

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She gave up to the park every morning.

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She gave up after eating the cake.

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She gave up the window.

Question 3

What does 'run into' mean in: 'I ran into an old friend at the supermarket'?

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To meet someone unexpectedly

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To collide with someone physically

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To chase someone into a building

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To escape into a crowd

Question 4

What does 'look up to' mean?

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To admire and respect someone

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To search for information online

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To physically look in an upward direction

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To investigate someone's background

Question 5

Choose the correct sentence using 'bring up':

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She was brought up in Scotland.

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She brought up the stairs carefully.

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She brought up the window to open it.

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She brought up to the meeting room.

Question 6

What does 'fall out' mean in: 'The two friends fell out over money'?

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To have an argument and stop being friendly

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To physically fall from a height

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To accidentally drop something

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To discover something unexpectedly

Question 7

What does 'work out' mean in: 'It will all work out in the end'?

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To develop or end successfully

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To exercise at a gym

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To calculate a mathematical problem

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To exhaust all options

Question 8

What does 'take after' mean in: 'She really takes after her mother'?

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To resemble a family member in appearance or behaviour

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To follow someone immediately

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To care for someone

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To inherit someone's belongings

Question 9

Which phrasal verb means 'to tolerate or endure something unpleasant'?

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Put up with

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Put down to

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Put out

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Put across

Question 10

What does 'set off' mean in: 'We set off early to avoid traffic'?

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To start a journey

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To cause a problem

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To arrange items neatly

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To trigger a loud reaction

Question 11

What does 'come across' mean in: 'I came across some old photos while cleaning'?

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To find something by chance

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To travel across a distance

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To appear to others in a certain way

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To cross a road safely

Question 12

Which phrasal verb means 'to investigate or research something'?

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Look into

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Look out

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Look up

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Look over

Question 13

What does 'get away with' mean?

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To succeed in doing something wrong without being caught or punished

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To escape from a place

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To travel somewhere for a holiday

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To win a difficult competition

Question 14

What does 'turn down' mean in: 'She turned down the job offer'?

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To refuse or reject something

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To lower the volume

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To fold something over

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To reduce in number

Question 15

Which sentence uses a separable phrasal verb correctly?

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She looked up the word. / She looked the word up.

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She looked after her grandmother. / She looked her grandmother after.

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She ran into an old friend. / She ran an old friend into.

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She carried on working. / She carried working on.

Question 16

What does 'go over' mean in: 'Let's go over the key points before the exam'?

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To review or examine something carefully

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To travel to a place

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To exceed a limit

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To resolve a disagreement

Question 17

What does 'let down' mean in: 'He really let me down'?

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To disappoint or fail someone who trusted you

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To lower something physically

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To release something gently

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To reduce pressure

Question 18

What does 'call off' mean?

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To cancel something

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To telephone someone

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To stop calling out loudly

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To recruit someone

Question 19

What does 'make up' mean in: 'They argued but quickly made up'?

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To reconcile after an argument

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To invent a story

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To apply cosmetics

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To compensate for something missed

Question 20

What does 'point out' mean?

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To draw attention to a fact or mistake

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To direct someone with a finger

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To score in a game

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To eliminate from a list