Phrasal Verbs MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 25

Phrasal Verbs Test 25

Please wait while the activity loads.
If this activity does not load, try refreshing your browser. Also, this page requires javascript. Please visit using a browser with javascript enabled.

If loading fails, click here to try again

Start

Congratulations - you have completed Phrasal Verbs Test 25. You scored %%SCORE%% out of %%TOTAL%%. Your performance has been rated as %%RATING%%

Your answers are highlighted below.

Question 1

When she heard of the death of her husband, she _____ and cried.

A	broke down
B	broke off
C	broke up
D	broke out

Question 1 Explanation:

Break down means to lose control of your feelings and start crying. The clue is and cried. Not broke up: it means a relationship or a group ends.

Question 2

I must _____. I’ll call you again at the same time tomorrow.

A	break off
B	ring off
C	answer back
D	hang about

Question 2 Explanation:

Ring off (British English) means to end a phone call. The clue is I'll call you again. Not break off: it means to stop doing or saying something suddenly, but it is not the usual verb for ending a call.

Question 3

Let’s _____ to work now.

A	get on
B	get down
C	get off
D	get up

Question 3 Explanation:

Get down to something means to start doing it seriously: Let's get down to work. Not get on: we say get on with your work (continue), not get on to work.

Question 4

The whole area was _____ by the storms and floods.

A	cut off
B	cut down
C	cut through
D	cut into

Question 4 Explanation:

Cut off means separated from other places, so people cannot reach the area or leave it. Example: The village was cut off by the snow.

Question 5

I wouldn’t have noticed the mistake if you hadn’t _____ it _____.

A	looked / after
B	put / off
C	pointed / out
D	checked / out

Question 5 Explanation:

Point out means to show or tell someone something they had not noticed. The clue is I wouldn't have noticed. Not checked out: it means to examine something, not to make someone notice it.

Question 6

I can’t _____ what the sign says. It is too far away.

A	pass out
B	cut out
C	make out
D	stand out

Question 6 Explanation:

Make out means to see, hear or read something with difficulty. The clue is It is too far away. Not stand out: it means to be easy to notice.

Question 7

I want you to _____ the talking right now; I’m trying to read.

A	run out
B	carry out
C	break out
D	cut out

Question 7 Explanation:

Cut out something (informal) means to stop doing it, often because it annoys someone: Cut out the talking! Not carry out: it means to do or complete a task.

Question 8

When the two of you have _____ your problems, we’ll start again. I can’t work with people who are arguing.

A	drop out
B	iron out
C	dry up
D	eat away

Question 8 Explanation:

Iron out problems means to solve small problems or disagreements. The clue is people who are arguing. Example: We need to iron out a few details.

Question 9

Five minutes after the takeoff, the aircraft _____ at 30,000 feet.

A	leveled out
B	lifted off
C	lined up
D	made up

Question 9 Explanation:

Level out (British spelling level out, past levelled/leveled out) means to stop going up or down and stay at the same height. Not lifted off: a plane lifts off from the ground, not at 30,000 feet.

Question 10

Is he telling the truth, or _____ it all _____?

A	picking / up
B	putting / up
C	making / up
D	taking / up

Question 10 Explanation:

Make up a story means to invent it, so it is not true. The clue is the contrast with telling the truth. Not picking up: it means to learn something or lift something.

Once you are finished, click the button below. Any items you have not completed will be marked incorrect. Get Results

There are 10 questions to complete.

⇦

List

⇨

Return

Shaded items are complete.