Phrasal Verbs MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 28

Phrasal Verbs Test 28

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Question 1

Choose the best alternative to replace the underlined words.

We had to cancel the party last week.

A	break off
B	let off
C	put off
D	call off

Question 1 Explanation:

Call off means to cancel a planned event: They called off the match because of rain. Not put off, which means to postpone, not to cancel.

Question 2

Let’s postpone the meeting till Friday.

A	put off
B	call off
C	hold off
D	carry out

Question 2 Explanation:

Put off means to postpone, or move something to a later time. The clue is till Friday: the meeting will still happen, just later. Not call off, which means to cancel completely.

Question 3

I’ve had flu for a week now: I just can’t get rid of it.

A	shake it off
B	shake it out
C	shake it down
D	shake it up

Question 3 Explanation:

Shake off means to get rid of an illness or a bad feeling: I can't shake off this cold. The other options do not have this meaning.

Question 4

His father often criticizes him.

A	takes him off
B	runs him down
C	puts him off
D	lets him down

Question 4 Explanation:

Run somebody down means to criticise them, often unfairly: She's always running her colleagues down. Not let him down, which means to disappoint somebody.

Question 5

My father was raised in a small village.

A	called up
B	brought up
C	taken off
D	come out

Question 5 Explanation:

Bring up means to raise a child, that is, to look after and educate them until they are an adult: I was brought up by my grandparents.

Question 6

It’s never too late to start a new sport.

A	set up
B	take
C	call up
D	take up

Question 6 Explanation:

Take up means to start a new hobby, sport or activity: He took up golf when he retired. Not take alone, because we don't say take a sport to mean starting it.

Question 7

The meeting ended in disorder.

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

Question 7 Explanation:

When a meeting or gathering breaks up, it comes to an end and the people leave: The meeting broke up in disorder. Not broke off: we use it for talks or a relationship that stop suddenly, or for a person who suddenly stops speaking. Not broke out, which is used when something bad suddenly starts, such as a war or a fire.

Question 8

His project has failed to be completed.

A	fallen through
B	fallen behind
C	fallen back
D	fallen off

Question 8 Explanation:

Fall through means that a plan or project fails and does not happen or is not completed: Our holiday plans fell through. Not fallen behind, which means being late or slower than planned. A project that has fallen behind can still be finished.

Question 9

She pretended that she couldn’t swim.

A	turned out
B	made out
C	turned up
D	made up

Question 9 Explanation:

Make out can mean to pretend or claim that something is true when it isn't: He made out that he was ill. Not made up, which means to invent a story or an excuse.

Question 10

My father has stopped smoking.

A	taken out
B	turned down
C	given up
D	given back

Question 10 Explanation:

Give up means to stop doing something, especially a habit: She gave up chocolate for a month. It is followed by the -ing form, as in given up smoking.

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