Phrasal Verbs MCQ Test With Answers + PDF Exercise 29

Phrasal Verbs Test 29

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Question 1

When you make a promise you must fulfil it.

A	carry it out
B	carry it on
C	carry it of
D	carry it over

Question 1 Explanation:

Carry out means to do what you have said or planned, so you carry out a promise, a plan or an order. Not carry on, which means to continue doing something.

Question 2

When she got thinner she had to make her dress smaller.

A	make for
B	put off
C	make over
D	take in

Question 2 Explanation:

Take in a piece of clothing means to make it narrower or smaller so it fits a thinner body: She had to take her dress in. The opposite is let out.

Question 3

He called me a liar and I told him if he didn’t apologize I’d punch him on the nose.

A	make it out
B	make it over
C	put it back
D	take it back

Question 3 Explanation:

Take it back means to say you were wrong to say something and that you are sorry for it: Take that back! Here he wants the man to withdraw the word liar.

Question 4

I am getting fat; I ought to start tennis.

A	take up
B	make up
C	put up
D	set out

Question 4 Explanation:

Take up a sport or hobby means to start doing it regularly: I've taken up swimming. Not set out, which means to start a journey.

Question 5

He was so astonished that for a moment he was lost for words.

A	worn out
B	taken aback
C	brought up
D	break down

Question 5 Explanation:

Taken aback means very surprised or shocked, often so much that you can't speak for a moment. Not worn out, which means very tired.

Question 6

I have so much work to do that I can’t accept any more.

A	take in
B	take after
C	take up
D	take on

Question 6 Explanation:

Take on work or responsibility means to accept it and agree to do it: I can't take on any more projects. Not take up, which means to start a hobby or to fill time or space.

Question 7

I didn’t feel like going to the dentist’s so I delayed going there until I had a really bad toothache.

A	put off
B	put by
C	put on
D	put out

Question 7 Explanation:

Put off means to delay or postpone something, often because you don't want to do it. It is followed by the -ing form: put off going. Not put out, which means to stop a fire or a cigarette from burning.

Question 8

I really must buy a car so I’m going to save some money every month until I can afford one.

A	put by
B	put up
C	put off
D	put on

Question 8 Explanation:

Put by means to save money for later: She puts a little by every month. Not put off, which means to delay.

Question 9

His father died of lung cancer and the doctor attributed it to the fact that he was a heavy smoker.

A	took it off
B	carried it back
C	thought it over
D	put it down

Question 9 Explanation:

Put something down to something means to say that it was caused by that thing: He put his success down to hard work. Not thought it over, which means to consider something carefully.

Question 10

He just seems to spend money like water these days.

A	fall through
B	go through
C	put off
D	give out

Question 10 Explanation:

Go through money means to spend or use a lot of it quickly: We went through all our savings. Not give out, which means to hand things out to people or to stop working.

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