Fill in the blanks with an appropriate phrasal verb.
1. The attendance …………………….. during the second term.
Wrong!
Fall off = diminish
2. At last the rioters ……………………….
Wrong!
Fall back = retreat
3. The project ……………………….. for want of financial support.
Wrong!
Fall through = fail
4. The dog ……………………….. me without any provocation.
Wrong!
Get at = attack
5. The chief guest ………………………….. the prizes.
Wrong!
Give away = distribute
6. She has ………………………… too much in her life.
Wrong!
Go through = suffer
7. The travelers were ……………………….. by the robbers.
Wrong!
Hold up = to stop on the highway and rob
8. One must try to ………………………. the reputation of one’s family.
Wrong!
Keep up = maintain
9. Since the offender was a minor, he was ……………………….. with a fine.
Wrong!
To let somebody off is to punish them leniently.
10. Things are ……………………….. for us.
Wrong!
Look up can mean improve.
11. I didn’t hear that. It completely ………………………….
Wrong!
When something passes you by, you fail to notice it.
12. Before he even realized it, life just …………………………..
Wrong!
When something passes you by, you fail to notice it or take advantage of it.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
1. The attendance fell off during the second term.
2. At last the rioters fell back.
3. The project fell through for want of financial support.
4. The dog got at me without any provocation.
5. The chief guest gave away the prizes.
6. She has gone through too much in her life.
7. The travelers were held up by the robbers.
8. One must try to keep up the reputation of one’s family.
9. Since the offender was a minor, he was let off with a fine.
10. Things are looking up for us.
11. I didn’t hear that. It completely passed me by.
12. Before he even realized it, life just passed him by.
