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Phrasal Verbs Quiz

May 28, 2023 - pdf

Fill in the blanks.

1. Please bear .................... us while we clean up this mess.

Correct! Wrong!

Bear with = be patient with someone

2. The burglars broke ................. their home while they were holidaying in Hawaii.

Correct! Wrong!

Break into = enter by force

3. We need to do ..................... with such outdated customs.

Correct! Wrong!

do away = annul, abrogate

4. When she learnt that he was already in another relationship, she called ............... their wedding.

Correct! Wrong!

call off = cancel

5. She couldn't hold her tears .................. while narrating the trauma she had endured.

Correct! Wrong!

hold something back = restrain

6. Don't bottle .................... your emotions.

Correct! Wrong!

Bottle up = restrain, hold back

7. We intend to go ........................ with the project.

Correct! Wrong!

8. In the past, rich landlords used to prey ................... their poor tenants.

Correct! Wrong!

Prey upon = exploit

9. Eventually, things started looking ..................

Correct! Wrong!

Look up = improve

10. She went to a quaint countryside to get ................... from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Correct! Wrong!

11. When the colonists arrived in America, they killed ...................... the natives.

Correct! Wrong!

12. Heat exhaustion caused him to pass ...................

Correct! Wrong!

Pass out = lose consciousness

Answers

  1. Please bear with us while we clean up this mess.
  2. The burglars broke into their home while they were holidaying in Hawaii.
  3. We need to do away with such outdated customs.
  4. When she learnt that he was already in another relationship, she called off their wedding.
  5. She couldn’t hold her tears back while narrating the trauma she had endured.
  6. Don’t bottle up your emotions.
  7. We intend to go ahead with the project.
  8. In the past, rich landlords used to prey upon their poor tenants.
  9. Eventually, things started looking up.
  10. She went to a quaint countryside to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city.
  11. When the colonists arrived in America, they killed off the natives.
  12. Heat exhaustion caused him to pass out.
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