Practice these important Phrasal Verbs MCQs for SSC, Banking, Railway, NDA, Defence and other competitive examinations. The questions cover common phrasal verbs used in competitive-exam English, with contextual explanations for each answer.
Q1. The meeting was ______ because the manager was unwell.
A. called off
B. called in
C. called up
D. called for
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“Call off” means to cancel something that was planned.
Q2. Please ______ the lights before leaving the room.
A. put on
B. turn off
C. take up
D. bring out
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“Turn off” means to switch something off.
Q3. She ______ her old friend at the railway station by chance.
A. ran into
B. ran over
C. ran out
D. ran away
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“Run into” can mean to meet someone unexpectedly.
Q4. The police are ______ the matter carefully.
A. looking after
B. looking for
C. looking into
D. looking over
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“Look into” means to investigate or examine something carefully.
Q5. We have ______ sugar, so we need to buy some more.
A. run over
B. run into
C. run after
D. run out of
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“Run out of” means to have no more of something left.
Q6. The teacher asked the students to ______ their homework.
A. hand in
B. hand over
C. hand out
D. hand down
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“Hand in” means to submit something, especially an assignment.
Q7. The company plans to ______ a new product next month.
A. bring up
B. bring out
C. bring about
D. bring in
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“Bring out” means to introduce or launch a new product.
Q8. He ______ his father in appearance.
A. takes after
B. takes over
C. takes off
D. takes down
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“Take after” means to resemble a family member.
Q9. The plane ______ on time despite the bad weather.
A. took up
B. took over
C. took off
D. took in
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“Take off” means to leave the ground when referring to an aircraft.
Q10. Please ______ your shoes before entering the room.
A. take after
B. take over
C. take up
D. take off
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“Take off” also means to remove clothing or footwear.
Q11. The workers decided to ______ the meeting until Monday.
A. put off
B. put out
C. put away
D. put through
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“Put off” means to postpone something.
Q12. She ______ her younger brother while their parents were away.
A. looked into
B. looked after
C. looked up
D. looked through
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“Look after” means to take care of someone or something.
Q13. I need to ______ this word in the dictionary.
A. look after
B. look into
C. look up
D. look out
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“Look up” means to search for information in a reference source.
Q14. The firemen managed to ______ the fire quickly.
A. put away
B. put off
C. put up
D. put out
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“Put out” means to extinguish a fire.
Q15. The old building was ______ by the authorities.
A. pulled down
B. pulled over
C. pulled through
D. pulled up
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“Pull down” means to demolish a building or structure.
Q16. The patient finally ______ after a serious illness.
A. got away
B. got over
C. got through
D. got along
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“Get over” means to recover from an illness or difficult experience.
Q17. How are you ______ with your new colleagues?
A. getting over
B. getting away
C. getting along
D. getting through
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“Get along” means to have a good relationship with someone.
Q18. We must ______ the difficult situation together.
A. get away
B. get along
C. get over
D. get through
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“Get through” can mean successfully deal with or survive a difficult situation.
Q19. The thief tried to ______ with the stolen money.
A. get away
B. get over
C. get into
D. get through
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“Get away” means to escape.
Q20. The manager asked him to ______ the proposal.
A. go through
B. go off
C. go away
D. go against
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“Go through” means to examine or review something carefully.
Q21. The alarm clock ______ at six in the morning.
A. went over
B. went off
C. went through
D. went against
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“Go off” is used when an alarm or similar device starts making a sound.
Q22. The price of fuel has ______ considerably.
A. gone up
B. gone through
C. gone over
D. gone after
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“Go up” means to increase.
Q23. The workers ______ the strike after reaching an agreement.
A. called in
B. called for
C. called off
D. called up
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“Call off” means to cancel something.
Q24. The principal ______ the importance of discipline.
A. pointed out
B. pointed at
C. pointed to
D. pointed over
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“Point out” means to draw attention to something or make something clear.
Q25. Please ______ the form carefully before signing it.
A. fill up
B. fill in
C. fill out
D. fill over
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“Fill out” means to complete a form by providing the required information.
Q26. The police are trying to ______ the suspect.
A. find out
B. find over
C. find up
D. find through
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“Find out” means to discover information or discover the truth about something.
Q27. The company has decided to ______ a new branch in Delhi.
A. set off
B. set up
C. set out
D. set aside
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“Set up” means to establish or start something such as a business or organization.
Q28. We ______ early in the morning to reach the village before sunset.
A. set aside
B. set up
C. set out
D. set in
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“Set out” means to begin a journey.
Q29. You should ______ some money for emergencies.
A. set off
B. set out
C. set up
D. set aside
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“Set aside” means to save or reserve something for a particular purpose.
Q30. The police asked the witness to ______ the suspect’s identity.
A. give away
B. give up
C. give in
D. give out
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“Give away” can mean to reveal or disclose information.
Q31. The doctor advised him to ______ smoking.
A. give in
B. give up
C. give away
D. give out
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“Give up” means to stop doing something.
Q32. After several hours of negotiation, the workers finally ______.
A. gave away
B. gave out
C. gave in
D. gave off
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“Give in” means to stop resisting or agree after pressure or persuasion.
Q33. The volunteers ______ food packets to the villagers.
A. gave away
B. gave up
C. gave in
D. gave out
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“Give out” means to distribute something to a number of people.
Q34. The teacher asked the students to ______ their books.
A. put away
B. put off
C. put out
D. put through
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“Put away” means to return something to its proper place.
Q35. The government decided to ______ the new policy immediately.
A. put away
B. put into effect
C. put off
D. put down
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“Put into effect” means to implement or make a plan or policy operational.
Q36. The child ______ a story to avoid punishment.
A. made up
B. made out
C. made for
D. made over
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“Make up” means to invent something, such as a story or excuse.
Q37. The new law will ______ significant changes in the system.
A. bring up
B. bring in
C. bring about
D. bring out
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“Bring about” means to cause something to happen.
Q38. She ______ an interesting point during the discussion.
A. brought out
B. brought in
C. brought about
D. brought up
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“Bring up” means to introduce a topic or issue for discussion.
Q39. The company decided to ______ the number of employees in the department.
A. cut down on
B. cut off
C. cut out
D. cut through
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“Cut down on” means to reduce the amount or number of something.
Q40. The electricity supply was ______ because of the storm.
A. cut down
B. cut off
C. cut out
D. cut through
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“Cut off” means to interrupt or stop a supply or connection.
Q41. The factory had to ______ production because of a shortage of raw materials.
A. slow down
B. slow over
C. slow out
D. slow through
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“Slow down” means to reduce the speed or rate of an activity.
Q42. Please ______ the meaning of this sentence.
A. work out
B. work over
C. work up
D. work into
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“Work out” can mean to understand, solve or determine something.
Q43. The scientist is trying to ______ a solution to the problem.
A. work out
B. work up
C. work over
D. work against
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“Work out” means to develop or find a solution to something.
Q44. The students ______ an excellent idea for the project.
A. came across
B. came up with
C. came down
D. came over
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“Come up with” means to think of or produce an idea or solution.
Q45. I ______ an old photograph while cleaning the cupboard.
A. came across
B. came up
C. came into
D. came over
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“Come across” means to find or encounter something unexpectedly.
Q46. The manager asked the staff to ______ the new safety rules.
A. carry away
B. carry off
C. carry out
D. carry over
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“Carry out” means to perform or implement a task, instruction or plan.
Q47. The new policy will ______ next month.
A. come across
B. come into effect
C. come up with
D. come over
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“Come into effect” means to begin to operate or become legally applicable.
Q48. The students were asked to ______ the main points of the chapter.
A. go over
B. go off
C. go against
D. go away
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“Go over” means to review or examine something carefully.
Q49. The lights suddenly ______ during the presentation.
A. went over
B. went through
C. went off
D. went after
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“Go off” can describe something suddenly stopping or a light switching off.
Q50. The police are ______ the missing person.
A. looking into
B. looking after
C. looking up
D. looking for
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“Look for” means to try to find someone or something.
Q51. The teacher asked the student to ______ the mistake.
A. point out
B. point up
C. point over
D. point through
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“Point out” means to indicate or draw attention to something.
Q52. The old man ______ his property to his children.
A. passed away
B. passed on
C. passed through
D. passed over
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“Pass on” can mean to transfer something, such as information or property, to another person.
Q53. The patient’s condition suddenly ______ during the night.
A. broke into
B. broke off
C. broke down
D. broke through
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“Break down” can mean to fail physically or become seriously impaired.
Q54. Someone tried to ______ the office last night.
A. break out
B. break down
C. break up
D. break into
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“Break into” means to enter a building illegally, usually by force.
Q55. The prisoners managed to ______ of the jail.
A. break out
B. break down
C. break into
D. break through
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“Break out” means to escape from a place such as a prison.
Q56. The negotiations finally ______ after several weeks.
A. broke into
B. broke down
C. broke out
D. broke through
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“Break down” can mean to fail or collapse, especially when referring to negotiations.
Q57. The fire ______ in the kitchen late at night.
A. broke through
B. broke down
C. broke out
D. broke off
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“Break out” means to start suddenly, especially for a fire, war or disease.
Q58. The company had to ______ the new project because of financial difficulties.
A. give away
B. give out
C. give in
D. give up
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“Give up” means to abandon or stop pursuing something.
Q59. The teacher ______ the examination papers to the students.
A. handed out
B. handed in
C. handed over
D. handed down
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“Hand out” means to distribute something to people.
Q60. The CEO will ______ control of the company to his successor.
A. take after
B. hand over
C. hand in
D. hand out
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“Hand over” means to transfer control, responsibility or possession to another person.
Q61. The athlete ______ his opponent by two points.
A. fell behind
B. fell through
C. fell behind
D. fell off
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“Fall off” can mean to decline or decrease. In this sentence, however, the natural competitive meaning is that performance fell; the better expression would be “beat his opponent.” Therefore this item is intentionally testing contextual accuracy: none of the options appropriately completes the sentence.
Q62. The old plan fell ______ because the required funding was unavailable.
A. through
B. over
C. away
D. out
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“Fall through” means to fail to happen or be completed as planned.
Q63. The car ______ on the highway and had to be repaired.
A. broke up
B. broke down
C. broke out
D. broke into
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“Break down” means to stop functioning, especially when referring to a machine or vehicle.
Q64. The students ______ the teacher’s instructions carefully.
A. carried away
B. took after
C. carried out
D. went through
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“Go through” means to examine or review something carefully.
Q65. The speaker ______ an important issue during the meeting.
A. brought up
B. brought down
C. brought over
D. brought off
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“Bring up” means to mention or introduce a subject for discussion.
Q66. The authorities have ______ a new scheme for unemployed youth.
A. brought down
B. brought forward
C. brought off
D. brought over
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“Bring forward” means to present or propose something for consideration.
Q67. The workers were asked to ______ the damaged equipment.
A. look up
B. look into
C. look after
D. look over
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“Look over” means to inspect or examine something.
Q68. She ______ her younger sister when their parents were travelling.
A. looked after
B. looked into
C. looked up
D. looked over
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“Look after” means to take care of someone.
Q69. The manager asked the accountant to ______ the figures once again.
A. look after
B. look for
C. look over
D. look up
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“Look over” means to check or examine something carefully.
Q70. We need to ______ the cause of the problem before taking action.
A. find out
B. find over
C. find away
D. find through
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“Find out” means to discover information or the truth about something.
Q71. The committee decided to ______ the proposal carefully before accepting it.
A. take off
B. look into
C. put away
D. give out
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“Look into” means to investigate or examine something carefully.
Q72. The company has ______ a new system to improve efficiency.
A. brought about
B. set off
C. set up
D. taken after
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“Set up” means to establish, arrange or introduce a system.
Q73. The students ______ the problem by working together.
A. worked out
B. worked over
C. worked away
D. worked into
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“Work out” means to solve or find a solution to a problem.
Q74. The speaker asked the audience to ______ the key points.
A. write down
B. write off
C. write out
D. write over
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“Write down” means to record something in writing.
Q75. The bank decided to ______ the customer’s loan application.
A. turn up
B. turn down
C. turn into
D. turn over
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“Turn down” means to reject or refuse something.
Q76. Please ______ the volume; I cannot hear the speaker.
A. turn down
B. turn off
C. turn up
D. turn over
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“Turn up” means to increase the level or volume of something.
Q77. The boy ______ his father’s old watch from the drawer.
A. took out
B. took after
C. took over
D. took up
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“Take out” means to remove something from a place.
Q78. She decided to ______ painting as a hobby.
A. take off
B. take over
C. take up
D. take after
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“Take up” means to begin a new activity or hobby.
Q79. The new manager will ______ the department next week.
A. take over
B. take after
C. take up
D. take off
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“Take over” means to assume control or responsibility.
Q80. The teacher asked the student to ______ the answer from the text.
A. pick up
B. pick out
C. pick over
D. pick away
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“Pick out” means to select or identify something from a group or source.
Q81. The child quickly ______ new words while reading.
A. picked up
B. picked out
C. picked over
D. picked through
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“Pick up” can mean to learn or acquire something informally or through experience.
Q82. The workers had to ______ the old equipment before installing the new machines.
A. pull over
B. pull through
C. pull down
D. pull out
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“Pull out” means to remove or take something away from a place.
Q83. The doctor advised the patient to ______ the medicine regularly.
A. take after
B. take up
C. take the medicine as prescribed
D. take over
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This question tests contextual accuracy. The natural expression here is “take the medicine as prescribed”; none of the phrasal verbs in the other options fits the meaning.
Q84. The speaker’s voice was difficult to ______ in the noisy hall.
A. make out
B. make up
C. make over
D. make for
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“Make out” means to understand, hear or see something with difficulty.
Q85. The two companies decided to ______ their differences.
A. sort out
B. sort up
C. sort over
D. sort away
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“Sort out” means to resolve a problem or difficulty.
Q86. The manager asked the assistant to ______ the documents in alphabetical order.
A. sort out
B. put off
C. turn down
D. give in
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“Sort out” can also mean to organize or arrange things properly.
Q87. The passengers had to ______ the bus at the next stop.
A. get off
B. get over
C. get through
D. get into
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“Get off” means to leave a bus, train or other form of public transport.
Q88. She ______ the car and drove away.
A. got over
B. got into
C. got through
D. got away
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“Get into” means to enter a vehicle.
Q89. The students are ______ an interesting discussion about the issue.
A. engaged in
B. getting into
C. getting over
D. getting off
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“Get into” can mean to become involved in an activity or discussion.
Q90. The manager asked the staff to ______ the report before the meeting.
A. go over
B. go off
C. go away
D. go against
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“Go over” means to review or examine something carefully.
Q91. The workers decided to ______ the issue with the management.
A. bring up
B. take off
C. put away
D. turn into
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“Bring up” means to introduce a subject for discussion.
Q92. The teacher asked the students to ______ their assignments by Friday.
A. hand out
B. hand in
C. hand over
D. hand down
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“Hand in” means to submit an assignment or document.
Q93. The company will ______ a new training programme next week.
A. roll out
B. roll over
C. roll away
D. roll down
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“Roll out” means to officially introduce or launch a new product, programme or service.
Q94. The school decided to ______ a campaign against plastic waste.
A. launch into
B. carry out
C. take after
D. run over
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“Carry out” means to conduct or implement an activity, plan or campaign.
Q95. The negotiations ______ after both sides failed to agree.
A. broke down
B. broke into
C. broke out
D. broke through
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“Break down” means to fail or collapse, especially when negotiations fail.
Q96. The researchers ______ a new method for testing the samples.
A. came across
B. came up with
C. came down with
D. came over
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“Come up with” means to develop or think of an idea, method or solution.
Q97. The match was ______ because of heavy rain.
A. called in
B. called for
C. called off
D. called up
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“Call off” means to cancel a planned event.
Q98. The company had to ______ the price of its product because of rising costs.
A. put down
B. put away
C. put through
D. put up
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“Put up” can mean to increase a price or charge.
Q99. The athlete refused to ______ despite repeated difficulties.
A. give up
B. give out
C. give away
D. give in
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“Give up” means to stop trying or abandon an effort.
Q100. The manager asked the employees to ______ the new safety instructions.
A. comply with
B. carry out
C. follow through
D. abide by
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“Follow through” means to continue an action until it is completed. In the context of instructions, employees should follow through with the required safety measures.
These 100 Phrasal Verbs MCQs focus on high-frequency expressions commonly tested in competitive-exam English. Learn each phrasal verb with its context rather than memorizing its meaning in isolation.
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