Phrasal Verbs 1 Quiz

BBC | British Council PHRASAL VERBS 1 For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer

1. a. b. c. d.

The crowd was so tightly packed that it took ________. us hours to get through them. us hours to get through it. us hours to get through all them. us hours to get through with it.

2. a. b. c. d.

When an aeroplane leaves the ground, it ________. takes off lifts off jumps off pushes off

3. a. b. c. d.

What time do you ________ off for work in the morning? put set go come

4. a. b. c. d.

Look at this old photo, I ________ it, when I was cleaning the attic. Came over Came across Came into Came round

5. a. b. c. d.

If you borrow money, you must give it ________. back away in out

6.

We were very poor when I was a boy, my parents found it hard to ________. (survive on a small amount of money) get by get away get up get across

a. b. c. d.

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PHRASAL VERBS 1 answers 1. a. b. c. d.

2. a. b. c. d. 3. a. b. c. d.

4. a. b. c. d.

Wrong. Correct. Wrong Wrong

Correct. 'To take off' is the phrasal verb used for aeroplanes. Wrong. 'To take off' is the phrasal verb used for aeroplanes. 'To lift off' is used for space rockets. Wrong. Wrong.

Wrong. A common use of ‘put off’ is to postpone or do something later. Correct. It means ‘to start a journey’ Wrong. We talk about an alarm clock going off Wrong. We may say ‘ My button has come off my shirt’

Wrong. Come over can mean to visit someone at their house. Correct. This means to find something by chance. Wrong. You can come into money if you inherit or earn or win it. Wrong. You can come round after you pass out or lose consciousness.

5. a. b. c. d.

Correct. Wrong. We say 'He gave away his old clothes to charity.’ Wrong. . We say 'You must give in your homework by Tuesday'. Wrong. We say 'The teacher gave out the new books to the class'.

6. a. b. c. d.

Correct. Wrong. This means go on holiday. Wrong. You get up when you get out of bed in the morning. Wrong. This means to try to communicate an idea.

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