English Phrasal Verbs

Test your knowledge of common English phrasal verbs. Each question provides a definition and asks you to identify the correct phrasal verb from multiple choices. Ideal for MBA, MCA, Banking, UPSC, and other competitive exam preparation.

25 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Educate and train children

  1. bring in
  2. bring up
  3. bring down
  4. bring out
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Perform or obey

  1. carry out
  2. carry off
  3. carry on
  4. carry with
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Free oneself from obligation or habit

  1. get out of
  2. get in
  3. get off
  4. None of these
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Be completely bored

  1. fed in
  2. fed up
  3. fed out
  4. fed off
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Cancel something which wasn't yet started

  1. call off
  2. call in
  3. call out
  4. call for
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Yield

  1. give up
  2. give in
  3. give out
  4. give round
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Loiter or wander

  1. hang around
  2. hang out
  3. hang with
  4. hang off
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Finish successfully

  1. get off
  2. get out
  3. get through
  4. get with
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Keep at a distance or stay away

  1. hold on
  2. hold off
  3. hold about
  4. hold for
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Recover form an illness or distress

  1. get off
  2. get over
  3. get out
  4. None of these
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Take care of

  1. look down
  2. look around
  3. look after
  4. nibbled
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Abandon an attempt or cease to do something

  1. give in
  2. give up
  3. give out
  4. give round
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Inspect critically or revise quickly

  1. look over
  2. look in
  3. look down
  4. look around
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Ran away

  1. make in
  2. make out
  3. make off
  4. None of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Post pone

  1. put in
  2. put off
  3. put with
  4. put from
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Demolish

  1. egged on
  2. pull down
  3. pull aside
  4. veer off
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Consume extravagantly

  1. run through
  2. run off
  3. run out
  4. run over
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Display in order to win the notice

  1. come by
  2. show off
  3. show up
  4. show in
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Erect a building or monument

  1. put up
  2. put on
  3. put in
  4. put off
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Save for future

  1. put off
  2. put in
  3. put aside
  4. None of these
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Allow to enter or admit

  1. let down
  2. let in
  3. let off
  4. let around
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Wait

  1. hold out
  2. hold on
  3. hold back
  4. hold off
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Arrange

  1. fix up
  2. fix out
  3. fix in
  4. fix off
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Succeed

  1. come off
  2. come out
  3. come round
  4. come in
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase/word.

Persuade some one to previously opposed suggestion

  1. bring in
  2. bring round
  3. bring off
  4. bring out