Phrasal Verbs - Sentence Completion
Fill in the blank with the correct phrasal verb. Practice phrasal verb usage for competitive exams like MBA entrance, bank PO, B.Ed/M.Ed and other academic tests.
Questions
Directions: Fill in the blank with the appropriate option from the given options.
The roof of a house _______ the sun and the rain.
- keeps of
- keeps off
- keeps in
- keeps away
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A large number of men and women _______ their lives for winning us our independence.
- laid off
- laid down
- laid aside
- laid by
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He ________ smoking at his wife's request.
- gave in
- gave up
- gave out
- gave away
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The judge promised to ________ the matter himself.
- go after
- go into
- go in for
- go off
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All of a sudden, the gun _______
- went off
- go off
- went out
- went of
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I shall ________ you next Monday.
- call in
- call on
- call upon
- call for
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A large number of people are ________ every year by malaria.
- carried off
- carried on
- carried out
- carried in
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Spoilt rich kids often seem to believe that they can commit a crime and then ______
- get on
- get off
- get over
- get rid of
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Adversity _______ the best qualities in man.
- calls forth
- calls on
- calls in
- calls upon
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The angry mob _________ the policemen.
- fell upon
- fell out
- fell back
- fell off
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The project ________ for lack of fund.
- fell through
- fell off
- fell flat
- none of these
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The father was furious at the son but was ________ by the mother.
- held back
- held in
- held over
- held out
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When they found that further resistance was useless, they decided to ________
- give up
- give in
- give out
- give over
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How did you manage to _________ of that snob?
- get over
- get rid
- get off
- get round
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Who _______ the sick people in hospitals?
- looks after
- looks for
- looks up
- looks on
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The lights __________ several times during the night.
- went out
- went off
- went through
- went by
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I could not ________ him.
- keep pace with
- keep pace at
- keep pace up
- keep pace of
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The dishonest cashier ________ with ten thousand rupees.
- made away
- made after
- made for
- made up
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I don't think that it will be wise for us to ________ this information from her.
- hold in
- hold back
- hold over
- hold out
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She has _________ a lot of sufferings.
- passed through
- passed by
- passed off
- none of these
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The case has been _________ till next week.
- put off
- put down
- put by
- put on
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The tiger pounced on the lamb and ________ with it into the thicket.
- make up
- made off
- make out
- make over
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The police had to use force to _________ the violence.
- put down
- put by
- put off
- put on
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The party has decided to ________ its candidate for the seat.
- put up
- put out
- put off
- put in
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The meeting has been _______ till next week.
- held back
- held over
- held out
- held in