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Phrasal Verbs & Idioms
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- 1.
What does 'give up' mean?
(a) To give a gift(b) To stop trying(c) To stand up(d) To give away
- 2.
What does 'look after' mean?
(a) To search for(b) To take care of(c) To look behind(d) To look at something
- 3.
Fill in: 'Please ___ off the lights when you leave.' (turn/put)
Answer: ____________________________________
- 4.
What does the idiom 'raining cats and dogs' mean?
(a) Animals are falling from the sky(b) It is raining very heavily(c) Cats and dogs are playing(d) It is a light drizzle
- 5.
What does 'put on' mean in: 'She put on her shoes.'?
Answer: ____________________________________
- 6.
What does 'break down' mean?
(a) To break something apart(b) To stop working (machine)(c) To sit down(d) To become stronger
- 7.
What does the idiom 'a piece of cake' mean?
(a) A slice of cake(b) Something very easy(c) Something delicious(d) A birthday party
- 8.
What does 'find out' mean?
Answer: ____________________________________
- 9.
What does the idiom 'hit the books' mean?
(a) To punch books(b) To study hard(c) To return library books(d) To sell books
- 10.
Fill in the phrasal verb: 'The meeting was ___ off until next week.' (called/taken)
Answer: ____________________________________
- 11.
What does 'run out of' mean?
(a) To run outside(b) To have no more of something(c) To exercise(d) To run quickly
- 12.
What does the idiom 'let the cat out of the bag' mean?
Answer: ____________________________________
- 13.
What does 'come across' mean?
(a) To cross a road(b) To find or meet by chance(c) To become angry(d) To approach someone
- 14.
What does the idiom 'once in a blue moon' mean?
(a) Every full moon(b) Very rarely(c) Once a month(d) At night time
- 15.
What does 'look up to' mean?
Answer: ____________________________________
- 16.
What does 'carry on' mean?
(a) To carry something heavy(b) To continue(c) To move somewhere(d) To bring along
- 17.
What does the idiom 'the ball is in your court' mean?
(a) You are playing basketball(b) It is your turn to make a decision(c) You lost the ball(d) You are in court
- 18.
What does 'bring up' mean in: 'She was brought up by her grandparents.'?
Answer: ____________________________________
- 19.
What does the idiom 'burning the midnight oil' mean?
(a) Cooking at midnight(b) Working or studying very late at night(c) Wasting oil(d) Having a late dinner
- 20.
Use the phrasal verb 'get along with' in a sentence about friends.
Answer key — P5 English: Phrasal Verbs & Idioms
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- 1.(b) To stop trying
- 2.(b) To take care of
- 3.turn
- 4.(b) It is raining very heavily
- 5.to wear or place on the body
- 6.(b) To stop working (machine)
- 7.(b) Something very easy
- 8.to discover or learn
- 9.(b) To study hard
- 10.called
- 11.(b) To have no more of something
- 12.to reveal a secret
- 13.(b) To find or meet by chance
- 14.(b) Very rarely
- 15.to admire or respect someone
- 16.(b) To continue
- 17.(b) It is your turn to make a decision
- 18.to raise or nurture a child
- 19.(b) Working or studying very late at night
- 20.I get along with my friends very well.
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