Q: When the boy was put into a boarding school, he quickly fell into line without his usual indiscipline behaviors.

A: stood in a line

B: turned straight

C: became orderly

D: none of these



Correct Option: C  [ became orderly ]

Remark:
"fell into line": starts to follow the rules, behave according to expected standards of behaviour.


Q: The minister assured the agitating employees that he would look into their demands sympathetically.

A: discuss

B: watch

C: grant

D: examine



Correct Option: D  [ examine ]

Remark:
"look into": examine, investigate, study.


Q: We must decide on a plan of action and _________ it. (Phrasal verbs)

A: stick up

B: stick to

C: stick together

D: stick out



Correct Option: B  [ stick to ]

Remark:
"Stick to" means to adhere to or remain loyal to a particular course of action, plan, or belief, without deviating or changing.


Q: She failed to ____________ to her name.

A: line up

B: shine up

C: keep up

D: rise up



Correct Option: C  [ keep up ]

Remark:
"keep up": to go or make progress at the same rate.


Q: Peter _______ at seven o'clock.

A: goes up

B: gets

C: gets up

D: wakes



Correct Option: C  [ gets up ]

Remark:
"get up" means rise from bed after sleeping.


Q: We must always lookout for friends.

A: seeing

B: waiting

C: thinking

D: searching



Correct Option: D  [ searching ]

Remark:


Q: I will oppose him very strongly

A: by the way

B: tooth and nail

C: all at once

D: in broad day light



Correct Option: B  [ tooth and nail ]

Remark:


Q: The party high command wanted to stave off an open battle.

A: postpone

B: wait and see

C: allow it to take its own course

D: prevent



Correct Option: D  [ prevent ]

Remark:


Q: Never _________ upon the marginalized. (phrasal verb)

A: look over

B: look down

C: look through

D: look into



Correct Option: B  [ look down ]

Remark:
"look down": to consider that person to be inferior or unimportant (disrespect).


Q: Always AVOID bad company. (Phrasal verbs)

A: make room of

B: make sure of

C: make a clear sweep of

D: keep clear of



Correct Option: D  [ keep clear of ]

Remark:
"To keep clear of": means to avoid or stay away from something or someone.
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