ONLINE TPSC · READING MODE

Phrasal verbs

Enable JavaScript for interactive practice, saved questions, and progress tracking.

Questions from the existing database. Please report any answers that need review.

Question 3463

No one but his conscience advised him to come back to earth.

Areturn home

Breturn to earth

Creturn to reality

Dbe honest

Show answer

C. return to realityExplanation not yet available.

Question 3418

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

Apostpone

Bwait and see

Callow it to take its own course

Dprevent

Show answer

D. preventExplanation not yet available.

Question 3417

I cannot make out what you say.

Arely upon

Bbelieve

Cunderstand

Dsolve

Show answer

C. understandExplanation not yet available.

Question 3416

You are unable to _________ the meaning of this passage.

Amake off

Bmake out

Cmake over

Dmake up

Show answer

B. make out"make out": understand, comprehend (to find the meaning of)

Question 3415

The sick man _________ last night.

Apassed away

Bpassed by

Cpassed down

Dpassed for

Show answer

A. passed awayExplanation not yet available.

Question 3414

The doctor advised me to _________ drinking.

Agive out

Bgive up

Cgive back

Dgive over

Show answer

B. give up"give up": quit, discontinue

Question 3413

The old man __________ without any trouble last night.

Apassed away

Bpassed for

Cpassed by

Dpassed out

Show answer

A. passed away"passed away": Die

Question 3412

Rita always sets her alarm so that she can _______ at 8 A.M.

Athink over

Bwrite down

Cthink through

Dwake up

Show answer

D. wake up"wake up": to stop sleeping.

Question 3411

On account of overwork, he is __________.

Arun down

Bruns down

Cran out

Drun up

Show answer

A. run downExplanation not yet available.

Question 3410

He generally _________ at an odd hour.

Aturns over

Bturns on

Cturns up

Dturns off

Show answer

C. turns up"turns up": to appear

Preparing your study space

Phrasal verbs

No one but his conscience advised him to come back to earth.

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

I cannot make out what you say.

You are unable to _________ the meaning of this passage.

The sick man _________ last night.

The doctor advised me to _________ drinking.

The old man __________ without any trouble last night.

Rita always sets her alarm so that she can _______ at 8 A.M.

On account of overwork, he is __________.

He generally _________ at an odd hour.

You have a session in progress.

A useful place to practise.

Your progress belongs to you.