This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Phrasal Verbs > Important Phrasal Verbs – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Important Phrasal Verbs Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You need to take ..... your shoes before you go into the temple. A) Out. B) Off. C) Of. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Off. 2. None of these countries has found a way to get around the problem of inflation. A) Invent. B) Overcome. C) Create. D) Cause. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overcome. 3. I was the only one wearing a red hat. I really ..... A) Stood out. B) Stand out. C) Stands out. D) Is standing out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stood out. 4. A good place to look for a job is through a(n) ..... agency. A) Work. B) Profession. C) Employment. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Employment. 5. You will need to ..... sugar if you have diabetes. A) Warm up. B) Cut down on. C) Try out for. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cut down on. 6. To start or continue doing something, especially work A) Start on sth. B) Get on with sth. C) Get in with work. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get on with sth. 7. I'm so sorry. I wish I could ..... what I said to you. A) Give back. B) Take back. C) Come across. D) Make up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take back. 8. We really need to ..... some ideas for articles for the school magazine! A) Think up. B) Get on with. C) Work down. D) Come up with. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Come up with. 9. Please, take these photos ..... I can't look at them. A) Off. B) Out. C) On. D) Away. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Away. 10. It took me two weeks to get ..... the terrible flu. A) By. B) Up. C) Over. D) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over. 11. Add the correct preposition to complete the sentence.8. Did they bring it ..... with you or has it not come ..... yet? A) Up/in. B) Up/with. C) In/on. D) Up/up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Up/up. 12. Could you ..... your room, please? It's a mess! A) Pick up. B) Do up. C) Take in. D) Clear up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clear up. 13. He's really getting stuck ..... his new job as chief executive. A) Upto. B) Into. C) Down to. D) Onto. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Into. 14. I'm not familiar ..... his name, but his face seems familiar ..... me. A) Familiar to / familiar from. B) Familiar from / familiar to. C) Familiar to / familiar to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Familiar to / familiar to. 15. This bus is so crowded why don't we get ..... at the next stop and walk. A) Down. B) In. C) On. D) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Off. 16. Don't take him ..... an idiot. A) Of. B) For. C) After. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 17. The speed limit is only 50mph along this road ..... a bit as we are exceeding the limit.mph = miles per hour A) Put down. B) Speed up. C) Build up. D) Slow down. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slow down. 18. ..... my opinion, math shouldn't be a compulsory subject at school. A) From. B) To. C) In. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 19. Your father thought she was nice but I ..... her. A) Didn't care for. B) Doesn't care for. C) Not care for. D) Don't care for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Didn't care for. 20. Can you remember when Emily ..... to our Maths teacher? That was a huge mistake! A) Backed down. B) Got back. C) Showed off. D) Talked back. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Talked back. 21. Josh:I can't believe how rude the waitress was last night.Jade:Get ..... it. You never have to see her again. A) Along with. B) Over. C) On. D) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over. 22. The forecast has revealed that the world's reserves of fossil fuel will have ..... by 2030 A) Taken over. B) Caught up. C) Used off. D) Run out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Run out. 23. You have to ..... the things which you learn many times during a day in order not to forget them. A) Do over. B) Try on. C) Put aside. D) Come up with. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do over. 24. SET ..... (cause; to start a process or series of events) A) Up. B) To. C) Off. D) Aside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Off. 25. Do you know how to ..... official forms? A) Send out. B) Drag on. C) Fill in. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fill in. 26. NASA scientists recently ..... evidence about a parallel universe where time goes backwards A) Find out. B) Found. C) Found out. D) Look for. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Found out. 27. Pat was caught by the police, but Martin ..... A) Gave up. B) Gave in. C) Got away. D) Held up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Got away. 28. The town council decided to pull ..... the building, as it was unsafe. A) On. B) Down. C) Up. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Down. 29. I like coffee, but I'm trying to ..... ..... on caffeine. A) Give up. B) Drink out. C) Cut down. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cut down. 30. "One of the best ways to learn is to ..... out how other people do things." A) Go. B) Pick. C) Look. D) Find. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Find. 31. Students have to (9) ..... more responsibility for their education because they can't rely on doing well on just one day. A) Do. B) Take. C) Make. D) Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take. 32. Oh no! The building's lift has ..... again! A) Broken down. B) Broken up. C) Broken in. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Broken down. 33. My wife has been grumbling a lot recently. I think we should ..... on holiday for a few weeks. A) Go away. B) Go out. C) Go at. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Go away. 34. The young lady sat still in the afternoon breeze, with her hair ..... her back. A) Running over. B) Streaming down. C) Flowed down. D) Fallen against. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Streaming down. 35. It is impossible to ..... to Mars A) Moving on. B) Move. C) Move in. D) Move out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Move out. 36. He is coming ..... a cold after a night out in the rain. A) Across with. B) Up with. C) Down with. D) Away from. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Down with. 37. "I can't hear the radio so I'll need to turn ..... the volume." A) Round. B) Up. C) Down. D) Away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Up. 38. The meeting was ..... because of the urgent matter. A) Called up. B) Called off. C) Called in. D) Put down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Called off. 39. Marty feel sorry to let his parents down about his test result.What's the meaning of the italic phrase? A) Disappoint. B) Hide the truth. C) Review or look at again. D) Omit or disregard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Disappoint. 40. We were shown ..... the town by a volunteer student. A) Around. B) Up. C) Out. D) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Around. 41. They are planning to ..... this building next year. A) Do up. B) Grow up. C) Cleared up. D) Bring up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do up. 42. We ..... with a swim in the lake. A) Cooled off. B) Gave in. C) Got out. D) Took up. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cooled off. 43. I was late for work because my alarm clock did not ..... off. A) Send. B) Turn. C) Put. D) Go. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Go. 44. How are you going to take ..... jogging if your ankle is twisted? A) Out. B) In. C) Up. D) Down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Up. 45. We were asked to fill ..... an application form before we were interviewed. A) On. B) At. C) In. D) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 46. My new school is quite similar ..... my old one. A) At. B) In. C) To. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 47. As we had another engagement, we had to ..... their invitation. A) Turn down. B) Take up. C) Take down. D) Come down. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Turn down. 48. My mom is trying to give ..... sweets and chocolate-she says she's a bit overweight. A) Away. B) Off. C) Over. D) Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Up. 49. When I lose my temper, it takes ages for me to ..... . A) Calm down. B) Write down. C) Get down. D) Think over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calm down. 50. Choose the correct phrasal verbs for the definition stated below.-Reduce the amount of something like price or etc ..... A) Bring down. B) Bring up. C) Bring under. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bring down. 51. I ..... my cousin yesterday at the market. A) Runs into. B) Ran into. C) Run into. D) Running into. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ran into. 52. "The next step involves staff learning complex commands to tell the machine to carry ..... a sequence of tasks." A) X. B) Out. C) Off. D) Away. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Out. 53. Lily's getting ..... very well in Russian. She takes ..... practicing the language every day. A) Through / in. B) Up / off. C) On / to. D) In / up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On / to. 54. "Make up" means ..... A) To use products in your face. B) Combination of things that form it. C) To forgive someone and be friendly with them again after an argument. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To forgive someone and be friendly with them again after an argument. 55. He'll be really happy when all of his exams are ..... A) Out. B) Away. C) Over. D) Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over. 56. SET ..... (beginning the journey) A) Aside. B) Up. C) Off. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Off. 57. My mother told me to ..... for an electrician when her fan was out of order. A) Turn. B) Send. C) Rent. D) Write. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Send. 58. Stop working because of a mechanic/electronic problem: A) Fall off. B) Break down. C) Work out. D) Blow out. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Break down. 59. Lions ..... huge herds of zebra. A) Preys on. B) Prey on. C) Preyed on. D) Are preying on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prey on. 60. We finally worked out how much tax we would have to pay. A) Calculate. B) Plan/decide. C) Have a (good/bad) result. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Calculate. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesImportant Phrasal Verbs Quiz 1Important Phrasal Verbs Quiz 2Important Phrasal Verbs Quiz 3Important Phrasal Verbs Quiz 4Important Phrasal Verbs Quiz 5Important Phrasal Verbs Quiz 6Important Phrasal Verbs Quiz 7Important Phrasal Verbs Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books