Vocabulary

Phrasal Verbs

Medium

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate Phrasal verbs given in List-II:

List-I List-II
(Phrasal verbs) (Sentences)
(A) held in (I) The police were trying to the crowd.
(B) held over (II) She wanted to cry but the tears.
(C) hold back (III) Could you making your decision for a few days?
(D) hold off (IV) The proposal should be until everyone has had time to think about it.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List-I	List-II
(Phrasal verbs)	(Sentences)
(A) held in	(I) The police were trying to ______ the crowd.
(B) held over	(II) She wanted to cry but ______ the tears.
(C) hold back	(III) Could you ______ making your decision for a few days?
(D) hold off	(IV) The proposal should be ______ until everyone has had time to think about it.

(A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)

(A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

(A) - (I), (B) - (III), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

(A) - (IV), (B) - (I), (C) - (III), (D) - (II)

✅ Correct Option: 2

Option 1 -> Incorrect matching: "held in" doesn't fit with controlling a crowd, and "held over" doesn't work with crying.

Option 2 -> Correct matching: "held in" (restrain emotions) fits (II) tears, "held over" (postpone) fits (IV) proposal, "hold back" (restrain/control) fits (I) crowd, "hold off" (delay action) fits (III) decision.

Option 3 -> Incorrect: "hold back" with proposal and "hold off" with tears don't make proper sense contextually.

Option 4 -> Incorrect: "held in" doesn't work with proposals, and "hold off" doesn't fit with crying context.

Hence, Option 2: (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III) → "Held in" means to restrain emotions (tears), "held over" means to postpone something (proposal), "hold back" means to control or restrain from advancing (crowd), and "hold off" means to delay taking action (making a decision) → correct

2026: 20 May Shift 2

Choose the correct option to fill in the blank in the given sentence:

The issue of economic reforms______ party lines.

2025: 19 May Shift 2

Fill in the blanks in the sentences in List-I with the appropriate Phrasal Verbs from List-II:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Phrasal Verbs)
(A) They gave me a form to ______.	(I) cross out
(B) I will ______ the mistake that I made in the form.	(II) fill out
(C) I didn't expect her to ______ the job offered to her.	(III) get away
(D) The robbers will ______ with the loot if the police do not arrive on time.	(IV) turn down

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2026: 18 May Shift 1

Replace the underlined word with the most appropriate option given below:

Always avoid selfish people, as they only care about their own interests and will not hesitate to throw you under the bus if needed.

2023: 10 June Shift 2

Match List I with List II

LIST I		LIST II
A. Call on	I.	Suspend
B. Call off	II.	Demand
C. Cast off	III.	Remove
D. Call for	IV.	Visit a person

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2023: 19 June Shift 2

Complete the sentence by using an appropriate phrasal verb:

A committee was set up to _________ the problem.

2026: 12 May Shift 2

Fill in the blank with the appropriate option to make a meaningful sentence.

The abstract storyline will not ______ with the masses.

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