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Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate phrasal verbs given in the List-II:

List-IList-II
(Sentences)(Phrasal Verbs)
(A) Akash hesitated to _______ the topic of salary during the interview.(I) turn down
(B) Asha decided to _________ the job offer due to its low salary.(II) iron out
(C) The leaders of the commonwealth countries met to_______ their differences and reach an agreement.(III) get away
(D) The burglar tried to ________ with shoplifting but was caught on camera.(IV) bring up

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Solution

✅ Correct Option: 3

(I) Turn down = to reject or refuse something

(II) Iron out = to resolve or smooth out problems/differences

(III) Get away = to escape (often used as 'get away with' = to do something wrong without being caught/punished)

(IV) Bring up = to raise or introduce a topic in conversation


(A) "Akash hesitated to _______ the topic of salary during the interview."

We need a verb that means "to raise or introduce a topic." The answer is Bring up (IV) — "bring up the topic" is a very common English phrase meaning to start talking about something.


(B) "Asha decided to _________ the job offer due to its low salary."

We need a verb that means "to reject." The clue is "due to its low salary" — she didn't accept it. The answer is Turn down (I) — "turn down the job offer" means to reject the job offer.


(C) "The leaders of the commonwealth countries met to _______ their differences and reach an agreement."

We need a verb that means "to resolve or sort out differences." The answer is Iron out (II) — "iron out their differences" is a standard English phrase meaning to resolve disagreements.


(D) "The burglar tried to ________ with shoplifting but was caught on camera."

We need a verb that means "to escape without punishment." Notice the word "with" after the blank. The answer is Get away (III) — "get away with shoplifting" means to commit shoplifting without being caught.

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