Vocabulary

Phrasal Verbs

Medium

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate expressions from List-II:

List-I List-II
(Sentences) (Expressions)
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(A) Her replies to the questions put to him, rudeness. (I) resolved on
(B) She had strong reservations about his plan but not wanting to discourage him, she it. (II) embarked on
(C) They decided to think through the implications of their course of action before they it. (III) bordered on
(D) He making one more attempt at passing his final in Mathematics. (IV) concurred with

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

List-I	List-II
(Sentences)	(Expressions)
---	---
(A) Her replies to the questions put to him, ______ rudeness.	(I) resolved on
(B) She had strong reservations about his plan but not wanting to discourage him, she ______ it.	(II) embarked on
(C) They decided to think through the implications of their course of action before they ______ it.	(III) bordered on
(D) He ______ making one more attempt at passing his final in Mathematics.	(IV) concurred with

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

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

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

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

✅ Correct Option: 1

(A) - (III): "bordered on" → means "almost amounted to" - her replies almost amounted to rudeness.

(B) - (IV): "concurred with" → means "agreed with" - despite reservations, she agreed with his plan.

(D) - (I): "resolved on" → means "firmly decided on" - he firmly decided on making another attempt.

Hence, Option 1: (A) - (III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (II), (D) - (I) → Each phrasal verb/expression correctly completes its respective sentence with appropriate meaning and grammatical structure. "Bordered on" indicates something close to rudeness, "concurred with" shows agreement despite doubts, "embarked on" indicates starting an action, and "resolved on" expresses firm determination → correct

2025: 29 May Shift 1

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the suitable phrasal verbs from List-II:

List-1	List-II
(Sentences with blanks)	(Phrasal verbs)
(A) I wanted to go alone but Arjun _________ coming with me.	(I) drove into
(B) He was successful because he _________ one thing at a time.	(II) insisted on
(C) The car in front of me stopped suddenly. Since I couldn't stop in time, I _________ it.	(III) took over
(D) He _________ his father's business without any problems as he had been interning with the company for four years.	(IV) focused on

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 31 May Shift 1

Fill in the blank with the correct phrasal verb from the options given below:

The government had to _____ new safety measures to control the rising number of road accidents.

2026: 25 May Shift 2

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate Phrasal Verbs given in List-II

List-I (Phrasal Verbs)	List-II (Sentence)
(A) get across	(I) What do you _______his words?
(B) get on	(II) The manager was able to _____the urgency to meet the deadline by leading from the front.
(C) set back	(III) In spite of the many hurdles, he has managed to____with the work.
(D) make of	(IV)The recession caused a _______ to many projects.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

2025: 16 May Shift 1

Match the blanks in List-I with the appropriate phrasal verbs from List-II

List-I	List-II
Sentence	Phrasal verb
(A) I will ________ the letters on my way home.	(I) put up
(B) When you are in town next week please ________.	(II) put off
(C) Don't check into a hotel, you'll be ________ at my house.	(III) drop off
(D) I am so ______ by his rude behaviour.	(IV) drop by

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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

2025: 22 May Shift 2

Choose the best option to fill in the blank with the correct phrasal verb.

The manager asked the team to _______ the research and present their findings by next week.

2026: 15 May Shift 1

Match the phrasal verbs in LIST-I with their correct meanings given in LIST-II

	LIST-I		LIST-II
A.	Call upon	I.	execute
B.	Carry out	II.	to visit
C.	Cast off	III.	to become popular
D.	Catch on	IV.	let loose

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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