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Historians are eagerly waiting for a _____ in the quest of deciphering the Indus Valley script so that they can arrive at a holistic understanding of the civilisation.

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

List-I (Phrasal Verbs)	List-II (Meaning)
(A) Lay about	(I) Establish a rule
(B) Lay off	(II) Beat or attack violently
(C) Lay down	(III) Plan something
(D) Lay out	(IV) To discontinue work

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

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

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He was severely injured, but the doctor said that he'd ____.

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The class instructor couldn't ____ from the Manga comic during the lecture.

Complete the following sentence, choosing the most appropriate option from the ones given below:

Who ______ that silly idea that has got us all into this trouble?

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With persistent persuasive sessions I managed to ______ a change in her views..

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He finally got to me by his constant badgering about my shortcomings.

Choose the phrasal verbs given in List-I to fill in the blanks given in List-II

LIST-I (Phrasal verbs)		LIST-II (Sentences)
A. whittling away	I.	The anesthetic effect is ______ and my mouth is beginning to feel sore.
B. pelting down	II.	I was about to leave work but something urgent has ______.
C. wearing off	III.	We would have gone out for a walk if it hadn't been______.
D. cropped up	IV.	Every year the management is ______ at jobs. Now there are less than 100 employees left.

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Choose the appropriate phrasal verbs given in List I to replace the underlined words given in List-II

LIST-I Phrasal Verbs.		LIST-II Sentences
A.	fall through	I.	Our efforts were not in vain, the plan did not fail.
B.	fall in	II.	I am not going to believe all the lies you tell me.
C.	fall upon	III.	After the death of the commander, the responsibility of managing the regiment will rest on his shoulders.
D.	fall for	IV.	The army commander ordered his troops to get into formation before the attack.

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Choose the most appropriate option to complete the following sentence.

When I moved to a new city, it wasn't easy to part __________ my toys, childhood swing and training bicycle.

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

LIST-I Phrasal Verbs		LIST-II Meanings
A.	take down	I.	become successful
B.	take off	II.	assume control
C.	take to	III.	write
D.	take over	IV.	get used to / begin to like

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The management hiked the workers' wages to ________with the rise in prices.

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I decided to pay a short visit to my grandparents before leaving for the USA.

Match the words given in List-I with their meanings given in List-II:-

List-I (Phrasal Verbs)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) Look back on	(I) investigate a matter
(B) Look up to	(II) to ignore by pretending not to see
(C) Look through	(III) to admire or respect someone
(D) Look into	(IV) to reflect

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Match the words given in List-I with their meanings in List-II:-

List-I (Phrasal verbs)	List-II (Meanings)
(A) call upon	(I) exhort
(B) call up	(II) to need/demand
(C) call off	(III) to make a phone call
(D) call for	(IV) suspend

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Match the phrasal verbs given in List-I with their meanings in List-II :-

List-I	List-II
(A) Run out	(I) Overflow
(B) Run over	(II) Accumulate
(C) Run through	(III) Expire
(D) Run up	(IV) Discuss

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Fill in the blanks in List-I with the correct words given in List-II

List-I	List-II
(A) He _________ the offer for setting up a new venture by the well known builder.	(I) worked up
(B) He was advised to _________ on his sugar intake.	(II) jumped at
(C) The thief _________ with all the cash and jewellery.	(III) cut down
(D) She has a habit of getting _________ when the issue concerns her children.	(IV) made off

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

The abstract storyline will not ______ with the masses.

Match the words in List-I with their meanings in List-II:

List-I	List-II
(A) fall through	(I) take revenge on someone
(B) crop up	(II) fail to materialise
(C) get back at	(III) come nearer from all sides
(D) close in on	(IV) appear without warning

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The team needs to ______ this bottleneck for now and complete the project before the deadline.

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The assistant apparently ______ the money, never to be seen again.

Choose the appropriate options given in List I to fill in the blanks given in List II.

	LIST-I (Phrasal Verbs)		LIST-II (Sentences.)
A.	cut out	I.	She kept ___ -on our conversation
B.	cutting in	II.	Opinions on the issue ___ traditional political boundaries.
C.	cut across	III.	My explanation was ___ by loud protests.
D.	cut off	IV.	He is not ___ to be a teacher.

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Choose the appropriate option to complete the following sentence:

How do you plan to ___ your French once this course finishes?

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You should always ___ your friends when they are in trouble.

Select the correct words given in List-I to complete the sentences given in List-II :-

	LIST-I		LIST-II
A.	laid off	I.	The wise people always___ money for old age.
B.	lay up	II.	The workers were___ due to financial problems.
C.	laid out	III.	He always violated the rules ___ by the office.
D.	laid down	IV.	The gardens were _______ with lawns and flower beds.

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Match the phrasal verbs given in List-I with the meanings given in List-II

	LIST-I		LIST-II
A.	Call off	I.	visit a place to meet someone
B.	Call at	II.	Demand
C.	Call out	III.	Suspend or abandon
D.	Call for	IV.	Ask to come for help

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His folly will surely ____________ his ruin.

Fill in the blanks in List-I with the appropriate prepositional phrase given in List-II:

List-1 (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositional phrases)
(A) I went to the park to _________ my lost briefcase.	(I) look after
(B) The police will _________ the cause of theft.	(II) look for
(C) She called her mother to _________ her son.	(III) looked at
(D) Kanta _________ the painting with a frown.	(IV) look into

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