About this quiz
20 common phrasal verbs asked in Lok Sewa English papers.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 20 multiple-choice questions (Subject: English · For: Kharidar, Nayab Subba, Section Officer · Level: Medium). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 20 questions with answers and explanations
"Give up" means:
- A) stop doing something ✔
- B) donate
- C) return something
- D) start again
Why: "He gave up smoking" means he stopped smoking.
"Look after" means:
- A) search for
- B) take care of ✔
- C) look behind
- D) follow
Why: "She looks after her parents" means she takes care of them.
"Put off" means:
- A) cancel completely
- B) postpone ✔
- C) wear
- D) remove
Why: "The meeting was put off" means it was moved to a later time.
"Call off" means:
- A) cancel ✔
- B) phone again
- C) shout
- D) invite
Why: "The strike was called off" means it was cancelled.
"Carry out" means:
- A) take outside
- B) perform or complete ✔
- C) lift
- D) delay
Why: "Carry out a survey" means do or complete it.
"Look into" means:
- A) investigate ✔
- B) look inside a room
- C) ignore
- D) admire
Why: "The police will look into the matter" means investigate it.
"Turn down" means:
- A) accept
- B) reject ✔
- C) fall
- D) increase
Why: "She turned down the offer" means she refused it.
"Bring up" (a child) means:
- A) raise ✔
- B) punish
- C) carry upstairs
- D) remember
Why: "She was brought up by her grandmother" means raised.
"Come across" means:
- A) cross a road
- B) find by chance ✔
- C) arrive late
- D) oppose
Why: "I came across an old photo" means I found it by chance.
"Run out of" means:
- A) escape
- B) have no more left ✔
- C) exercise
- D) leave quickly
Why: "We ran out of sugar" means there is no sugar left.
"Get along with" means:
- A) travel together
- B) have a good relationship with ✔
- C) argue with
- D) follow
Why: "He gets along with his colleagues" means they have a good relationship.
"Take after" means:
- A) follow someone
- B) resemble a parent or relative ✔
- C) take something later
- D) chase
Why: "She takes after her mother" means she looks or behaves like her mother.
"Set up" means:
- A) establish ✔
- B) sit down
- C) destroy
- D) arrange chairs only
Why: "They set up a new company" means they established it.
"Make up one's mind" means:
- A) apply cosmetics
- B) decide ✔
- C) forget
- D) imagine
Why: "I have made up my mind" means I have decided.
"Break down" (for a machine) means:
- A) stop working ✔
- B) become faster
- C) be repaired
- D) be sold
Why: "The bus broke down" means it stopped working.
"Look forward to" means:
- A) wait eagerly for ✔
- B) look in front
- C) predict
- D) avoid
Why: "I look forward to meeting you" means I am eagerly waiting for it.
"Put up with" means:
- A) tolerate ✔
- B) build
- C) stay with
- D) raise
Why: "I can't put up with the noise" means I can't tolerate it.
"Fill in" (a form) means:
- A) complete with information ✔
- B) tear
- C) submit late
- D) photocopy
Why: "Fill in the application form" means write the required details.
"Go through" (a document) means:
- A) examine carefully ✔
- B) throw away
- C) sign
- D) print
Why: "Go through the file before the meeting" means examine it.
"Hand over" means:
- A) give or transfer to someone ✔
- B) raise a hand
- C) hide
- D) shake hands
Why: "He handed over the charge to his successor" means transferred it.