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Primer Ciclo Inglés General (Phrasal Verbs) Quiz on Phrasal verbs, created by Manuel Lujan on 13/09/2015.
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Question 1

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The car [blank_start]broke down[blank_end] just outside Winchester.
Answer
  • broke down

Question 2

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Every child [blank_start]broke off[blank_end] a piece of bread so that everyone could eat at least a little piece.
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  • broke off

Question 3

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Venezuela had little choice but to [blank_start]break off[blank_end] relations with Uribe after these latest accusations.
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  • break off

Question 4

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Either we are able to keep the country united with the constitutional agreement, or an inexorable civil war will [blank_start]break out[blank_end].
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  • break out

Question 5

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Six prisoners have [blank_start]broken out[blank_end] of a top-security jail in Yorkshire.
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  • broken out

Question 6

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Supporting education could [blank_start]bring about[blank_end] several long-term effects in diverse fields, such as science and culture.
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  • bring about

Question 7

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These old photos [blank_start]bring back[blank_end] so many memories.
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  • bring back

Question 8

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We should [blank_start]bring back[blank_end] the USSR to neutralize the power of the USA.
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  • bring back

Question 9

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Our investment will be costly, but it could [blank_start]bring in[blank_end] enough to make it worth running the risk.
Answer
  • bring in

Question 10

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He accused her of [blank_start]bringing[blank_end] shame and disgrace [blank_start]on[blank_end] the family.
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  • bringing
  • on

Question 11

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J. K. Rowling is about to [blank_start]bring out[blank_end] a new book about Harry Potter's adulthood. P. D. : It's not true.
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  • bring out

Question 12

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The candidates were bickering over whether the president should wear expensive clothes until one of them [blank_start]brought up[blank_end] the matter of inequality and how it relates to other issues such as insecurity.
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  • brought up

Question 13

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Their father killed their mother and was sentenced to prision, so they were [blank_start]brought up[blank_end] by their grandparents.
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  • brought up

Question 14

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Yes, this may be very costly, but we must [blank_start]look beyond[blank_end] what will happen tomorrow and trust that, someday, we will receive much more than we spent.
Answer
  • look beyond

Question 15

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I didn’t know what «ampersand» meant and had to [blank_start]look[blank_end] it [blank_start]up[blank_end] in a dictionary.
Answer
  • look
  • up

Question 16

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It must be very rewarding to have millions of people [blank_start]looking up to[blank_end] you, like famous football players or musicians.
Answer
  • looking up to

Question 17

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If you don't study you may enjoy your life more now, but you should [blank_start]look ahead[blank_end] and think about your future. (The particle "towards" is also possible, but don't write it here.)
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  • look ahead

Question 18

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If you don't come to take your clothes back after a month, we'll [blank_start]give away[blank_end] them to poor families.
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  • give away

Question 19

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Although he was exhausted and injured, he refused to [blank_start]give in[blank_end] and went on fighting. How admirable!
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  • give in

Question 20

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The amount doesn’t seem quite so bad when you [blank_start]break[blank_end] it [blank_start]down[blank_end] into monthly payments.
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  • break
  • down

Question 21

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Corpses begin to [blank_start]give off[blank_end] fetid smells after some hours if they're not prepared by a professional.
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  • give off

Question 22

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He was only 46 when his heart [blank_start]gave out[blank_end].
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  • gave out

Question 23

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Parents talk to kids at local schools about healthy eating and [blank_start]give out[blank_end] stickers when kids eat fruits and vegetables first.
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  • give out

Question 24

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The police sorrounded him so he had to give [blank_start]himself up[blank_end].
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  • himself up

Question 25

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[blank_start]Give[blank_end] * [blank_start]in[blank_end]: To deliver something to someone in authority who is expecting it.
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  • Give
  • Pull
  • Bring
  • Break
  • Put
  • Look
  • Take
  • Run
  • in
  • on
  • off
  • up
  • along
  • forward
  • ahead
  • over
  • away

Question 26

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[blank_start]Break[blank_end] the chocolate [blank_start]up[blank_end] into squares.
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  • Break
  • up

Question 27

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He didn't know the party was meant to be a surprise, so he [blank_start]gave[blank_end] the secret [blank_start]away[blank_end].
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  • gave
  • away

Question 28

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Carlos Tévez said that when he travelled to Formosa and saw the poverty that strikes the province, he [blank_start]looked back to[blank_end] his childhood and remembered how much he had suffered.
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  • looked back to

Question 29

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You can't [blank_start]look down on[blank_end] people for being poor. It's not their fault and, what is more, I daresay it could even be yours.
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  • look down on

Question 30

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The hard work really [blank_start]brought[blank_end] my frailty [blank_start]home to[blank_end] me (made me aware of).
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  • brought
  • home to

Question 31

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If you don't [blank_start]bring[blank_end] your expenditure [blank_start]within[blank_end] the limits of the budget, your business will fail.
Answer
  • bring
  • look
  • go
  • break
  • give
  • put
  • pull
  • take
  • run
  • within
  • in
  • on
  • ahead
  • over
  • beyond
  • out
  • in(to)
  • upon

Question 32

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When he tried to kiss her, she [blank_start]pulled away[blank_end] from him.
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  • pulled away

Question 33

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The train from Paris was just [blank_start]pulling in[blank_end].
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  • pulling in

Question 34

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[blank_start]Pull[blank_end] [blank_start]off[blank_end]: (vehicle) leave the road.
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  • pull
  • get
  • give
  • run
  • bring
  • break
  • take
  • put
  • off
  • out
  • on
  • in
  • about
  • upon
  • through
  • out (of)

Question 35

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His political team [blank_start]pulled off[blank_end] a landslide victory.
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  • pulled off

Question 36

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Nigel Farage leads a political party whose main proposal is to [blank_start]pull out of[blank_end] the EU.
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  • pull out of

Question 37

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To [blank_start]give up[blank_end] is to stop an unsuccessful attempt to do something.
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  • give up

Question 38

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We must trust our entrepreneurs, those who make the economy work; we can [blank_start]pull through[blank_end] this crisis only if we join together and help each other.
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  • pull through

Question 39

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Police say the motorcyclist was stopped at a light when a car [blank_start]pulled up[blank_end] and someone began shooting.
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  • pulled up

Question 40

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Let’s [blank_start]pull over[blank_end] (stop a vehicle at the side of the road) and have a look at the map.
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  • pull over

Question 41

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We’re not [blank_start]taking on[blank_end] any new staff at the moment.
Answer
  • taking on

Question 42

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How can he [blank_start]take[blank_end] so much volunteer work [blank_start]on[blank_end]?
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  • take
  • on

Question 43

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This evening Manchester United [blank_start]take on[blank_end] Barcelona.
Answer
  • take on

Question 44

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The plane should [blank_start]take off[blank_end] (leave the ground) on time.
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  • take off

Question 45

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[blank_start]Take[blank_end] your underwear [blank_start]off[blank_end], please.
Answer
  • take
  • put
  • bring
  • do
  • get
  • look
  • give
  • run
  • off
  • on
  • away
  • out
  • in
  • beyond
  • ahead
  • upon
  • under

Question 46

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I’m [blank_start]taking[blank_end] Monday [blank_start]off[blank_end] to go to London.
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  • taking
  • off

Question 47

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Hey! I've got to pick up the children at the school. Can you [blank_start]take over[blank_end] the cooking meanwhile?
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  • take over

Question 48

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The British [blank_start]took over[blank_end] the Falkland Islands in 1833.
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  • took over

Question 49

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When they met, they instantly [blank_start]took to[blank_end] each other.
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  • took to

Question 50

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Now he has [blank_start]taken to[blank_end] [blank_start]putting down[blank_end] his daily expenditures to keep record of the way he uses his money.
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  • taken to
  • putting down

Question 51

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This mobile phone is rubbish. Its battery has just [blank_start]run down[blank_end], after three hours of use!
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  • run down

Question 52

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Put sb down and [blank_start]run[blank_end] sb [blank_start]down[blank_end] mean the same.
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  • run
  • down

Question 53

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To meet somebody by chance or to come across an unexpected difficulty is to [blank_start]run into[blank_end] somebody or something.
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  • run into

Question 54

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The cost of the repairs could [blank_start]run into[blank_end] millions of dollars.
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  • run into

Question 55

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Russell Clark, the firm’s managing director, believes that tungsten prices will rebound, in part because mines in China and America are [blank_start]running low[blank_end].
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  • running low

Question 56

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If an official agreement or document [blank_start]runs out[blank_end], it stops being legal at a certain date.
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  • runs out

Question 57

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I wanted to stay more time on holidays, but my money [blank_start]ran out[blank_end].
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  • ran out

Question 58

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Get rid of something; kill somebody
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  • Do away with
  • Do out of
  • Get away of
  • Put * off

Question 59

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Be suitable or good enough for
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  • Do for
  • Bring * forward
  • Take * up
  • Pass up

Question 60

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Call for
Answer
  • (Usually a problem) require something (e. g. remedy)
  • Arrive to collect something
  • Demand something publicly
  • Briefly stop at/visit a place on one's route
  • Pay a short visit
  • Organise/present something

Question 61

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Put * on
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  • Organise/present something
  • Dress oneself in something
  • Arrange something to take place earlier than originally planned
  • Cause (something) to begin
  • Choose something as a career
  • (e. g. a report) Be announced/published

Question 62

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The party was arranged to take place on the next month, but we were so anxious that we decided to [blank_start]bring[blank_end] it [blank_start]forward[blank_end].
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  • bring
  • forward

Question 63

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Put * [blank_start]out[blank_end] = cause somebody/oneself inconvenience/etc.
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  • out
  • off
  • away
  • over
  • in
  • on
  • down

Question 64

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She'll introduce me some friend of hers she'll [blank_start]bring along[blank_end] (to take (someone or something) with you when you go somewhere).
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  • bring along

Question 65

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Take up
Answer
  • Use/occupy (time/space/attention)
  • Shorten clothing
  • Begin a new duty
  • Accept an offer
  • Choose not to use (an opportunity)
  • Disregard/not choose somebody/something
  • Repair/improve something
  • Cause/help somebody to regain consciousness

Question 66

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Cause something to begin
Answer
  • Bring * on
  • Bring * long
  • Bring * around
  • Bring * forward
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