Phrasal verb to break

Question 1 of 25

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Some of the members of the party disagreed with their policy and broke ............ to form their own party.

Select one of the following:

up
down
away

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Question 2 of 25

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The TV station broke ....... to report the tragic news.

Select one of the following:

in
down
off

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Question 3 of 25

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She broke ......... from her mother and ran out of the room.

Select one of the following:

up
away
out

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Question 4 of 25

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Our car broke ........ at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

Select one of the following:

up
down
into

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Question 5 of 25

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It seems that the fire broke ....... in the kitchen.

Select one of the following:

up
down
out

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Question 6 of 25

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When we told her what had happened she broke ....... and cried.

Select one of the following:

up
down
in

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Question 7 of 25

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My boyfriend and I broke ....... before I moved to America.

Select one of the following:

up
down
off

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Question 8 of 25

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The woman broke ....... when the police told her that her son had died.

Select one of the following:

away
down
off

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Question 9 of 25

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We were talking about Ralph when Sue broke ..... and said we didn’t know anything about him.

Select one of the following:

in
down
off

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Question 10 of 25

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Negotiations broke ....... when the unions turned down the company’s latest offer.

Select one of the following:

up
down
away

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Question 11 of 25

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His house was broken ........ last week.

Select one of the following:

up
down
into

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Question 12 of 25

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The amount doesn’t seem quite so bad when you break it into monthly payments.

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Question 13 of 25

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Break that old wardrobe ; then I can put it on the fire.

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Question 14 of 25

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

I’m nervous about using the washing machine in case it breaks again.

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Question 15 of 25

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When did Diana and Fred break ?

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Question 16 of 25

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Somebody broke Jane’s apartment while she was at the movies.

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Question 17 of 25

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

What time did the party break last night?

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Question 18 of 25

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Fill the blank space to complete the text.

We have broken the costs by area so we can see what regions are less profitable.

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Question 19 of 25

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The prisoners broke of jail when the guards weren’t looking.

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Question 20 of 25

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If you break the big jobs into individual tasks, they will be much more manageable.

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Question 21 of 25

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The hut has been empty for a while and children have been breaking it.

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Question 22 of 25

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They broke ( off, in, out, up ) their engagement last week.

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Question 23 of 25

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War broke between two countries.

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Question 24 of 25

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The soldiers broke the enemy lines.

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Question 25 of 25

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	Created by Veronika Bebekh about 6 years ago

Quiz on Phrasal verb to break created by Veronika Bebekh on 20/03/2018.

Phrasal verb to break

Phrasal verb to break

Question 1 of 25

Some of the members of the party disagreed with their policy and broke ............ to form their own party.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 2 of 25

The TV station broke ....... to report the tragic news.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 3 of 25

She broke ......... from her mother and ran out of the room.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 4 of 25

Our car broke ........ at the side of the highway in the snowstorm.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 5 of 25

It seems that the fire broke ....... in the kitchen.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 6 of 25

When we told her what had happened she broke ....... and cried.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 7 of 25

My boyfriend and I broke ....... before I moved to America.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 8 of 25

The woman broke ....... when the police told her that her son had died.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 9 of 25

We were talking about Ralph when Sue broke ..... and said we didn’t know anything about him.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 10 of 25

Negotiations broke ....... when the unions turned down the company’s latest offer.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 11 of 25

His house was broken ........ last week.

Select one of the following:

Explanation

Question 12 of 25

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The amount doesn’t seem quite so bad when you break it into monthly payments.

Explanation

Question 13 of 25

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Break that old wardrobe ; then I can put it on the fire.

Explanation

Question 14 of 25

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

I’m nervous about using the washing machine in case it breaks again.

Explanation

Question 15 of 25

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

When did Diana and Fred break ?

Explanation

Question 16 of 25

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

Somebody broke Jane’s apartment while she was at the movies.

Explanation

Question 17 of 25

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

What time did the party break last night?

Explanation

Question 18 of 25

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

We have broken the costs by area so we can see what regions are less profitable.

Explanation

Question 19 of 25

Fill the blank space to complete the text.

The prisoners broke of jail when the guards weren’t looking.

Explanation

Question 20 of 25

They broke ( off, in, out, up ) their engagement last week.