Unit 6 - Practice Quiz

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1 What is the meaning of the phrasal verb "call off" in the sentence: " The manager decided to call off the meeting due to the storm."?

A. To postpone
B. To cancel
C. To start
D. To continue

2 Which phrasal verb means "to stop trying" or "to quit"?

A. Give in
B. Give up
C. Give out
D. Give away

3 Choose the correct phrasal verb to complete the sentence: "Please ____ your shoes before entering the house."?

A. take away
B. take off
C. take out
D. take up

4 What does "look after" mean in the sentence: "Can you look after my dog while I am on vacation?"?

A. Search for
B. Watch from a distance
C. Take care of
D. Follow

5 If you "run out of" sugar, what has happened?

A. You have spilled the sugar.
B. You have used all the sugar and have none left.
C. You went to the store to buy sugar.
D. You threw the sugar away.

6 Which phrasal verb is appropriate for this sentence: "I need to ____ the form before the interview."?

A. fill in
B. fill up
C. fill out
D. Both A and C

7 What is the correct conjugation for the sentence: "Yesterday, I ____ at 6:00 AM."?

A. wake up
B. woke up
C. woken up
D. waking up

8 Choose the correct preposition: "She is really looking forward ____ the concert."?

A. for
B. on
C. to
D. at

9 In the sentence "The car broke down on the highway," what does "broke down" mean?

A. Started speeding
B. Stopped working
C. Ran out of gas
D. Crashed

10 Which word is often confused with "accept" (to receive)?

A. Aspect
B. Expect
C. Except
D. Inspect

11 Choose the correct phrasal verb: "I usually ____ well with my colleagues."?

A. get on
B. get along
C. get in
D. Both A and B

12 What does "put off" mean?

A. To extinguish a fire
B. To wear clothes
C. To delay or postpone
D. To tolerate

13 Identify the inseparable phrasal verb in the following list.

A. Turn on
B. Pick up
C. Run into
D. Take off

14 Which sentence uses the phrasal verb correctly regarding pronoun placement?

A. Turn on it.
B. Turn it on.
C. Turn it on the light.
D. Turn on the it.

15 What does "turn down" mean in a business context?

A. To reduce volume
B. To reject an offer
C. To fold a page
D. To arrive

16 Complete the sentence: "He didn't want to bring ____ the topic of money."?

A. up
B. down
C. in
D. around

17 Often confused words: "Affect" vs "Effect". Which is correct? "The weather will ____ our travel plans."

A. effect
B. affect
C. infect
D. defect

18 What is the meaning of "figure out"?

A. To calculate numbers only
B. To understand or solve a problem
C. To draw a shape
D. To escape

19 Choose the correct preposition: "He is interested ____ learning French."

A. on
B. at
C. in
D. of

20 What does "hold on" mean during a phone call?

A. Hang up the phone
B. Wait for a moment
C. Speak louder
D. Press a button

21 Complete the sentence: "The plane will ____ in ten minutes." (Depart)

A. take up
B. take out
C. take off
D. take away

22 Which phrasal verb means "to recover from an illness"?

A. Get over
B. Get up
C. Get by
D. Get away

23 Confused words: "Loose" vs "Lose". "If you are not careful, you will ____ your keys."

A. loose
B. lose
C. loss
D. loosen

24 What does "look up" mean in this context: "I need to look up that word in the dictionary."?

A. Stare at the ceiling
B. Search for information
C. Respect someone
D. Visit someone

25 Complete the sentence: "We need to ____ a meeting for next week." (Arrange/Organize)

A. set in
B. set up
C. set on
D. set off

26 Choose the correct form: "I look forward to ____ you soon."

A. see
B. saw
C. seeing
D. seen

27 What does "carry on" mean?

A. To lift something
B. To stop
C. To continue
D. To argue

28 Which preposition follows "apologize" when referring to the reason?

A. to
B. at
C. for
D. on

29 Often confused words: "Their", "There", "They're". "____ going to the park."

A. Their
B. There
C. They're
D. Theyre

30 What does "check in" mean?

A. To verify a check
B. To register at a hotel or airport
C. To investigate
D. To stop

31 Which phrasal verb means "to tolerate"?

A. Put on
B. Put away
C. Put up with
D. Put out

32 Complete the sentence: "I accidentally ____ my old teacher at the grocery store." (Met unexpectedly)

A. ran into
B. ran over
C. ran away
D. ran out

33 Choose the correct preposition: "He depends ____ his parents for financial support."

A. at
B. in
C. to
D. on

34 What does "show off" mean?

A. To arrive
B. To display abilities/possessions proudly or boastfully
C. To cancel an event
D. To explain clearly

35 Confused words: "Advice" vs "Advise". "Please ____ me on what to do."

A. advice
B. advise
C. adviser
D. advicing

36 Complete the sentence: "Don't forget to ____ the lights when you leave."

A. turn in
B. turn out
C. turn off
D. turn over

37 What does "calm down" mean?

A. To sit down
B. To become less angry or excited
C. To sleep
D. To lower the volume

38 Which phrasal verb is a synonym for "invent" (a story)?

A. Make up
B. Make out
C. Make for
D. Make over

39 Choose the correct preposition: "She is afraid ____ spiders."

A. with
B. from
C. of
D. by

40 Confused words: "Principal" vs "Principle". "The ____ reason for the change is money."

A. principle
B. principal
C. principled
D. principality

41 What does "drop by" mean?

A. To fall
B. To visit informally/briefly
C. To reduce
D. To deliver

42 Grammar: Which sentence uses the correct past tense?

A. He given up smoking last year.
B. He gave up smoking last year.
C. He give up smoking last year.
D. He giving up smoking last year.

43 Complete the sentence: "The firemen fought for hours to put ____ the fire."

A. off
B. out
C. away
D. down

44 What does "grow up" mean?

A. To increase in size (plants)
B. To become an adult
C. To build upwards
D. To lift

45 Choose the correct preposition: "This book belongs ____ me."

A. at
B. for
C. with
D. to

46 Confused words: "Compliment" vs "Complement". "That tie really ____ your suit."

A. compliments
B. complements
C. compliants
D. completes

47 What does "pass away" mean?

A. To faint
B. To die (polite form)
C. To give something to someone
D. To ignore

48 Complete the sentence: "I need to ____ on my spending." (Reduce)

A. cut down
B. cut off
C. cut out
D. cut in

49 Which sentence is correct?

A. I used to wake up early.
B. I use to wake up early.
C. I using to wake up early.
D. I was used to wake up early.

50 What does "catch up" mean?

A. To stop running
B. To reach the same standard or level as others
C. To grab a ball
D. To fall behind