PHRASAL VERBS: TURN UP, TURN DOWN, TURN IT AROUND, TURN OUT

Phrasal Verbs Quiz: Crime & Police Theme (B1 Level)

Instructions: Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the following phrasal verbs: turn up, turn down, turn it around, turn out.

The suspect __________ at the police station without a lawyer.

• turn it down
• turn up
• turn out
• turn around
• turned up

Detective Lopez believes the case looks bad now, but she hopes she can __________ before the trial.

• turn it around

• turn up

• turn down

• turn out

We invited the key witness to testify, but she __________ the offer.

• turn out

• turn up

• turned down

• turn down

It __________ that the robber was actually the victim’s neighbor.

• turn out

• turn down

• turn up

• turned out

• turned up

If the main suspect doesn’t __________ by tomorrow morning, we’ll issue a warrant.

• turn it around

• turn up

• turned down

• turned up

The police officer __________ the bribe and arrested the man on the spot.

• turned down

• turn down

• turned it around

• turned up

Reorder the sentence.

• but the new evidence

• turn it around.

• really helped

• It was a tough case,

• the detective

Reorder the sentence.

• suddenly turned up

• The man

• at a bus stop.

• who had been missing

• for three days

Reorder the sentence.

• turned down

• tried to convince the witness,

• but she

• the protection program.

• The lawyer

Reorder the sentence.

• we can still

• Don’t worry!

• seems slow now,

• turn it around.

• Even if the investigation