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Phrasal verb Unit 15+16: Up - Time (cont.)

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Well, let's .............. the discussion now and vote.

a)

lift up

b)

wrap up

c)

jazz up

d)

shore up

2.

The minister announced new measures to .............. the economy.

a)

lift up

b)

wrap up

c)

jazz up

d)

shore up

3.

I went into the garden and ............... some flowers.

a)

picked

b)

picked up

4.

Teddy, ......... all your toys ........ from the floor and put them in your toy box.

a)

pick - up

b)

pick - (X)

5.

(phr.v) Meaning: to make sth more attractive or interesting

a)

jazz up

b)

wrap up

c)

blow up

d)

pick up on

6.

(phr.v) Meaning: to finally be in a particular place, state, or situation, especially without having planned it

a)

buy up

b)

open up

c)

land up

d)

set up

7.

(phr.v) buy up = to buy large amounts of something, or all that is available

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

8.

(phr.v) blow up

a)

to become visible

b)

to exaggerate a story or situation

c)

to destroy sth

d)

to appear correct when examined

9.

Can you ..................... that plant pot? I need to put a saucer under it to catch the water.

a)

pep up

b)

lift up

c)

jazz up

d)

stand up

10.

(phr.v) spin out = make sth continue for longer than necessary

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

11.

This failure can be put ............. to a long-standing reluctance to tackle local corruption, which has resulted in a situation where certain powerful local politicians feel free to act outside the law.

a)

up

b)

down

c)

aside

d)

off

12.

Their disagreement stemmed ........... a misunderstanding.

a)

in

b)

from

c)

with

d)

of

13.

(phr.v) add up to

a)

make it seem likely that sth is true

b)

result in

c)

result from

d)

be caused by

14.

Recent rises in crime can be ................. a decline in leisure facilities for young people and the economic recession.

a)

attributed to

b)

stemmed from

c)

resulted in

d)

a reason for

15.

As always, the effects have impacted most ............ poorer families, where the new system has led ............... parents being unable to afford a good education for their children.

a)

on - to

b)

to - to

c)

on - on

d)

in - to

16.

His continual demands for sympathy ................... him because his friends finally stopped listening.

a)

affected on

b)

rebounded on

c)

accounted for

d)

rooted in

17.

pull your socks up (phr.v | idiom)

a)

to make sth continue for longer than necessary

b)

to make an effort to improve your work or behaviour because it is not good enough

c)

to waste time by using it for unimportant things

d)

to delay and arrange for a later date