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GRADE 12 - EXTRA IDIOMS AND PHRASAL VERBS 4

Total questions: 57

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If anything urgent comes _____, you can contact me at this number.

a)

across

b)

by

c)

up

d)

round

2.

We had to turn _______ their invitation to lunch as we had a previous engagement.

a)

over

b)

out

c)

up

d)

down

3.

Where are you going? We are ........ home.

a)

making to

b)

making for

c)

taking to

d)

taking for

4.

Sorry, but I’ll have ....... before the end of the meeting. I'm in a hurry!

a)

to shoot off

b)

Set to

c)

Run out of

5.

She ....... with her boyfriend last week.

a)

break through

b)

split up

c)

set off

6.

He .......... his father,

a)

makes up for

b)

picks up

c)

takes after

7.

This is a good camping spot. Let's ....... the tent.

a)

put on

b)

put up

c)

put up with

8.

If you make your sister cry, you'll get....

a)

put off

b)

told off

c)

took off

9.

She ...... his letter and threw it away.

a)

saw through

b)

put off

c)

tore up

10.

We were a little ...... at not being invited to the wedding.

a)

put out

b)

made out

c)

set out

11.

Six times in eight years he pleaded that they send him and six times they....

a)

put him down

b)

turned him down

c)

took him down

12.

The effects of the anaesthetic were starting to...

a)

turn off

b)

wear off

c)

take down

13.

I can no longer ..... this situation.

a)

take up

b)

see through

c)

put up with

14.

I........ a little every month for a deposit on a house.

a)

put aside

b)

wind down

c)

turn down

15.

As he has some health concerns, he decided to ______ swimming.

a)

make for

b)

take up

c)

put up with

16.

I can't take it anymore. I have to ____________________. It was me, I ate the cookies.

a)

come clean

b)

hot water

c)

rotten apple

d)

carry the can

17.

___________the surprise of many people, he has passed the driving test.

a)

To

b)

In

c)

From

d)

Between

18.

In Singapore, the attractions are close___________each other, so travelling among them is convenient.

a)

off

b)

up

c)

to

d)

among

19.

More and more city dwellers suffer___________coughing or breathing problems because of air pollution.

a)

under

b)

into

c)

about

d)

from

20.
the apple of someone's eye
a)
người mà mình yêu quý
b)
mưa nặng hạt
c)
rõ ràng, không thay đổi, dễ hiểu
d)
tiến thoái lưỡng nan
21.
break a leg
a)
chúc may mắn
b)
học
c)
điều không tưởng
d)
để lộ bí mật (thường không cố ý)
22.
hit the books
a)
học
b)
điều không tưởng
c)
để lộ bí mật (thường không cố ý)
d)
nói/ mô tả chính xác điều gây ra một vấn đề, tình huống
23.
let the cat out of the bag
a)
để lộ bí mật (thường không cố ý)
b)
nói/ mô tả chính xác điều gây ra một vấn đề, tình huống
c)
coi nhẹ, cho rằng ai/ điều gì luôn có sẵn
d)
đang suy tính, cân nhắc
24.
take someone/ something for granted
a)
coi nhẹ, cho rằng ai/ điều gì luôn có sẵn
b)
đang suy tính, cân nhắc
c)
người/ ý tưởng/ phát minh tốt
d)
làm ai sôi máu/ giận
25.
once in a blue moon
a)
rất hiếm
b)
họa vô đơn chí
c)
ngay lập tức
d)
trên bờ vực
26.

Susan really ______ her aunt. She admires her so much that she wants to be a doctor just like her.

a)

looks after

b)

looks up to

c)

looks down on

27.

We have to ______ the neighbour's cat while they are away.

a)

look forward

b)

look down on

c)

look after

28.

Monica looks awful. I think she is ______ the flu.

a)

coming across

b)

coming up with

c)

coming down with

29.

Megan ______ her old high school teacher at the supermarket.

a)

came across

b)

came round

c)

came into

30.

Sarah ______ a bit of money when her mother died.

a)

came into

b)

came down with

c)

came round

31.

Even though he tried, Jake couldn't ______ what the note said.

a)

make up

b)

make out

c)

make up for

32.

you look so blue. ( what does this idiom mean?)

a)

you look so happy

b)

you look so sad

c)

you look so excited

d)

you look so nervous

33.

the exam was a piece of cake (this idiom means?)

a)

hard

b)

cake

c)

easy

d)

small

34.

What does 'to come across' mean?

a)

to pass somebody by

b)

to visit casually

c)

to meet or find by chance

d)

to cross the road

35.

What does 'to come down with' mean?

a)

to get ill

b)

to move downwards

c)

to meet by chance

d)

to fall to the ground

36.

What does 'to come into' mean?

a)

to get ill

b)

to put something in something else

c)

to enter the room

d)

to inherit

37.

What does 'to come up with' mean?

a)

to move upwards

b)

to visit somebody

c)

to find a solution or a plan

d)

to get ill

38.

When you do not have the same opinion or position as someone

a)

Feel sorry for

b)

Look up to

c)

Trust

d)

Not see eye to eye

39.

But if we break up, the next day we will _______

a)

Run after

b)

Make up

c)

Pack in

d)

Go out

40.

I will never ____ with my girlfriend

a)

Break up

b)

Look after

c)

Go out

d)

Fall

41.

Tom doesn't want to--- with Mary.

a)

break up

b)

break into

c)

break out

d)

break down

e)

bring up

42.

We had to--- the game because of rain.

a)

cut off

b)

call off

c)

fall off

d)

get off

e)

see off

43.

They trust us and you know, look up to us in a way.

a)

respect someone

b)

depend on someone

c)

stop doing something

d)

teach or give new information

44.

He is always _______ stories.

a)

making to

b)

making up

c)

making for

45.

This year's good harvest will ______ last year's bad one.

a)

take up

b)

take after

c)

make up for

46.

She's terribly upset because her father __________last week.

a)

passed out

b)

passed away

c)

own up to

47.

I was hit on the head and ____

a)

passed away

b)

passed out.

c)

made for

48.

The meeting has been____ for a week.

a)

put across

b)

put away

c)

put off

49.

I was _____ by his innocent face.

a)

made for

b)

taken into

c)

taken in

50.

I really get along / on with my cousin and I love going out with her.

a)

do something wrong without being punished

b)

have a friendly relationship with somebody

c)

manage to live on little money

d)

return to your usual health or happiness

e)

find the time to do something

51.

Mrs Griffin doesn't earn a lot but she manages to get by

a)

do something wrong without being punished

b)

have a friendly relationship with somebody

c)

manage to live on little money

d)

return to your usual health or happiness

e)

find the time to do something

52.

Lucy was very unhappy about losing the tennis match but she'll get over it.

a)

do something wrong without being punished

b)

have a friendly relationship with somebody

c)

manage to live on little money

d)

return to your usual health or happiness

e)

find the time to do something

53.

We put the fire out before we left camp.

a)

delay doing something

b)

make somebody lose interest in something

c)

accept somebody / something annoying without complaining

d)

save something to be used at a later time

e)

stop something from burning

54.

Paul's saving up for a new mobile so he puts some money aside every month

a)

delay doing something

b)

make somebody lose interest in something

c)

accept somebody / something annoying without complaining

d)

save something to be used at a later time

e)

stop something from burning

55.

I don't know how you put up with Elizabeth's behaviour. I can't.

a)

delay doing something

b)

make somebody lose interest in something

c)

accept somebody / something annoying without complaining

d)

save something to be used at a later time

e)

stop something from burning

56.

They decided to put _____ ther trip because of the cold weather.

a)

down

b)

out

c)

off

d)

up

57.

The firefighters managed to put _____ the forest fire.

a)

down

b)

through

c)

up

d)

out