Grammar & Phrasal Verbs Quiz

1. They ________ to finish the project by next week.

  • a) plan
  • b) plans
  • c) planning
  • d) planned

2. I ________ my old clothes to charity last weekend.

  • a) gave away
  • b) gave up
  • c) gave out
  • d) gave in

3. She ________ the lights before leaving the room.

  • a) turned off
  • b) turned up
  • c) turned out
  • d) turned on

4. We ________ to the radio when the news was announced.

  • a) listened
  • b) listened in
  • c) listened to
  • d) listened on

5. John ________ for the meeting because he was late.

  • a) showed up
  • b) showed off
  • c) showed out
  • d) showed in

6. I don’t understand this question; can you ________ it ________ for me?

  • a) break down
  • b) break off
  • c) break in
  • d) break up

7. The baby ________ crying after she was fed.

  • a) stopped
  • b) stopped up
  • c) stopped off
  • d) stopped in

8. The plane ________ at 7 p.m. yesterday.

  • a) took off
  • b) took in
  • c) took out
  • d) took over

9. We should ________ the old furniture to make space for new ones.

  • a) get rid of
  • b) get over
  • c) get across
  • d) get along

10. He ________ smoking because of his health problems.

  • a) gave up
  • b) gave away
  • c) gave off
  • d) gave in

11. The manager asked the staff to ________ early tomorrow morning.

  • a) show up
  • b) show off
  • c) show out
  • d) show down

12. They ________ a lot of money to build the new school.

  • a) put together
  • b) put away
  • c) put on
  • d) put off

13. Please ________ your phone during the exam.

  • a) switch off
  • b) switch on
  • c) switch over
  • d) switch up

14. The children ________ quietly when the teacher entered the room.

  • a) settled down
  • b) settled up
  • c) settled in
  • d) settled off

15. She ________ her homework before the deadline.

  • a) handed in
  • b) handed out
  • c) handed over
  • d) handed off