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The lecture was so boring that many students began to ______.

A. doze off
B. doze up
C. doze in
D. doze on
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Jun 25, 2026

Which sentence is grammatically INCORRECT?

A. He took his shoes off.
B. He took off his shoes.
C. She looks after her younger sister.
D. She looks her younger sister after.
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Jun 25, 2026

The teacher ______ the exam papers to the students.

A. handed back
B. handed over
C. handed in
D. handed on
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The phrasal verb “look after” means:

A. to search for
B. to investigate
C. to take care of
D. to respect
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Jun 25, 2026

Please ______ the lights when you leave the laboratory.

A. turn on
B. turn up
C. turn off
D. turn in
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Jun 25, 2026

Which sentence correctly uses a separable phrasal verb?

A. She looked the baby after.
B. I will pick you up from the college.
C. He ran his friend into at the market.
D. They got the bus on.
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The meeting was ______ until next Friday due to the chairman’s illness.

A. put off
B. put on
C. put up
D. put out
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“To encounter something by chance” is the meaning of:

A. come up with
B. come across
C. come into
D. come about
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The fire brigade arrived quickly and ______ the fire.

A. put on
B. put up with
C. put off
D. put out
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I can’t ______ what he is saying; the connection is very poor.

A. make up
B. make out
C. make for
D. make over
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The plan ______ due to a lack of funding and support.

A. fell apart
B. fell for
C. fell behind
D. fell out
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Jun 25, 2026

The term “carry out” in the sentence, “The scientists will carry out the experiment,” means:

A. to cancel
B. to postpone
C. to perform or conduct
D. to support
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Jun 25, 2026

After a long discussion, we finally ______ a solution to the problem.

A. came up with
B. came down with
C. came into
D. came across
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He was late for the exam because his car ______ on the motorway.

A. broke up
B. broke out
C. broke into
D. broke down
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You must ______ the application form completely before submitting it.

A. fill out
B. fill up
C. fill for
D. fill with
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Jun 25, 2026

Which sentence demonstrates an INSEPARABLE phrasal verb?

A. She turned the television on.
B. He gets along with his classmates.
C. They handed their assignments in.
D. I will call her back later.
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Jun 25, 2026

The teacher asked the students to ______ their assignments by Monday.

A. hand over
B. hand in
C. hand out
D. hand back
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Jun 25, 2026
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