Auburn University Montgomery (AUM) Grade Level: 10
    Measurement & Assessment in Teaching- FED 690 Subject : ESL
    Dr. Linda Sanders Unit Topic: Grammar 
    Winter 2000                     Phrasal Verbs
    .    .
    Nada Salem Abisamra 
    Sets #  2 & 3

     1- Fill in the blanks with the correct adverbial particle.

      1. Because of rain, the football match had to be called …..………..

      2. Some people are so nervous that, at the sight of blood, they pass …..……….

      3. It was in 1939 that World War II broke …………….

      4. When she heard the sad news, she broke ……….……

      5. Our headmaster doesn’t put …….…….. with bad behavior.

     2- Correct or Incorrect? Is the phrasal verb used correctly or not in
         the following sentences? If it is correct, write "C" in the space given,
         otherwise write "I".

    …..……….  1- The new manager took up the company last week.

    …..……….  2- He told Dalia he was a bachelor but he turned out to be married
                             with six children.

    …..……….  3- Sigrid is going to call out her friend to ask her a few questions.

    …..……….  4- You’ll have to work very hard today to make out for the time you
                             wasted yesterday.

    …..……….  5- Lara started last in the race, but she soon caught up with the
                             others.

    …..……….  6- Last year Nada talked her husband into spending the summer
                             in France.

    …..……….  7- Grandmother passed out last month; her death was very painful
                             to me.

    …..……….  8- I wish I could believe your story , but I’m sure you’ve made it out.

    …..……….  9- Jihane let her parents down when she refused to help them
                             financially.

    …..……….  10- Karen didn’t bring the fight on but she promised to end it .

    3- Matching: Verb "To Go"
    In the column to the left, write the letter of the phrasal verb in
    column B that matches the definition provided in column A.
    Each phrasal verb in column B may be used only once.
     
     

    Answers
    (Letters only)
    Column A
    Column B
    . 1- Move from place to place A- Go off
    . 2- Advance, make progress B- Go over
    . 3- Explode, be fired, or deteriorate C- Go along with
    . 4- Undergo, suffer, or discuss in detail D- Go about
    . 5- Accompany or agree with E- Go in for
    . 6- Continue, persevere, or happen, take place. F- Go forward
    . 7- Proceed without hesitation G- Go up
    . 8- Examine the details, or inspect, look at H- Go through
    . 9- Have an interest in, have as a hobby I- Go on
    . 10- Be blown up, be destroyed by explosion or fire. J- Go ahead

    4- Multiple Choice
        Circle the Letter Corresponding to the Correct Answer.

       1.The advice not to postpone work that should be done now is expressed
          in the saying: "Never   ……….…… till tomorrow what you can do today."

       a.call off     b- put back     c- put of     d- put off

       2."See a pin and  ……….…… it  ……….……
            And all day long you’ll have good luck.
            See a pin and let it lie -
            You’ll need that pin before you die."

       a.move/up     b- pick/up     c- take/up     d- hold/up

       3.An ordinary soldier is expected to  ……….…… a superior officer’s orders
          without question.

         a- put up     b- carry on     c- fill in     d- carry out

       4.I’m not very fit, so I’ve decided to take  ……….…… an active hobby such
          as tennis or jogging.

        a.to     b- over     c- up     d- in

       5."Does Emile take  ……….…… his mother or his father?"
       " Well, he looks just like his father, but he has his mother’s nature."

       a.after     b- like     c- over     d- up to

       6.Jad twisted my arm to make me tell him what I knew, but I refused to
          ……….…… ; I kept on resisting.

       a.give up     b- fall in     c- give in     d- put up

       7.To consider an idea or suggestion before deciding to accept it is to
          ……….…… it …………...

       a.think/over     b- look/up     c- think/out     d- look/out

       8.It’s getting late and I’m so sleepy ; I think I’ll  ……….…….

       a.turn to     b- drop in     c- turn up     d- turn in

       9.If you are overweight you should reduce the amount of sugar you eat;
          in fact, it’s better to    ……….…… it  ……….…… completely.

       a.drop/off     b- cut/out     c- turn/down     d- cut/down

      10.One by one, the street lights  ……….…… , leaving us in total darkness.

       a.put out     b- went out     c- went off     d- turn out

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