Questões de Concurso sobre Verbos frasais | Phrasal verbs

Mark the sentence in which the phrasal verb or idiom has a similar meaning to “searching for”, in line 01.

Considering the context in the text, which option is a synonym to the phrasal verb “cut down”, used in line 14?

Match the columns relating the sentences with the correct classification:

First column: Classification

1- Comparative Adjective

2- Superlative Adjective

3- Phrasal Verb

4- Reflexive Pronoun

5- Reported Speech

Second column: Sentences

( ) Why would you run away from this test?

( ) I told Mark that I didn’t have any money.

( ) The situation is even harder than I thought.

( ) The film itself wasn’t very good, but I loved the music.

( ) She is the sweetest person I have ever met.

Choose the alternative that presents the correct match:

From question, identify the phrasal verb that best replace the word in bold type.

They had to explain all the money that had gone missing.

Phrasal verbs are an important part of learning the English language. They consist of two words (verb + adverb or verb + preposition) but a few consists of the three words.

Associate the first column according to the correct meaning of the second one.

I -To invite someone for a date.

II - Make a copy of computer data.

III - Persuade someone to drop the price of something they’re selling.

IV - Narrowly win in competition.

V - Arrive, sometimes suddenly or unexpectedly.

( ) He wanted to ASK her OUT but was too shy.

( ) I BARGAINED her DOWN to half what she originally wanted.

( ) He BLEW IN from Toronto early this morning.

( ) You should always BACK UP important files and documents so that you won’t lose all your work if something goes wrong with the hardware.

( ) The marathon runner barely BEAT OUT his rival at the tape.

Read this excerpt from one of the previous texts:

“One of the dangers we come across in our educational systems is the loss of a feeling of community, not just the loss of closeness among those with whom we work and with our students, but also the loss of a feeling of connection and closeness with the world beyond the classroom.”

The phrasal verb highlighted above means:

Complete the sentence below with the correct phrasal verbs. Choose the CORRECT answer.

‘‘When the door is opened, it ______ an alarm.’’

Frank gets on well with his new roommates.

The phrasal verb “get on with” means:

Mark the sentence in which the phrasal verb ‘bring out’ has the same meaning as used in line 17.

A phrasal verb is a combination of a verb plus another particle ( preposition, adverb). The phrasal verb: took off that appear in the beginning of the text is closest in meaning to:

Pete is talking to his English teacher about the strategies he has been using to study at home. He seems to have forgotten the phrasal verbs he was studying and trying to use during this conversation in order to impress the teacher. Read an extract of their dialogue:

(…)

(Pete) – Phrasal verbs are so difficult! Well, I have been studying really, really hard. I have to learn so many things before the tests. There are some things I have been doing… For example, I try to… to… memorize the expressions by reading them out loud several times a day.

(Teacher) – What else have you been doing that you consider effective?

(Pete) – I try to use the expressions and new words in stories… but often times they don’t… they don’t… make sense.

(Teacher) – There’s a phrasal verb for that.

(Pete) – I can’t remember it! I have to understand how I learn better…

(Teacher) – Maybe you are exaggerating a bit.

(Pete) – I am not. I have problems… reaching the same level of my classmates.

(Teacher) – I don’t agree with you, but if you feel you need to improve, we can talk about this later.

(Pete) – That would be great! Thank you!

If Pete had remembered the phrasal verbs he wanted to use in the conversation with his teacher in order to replace the expressions in bold, they would have followed this order:

Read this excerpt from one of the previous texts:

“There must be training sites where teachers have the opportunity to express those concerns while also learning to come up with ways to approach the multicultural classroom and curriculum.”

The phrasal verb highlighted above means:

A clever lawyer can knock down 40,000 dollars in a good year.

Observing the context above, the bold phrasal verb can be understood as:

“Akihito decided to step down because of his health...” The underlined words indicate a phrasal verb. The incorrect meaning of a phrasal verbs is in:

The verb phrase in “was riddled with missteps” is in the

The negotiations have been difficult, but most people expect the government to win through in the end.

Observing the context above, the bold phrasal verb can be understood as:

The World War I began in 1914.

The correspondent phrasal verb is:

In Text III, the phrasal verb 'put down' means

(Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary - https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20down)

Complete the sentence using the correct phrasal verb:

John started doing a German course, but he ____________after a few words.

Sometimes a phrasal verb is followed by a preposition. The meaning of them are correct, except in: