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    Quiznet

    Topic: Vocabulary - Phrasal Verb Particles


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    Quiz topic: Phrasal Verb Particles


    For each of the six questions choose the one correct answer.

    1. When she died, she gave ________ all her money to a charity for cats.
    a) away
    b) out
    c) on
    d) off

    2. You boy! Don’t walk ________ when I’m speaking to you.


    a) on
    b) to
    c) away
    d) out

    3. Ouch! He’s fallen ________ his motorbike and broken his shoulder.
    a) off
    b) away
    c) out of
    d) down

    4. Would you mind taking ________ your shoes when you come inside?
    a) away
    b) on
    c) off
    d) out

    5. I don’t feel like cooking, let’s order some take-________.


    a) - out
    b) - up
    c) - in
    d) - away

    6. Can you pick ________ a few things in the supermarket? We need milk, bread and
    loo rolls.
    a) off
    b) in
    c) up
    d) away

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    Quiz topic:
    Answers:

    1. When she died, she gave ________ all her money to a charity for cats.
    a) away - If you give something away, you offer something without charging
    for it. Correct
    b) out - If you give something out, you distribute it, e.g. the teacher gave out the
    students’ books.
    c) on - ‘Give on’ does not exist.
    d) off - Something can give off a terrible smell.

    2. You boy! Don’t walk ________ when I’m speaking to you.


    a) on - You can walk on something, e.g. They went for a romantic walk on the beach.
    b) to - He walked to the shops because he needed the exercise.
    c) away - ‘Walk away’ from someone is the opposite of walk towards to
    someone. Correct
    d) out - You can walk out of a room, or walk out of a relationship, e.g. He walked out
    after 15 years of marriage.

    3. Ouch! He’s fallen ________ his motorbike and broken his shoulder.
    a) off - You get on a bike or a horse, so therefore you fall off.
    b) away - ‘Fallen away’ is not correct.
    c) out of - ‘Out of’ is the opposite of ‘in’ e.g. The baby fell out of the pram!
    d) down - Someone can fall down, but not fall down something

    4. Would you mind taking ________ your shoes when you come inside?
    a) away - If you take something away, you move it to another place.
    b) on - You can put on your shoes, but what’s the opposite of put on?
    c) off – You take “off” what you put “on”. Correct
    d) out - If you take something out, you put it outside.

    5. I don’t feel like cooking, let’s order some take-________.


    a) out - ‘Take out’ is correct, but is mainly used in American English – what do
    we say in British English? Correct
    b) up - ‘Take up’ is not correct.
    c) in - If you take something in, you understand it. E.g. I couldn’t take in the bit about
    computers – it was too complicated.
    d) away - Take-away is a verb but in this case a noun (it can also be an
    adjective – take-away food). Correct

    6. Can you pick ________ a few things in the supermarket? We need milk, bread and
    loo rolls.
    a) off - ‘Pick off’ is not correct.
    b) in - ‘Pick in’ is not correct.
    c) up - If you pick something up you buy, collect or get it. E.g. I’ll pick up the
    children from school.
    d) away - ‘Pick away’ is not correct.

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