Phrasal verbs TAKE

Read the following sentence. What's the meaning of the phrasal verb highlighted.

<She took down John’s number so she could call him back.>

• to write down a piece of information

• to remember to get back to someone

• to allow someone to call you back

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<It was a very good presentation but at times I found it hard to take it all in. I think it was the jargon.>

• to cause someone to believe something that is not true.

• • to completely absorb and understand information.

• to accept something as true.

Read the following sentence. What's the meaning of the phrasal verb highlighted.

<He took off before I had a chance to say bye. He must have been in a hurry.>

• to leave the ground and start flying.

• • to suddenly leave somewhere

• to remove or get rid of something

Read the following sentence. What's the meaning of the phrasal verb highlighted.

<Business is good so the company is taking on extra staff>

• to accept a particular job or responsibility

• • to employ someone

• to have an opinion on a topic

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<I was always curious about skiing, so I finally took it up last winter. It was a lot of fun.>

• to officially start doing a particular job

• • to fill an amount of space or time

• to start doing a new hobby

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<I understand that you're very upset but I'd appreciate it if you didn't take it out on me.>

• to treat someone badly because you feel upset or angry

• • to seek revenge on someone

• to damage or destroy something/someone

Read the following sentence. What's the meaning of the phrasal verb highlighted.

<They announced that Susan is taking over from Anna as manager.>

• to steal someone's job or opportunity

• • to start doing a job that smn else did before

• to take control of a company by buying it off

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<If you don’t understand what you’re meant to do, I can take you through it.>

• to bring someone up to speed with the news

• • to continue doing something during a period of time

• to explain something to someone

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

<The audience can ..........................many lessons from the presentation.>

• take away

• take up

• take down

• take on

Choose the correct option to complete the sentence:

<I’m sorry for saying the meeting was a waste of time. It was rude of me and I........................>

• take it in

• take it back

• take it over

• take it down