Phrasal verbs

Julie is very good at playing basketball and wants to _____________ for a place in the national team.

• try in

• try out

• try up

• try on

Which phrasal verb would fit in these two sentences ?

1) If we come across a word we do not know , we should _________ the meaning of the word in the dictionary.

2) Nick Vujicic is someone to ___________ to because he does not let his physical shortcomings restrict him from living life to the fullest.

• look in

• look on

• look up

• look out

During the June holidays, I plan to _______________ painting. I hope to decorate my room with my own artwork!

• back up
• pick up
• show up
• take up

Don't _____________! If you keep practising, you will be a great basketball player someday. 

• take up
• show up
• pick up
• give up

We waited for hours, but she never _______________! She had better have a very good excuse. 

• take up
• show up
• break up
• back up

Mr and Mrs Wong ____________ their plans of moving to a bigger house until the following year.

• call off
• put off
• show off
• cut off

The picnic had to be _______________ due to the heavy rain. We played indoor games instead. 

• put off
• called off
• cut off
• showed off

Ignore her, she is just trying to _________________ her dancing skills. 

• show off
• put off
• cut off
• call off

My washing machine _______________ last week. I need to get it repair. 

• broke up
• broke down
• blew up
• blew out

The signal got ______________ in the middle of our phone conversation and now I can't contact him. 

• blown off
• called off
• cut off
• put off