test for phrasal verbs

She looked after her little brother while her parents were away.

• ignored

• took care of

• played with

• called

They ran out of milk this morning.

• spilled

• bought more

• finished

• froze

He came across an old photo in the attic.

• destroyed

• gave away

• found be chance

• threw away

I need to turn down the music; it’s too loud.

• increase

• reduce

• shut off

• break

We’ll have to call off the picnic due to rain.

• continue

• cancel

• plan

• enjoy

She made up a story to explain her absence.

• told the truth

• remembered

• lied

• invented

He finally got over his illness.

• recovered from

• caught

• gave in to

• passed on

The teacher told the student to hand in his assignment.

• burn

• submit

• throw

• delete

Don’t give up now—you’re almost there!

• surrender

• continue

• start

• win

We need to figure out how to solve this problem.

• avoid

• escape

• understand

• copy