Phrasal Verbs for Academic and Professional Success Assessment

1. Your classmate had trouble understanding a difficult topic, but after studying a lot, he finally managed to:

• give it up

• set it up

• work at it

• figure it out

2. A student starts a new club at college to practice English. What does she do?

• She works at it

• She sets it up

• She gives it up

• She gets over it

3. After graduating, it's important to develop your communication skills if you want to grow in your career. You need to:

• work at them

• give them up

• set them up

• stand out

4. After a disappointing work experience that you couldn't change, you just need time to:

• figure it out

• work it out

• get over it

• stand out

5. The professor says your project really impressed everyone because of its creativity. Your project:

• worked out

• stood out

• worked at

• set up

6. A student was about to quit her studies because it was too difficult, but in the end she decided not to:

• work out

• give up

• stand out

• set up

7. A group of students met to plan a new business: a language school. After several meetings, they finally:

• got it over

• stood out

• figured it out

• set it up

8. You joined the gym at college, and after a few months, your fitness plan really started to:

• work out

• stand out

• give up

• set up

9. During job interviews, it's important to show your unique strengths to:

• work out

• get over

• stand out

• set up

10. Your first semester at college was difficult, but you persevered. You didn't:

• stand out

• work out

• figure out

• give up