Phrasal verbs
What does “give up” mean?
A) Give something to someone
B) Stop trying
C) Start again
D) Give something back
B)Stop trying
What does “ancient” mean?
A) Very modern
B) Very old
C) Very expensive
D) Very large
B) Very old
She ___ to school every day.
A) go
B) going
C) goes
D) gone
C) goes
“Piece of cake” means…
A) Very delicious
B) Very easy
C) Very expensive
D) Very boring
B) very easy
What is a synonym for “happy”?
A) Angry
B) Joyful
C) Tired
D) Nervous
B) Joyful
“Please ___ your shoes before entering.”
A) take off
B) take up
C) take after
D) take over
A)take off
Someone who is generous usually…
A) refuses to help others
B) likes to give or share
C) gets angry easily
D) avoids people
B) likes to give or share
I ___ TV when my mother called me.
A) watch
B) watched
C) was watching D) have watched
C) was watching
“Under the weather” means…
A) Outside in the rain
B) Feeling sick
C) Feeling excited
D) Feeling cold
B)feeling sick
What is a synonym for “begin”?
A) Finish
B) Stop
C) Start
D) Leave
C) Start
What does “find out” mean?
A) Lose something
B) Hide something
C) Discover something
D) Throw something away
C)Discover something
Choose the best word:
“She was ___ about the new student and wanted to know more.”
A) curious
B) exhausted
C) nervous
D) careless
A) curious
If it rains tomorrow, we ___ at home.
A) stay
B) stayed
C) will stay
D) would stay
C) will stay
“Break the ice” means…
A) Break something
B) Start a friendly conversation
C) End a friendship
D) Become angry
B) start a friendly conversation
What is a synonym for “brave”?
A) Courageous
B) Frightened
C) Careless
D) Quiet
A) Courageous
Complete: “I need to ___ my little brother while my parents are away.”
A) look for
B) look up
C) look after
D) look at
C) look after
What does “determined” mean?
A) Having decided firmly to do something
B) Being afraid to try something
C) Being unable to understand something
D) Feeling tired
A) Having decided firmly to do something
Choose the correct sentence.
A) She has lived here since five years.
B) She has lived here for five years.
C) She lives here since five years.
D) She lived here for five years ago.
B) She has lived here for five years.
“It's raining cats and dogs” means…
A) Animals are outside
B) It's raining lightly
C) It's raining very heavily
D) The weather is sunny
C) It's raining very heavily
What is a synonym for “difficult”?
A) Simple
B) Ordinary
C) Challenging
D) Weak
C) Challenging
Which phrasal verb means “continue”?
A) give up
B) carry on
C) take off
D) turn down
B — carry on
What does “reliable” mean?
A) Easy to break
B) Difficult to understand
C) Able to be trusted or depended on
D) Very expensive
C) Able to be trusted or depended on
By the time we arrived, the movie ___.
A) started
B) has started
C) had started
D) starts
C) had started
If someone says “Don't judge a book by its cover,” they mean…
A) Don't read books too quickly
B) Don't judge something by its appearance
C) Books are difficult to understand
D) Always read the cover first
B) Don't judge something by its appearance
What is a synonym for “essential”?
A) Unnecessary
B) Optional
C) Important
D) Ordinary
C) Important