Test: Phrasal Verbs - CAT MCQ

“put off” means postpone.
This is the correct phrasal verb to be used here.

“get on with” means to have a friendly relationship.
So, this is the correct phrasal verb to be used in the blank.

To “break down” is to stop working properly.
So, the correct phrasal verb to be used in this context is “broke down”

“ran out of” means shortage
So, the correct phrasal verb to be used in this context is “ran out of”

“look after” means “to take care of”
So, “look after” is the correct phrasal verb here.

Sentences B and C are correct. The correct phrasal verb in sentence A is “ganged up on me”. Hence, the correct option is A only.

Sentence A and C are grammatically correct. Sentence B should be rewritten as “Amit has been angling for the post for the past six months”.

The phrasal verb “hold back” has been correctly used in sentence B. Sentence A should be rewritten as “He was asked not to make fun of Vidya’s weight”. “Signed away” means to sell or give away the right to some property. The correct term to use would have been “signed up”. In sentence D, the phrasal verb should have been “vouched for”.

In the last sentence, the phrasal verb put off has been incorrectly used. To say that he was repulsed by her table manners we can rewrite the sentence as “He considered her lack of table manners a major turn off” or “He was put off by her lack of table manners”.

From the context we can infer that the subject refused a job offer. To pass up something is to decline something advantageous (like a job opportunity). Hence, the correct option is option A.