PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

PHRASE/WORDS REPLACEMENT

PREPARATORY SET-03 (OLD PATTERN)

Direction (Qs.1-5): Given below are a set of phrasal verbs and their meanings. Choose the option that best describes the meaning of the phrasal verb given in bold in the statements below.

 

Question No : 1

It is the first draft - one which the officials probably expected Ministers to beef up and argue about.

(1) Decay

(2) Improve

(3) Responsible

(4) Worsen

(5) Conscious

Question No : 2

I have a tendency to space out at the end of a hard day.

(1) Dirty

(2) Narrow

(3) Confident

(4) Distracted

(5) Complex

Question No : 3

He’s always banging on about football.

(1) Blabbering

(2) Learning

(3) Revolving

(4) Targeting

(5) Turning

Question No : 4

Haven’t you finished? You’ve been beavering away on that report all morning.

(1) Ignoring

(2) Working Hard

(3) Neglecting

(4) Assuming

(5) Storing

Question No : 5

If it’s ok, I’d like to chime in, because I think it’s a good idea.

(1) Pretend

(2) Withdraw

(3) Intervene

(4) Remove

(5) Deposit