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📚 Phrasal Verbs Practice
Choose an answer, then open the short learning card. Learn important one-word terms, their meanings, usage, and quick memory clues without losing practice rhythm.
Q51. The secret information was ________ from me.
"held back": to refrain from revealing.
Q52. The minister assured the agitating employees that he would look into their demands sympathetically.
"look into": examine, investigate, study.
Q53. They decided to _________ his number in the yellow pages.
"look up": search for information in a reference book or on a computer:
Q54. There was a _________ on the midnight train.
"Hold up": Delay
Q55. Ramesh was called upon to explain guilt.
"called upon": call on somebody to do something.
Q56. He broke down in the middle of his speech.
the phrase "broke down" suggests that the person experienced an emotional breakdown or became unable to continue speaking due to emotional distress.
Q57. His folly has brought about his ruin.
brought about: to cause something to happen.
Q58. We must always lookout for friends.
searching — meaning: looking for something or someone.
It fits because we use "searching for" after "for" to mean we are looking for friends.
Use "searching for" when you want to express actively looking for something.
They are searching for their lost dog this afternoon.
Q59. My friend _________ at seven this morning.
got up — means to rise from bed or wake up.
In this sentence, someone woke up at seven this morning, so "got up" fits best.
Use "get up" for waking up or leaving bed in the morning.
He got up early and walked the dog.
Q60. She failed to ____________ to her name.
"keep up": to go or make progress at the same rate.