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MCQ on Phrasal verbs


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Today (September 17, 2025) Daily MCQs: 60 questions β€” Showing page 6 of 6

Q51. I see him once in a blue moon.

  • regularly
  • seldom
  • very often
  • casually
Correct Option: B  [ seldom ]

Explanation: "once in a blue moon": not very often

Q52. He had Laid out a large sum in railway shares.

  • destroyed
  • invested
  • disinvested
  • took away
Correct Option: B  [ invested ]

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Q53. He took French leave from his office.

  • leave without permission
  • leave with permission
  • casual leave
  • medical leave
Correct Option: A  [ leave without permission ]

Explanation: "French leave": a departure without saying goodbye, asking permission, or giving notice.

Q54. His father advised him to be fair and square in his dealings lest he should fall into trouble.

  • considerate
  • careful
  • alert
  • honest and just
Correct Option: D  [ honest and just ]

Explanation: "fair and square": honestly and according to the rules.

Q55. Oliver was always running down his brother Orlando.

  • snub (some one)
  • speak ill of
  • defeat
  • hurt physically
Correct Option: B  [ speak ill of ]

Explanation: Similar meaning: criticize, speak badly off
Opposite: praise

Q56. The two bothers fell out, after their father's last will was brought out by the attorney.

  • quarreled
  • separated
  • attacked each other
  • yielded
Correct Option: A  [ quarreled ]

Explanation: "fell out" meaning: differ, quarrel, spar, squabble

Q57. I have hit upon

  • broke
  • found
  • destroyed
  • dashed
Correct Option: B  [ found ]

Explanation: hit upon: discover, come up with, think of, conceive of.

Q58. I saw through the trick.

  • understood
  • denied
  • detected
  • decided
Correct Option: C  [ detected ]

Explanation: saw through: to understand the truth about someone or something and not allow yourself to be deceived:

Q59. Instead of "tolerance" we can say:

  • bear on
  • bear in
  • bear with
  • bear at
Correct Option: C  [ bear with ]

Explanation: bear with: be patient or tolerant with someone.

Q60. The detective suddenly ________ a useful clue.

  • gave in
  • came across
  • fill up
  • fell down
Correct Option: B  [ came across ]

Explanation: "Come across" in this sense means to find or encounter something by chance or unexpectedly.
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