Fill in the blank with the most appropriate phrasal verb:
With only ten days left for the board exams, the tutor told Tanvi not to revise the entire syllabus again but to ______ the two chapters she kept getting wrong in her mock tests.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → home in on
A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.
Complete sentence: With only ten days left for the board exams, the tutor told Tanvi not to revise the entire syllabus again but to home in on the two chapters she kept getting wrong in her mock tests.
| Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) hark back to | to talk or think again about something from the past | Dadi often harks back to her school days in the village. |
| (2) fall back on | to use something for help when other plans fail | If the school bus does not come, we can fall back on Papa’s scooter. |
| (3) branch out into | to start doing something new, besides what you usually do | The sweet shop near our school has branched out into pizzas and burgers. |
| (4) home in on (answer) | to give all your attention to one particular thing | The doctor asked a few questions and quickly homed in on the cause of my headaches. |