Match the Phrasal Verbs in List - I with their meaning in List - II.
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List – I |
List - II |
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(A) |
Call off |
(I) |
to get by chance |
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(B) |
Come upon |
(II) |
to turn down |
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(C) |
Take after |
(III) |
to resemble |
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(D) |
Set aside |
(IV) |
to cancel |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(III), (D)-(II)
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.
| List-I | List-II | Explanation | Example |
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| (A) Call off | (IV) to cancel | To call off is to cancel an event or plan. | The match was called off because of rain. |
| (B) Come upon | (I) to get by chance | To come upon is to find or meet by chance. | While cleaning the cupboard, I came upon my old diary. |
| (C) Take after | (III) to resemble | To take after is to look or behave like an older member of one's family. | Riya takes after her grandmother. |
| (D) Set aside | (II) to turn down | To set aside can mean to reject or overrule a claim, decision or judgement, which is to turn it down. (It also means to keep something for a special purpose.) | The High Court set aside the order of the lower court. |