Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the phrasal…

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the phrasal verbs given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Phrasal verbs)
(A) The retired teachers ______ the long winter afternoons playing carrom on the veranda.	(I) glossed over
(B) In her speech, the principal ______ the poor board results and spoke only about the new sports ground.	(II) stave off
(C) The first round of trials helps the coaches ______ players who cannot last a full match.	(III) whiled away
(D) Arjun drank hot ginger tea every few hours to ______ the cold going round the hostel.	(IV) weed out

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (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
(A) The retired teachers whiled away the long winter afternoons playing carrom on the veranda.	(III) whiled away	While away means to pass time in a slow, easy way. The teachers had free hours and spent them on a game.
(B) In her speech, the principal glossed over the poor board results and spoke only about the new sports ground.	(I) glossed over	Gloss over means to touch a problem very lightly so that it looks small. She did not talk about the bad results in any detail.
(C) The first round of trials helps the coaches weed out players who cannot last a full match.	(IV) weed out	Weed out means to find and remove the weak or unwanted ones from a group. The trials drop players who tire too soon.
(D) Arjun drank hot ginger tea every few hours to stave off the cold going round the hostel.	(II) stave off	Stave off means to stop something bad from reaching you, at least for a time. The tea was his way of keeping the cold away.

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the phrasal verbs given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Phrasal verbs)
(A) The retired teachers ______ the long winter afternoons playing carrom on the veranda.	(I) glossed over
(B) In her speech, the principal ______ the poor board results and spoke only about the new sports ground.	(II) stave off
(C) The first round of trials helps the coaches ______ players who cannot last a full match.	(III) whiled away
(D) Arjun drank hot ginger tea every few hours to ______ the cold going round the hostel.	(IV) weed out

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 3

The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (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
(A) The retired teachers whiled away the long winter afternoons playing carrom on the veranda.	(III) whiled away	While away means to pass time in a slow, easy way. The teachers had free hours and spent them on a game.
(B) In her speech, the principal glossed over the poor board results and spoke only about the new sports ground.	(I) glossed over	Gloss over means to touch a problem very lightly so that it looks small. She did not talk about the bad results in any detail.
(C) The first round of trials helps the coaches weed out players who cannot last a full match.	(IV) weed out	Weed out means to find and remove the weak or unwanted ones from a group. The trials drop players who tire too soon.
(D) Arjun drank hot ginger tea every few hours to stave off the cold going round the hostel.	(II) stave off	Stave off means to stop something bad from reaching you, at least for a time. The tea was his way of keeping the cold away.