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) After the gas leak, the police ______ the lane and moved the families to the school building. | (I) soldiered on |
| (B) Ten years in a Pune flat, and my father still ______ the mango trees of his village near Ratnagiri. | (II) cooked up |
| (C) Rohit ______ a story about a flat tyre to explain why he had missed the first period. | (III) sealed off |
| (D) With a sprained wrist, the young bowler ______ through the last three overs. | (IV) hankers after |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
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) After the gas leak, the police sealed off the lane and moved the families to the school building. | (III) sealed off | Seal off means to close an area so that nobody can go in or come out. |
| (B) Ten years in a Pune flat, and my father still hankers after the mango trees of his village near Ratnagiri. | (IV) hankers after | Hanker after means to keep wanting something very much, often something you cannot have. |
| (C) Rohit cooked up a story about a flat tyre to explain why he had missed the first period. | (II) cooked up | Cook up means to invent a false story or excuse. |
| (D) With a sprained wrist, the young bowler soldiered on through the last three overs. | (I) soldiered on | Soldier on means to keep going in spite of pain or difficulty. |