Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Grammar: Phrasal Verb

Question:

Fill in the blanks in List I with the Phrasal verbs in List II:

List-I

List-II

(A) She is financially very smart and has got a few thousand rupees ____ for her retirement.

(I) puts up

(B) He is clever, but his gruff exterior makes most people get _____ by it.

(II) put away

(C) I wonder how she _____ with his erratic behaviour.

(III) puts in

(D) Every day she ____ ten to twelve hours of study; she will certainly crack the CAT exam.

(IV) put off

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C) - (II), (D) – (IV)

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)

(A)-(III), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) – (II)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)

(A) She is financially very smart and has got a few thousand rupees ____ for her retirement.
 (II) put away: "Put away" means to save or store something for future use.

(B) He is clever, but his gruff exterior makes most people get _____ by it.
(IV) put off: "Put off" means to discourage or repel someone.

(C) I wonder how she _____ with his erratic behaviour.
 (I) puts up: "Puts up" means to tolerate or endure something.

(D) Every day she ____ ten to twelve hours of study; she will certainly crack the CAT exam.
 (III) puts in: "Puts in" means to spend a certain amount of time or effort on something.