Match the phrasal verbs in List-I with their meanings in List-II.
| List-I (Phrasal verbs) | List-II (Meanings) |
|---|---|
| (A) Flesh out | (I) to avoid a task or duty, often quietly |
| (B) Duck out of | (II) to see the difference between two people or things that look alike |
| (C) Tell apart | (III) to make someone excited and full of energy |
| (D) Fire up | (IV) to add more details to a plan or an idea |
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)-(II), (D)-(III)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) Flesh out | (IV) to add more details to a plan or an idea | Flesh out means to make a short or rough plan fuller by adding details. | Our teacher asked us to flesh out the story outline before writing the final draft. |
| (B) Duck out of | (I) to avoid a task or duty, often quietly | Duck out of means to get away from something you should do, often by slipping away. | Rohan always ducks out of washing the dishes after dinner. |
| (C) Tell apart | (II) to see the difference between two people or things that look alike | Tell apart means to know which one is which when two look almost the same. | The two kittens look so alike that even Riya cannot tell them apart. |
| (D) Fire up | (III) to make someone excited and full of energy | Fire up means to fill people with energy and eagerness. | The coach’s short speech fired up the team before the final. |