Replace the underlined verbs in List-I with a phrasal verb with the same meaning in List-II:-
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List-I (Sentences with underlined verbs) |
List-II (Phrasal verbs) |
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(A) I just can't overcome the feeling that someone is watching me. |
(I) pick up |
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(B) All the people I work with seem to have caught the flu. |
(II) wear off |
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(C) Once I'd had the injection, the pain started to gradually disappear. |
(III) gone down with |
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(D) As the breeze started to get stronger, we set off for the cottage. |
(IV) shake off |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:-
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)
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List-I (Sentences with underlined verbs) |
List-II (Phrasal verbs) |
Explanation |
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(A) I just can't overcome the feeling that someone is watching me. |
(IV) shake off |
Shake off means to get rid of, overcome, or dispel (a feeling, illness, or habit). |
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(B) All the people I work with seem to have caught the flu. |
(III) gone down with |
Go down with means to become ill with a disease. |
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(C) Once I'd had the injection, the pain started to gradually disappear. |
(II) wear off |
Wear off means to diminish gradually or stop completely (usually referring to the effect of a drug, pain, or feeling). |
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(D) As the breeze started to get stronger, we set off for the cottage. |
(I) pick up |
Pick up can mean to increase in speed or intensity (e.g., the wind picked up). |