Choose the correct Phrasal verb to complete the following sentence.
They _______ the story on stage.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → acted out
To act out a story or an event is to perform it, showing it with actions and words, as on a stage, which is what the sentence describes.
Example: The children acted out the story of Ramayana at the school function.
Complete sentence: They acted out the story on stage.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 2: acted in — Incorrect. One acts in a play or a film, taking a role in it; "acted in the story on stage" does not say that they performed the story, which is what the sentence means.
Example: She has acted in three Hindi films.
Option 3: acted at — Incorrect. "Act at" is not a phrasal verb; "at" only shows a place, as in "acted at the town hall".
Example: The troupe acted at the town hall last night.
Option 4: acted up — Incorrect. To act up is to behave badly or, of a machine, to stop working properly; it does not take an object like "the story".
Example: My old laptop has been acting up all week.