Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the phrasal…

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 getting her first salary, Kavya ______ on a new phone for her mother.	(I) latched on to
(B) Some viewers ______ one careless remark in the minister’s speech and ignored everything else he said.	(II) tough out
(C) The hostel heater broke in January, but rather than go home, the students chose to ______ the last two weeks of term.	(III) screen out
(D) A short online test is used to ______ applicants who do not meet the basic requirements.	(IV) splashed out

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (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
(A) After getting her first salary, Kavya splashed out on a new phone for her mother.	(IV) splashed out	Splash out means to spend a lot of money on something special, usually for pleasure.
(B) Some viewers latched on to one careless remark in the minister’s speech and ignored everything else he said.	(I) latched on to	Latch on to means to fix your attention on one idea or detail and keep holding on to it.
(C) The hostel heater broke in January, but rather than go home, the students chose to tough out the last two weeks of term.	(II) tough out	Tough out means to get through a hard time with courage instead of giving up.
(D) A short online test is used to screen out applicants who do not meet the basic requirements.	(III) screen out	Screen out means to check a group and remove the people or things that are not suitable.

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 getting her first salary, Kavya ______ on a new phone for her mother.	(I) latched on to
(B) Some viewers ______ one careless remark in the minister’s speech and ignored everything else he said.	(II) tough out
(C) The hostel heater broke in January, but rather than go home, the students chose to ______ the last two weeks of term.	(III) screen out
(D) A short online test is used to ______ applicants who do not meet the basic requirements.	(IV) splashed out

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (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
(A) After getting her first salary, Kavya splashed out on a new phone for her mother.	(IV) splashed out	Splash out means to spend a lot of money on something special, usually for pleasure.
(B) Some viewers latched on to one careless remark in the minister’s speech and ignored everything else he said.	(I) latched on to	Latch on to means to fix your attention on one idea or detail and keep holding on to it.
(C) The hostel heater broke in January, but rather than go home, the students chose to tough out the last two weeks of term.	(II) tough out	Tough out means to get through a hard time with courage instead of giving up.
(D) A short online test is used to screen out applicants who do not meet the basic requirements.	(III) screen out	Screen out means to check a group and remove the people or things that are not suitable.