Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank:
The young leg-spinner ______ the last four batsmen one by one, and the match was over well before tea.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → picked off
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.
Complete sentence: The young leg-spinner picked off the last four batsmen one by one, and the match was over well before tea.
| Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) picked at | to eat only small bits of food, without interest | Feeling unwell, Tanya only picked at her rice. |
| (2) picked off (answer) | to get the players of a team out, or defeat people, one at a time | In the quiz, our team picked off the other schools one round at a time. |
| (3) picked out | to choose one person or thing from a group | Ma picked out a blue sari for the wedding. |
| (4) picked on | to keep treating one person unkindly or blaming them unfairly | The older boys picked on Manav because he was new. |