Fill in the blank with the most appropriate option:
It took the two cousins most of the evening to ______ how Grandpa’s old valve radio had been wired.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → puzzle out
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: It took the two cousins most of the evening to puzzle out how Grandpa’s old valve radio had been wired.
| Phrasal verb | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) bring round | to persuade someone to agree with you | Ankit brought his parents round to the idea of a hostel. |
| (2) sound out | to find out what someone thinks by talking to them | Ma’am sounded out the class before fixing the picnic spot. |
| (3) puzzle out (answer) | to understand or solve something by thinking about it carefully | Riya finally puzzled out the last question of the maths olympiad paper. |
| (4) carry off | to do something difficult successfully, or to win a prize | Our school carried off the trophy at the inter-school quiz. |