Phrasal verbs – English Grammar Test for A2
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Reading Passage
Last Saturday, Maria’s day was very busy. She got up early because her alarm clock went off at 6 a.m. She quickly put on her shoes and set off to the market. On her way, her bike suddenly broke down, so she had to deal with the problem. Luckily, a man helped her and she finally caught up with her friend at the bus stop.
At the market, Maria came across an old friend from school. They talked for a while and promised to call back each other later. After shopping, Maria came back home, put away the groceries, and carried on with her cleaning.
In the afternoon, her neighbour asked her to look after a little girl. Maria agreed, but she had to put off her own homework. In the evening, she was tired but happy because she had dealt with everything well.
1 What time did Maria’s alarm clock …? (go off)
2 What did Maria do immediately after she … ? (get up)
3 How did she … for the market? (put on shoes)
4 What happened to her bike? (break down)
5 Who helped Maria … the problem? (deal with)
6 Did she … with her friend at the bus stop? (catch up)
7 Who did she … at the market? (come across)
8 Did she and her old friend promise to … each other? (call back)
9 When she finished shopping, where did Maria … ? (come back)
10 What did she do with the groceries? (put away)
11 After shopping, what housework did she … ? (carry on)
12 Who asked Maria to … a little girl? (look after)
13 What did Maria have to … because of this? (put off homework)
14 How did Maria feel in the evening? (tired but happy)
15 True/False: Maria’s alarm clock went out at 6 a.m.
16 True/False: She caught up with her teacher at the bus stop.
17 True/False: Maria came across an old friend at the market.
18 True/False: She called back her mother after shopping.
19 True/False: Maria put away the groceries at home.
20 True/False: She carried on with her cleaning.
21 Did Maria’s neighbour ask her to look after a boy or a girl?
22 What did Maria put off?
23 Who helped Maria when her bike broke down?
24 Did Maria return home after shopping? Which phrasal verb shows this?
25 Which phrasal verb means “start a journey” in the passage?
26 Which phrasal verb means “discover by chance” in the passage?
27 Which phrasal verb means “remove clothes”? Did Maria do this?
28 Which phrasal verb means “quit a bad habit”? Did Maria do this?
29 Which phrasal verb means “have a good relationship”? Did Maria use it?
30 Which phrasal verb means “finish”? Did it appear in the passage?
Answer
1 went off – alarms “go off” when they ring.
2 got up – “get up” = leave bed.
3 put on – “put on” = wear shoes/clothes.
4 broke down – “break down” = stop working.
5 helped her deal with – “deal with” = manage a problem.
6 Yes, she caught up with her friend – “catch up with” = reach the same level.
7 came across an old friend – “come across” = meet by chance.
8 Yes, they promised to call back each other – “call back” = return a call.
9 came back home – “come back” = return.
10 put away the groceries – “put away” = store properly.
11 carried on with cleaning – “carry on” = continue.
12 her neighbour – asked her to look after a little girl.
13 put off her homework – “put off” = postpone.
14 tired but happy – emotional result at the end.
15 False – It went off, not went out.
16 False – She caught up with her friend, not her teacher.
17 True – She came across an old friend at the market.
18 False – She promised to call back her old friend, not her mother.
19 True – She put away the groceries.
20 True – She carried on with her cleaning.
21 A girl – She looked after a little girl.
22 Her homework – She put off homework.
23 A man – He helped her deal with the bike problem.
24 Yes, she came back home – “come back” = return.
25 set off – “set off” = begin a trip.
26 came across – “come across” = find by chance.
27 take off – not in the passage, so no.
28 give up – not in the passage, so no.
29 get on (with) – not in the passage, so no.
30 be over – not in the passage, so no.