Phrasal Verbs Quiz: Phrasal Verbs MCQ Practice Exercise

Question 1:  Which phrasal verb means to cancel something?

(A) Give up

(B) Take off

(C) Call off

(D) Look for

Question 2:  What does the phrasal verb 'put off' mean?

(A) To postpone

(B) To remove

(C) To fix

(D) To discover

Question 3:  Identify the correct usage of 'run into' in a sentence.

(A) I will run into my homework later

(B) She ran into an old friend at the store

(C) He runs into the meeting every day

(D) They are running into the problem soon

Question 4:  Choose the correct phrasal verb for the sentence: 'The meeting was ___ because no one showed up.'

(A) Called off

(B) Called in

(C) Called up

(D) Called out

Question 5:  Which of the following is a synonym for 'look after'?

(A) Ignore

(B) Care for

(C) Leave behind

(D) Put down

Question 6:  In the sentence, 'Please do not ___ the problem; we need to solve it now,' which phrasal verb fits?

(A) Look over

(B) Talk down

(C) Put off

(D) Turn down

Question 7:  What does 'give up' mean in the context of trying to achieve something?

(A) To surrender

(B) To continue

(C) To start

(D) To learn

Question 8:  Which phrasal verb means to increase in volume or intensity?

(A) Turn down

(B) Turn up

(C) Give in

(D) Break down

Question 9:  Choose the sentence that correctly uses 'take off.'

(A) She will take off the lights at night

(B) The plane will take off at noon

(C) He takes off his shoes in the morning

(D) They are taking off the meeting schedule

Question 10:  Identify the phrasal verb that means to reduce something.

(A) Bring down

(B) Look into

(C) Go on

(D) Set up