Sentences Test 38

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Question 1
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Which of the following alternatives best expresses the meaning of the phrase "Call up"?

A
To pay a visit to

B
Recollect

C
Meet

D
Exhort

E
Beg for support

Solution

Call up can mean 'to make you remember something'.
Option B is correct. Recollect also means 'to remember something'. Thus, it is the correct answer.
The other options do not express the meaning of the phrase 'call up'. 'To pay a visit' means 'to travel somewhere', 'meet' means 'get together', 'Exhort' means 'encourage', 'beg for support' means 'to plead for assistance'. Thus, they are incorrect.
Question 2
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given phrase:
Back away

A
Move away

B
Move on

C
Move backwards

D
Move forwards

Solution

'Back away' means to move backward away from something or someone. Eg. She saw that he had a gun and backed away.
Move away means to go to live in another area.
Move on means to leave the place where you are staying and go somewhere else or to start a new activity.
Move forwards means to progress.
Thus, option C is the correct answer. Rest of the options are incorrect.
Question 3
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Select the meaning of the given phrase / idiom:

Pulled up

A
Helped

B
Advised

C
Told

D
Scolded

Solution

Pulled up has different meanings
1. to force something/someone upwards
2. to produce information about some one
3. to draw something close to make it available for use
4. to uproot something especially a plant
5. to hold someone responsible or accountable for something they did or said.

looking at various meanings of pulled option D (scolded) is correct as per no. 5 e.g. The teacher pulled up Harry for his misbehavior in the class.
Question 4
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Complete the sentence using one of the four options given below.

He made _____ but failed.

A
Attempt after attempts

B
Attempts after attempts

C
Attempts after attempt

D
Attempt after attempt

Solution

From the sentence we can conclude that he made repeated attempts but failed. Thus, the answer must be a correct idiomatic expression that means 'repeated attempts'.
Option D is correct. It means 'Repeated attempts'. Also, it is a correct idiomatic expression. Thus, it is the answer.
Options A, B, and C are not correct idiomatic expressions. Thus, they are not the correct options.
Question 5
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Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase:
Look back

A
See backwards

B
Examine

C
Think of the past

D
Rejoice over some past event

Solution

'Look back' means to think of the past or review the past. Although 'rejoice over some past event' also refers to the past, it is not the right meaning of 'look back' since there is no indication of 'rejoicing or happiness' connected to this phrase.
Question 6
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Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
"To get rid of"

A
To be deprived of

B
To understand

C
To become free from

D
To prevail over

E
To become irritated

Solution

Option C is the correct answer because the phrase 'to get rid of' means to clear, disencumber, or free of something objectionable.
Options A, B, D and E are incorrect because these are not the correct meanings of the given phrase.
Question 7
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Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
"Hand over"

A
Help out

B
Give in

C
Transmit

D
Give up

E
Make over

Solution

“Hand over” means to pass the responsibility to someone else.
“Help out” means to provide aid when in need.
“Give in” means to cease fighting, to accept defeat.
“Transmit” means to transfer something
“Give up” means to cease to make an effort or to cease control over something.
“Make over” means to complete change over
Hence option D is the correct answer because it is the correct meaning of the given phrase.
Question 8
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Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
"Hang out"

A
Be consistent

B
Suspend

C
Loiter near a place

D
Continue

E
Display

Solution

“Hang out” most generally means to hang clothes in a clothesline to dry, while the clothes are exposed to the outside.
“Be consistent” means to be regular.
“Suspend” means to stop temporarily.
“Loiter near a place” means to roam around a spot.
“Continue” means to start where it was stopped
“Display” means to put (something) in a prominent place in order that it may readily be seen.
Hence option E is the most suitable meaning for the given phrase.
Question 9
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Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
"Look after"

A
Think in perspective

B
Evaluate

C
Point towards

D
Retrace one's step

E
Take care of

Solution

'Look after' means to take care of or be in charge of something. Therefore option E is the correct answer.
Options A, B, C and D are incorrect because 'think in perspective' means to think about a situation or problem in a wise and reasonable way, 'evaluate' means to judge or calculate the quality, importance, amount, or value of something, 'point towards' means to make it seem likely that a particular fact is true or that a particular event will happen and 'retrace one's step' means to go back to a place in the same way that you came.
Question 10
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Choose the correct meaning of the given phrase.
"Look for"

A
To search for

B
To care earnestly

C
To disregard

D
To venerate

E
To identify

Solution

Option A is the correct answer because the phrase 'look for' means to search for someone or something.
Options B, C, D and E are incorrect because 'to care earnestly' means to look after something/someone in a serious and determined way, 'to disregard' means to not show any care or respect, 'to venerate' means to honor or very much respect a person or thing and 'to identify' means to recognize.

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Sentences Test 38

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Question 1

To pay a visit to

Recollect

Meet

Exhort

Beg for support

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Question 2

Move away

Move on

Move backwards

Move forwards

Solution

Question 3

Helped

Advised

Told

Scolded

Solution

Question 4

Attempt after attempts

Attempts after attempts

Attempts after attempt

Attempt after attempt

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Question 5

See backwards

Examine

Think of the past

Rejoice over some past event

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Question 6

To be deprived of

To understand

To become free from

To prevail over

To become irritated

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Question 7

Help out

Give in

Transmit

Give up

Make over

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Question 8

Be consistent

Suspend

Loiter near a place

Continue

Display

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Question 9

Think in perspective

Evaluate

Point towards

Retrace one's step

Take care of

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Question 10

To search for

To care earnestly

To disregard

To venerate

To identify

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