PET Idioms & Phrasal Verbs 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: She decided to ___ the job offer after thinking about it carefully.
- turn down (Correct answer)
- turn up
- turn out
- turn over
Correct answer: turn down
'Turn down' means to refuse or reject an offer.
Question 2: My car broke down, so I had to ___ a mechanic.
- call off
- call on
- call up (Correct answer)
- call out
Correct answer: call up
'Call up' means to telephone someone.
Question 3: The manager asked us to ___ the meeting until next week.
- put away
- put off (Correct answer)
- put out
- put down
Correct answer: put off
'Put off' means to postpone or delay something.
Question 4: What does 'under the weather' mean?
- Feeling slightly ill (Correct answer)
- Caught in the rain
- Very cold
- Feeling stressed
Correct answer: Feeling slightly ill
'Under the weather' is an idiom meaning to feel slightly sick.
Question 5: He ___ his bad mood by snapping at his colleagues all day.
- took out (Correct answer)
- took off
- took over
- took up
Correct answer: took out
'Take out' (frustration on someone) means to direct negative feelings at another person.
Question 6: The firefighters managed to ___ the blaze before it spread.
- put off
- put away
- put out (Correct answer)
- put down
Correct answer: put out
'Put out' means to extinguish a fire.
Question 7: When the teacher asked who broke the window, nobody wanted to ___.
- spill the beans
- face the music (Correct answer)
- let the cat out of the bag
- break a leg
Correct answer: face the music
'Face the music' means to accept consequences for something you did wrong.
PET Idioms & Phrasal Verbs 2
She decided to ___ the job offer after thinking about it carefully.