English: Phrasal Replacement Questions For Upcoming Bank Exams
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January 16, 2018
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- I came across these old photos when I was tidying the closet.
1.came towards
2.came behind
3.came upfront
4.came along
5.No correction
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Answer – 5.No correction Explanation : Came across (something/someone) – find or meet unexpectedly.
- I am counting at you to make dinner while I am out.
1.counting in
2.counting over
3.counting on
4.counting out
5.No correction
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Answer – 3.counting on Explanation : Counting on someone – rely or depend on someone.
- My doctor wants me to cut over on sweets and fatty foods.
1.cut up
2.cut back
3.cut out
4.cut along
5.No correction
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Answer – 2.cut back Explanation : Cut back – an act of reducing something.
- A large number of ATM cards have never being used even once by the Jan Dhan account holders.
1.never being used
2.never will be used
3.never been using
4.never been used
5.never being using
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Answer – 4.never been used Explanation : ‘Being’ is used as a verb for continuous tense when the sentence is written in passive voice, but the sentence is not in continuous tense here, it is Present Perfect. So, replace being with ‘been’ and use 3rd form of verb – ‘used’. Hence the answer D.
- My boyfriend didn’t want to go to the ballet, but he finally agreed in.
1.rested in
2.drove in
3.gave in
4.gave away
5.No correction
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Answer – 3.gave in Explanation : Give in – cease fighting or arguing; admit defeat
- We are going up against the best soccer team in the city tonight.
1.going against
2.going in battling
3.going down fighting
4.going towards
5.No correction
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Answer – 5.No correction Explanation : Going up against – To confront; face; challenge
- Ever since your dad saw me stealing that chocolate bar he has looked into me.
1.threatened on
2.looked down on
3.hated up on
4.looked across
5.No correction
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Answer – 2.looked down on Explanation : Look down upon – to regard with contempt , despise, loathe etc.
- It was so hot in the church that an elderly lady passed in.
1.went in
2.passed over
3.fell out
4.passed out
5.No correction
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Answer – 4.passed out Explanation : Pass out – faint or collapse; become unconcious.
- We are phasing out our trip until January because of the hurricane.
1.putting out
2.cracking out
3.putting off
4.panning out
5.No correction
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Answer – 2.cracking out Explanation : Put off – to postpone.
- I don’t think I can put up with three small children in the car.
1.cope up with
2.handle up
3.put on with
4.check out with
5.No correction
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Answer – 5.No correction Explanation : Put up with (someone) – tolerate, endure etc
- The Prime Minister had to climb up over his tax proposals because there was so much opposition from the members of his own party.
1) climb down
2) climb on
3) climb with
4) climb at
5) No correction required.
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Answer – 1) Explanation : ‘climb down’ is the correct use. “climb down” means “Accept that you are wrong and change your position.”
- I spent the whole weekend Clear away the attic as it was full of papers and other junk.
1) clear off
2) clear out
3) clear up
4) clear on
5) No correction required.
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Answer – 2) Explanation : ‘clear out’ is the correct use. “clear out (clearing out)” means “Tidy up thoroughly and throw away unwanted stuff.”
- The banks have closed down a lot of branches in villages over the last few years.
1) closed off
2) close out
3) close through
4) close away
5) No correction required.
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Answer – 5) Explanation : No correction required. “closed down” means “Close a shop, branch or business permanently.”
- If you get behind by mortgage payments, you might lose your home.
1) clouded apart
2) clouded in
3) clouded away
4) get behind with
5) No correction required.
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Answer – 4) Explanation : ‘Get behind with ’ is the correct use. “Get behind with ” means “Be late paying instalments for something”
- They’re finding it increasingly difficult to get through since their daughter was born.
1) get down
2) get by
3) get by with
4) get by on
5) No correction required.
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Answer – 2) Explanation : ‘get by’ is the correct use. “get by” means “Have just enough money to live on.”
- She came out with the answer when everyone was expecting it to remain unsolved.
1) came out on
2) came out in
3) came out through
4) came out along
5) No correction required.
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Answer – 5) Explanation : No correction required. “come out with” means “Say something publicly and unexpectedly”
- When they had finished dinner, the children asked if they could get out.
1) coming towards
2) get down
3) coming through
4) coming by
5) No correction required.
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Answer – 2) Explanation : ‘get down ’ is the correct use. “get down ” means “Leave the table after eating.”
- News is coming within of a major accident on the M25, where freezing fog has been making driving conditions extremely dangerous.
1) coming through
2) coming around
3) coming across
4) coming over
5) No correction required.
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Answer – 1) Explanation : ‘ coming through’ is the correct use. “ coming through” means “Arrive (messages and information). ”
- I’ll be late home tonight because something’s come to at work has to be ready for tomorrow morning.
1) come into
2) come over
3) come down
4) come up
5) No correction required.
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Answer – 4) Explanation : ‘come up’ is the correct use. “come up” means “Appear.”
- Nobody could come up with a satisfactory explanation for the accident.
1) came up about
2) came up by
3) came in to
4) came with the
5) No correction required.
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Answer – 5) Explanation : No correction required. “come up with” means “Think of a solution, excuse, etc.”
