CAT 1
PHRASAL VERBS (WRITTEN ROUND)
Identify and underline the phrasal verbs in the given sentences:
Eg. We look after our neighbour’s pet while they are away. ( take care of)
Ans: We look after our neighbour’s pet while they are away.
1. They carried on their studies. (manage,continue)
2. He got over his difficulties. (overcome)
3. Mr. John says he will look into the matter. (investigate)
4. Look up this word in the dictionary. (search for and find, improve)
5. I am going out tonight with my friends. ( go outside )
6. The ship went down. (sink)
7. The soldiers broke into the fort of the enemy. (enter forcibly)
8. Public opinion has turned against the present government. (become hostile
to)
9. Parents bring up their children with great care. (raise a child)
10. He turned down the job offer because it involved too much travelling.
(reject, refuse)
ANSWERS
1. They carried on their studies. (manage,continue)
2. He got over his difficulties. (overcome)
3. Mr John says he will look into the matter. (investigate)
4. Look up this word in the dictionary. (search for and find,improve)
5. I am going out tonight with my friends. ( Go outside )
6. The ship went down. (sink)
7. The soldiers broke into the fort of the enemy. (enter forcibly)
8. Public opinion has turned against the present government. (become hostile
to)
9. Parents bring up their children with great care.
10. He turned down the job offer because it involved too much travelling.
(reject, refuse)
WORD ORIGIN (ORAL ROUND)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Zero
Bluff
Dupe
Bandit
Pyre
ARAB
sifr
DUTCH
blaf
FRENCH
Dupe
GERMAN
bannan
GREEK
pyra
Sandal
GREEK
Item
LATIN
Ivory
LATIN
Join
LATIN
Pause
GREEK
sandalion
Item
eboreus
iungere
pausis
SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS (ORAL ROUND)
A word will be given with a letter in brackets. The student should give the
synonym of the word beginning with that letter, its spelling, any antonym of
that synonym and its spelling.
WORD
HAPPY (M)
SYNONYM
MERRY
ADD (S)
SUM
RICH (W)
WEALTHY
AIM (W)
WISH
DIM (P)
PALE
NAP (R)
REST
SMART (W)
WISE
GRAB (T)
TAKE
DAMP (M)
MOIST
HARM (H)
HURT
ANTONYMS
GRAVE, SAD, SERIOUS,
SORROWFUL, UNHAPPY,
UPSET
FRACTION, PART
DEPRIVED, LACKING,
NEEDY, POOR, WANTING
DISLIKE, HATE, HATRED
BRIGHT, COLOURFUL,
GLOWING, RADIANT
ACTION, ACTIVITY,
ENERGY
FOOLISH, IGNORANT,
STUPID, UNINTELLIGENT
GIVE, OFFER, REFUSE,
REJECT
DRY
AID, ASSIST, CURE, HELP,
HEAL, SOOTHE