Test Phrasal Verbs cu IN

1. Please ________ the form with your personal information.

A. fill in
B. give in
C. join in
D. drop in

2. We were surprised when Tom ________ without calling first.

A. checked in
B. dropped in
C. handed in
D. fitted in

3. The teacher asked the students to ________ their homework before Friday.

A. send in
B. break in
C. move in
D. get in

4. Please ________ your headphones before you start the video.

A. type in
B. plug in
C. cut in
D. check in

5. We are going to ________ our new apartment next weekend.

A. move in
B. walk in
C. give in
D. join in

6. Sarah couldn’t ________ with the other students because she was very shy.

A. break in
B. fit in
C. get in
D. hand in

7. Someone ________ while we were away and took several valuable things from the house.

A. broke in
B. cut in
C. dropped in
D. got in

8. “Can I ________ your game?” asked Mike.

A. join in
B. type in
C. fill in
D. send in

9. We had to ________ at the hotel before going to our room.

A. give in
B. check in
C. cut in
D. walk in

10. After arguing for an hour, he finally ________ and accepted their decision.

A. came in
B. got in
C. gave in
D. moved in

Test Phrasal Verbs cu OFF

1. Before leaving the house, please ________ the lights and ________ your computer.
a) turn off / log off
b) call off / take off
c) cut off / show off

2. The electricity was suddenly ________ during the storm, so the organizers decided to ________ the concert.
a) cut off / call off
b) called off / cut off
c) switched off / put off

3. We ________ early in the morning and ________ the train at the next station.
a) got off / set off
b) set off / got off
c) drove off / dropped off

4. She ________ her jacket because she was hot and ________ the label from her new dress.
a) took off / peeled off
b) put off / wiped off
c) came off / crossed off

5. My alarm ________ at 6:30, and when I checked the fridge, I realized that the milk had ________.
a) wore off / gone off  
b) gone off / worn off
c) went off / gone off

6. The plane ________ at 9:00, and her new business really ________ after she appeared on TV.
a) took off / took off
b) set off / took off
c) took off / set off

7. We had to ________ the meeting until Monday because the bad weather ________ several people from travelling.
a) put off / put off
b) call off / take off
c) cut off / wear off

8. He loves to ________ in front of his friends, but all his hard work eventually ________.
a) doze off / gave off  
b) pay off / showed off
c) show off / paid off

Test phrasal verbs cu DOWN

TEST GRILĂ — Phrasal Verbs cu “DOWN”

1. After the meeting, she wanted to (1) ___ before dinner, but her boss asked her to (2) ___ and finish the report first.

a) lie down / sit down

b) burn down / go down

c) fall down / run down

d) shut down / turn down

2. The old factory had to (1) ___ after the fire, and unfortunately the whole building (2) ___ within an hour.

a) close down / calmed down

b) close down / burned down

c) slow down / fell down

d) break down / settled down

3. My car (1) ___ on the highway this morning, so I had to (2) ___ my speed and pull over carefully.

a) broke down / slow down

b) shut down / cut down

c) fell down / turn down

d) came down / settle down

4. He decided to (1) ___ the job offer because the salary kept (2) ___ every year.

a) let down / running down

b) turn down / going down

c) back down / burning down

d) look down on / breaking down

5. The detective finally managed to (1) ___ the missing documents, and immediately (2) ___ all the important details.

a) write down / put down

b) track down / wrote down

c) come down with / took down

d) knock down / settled down

6. I don’t want to (1) ___ my parents, so I promised to (2) ___ and finish university this year.

a) let down / settle down

b) look down on / calm down

c) run down / back down

d) turn down / burn down

7. After years of travelling, they finally (1) ___ in a small town, even though their friends used to (2) ___ people who lived such quiet lives.

a) settled down / look down on

b) backed down / run down

c) calmed down / cut down on

d) came down / knocked down

8. She’s always (1) ___ her colleagues behind their backs, but lately she’s been feeling completely (2) ___ herself, with no energy left.

a) letting down / burned down

b) turning down / settled down

c) running down / run down

d) cutting down / broken down

9. The teacher asked the children to (1) ___ before the lesson, but one boy accidentally (2) ___ while running to his seat.

a) settle down / fell down

b) calm down / broke down

c) sit down / burned down

d) back down / shut down

Test Phrasal Verbs cu UP

1. The cat was lying on the floor, but quickly __________ when it smelled the roast beef.

a) stood up

b) picked up

c) got up  

2. The music was so loud that I had to ______ so everyone could hear what I was saying.

a) stand up

b) cheer up

c) speak up

3. She _______ in a small village, where she was _______ by her grandparents.

a) grew up / brought up

b) brought up / grew up

c) grew up / grown up

d) picked up / brought up

4. I’ve noticed you’ve been sad lately; let’s go watch a movie to _______ a bit.

a) wrap up

b) dress up  

c) cheer up  

5. We were late, so we had to walk faster to _________ with the rest of the group.

a) catch up

b) grow up

c) pick up

6. We don’t have any paper left—we’ve ______ it ______.

a) finished … up

b) eaten … up

c) used … up

7. The workers _______ a new fence around the garden, and the lawyer _______ the contract for the land sale.

a) set up / drew up 

b) put up / drew up

c) put up / set up

d) drew up / put up

8. The marketing team needs to _______ a fresh, original idea for next year’s campaign.

a) draw up

b) come up with

 c) set up

9. A. She ________ the book from the floor and then _________.

a) picked up / got up

b) picked up / stood up

c) put up / stood up

10.  Before leaving, we need to ______ the car.

a) fill up

b) use up

c) set up

Test False Friends 2

Choose the best option.

1. The lawyer’s explanation was ______ with all the evidence presented in court.

A) constant
B) consistent
C) substantial

2. The report revealed ______ losses caused by the cyber-attack.

A) consistent
B) substantial
C) prejudiced

3. I picked up a gardening ______ while waiting for my appointment.


A) diary
B) journal
C) magazine

4. There’s a small ______ on the corner where I usually buy coffee and snacks.

A) magazine
B) journal
C) shop

5. The team felt deep ______ after losing the final despite leading most of the match.

A) deception
B) prejudice
C) disappointment

6. The research was published in a peer-reviewed ______ specializing in neuroscience.

A) diary
B) journal
C) magazine

7. After checking my pockets three times, I suddenly ______ that my passport was still at home.

A) achieved
B) realized
C) damaged

8. Years of dedication helped her ______ her goal of becoming a surgeon.

A) realize
B) prejudice
C) achieve

9. The storm caused significant ______ to several buildings along the coast.

A) prejudice
B) deception
C) damage

10. Her ______ against people with tattoos disappeared after she got to know them.

A) prejudice
B) deception

C) damage


Test diverse timpuri

1. It’s June. By the end of April, our team _____ over 200 support tickets and ______ customer satisfaction by 20%.

a) was resolving / improved

b) has resolved / has improved

c) has been resolving / improved

d) had resolved / had improved

2. She ______ three emails this morning and ______ on the fourth one right now.

a) has written / is working

b) wrote / is working

c) had written / was working

d) has been writing / works

3. I ______ they ______ the contract yet.  Can you check?

a) am thinking / didn’t sign

b) thought / aren’t signing

c) am thinking / haven’t signed

d) think / haven’t signed

4. The CEO _____ the figures when suddenly the fire alarm ______.

a) was reviewing / went off

b) reviewed / was going off

c) has reviewed / has gone off

d) was reviewing / has gone off

5. We ______ this supplier for five years and we still ______ their invoicing process.

a) used / aren’t understanding

b) have used / aren’t understanding

c) have been using / don’t understand

d) use / don’t understand

6. The team ______ on this bug since Tuesday and they ______ a fix yet.

a) has been working / haven’t found

b) is working / didn’t find

c) has worked / haven’t been finding

d) works / didn’t find

7. I can’t talk now, I____________ the manager, he _____________in his office for 10 minutes waiting for me.

a) meet / is

b) am meeting / has been

c) am meeting / is

d) meet / has been being

8. He ___________ freely at the conference a month ago and __________ an excellent speech.

a) has spoken / has given

b) spoke / has given

c) spoke / gave

d) has spoken / gave