Question

Complete the sentences given in List-I with the appropriate phrasal verbs given in List-II :

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Phrasal verbs)
(A) She was very ____________ with him for his offensive remarks on women in politics.	(I) give away
(B) I have plenty of interesting books to ____________ to book lovers.	(II) cut down
(C) Strange that people easily _______________ to temptation and ruin their reputation!	(III) cut up
(D) Rahul is trying to __________ on his smoking.	(IV) give in

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

• (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (III), (D) - (IV)
• (A) - (II), (B) - (IV), (C) - (I), (D) - (III)
• (A) - (I), (B) - (II), (C) - (IV), (D) - (III)
• (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Analysis of the sentences with context-sensitive phrasal verbs:

1. (A) She was very cut up with him for his offensive remarks on women in politics.
   Here, "cut up" means being upset or deeply affected emotionally.
2. (B) I have plenty of interesting books to give away to book lovers.
   "Give away" is appropriate, meaning to distribute or give for free.
3. (C) Strange that people easily give in to temptation and ruin their reputation!
   "Give in" means to succumb or yield, fitting the sentence context.
4. (D) Rahul is trying to cut down on his smoking.
   "Cut down" is suitable, meaning to reduce consumption.

From this analysis, the correct matching is (A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II), which appropriately aligns with context suitable phrasal verbs.

Answer 2

The correct sequence is:

(A) - (III), (B) - (I), (C) - (IV), (D) - (II)

Explanation:

(A) "She was very ____________ with him for his offensive remarks on women in politics. (III) "cut up" fits here as it means to become upset or angry. "Cut up" is used when someone is deeply hurt or offended, making it the correct match.

(B) "I have plenty of interesting books to ____________ to book lovers. (I) "give away" fits here as it means to distribute something for free. "Give away" is used when you want to share something with others, making it the correct phrase.

(C) "Strange that people easily _______________ to temptation and ruin their reputation! (IV) "give in" fits here as it means to yield or succumb to temptation. "Give in" is appropriate when someone surrenders to pressure or desire.

(D) "Rahul is trying to __________ on his smoking." (II) "cut down" fits here as it means to reduce or decrease something. "Cut down" is used when you are trying to reduce or stop doing something like smoking.