Mixed Phrasal Verbs #2

Choose the word or phrase that best replaces the phrasal verb in the question.

1. Jack enjoyed hamming up his role in the new play.

1. acting in a way that make people laugh
2. performing
3. learning

2. Can you run that proposal by me?

1. read
2. listen to
3. repeat

3. Did you stock up on water before Y2K?

1. buy a lot of something
2. finish something
3. drink

4. He was very clever. He sniffed out the answer almost immediately.

1. smell
2. ask
3. discover information

5. Jack headed that problem off nicely.

1. understand
2. prevent
3. finish

6. Please don't harp on that. I know I shouldn't have bought it.

1. play
2. complain about
3. jump up and down

7. He set forth his opinion during his speech.

1. leave
2. explain clearly
3. begin

8. I'm trying to crank out a number of quizzes this month.

1. write
2. produce many
3. begin