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The correct answer is 'comes off.'

Key Points

• The given sentence is talking something, about a man.
• The word 'as' in the given sentence indicates that something happens during the time when something else is taking place.
• 'Comes off' means to exist or be found to be present in a place or under a particular set of conditions.
• Example: His biting sense of humor comes off as mean-spirited rather than funny.
• The above given sentence is trying to convey the idea that the man is found to be very innocent but looks are misleading.
• Therefore, the most appropriate phrasal verb to be filled in the blank is 'comes off.'

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

Complete Sentence: He comes off as an innocent man; looks are deceptive.

Additional Information

• Let us explore the other options:
• 'Comes on' means to project an indicated personal image.
• 'Comes by' means to make a brief visit.
• 'Comes out' means to come into view.

The correct answer is 'turned up'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is talking about something after a month's absence.
• The word 'absence' in the given sentence indicates the period of time that someone or something is absent.
• 'Turned up' means to come into view.
• Example: My missing bike keys turned up just in time.
• The above given sentence is trying to convey the idea that the woman came into view(appeared) after being absent for a month.
• Therefore, the most appropriate phrasal verb to be filled in the blank is 'turned up'.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

Complete Sentence: She turned up after a month's absence.

Additional Information

• Let us explore the other options:
• 'Turned in' means to go to one's bed in order to sleep.
• 'Turned for' means to move around for someone or something.
• 'Turned aside' means to turn your head or body away from someone or something so that you are no longer looking at them.

The correct answer is 'caught on'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is talking about a footballer's haircut becoming popular.
• The word 'haircut' in the given sentence indicates the style in which a person's hair is cut.
• 'Caught on' means to become popular or fashionable.
• Example: The new folk song caught on really quickly.
• Therefore, the most appropriate phrasal verb to be filled in the blank is 'caught on'.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

Complete Sentence: The footballer's haircut caught on with the young generation within no time.

Additional Information

• Let us explore the other options:
• 'Catching on' means as in going, working out.
• 'Caught up' means to hold the attention.
• 'Catches in' means to physically capture someone in something, such as a trap.

The correct answer is 'hold up'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is talking about something in the traffic which inconvenienced the public.
• The word 'inconvenience' in the given sentence indicates a cause of trouble or difficulty.
• 'Hold up' means delay or block the movement or progress of someone or something.
• Example: Continuing violence could hold up progress towards reform.
• The above given sentence talks about the delay in traffic which inconvenienced the public.
• Therefore, the most appropriate phrasal verb to be filled in the blank is 'hold up'.

Hence, the correct answer is option 1.

Complete Sentence: There was a hold up in the traffic which inconvenienced the public.

Additional Information

• Let us explore the other options:
• 'Hold out' means to continue to operate or to meet one's needs.
• 'Hold over' means to postpone something.
• 'Hold around' means to hold someone or something in various places around someplace.

The correct answer is 'passed out'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is talking about something due to which the thief has to be shifted to the hospital.
• The word 'hit' in the given sentence indicates causing harm or distress to someone.
• 'Passed out' means to lose consciousness or die.
• Example: She passed out when she heard the tragic news.
• Therefore, the most appropriate phrasal verb to be filled in the blank is 'passed out'.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

Complete Sentence: After getting hit by the mob, the thief passed out and has to be shifted to the hospital.

Additional Information

• Let us explore the other options:
• 'Passed up' means to let go by without accepting or taking advantage.
• 'Passed after' means moved after someone.
• 'Passed in' means to give something to a person who will review it.

The correct answer is 'show off'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is talking about celebrities' tendency to something in the media presence.
• The word 'tendency' in the given sentence indicates an inclination towards a particular type of behaviour.
• 'Show off' means to behave in a way that is intended to attract people’s attention and make them admire you.
• Example: This was a chance to show off her talents before a real audience.
• Therefore, the most appropriate phrasal verb to be filled in the blank is 'show off'.

Hence, the correct answer is option 2.

Complete Sentence: Celebrities have a tendency to show off in the presence of the media.

Additional Information

• Let us explore the other options:
• 'Show of' means a spectacle or display, typically an impressive one.
• 'Show out' means to lead someone to the door by which they leave a place.
• 'Show up' means to expose someone or something as being bad or faulty.

The correct answer is 'throw away'.

Key Points

• The given sentence is talking about a trendy jacket at low price.
• The word 'got' in the given sentence indicates success in attaining, achieving, or experiencing; obtaining.
• 'Throw away' is used to describe a price that is very low.
• Example: Analysts warned that expecting to buy hi-tech products at increasingly throwaway prices would eventually cause us all problems.
• Therefore, the most appropriate phrasal verb to be filled in the blank is 'throw away'.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

Complete Sentence: I got a trendy jacket at a throw away price.

Additional Information

• Let us explore the other options:
• 'Throw out' means to force someone to leave a place or group.
• 'Throw over' means to show an unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.
• 'Throw at' means to criticize someone in an unkind or unfair way.

The correct answer is 'ran into'.

Key Points:-

• The given sentence is talking about the meeting of Karan and his English Professor at the shopping mall.
• The word 'coincidence' in the given sentence indicates a remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection.

Complete Sentence: It was by sheer coincidence that Karan ran into his English Professor at the shopping mall.

Important Points 

• When we meet someone by chance i.e. coincidentally we use ran into.
• 'Ran into' means to meet someone by chance.
• In the given sentence Karan met his English Professor therefore the correct option is 'ran into.' 
• Example: She was rushing down the hallway and ran right into Thomas, knocking his papers everywhere.
• Therefore, the most appropriate phrasal verb to be filled in the blank is 'ran into'.

Additional Information

• Let us explore the other options:-
• 'Ran over' means to hit someone or something with a vehicle and drive over them.
• 'Ran by' means to tell someone your ideas so that they can give you their opinion.
• 'Ran after' means to chase or pursue.

The correct answer is 'chickens'.

Key Points

• Let us explore the given options:
• Sparrows are small old-world birds related to the weaver birds.
• Example: The sparrows chirp outside the window every morning.
• Roosters are the male domestic fowls; a cock.
• Example: The roosters were crowing and the dawn was not far off.
• Chickens are the domestic fowls kept for their eggs or meat, especially a young one.
• Example: Count not your chickens before they are hatched.
• Ducks are water birds with a broad blunt bill, short legs, webbed feet, and a waddling gait.
• Example: The ducks started quacking loudly when we threw them some bread.
• The proverb means don’t make plans based on a good thing happening before it has actually happened.
• Example: Before committing to give the payment, wait till you receive the money from the bank. Don’t count your chickens before they hatch.

Hence, the correct answer is option 3.

Complete Sentence: Don't count your chickens before they hatch.

The correct answer is 'water'.

Key Points

• Let us explore the given options:
• Ocean is a very large expanse of sea.
• Example: The sun's heat vaporizes the water of the ocean.
• Stream is a small, narrow river.
• Example: A stream of water went brattling.
• River is a large natural stream of water flowing in a channel to the sea, a lake, or another river.
• Example: Dip him in the river who loves water.
• Water is a colourless, transparent, odourless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms.
• Example: Pigeons drink water as they cool off in a tub.
• The proverb means we can offer good things to people but we can’t force them to accept that.
• Example: My father always wanted me to become a doctor, but I just wanted to be a cricketer. It is true that you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.

Hence, the correct answer is option 4.

Complete Sentence: You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink it. 

• Ocean का एक बहुत बड़ा विस्तार है ।
• Example: The sun's heat vaporizes the water of the ocean.
• Stream एक छोटी, संकरी नदी है ।
• Example: A stream of water went brattling.
• नदी पानी की एक बड़ी प्राकृतिक धारा है जो एक चैनल में समुद्र, एक झील या किसी अन्य नदी में बहती है ।
• Example: Dip him in the river who loves water.
• पानी है   एक रंगहीन, पारदर्शी, गंधहीन तरल जो समुद्रों, झीलों, नदियों और वर्षा का निर्माण करता है और जीवों के तरल पदार्थों का आधार है ।
• Example: Pigeons drink water as they cool off in a tub.
• proverb  का मतलब है कि हम लोगों को अच्छी चीजें दे सकते हैं लेकिन हम उन्हें इसे स्वीकार करने के लिए मजबूर नहीं कर सकते ।
• Example: My father always wanted me to become a doctor, but I just wanted to be a cricketer. It is true that you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make him drink.