Answers to English Module-3

Ans. 1.b;2. a; 3.d;4. c; 5.f; 6. e; 7.h; 8.g; 9.j; 10. i.

Fill in the blanks:
2.prevail on;6.shake off; 1.show him up ; 4.stave
off ;7. sticking out for; 9.think sth over; 3.Train
up;
10.trumped up; 8.be well off ; 5.bore away
Synonyms:
1. D
2. D
3. A
4. A
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. A
10.C
11.B
12.C
13.C
14.A
15.B
16.B
17.C
18.A
19.B
20.A
Antonyms:
1) C
2) D
3) B
4) A
5) C
6) B
 7) B
8) A
9) C
10) D.

Match the following:

1. bear up – withstand, tolerate ( I didn’t think he would bear up so well in that
situation.)
2. bear with – be patient ;(Please bear with me while I fill out the paperwork.)
3. blow in – visit unexpectedly ; (My cousin blew in unexpectedly with his
entire family.)
4. blow over – pass without creating a problem; (All this negative publicity will
blow over in a couple of weeks.)
5. blow up – make explode; destroy using explosives : (The terrorists blew the
bridge up.)
6. break sth down – analyse in detail: (We need to break this problem down in
order to solve.
7. Break down - become mentally ill: (She broke down after her husband died.)
8. Break sth in – wear or use something new until it is comfortable: (I need to
bread these shoes in before I go hiking.)
9. Break in – enter a place unlawfully: (The burglar broke in between midnight
and 3 AM.) (The burglar broke into the house.)
10. Break in on – interrupt: (John broke in on the conversation and told us to get
back to work.)
11. Break sth off – end sth. (Lily broke her engagement to John off.)