Drop Zone: Phrasal Verbs Challenge

Drop Zone Quiz: Drop Zone: Phrasal Verbs Challenge (B2, Teens, 15 questions)

A fast-paced Plinko-style quiz reviewing the unit's phrasal verbs (top up, notch up, come by, lead up to, set out, kick in, tap into, brush up, cook up, lap up, lighten up, pile up, summon up) plus 'faced with' and 'face up to'. Each correct answer earns a ball drop.

A free Drop Zone Quiz for Teens at CEFR B2 level. Topic: Face with.

Questions

  1. I need to ___ my phone credit before I call my mum tonight. — A) turn up B) top up C) back up D) fill in
  2. Our school basketball team ___ its tenth win of the season last night. — A) summed up B) ticked off C) notched up D) noted down
  3. Good part-time jobs are hard to ___ in a small town like ours. — A) come off B) come over C) come round D) come by
  4. In the weeks ___ the final exams, she barely left her room. — A) bringing up to B) leading off from C) leading up to D) leading on to
  5. We ___ early so that we could reach the top of the mountain before sunset. — A) set up B) set aside C) set back D) set out
  6. After about twenty minutes, the painkillers finally ___ and I felt much better. — A) kicked back B) kicked out C) kicked off D) kicked in
  7. The campaign succeeded because it managed to ___ young people's anger about climate change. — A) break into B) tap into C) tap out D) dip into
  8. I really should ___ my French before the exchange trip to Lyon. — A) brush off B) brush up on C) clean up on D) brush aside
  9. He ___ a ridiculous story about why his homework had gone missing. — A) worked out B) cooked out C) summed up D) cooked up
  10. The singer clearly ___ all the attention from fans who had waited outside the premiere. — A) lapped up B) looked up to C) lapped over D) picked over
  11. Which sentence uses 'lighten up' correctly? — A) He lightened up a candle because the power had gone out. B) Lighten up — it was only a joke, and nobody meant to insult you. C) The teacher asked us to lighten up the key answers on the board. D) She lightened up her mind to the new idea after the…
  12. If your homework 'piles up' while you are ill, it… — A) gradually increases until it becomes hard to manage. B) is quietly cancelled by your teachers. C) gets finished in a rush at the last minute. D) is shared out among your classmates.
  13. She had to ___ all her courage to tell her friends the truth about what had happened at the party. — A) gather round B) summon up C) sum up D) call up
  14. When ___ such a difficult choice, most teenagers would probably ask someone they trust for advice. — A) facing to B) faced at C) faced with D) face on
  15. The coach told the players that they had to ___ the fact that they had played badly. — A) face down to B) face out of C) face up to D) face off with

Printable worksheet

This Drop Zone Quiz comes with a free printable worksheet: 2 parts for students to do after the game, and an answer key for the teacher. It prints at three levels (Support, Core and Challenge); this is the Challenge sheet. Sign in free to print the whole sheet.

What's on the worksheet

  1. Answer from memory · No options this time. Write the answer.
  2. Write your own question · Write a new question about face with, with one right answer and three wrong ones.

Part 1: Answer from memory

No options this time. Write the answer.

  1. I need to ___ my phone credit before I call my mum tonight.
  2. Our school basketball team ___ its tenth win of the season last night.
  3. Good part-time jobs are hard to ___ in a small town like ours.

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