Drop Zone: Take Up a Sport!
15 quick questions on sports phrasal verbs, sports words, people in sport and word forms from the Take Up unit. Questions start easy and get harder.
A free Drop Zone Quiz for Teens at CEFR B1 level. Topic: Take up.
Questions
- I want to get fit, so I go to the gym to ___ three times a week. — A) work out B) work off C) work in D) work up
- In football, who gives players yellow and red cards? — A) The linesman B) The referee C) The umpire D) The coach
- We played really well yesterday and ___ the match 3–0. — A) earned B) beat C) scored D) won
- A player who comes on to replace a tired teammate is a ___. — A) supporter B) substitute C) assistant D) spectator
- During the race, my mum shouted my name to cheer me ___ until I crossed the finish line. — A) off B) out C) in D) on
- Mia ___ swimming when she was ten, and now she swims every day. — A) took on B) took after C) took off D) took up
- Running for 30 minutes is a great way to ___ the calories from a big lunch. — A) give off B) put off C) take off D) burn off
- Jake hurt his knee, so he had to ___ the competition. — A) give in to B) get into C) drop out of D) take on
- Athletes do the same exercises every day, so training can feel quite ___. — A) repetitive B) repeated C) repeating D) repetition
- My older sister is an amazing athlete, and I really ___ her and want to be like her one day. — A) look into B) look up to C) look after D) look forward to
- After losing badly, she was back training the next morning because she is very ___. — A) decisive B) powerful C) superstitious D) resilient
- I was nervous at first, but the coach ___ joining the team, and now I love it. — A) picked me up B) talked me into C) let me down D) put me off
- Our captain didn't come to the final, and we all felt he had ___. — A) taken us on B) let us down C) given us up D) put us off
- Players who wear the same lucky socks for every game are often ___. — A) superstitiously B) superstition C) supersticious D) superstitious
- If you want to ___ the city marathon, you need to sign up before Friday. — A) go in for B) go on with C) go out for D) go up for
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
- Answer from memory · No options this time. Write the answer.
- Write your own question · Write a new question about take up, with one right answer and three wrong ones.
Part 1: Answer from memory
No options this time. Write the answer.
- I want to get fit, so I go to the gym to ___ three times a week.
- In football, who gives players yellow and red cards?
- We played really well yesterday and ___ the match 3–0.