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Phrasal Verbs: Communication Past

📧 Phrasal Verbs Quiz

Test your knowledge on phrasal verbs based on Letters or E-messages

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Phrasal Verbs: Communication Past

Phrasal Verbs Quiz - Ancient Communication

📜 Phrasal Verbs Quiz: Ancient Communication

Test your knowledge based on the ancient communication text

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Complete with the correct phrasal verb:

"But how could they get a message ___ without electricity or even writing?"
get across
get through
get over
get along

Explanation:

"Get across" means to communicate a message or idea clearly and understandably.

What does "came up with" mean in this context?

"Communities came up with creative ways to use sound to send signals."
climbed up to find
created/invented
arrived together with
appeared with

Explanation:

"Come up with" means to create, invent or develop an idea, solution or method.

Complete: "People could send ___ alerts or messages to neighboring villages."

Referring to sending signals through drums.
send up
send out
send off
send over

Explanation:

"Send out" means to transmit something to multiple recipients or in different directions.

What does "pass on" mean in this context?

"Horns made from animal bones or shells were used to pass on simple codes."
move to the side
transmit/relay
die
faint

Explanation:

"Pass on" here means to transmit or relay information from one person to another.

What does "set up" mean in this context?

"King Darius the First set up a network of postal stations along the Royal Road."
sat down
established/created
set a trap
organized a meeting

Explanation:

"Set up" means to establish, create or organize something new.

Complete: "A massive route that stretched ___ over 2500km."

Describing the extension of the Persian Royal Road.
stretched out
stretched up
stretched in
stretched down

Explanation:

"Stretch out" means to extend over a long distance.

What does "pick up" mean in this context?

"Couriers on horseback would pick up messages from one station."
lift from the ground
collect/fetch
improve
learn quickly

Explanation:

"Pick up" here means to collect or fetch something from a specific location.

Complete: "And hand them ___ to the next rider."

About how messages were passed from one courier to another.
hand up
hand over
hand out
hand down

Explanation:

"Hand over" means to give something to another person, especially in an official way.

What does "cut down" mean in this context?

"This system cut down travel time and allowed the King's messages to get through."
chop with an axe
reduce/decrease
cut trees down
cut downwards

Explanation:

"Cut down" means to reduce or decrease something, especially time, costs or quantity.

Complete: "And allowed the King's messages to get ___ his vast empire."

About how messages reached throughout the empire.
get over
get through
get across
get along

Explanation:

"Get through" means to reach the destination, especially crossing obstacles or distances.

What does "laid the groundwork" mean in this context?

"These early methods of communication laid the groundwork for everything that came later."
built the floor
established the foundation
put stones on the ground
did ground work

Explanation:

"Lay the groundwork" means to establish the foundation or basis for future developments.

Complete the final sentence of the text:

"And it all began with the simple human need to ___."
survive
connect
communicate
evolve

Explanation:

The text ends with "connect" - the fundamental human need to connect with others.

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The Evolution of Telecommunication

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Fill in the blanks with the correct phrasal verb

1. In the early 1900s, engineers worked hard to -- Select -- break down figure out a way to send voices over long distances.
2. As cities expanded, telephone companies had to -- Select -- take in put up more lines to connect new neighborhoods.
3. Operators were used to manually -- Select -- get by put through calls between users before automatic systems.
4. The demand for faster communication -- Select -- fell off picked up quickly after World War II.
5. In the 1980s, mobile phone companies began to -- Select -- roll out hold back their networks across large cities.
6. Many people were skeptical at first, but cellphones eventually -- Select -- fell through took off and became a part of daily life.
7. The old rotary phones were gradually -- Select -- held on phased out by modern devices.
8. Engineers had to -- Select -- deal with give away serious issues with signal interference.
9. With smartphones, people can now -- Select -- pick up pass out calls, messages, and data from anywhere.
10. Today, most landline systems have been -- Select -- run out given way in favor of mobile technology.
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