Twin Brothers
In the following sentences, choose the form in parentheses that means the same as the underlined
word or words.
1. Louis was depending on the Pittsburgh Steelers to win the championship, (picking
out/counting on)
2. Dr. Clements distributed the materials at the deans' conference, (passed out/brought up)
3. Archeologists continue searching for buried Egyptian treasures, (keep on/do away with)
4. Four armed men robbed the bank last week and escaped with an undetermined amount of cash,
(held up/pointed out)
5. We had to postpone the meeting because too many people had the flu. (drop out of/put off)
6. When Karen became ill, her colleagues had to manage without her. (get along/take off)
7. The department chairman asked his staff to help with the registration, (called on/counted on)
8. If we terminate our relations with that country, we'll have to find another supplier of raw
materials, (break off/draw up)
9. After arriving at the check-in counter, Dennis discovered that he was in the wrong airport,
(found out/pointed out)
10. Kevin quit the engineering program because he found it too difficult, (checked out
of/dropped out of)
11. The gasoline fumes caused Mike to faint, (pass out/break off)
12. The baseball game had to be postponed because of the inclement weather, (put off/put on)
13. All bids for the project had to be submitted by November 1. (turned in/drawn up)
14. Because she is so tall, Sandy doesn't like high-heeled shoes. (care for/pick out)
15. My adviser indicated numerous errors in my proposal and told me to rewrite it. (figured
out/pointed out)