Did you ______
- (a)drop out to see Sunita on your way home?
- (b)drop in to see Sunita on your way home?
- (c)drop behind to see Sunita on your way home?
- (d)drop away to see Sunita on your way home?
Answer
B
Why
Correct — B, drop in to see Sunita on your way home. 'Drop in' means to make a short, casual visit. 'Drop out' means to withdraw from a course or activity, 'drop behind' means to fall behind others, and 'drop away' means to decrease or disappear gradually — none conveys visiting someone briefly.
Why the others are wrong
- (a)drop out to see Sunita on your way home? — 'Drop out' means to withdraw from a course or activity, not to pay someone a short visit.
- (c)drop behind to see Sunita on your way home? — 'Drop behind' means to fall behind others in a group or race, not to visit someone.
- (d)drop away to see Sunita on your way home? — 'Drop away' means to decrease or disappear gradually, so it cannot describe visiting a person.
Concept
A phrasal-verb item on 'drop in' meaning to pay a brief, informal visit.
Related PYQs
No directly related past PYQ was found.
Practice
- practice — not a real PYQ
Feel free to ______ whenever you are nearby.
- (a)drop out
- (b)drop in
- (c)drop behind
- (d)drop away
Answer(b) drop in — a casual, unplanned visit.
- practice — not a real PYQ
She ______ for a cup of tea on her way to work.
- (a)dropped away
- (b)dropped out
- (c)dropped in
- (d)dropped behind
Answer(c) dropped in — she made a brief visit.