Match the words and phrases with their definitions.

Here are the answers to your English assignment questions:

1. To perpetuate means to make something continue indefinitely.

   • A) continuing

2. To be accustomed to something means to be familiar with it or adapted to it.

   • C) adapted/familiar with

3. When an old chair came apart, it broke into pieces.

   • A) break

4. To close down illegal businesses means to stop their operation.

   • A) stop operation

5. To devote time to something means to commit oneself to it.

   • C) committed

6. To dry off the surface means to wipe off the water.

   • A) wipe off

7. When a teacher invoked school rules, they applied them.

   • C) applied

8. To cross off unnecessary tasks means to remove them from a list or plan.

   • B) remove

9. If an athlete is allegedly using a banned substance, it means it is reported or claimed, but not yet proven.

   • B) reportedly

10. A fair chance means an impartial or unbiased chance.

    • B) impartial

11. To do away with paper files means to get rid of them.

    • C) get rid of

12. To take a vigorous walk means to take an energetic and strong walk.

    • A) vigorous

13. The video call suddenly cut out because of a poor internet connection.

    • A) cut out

14. The teacher asked the students to count up the total number of correct answers.

    • B) count up

15. Police are planning to crack down on reckless driving, meaning to take stricter measures.

    • C) crack down

16. A wise person learns to discern between right and wrong.

    • B) discern

17. The government launched a new scheme to help farmers.

    • A) scheme

18. Many people were shocked when the verdict was declared, as it was different from what they had expected.

    • C) verdict

19. The student misunderstood the question and gave a wrong answer.

    • B) misunderstood

20. The suffix -ing can turn a verb into a noun (e.g., "run" (verb) to "running" (noun/gerund)).

    • A) -ing