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Directions (for the next 02 items that follow): Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate phrasal verb and mark your response on the Answer Sheet accordingly.

The car tended to _________ every time the rains decided to _________.

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NDA 2 2026 GAT Question Paper (13-Sep-2026)
The correct answer is

act up; come down

"Act up" means to malfunction or behave erratically, which fits a car's unreliable behaviour, and "come down" means to begin falling, which fits rain starting. Hence, "act up; come down" correctly completes the sentence.

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