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Work out vs. find out #1 (permalink) Sat Apr 22, 2006 17:25 pm   Work out vs. find out
 

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #102 "Phrasal verbs", question 6

That maths exam was incredibly difficult. It took me ages to ......... some of the answers.

(a) sort out
(b) put out
(c) work out
(d) find out

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #102 "Phrasal verbs", answer 6

That maths exam was incredibly difficult. It took me ages to work out some of the answers.

Correct answer: (c) work out

Your answer was: incorrect
That maths exam was incredibly difficult. It took me ages to find out some of the answers.
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Why not "find out"?

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Find out vs work out #2 (permalink) Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:34 am   Find out vs work out
 

Hi Irina,

To work out the answers implies that you are trying to solve the answers yourself.

However, if a person was to find out the answer, this would mean that they would probably have to ask someone else to provide them with the answer or obtain the answer from a different source of information.

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Work out vs. find out #3 (permalink) Fri Jul 06, 2007 13:10 pm   Work out vs. find out
 

hi

what does "sort out" mean?
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Work out vs. find out #4 (permalink) Fri Jul 06, 2007 13:15 pm   Work out vs. find out
 

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=75887&dict=CALD
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Work out vs. find out #5 (permalink) Fri Jul 06, 2007 14:12 pm   Work out vs. find out
 

so...

would "sort out" be fit in this question?
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Work out vs. find out #6 (permalink) Fri Jul 06, 2007 14:17 pm   Work out vs. find out
 

no
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