Turn Down or Turn Off?
Explore short messages about quieter sounds, rejected offers, and devices that stop running. Learn how word order and context change the meaning.
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1. جای خالی را پر کنید.
The music is too loud. Please turn it ___. I still want to hear it.
- off
- down
- up
The music should continue at a lower volume.
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The music is too loud. Please turn it down. I still want to hear it.
"Turn down" means reduce the volume without stopping the music.
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2. جای خالی را پر کنید.
We're leaving the room. Don't leave the fan running; turn it ___.
- off
- up
- down
The fan should stop completely.
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We're leaving the room. Don't leave the fan running; turn it off.
"Turn off" means stop a device from running, not just reduce its speed.
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3. پاسخ درست را انتخاب کنید.
What did Elena do?
Elena: They offered me the job, but I turned it down.
- She accepted the job.
- She asked to start the job later.
- She refused the job offer.
Here, "it" refers to an offer, not a device.
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- She refused the job offer.
You can "turn down" an offer when you decide not to accept it.
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4. جای خالی را پر کنید.
It's too warm in here. Turn the heat ___, but keep it on so the room doesn't get cold.
- up
- down
- off
We need less heat, not no heat.
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It's too warm in here. Turn the heat down, but keep it on so the room doesn't get cold.
"Turn down" can reduce heat as well as sound.
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5. جای خالی را پر کنید.
Yesterday, I ___ their offer because the work hours didn't suit me.
- turn down
- turning down
- turned down
"Yesterday" places the decision in the past.
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Yesterday, I turned down their offer because the work hours didn't suit me.
For a past action, "turn" becomes "turned"; "down" stays the same.
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6. پاسخ درست را انتخاب کنید.
Which message has the same meaning?
Please turn down the TV.
- Please turn the TV down.
- Please turn the TV off.
- Please turn the TV up.
A noun such as "the TV" can go in two positions.
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- Please turn the TV down.
Both "turn down the TV" and "turn the TV down" are correct.
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7. جای خالی را پر کنید.
The lamp is still on. Please turn ___ before you go to bed.
- off it
- it off
A pronoun such as "it" has a fixed position here.
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The lamp is still on. Please turn it off before you go to bed.
Put "it" between "turn" and "off": "turn it off," not "turn off it."
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8. جای خالی را پر کنید.
Would you mind ___ the radio before you leave?
- turn off
- turned off
- turning off
Notice the verb form that follows "Would you mind."
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Would you mind turning off the radio before you leave?
"Would you mind" takes an -ing form and makes a request sound polite.
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9. پاسخ درست را انتخاب کنید.
Who said no to whom?
My application was turned down by the college.
- The college did not accept the speaker's application.
- The speaker refused a place at the college.
- The college accepted the application but delayed the start date.
"By the college" tells you who made the decision.
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- The college did not accept the speaker's application.
In "was turned down," the application receives the action; the college rejects it.
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10. پاسخ درست را انتخاب کنید.
What has stopped?
I've turned off message notifications, but my phone is still on.
- New messages arriving on the phone.
- The phone's alerts for new messages.
- The phone itself working.
Look at exactly what follows "turned off."
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- The phone's alerts for new messages.
Turning off a feature does not turn off the whole device. Messages can still arrive without alerts.
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11. پاسخ درست را انتخاب کنید.
What is the speaker's position now?
I haven't turned down the offer. I'm still thinking about it.
- The speaker has accepted the offer.
- The speaker has rejected the offer.
- The speaker has not made a final decision.
Not rejecting an offer does not always mean accepting it.
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- The speaker has not made a final decision.
"I haven't turned it down" leaves acceptance possible, but "I'm still thinking" shows the decision is open.
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12. جای خالی را پر کنید.
The meeting is over. I ___ the projector, so it's no longer running.
- have turned off
- will turn off
- am going to turn off
The action is complete, and its result is true now.
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The meeting is over. I have turned off the projector, so it's no longer running.
"Have turned off" connects a completed action with the present result: the projector is off now.
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13. پاسخ درست را انتخاب کنید.
What did Ben do?
Nina: I asked Ben to help me move, but he turned me down.
- He asked Nina to move fewer things.
- He said no to helping Nina.
- He started helping but stopped halfway through.
"Me" refers to the person making the request.
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- He said no to helping Nina.
You can "turn someone down" by refusing their request, even when no offer is mentioned.
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14. پاسخ درست را انتخاب کنید.
What does this message tell us?
If they offered me a job that required weekend work, I would turn it down.
- The speaker has already refused a job with weekend work.
- The speaker would accept the job but ask for fewer hours.
- The speaker would refuse that kind of job.
The speaker is imagining a possible offer.
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- The speaker would refuse that kind of job.
"Would turn it down" describes an imagined response, not a rejection that has already happened.
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15. پاسخ درست را انتخاب کنید.
Which message keeps both requests?
Keep the podcast playing, but make it quieter. Stop the speaker completely when I leave.
- Turn the speaker down now and turn it off when I leave.
- Turn the speaker off now and turn it down when I leave.
- Turn the speaker down now and leave it on when I leave.
There are two actions at two different times.
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- Turn the speaker down now and turn it off when I leave.
A device can be turned down first and turned off later: lower volume now, no power afterward.