The soccer game has been __ until next Saturday.

• A. put off
• B. postponed
• C. delayed
• D. canceled

Answer: (A)

The idea being tested is how to express delaying an event to a later date using a natural verb phrase. In this sentence, a phrasal verb works best: has been put off until next Saturday. Put off conveys the sense of delaying the event and rescheduling it for a future date, while keeping the event still happening on that new date. It’s a common, everyday way to express that something was moved to a later time without being canceled. The other options convey similar ideas in different tones: postponing is formal, delaying is possible but can imply a minor setback, and canceled would mean the event won’t occur at all. Here, put off neatly expresses that the game will take place next Saturday after being moved.