WAEC 2015 English Language · Question 3

After the quarrel. he made it … to his friend.

Question

From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, choose the words or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences. After the quarrel. he made it.....to his friend.

A.in
B.out
C.on
D.up

Answer: D. up

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Analyze the question: The sentence is "After the quarrel, he made it ..... to his friend." We need a particle that forms a phrasal verb with "made it" and fits the meaning of reconciliation after a quarrel.

Explain the concept: The idiom is "make it up to someone". It means to compensate someone, or to do something good to repair a relationship after you have wronged or offended them. Don't confuse it with:

"make up with someone" = to reconcile
"make out" = to see or understand something, or to pretend
"make it" = to succeed or arrive

Test each option:

A. "made it in to his friend": meaningless.
B. "made it out to his friend": it doesn't fit. "Make out" means to understand or to claim, and it isn't followed by "to" in this sense.
C. "made it on to his friend": meaningless.
D. "made it up to his friend": correct. He did something to make amends after the quarrel.

Answer: The correct option is D (up).

Complete sentence: "After the quarrel, he made it up to his friend."

Exam tip: In WASSCE and JAMB, phrasal verb questions often test fixed idioms. Learn the common "make" phrasal verbs as a set:

make up for = compensate for something
make it up to someone = repay or compensate someone you've wronged
make out = understand or see
make off = run away

When a sentence mentions a quarrel or an offense, look for "up" (reconciliation or amends).

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