WAEC 2015 English Language · Question 68

That utterance is quite unlike you, please,come … it

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. That utterance is quite unlike you, please,come.....it

  1. A.through
  2. B.of
  3. C.off
  4. D.against

Answer: C. off

Explanation written with AI and checked against the answer key

Analyze the question: The sentence is "That utterance is quite unlike you, please, come ..... it." We need a word that completes the phrasal verb with "come."

Explain the concept: This is a phrasal verb question. Each option forms a different expression with "come":

  • come through means to survive or succeed, as in "come through a difficulty."
  • come of means to result from or descend from, as in "What came of it?"
  • come off it is an informal idiom meaning "stop talking nonsense" or "don't be ridiculous." It is used to express disbelief or to tell someone to stop pretending or saying something untrue.
  • come against means to meet opposition or collide with something.

Solution:

  1. The speaker is reacting to a remark that is out of character: "That utterance is quite unlike you."
  2. The speaker is telling the person to drop the pretense or stop saying such things.
  3. The idiom that fits is "come off it!"
  4. "Come through it" and "come against it" don't express this meaning, and "come of it" doesn't work as a command.

So the sentence reads: "That utterance is quite unlike you, please, come off it."

Answer: The correct option is C. off.

Tip: Learn idioms as whole units. "Come off it!" is always a protest, meaning "Stop it, I don't believe you." When a phrasal verb question has "it" after the blank, test each preposition for a fixed expression before you choose.

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