Could you please … a receipt for my purchase?

Analyze the question: The sentence is "Could you please __ a receipt for my purchase?" We need a phrasal verb that means to write or issue a document.

Explain the concept: The verb "make" forms several phrasal verbs:

• make out means to write out or fill in a document (a cheque, receipt, bill, invoice). It also means to see or understand something with difficulty.
• make up means to invent, to reconcile, or to compose. For example, "make up a story" or "make up after a quarrel."
• make for means to move toward a place, as in "make for the exit."
• make in is not a standard phrasal verb in English.

Solution, step by step:

1. The sentence asks someone to produce a receipt after a purchase, which means writing or issuing it.
2. "Make out a receipt" (also "make out a cheque" or "make out a bill") is the standard idiom for this.
3. "Make up a receipt" would suggest fabricating one, which doesn't fit a polite request in a shop.
4. "Make for a receipt" would mean heading toward a receipt, which makes no sense.
5. "Make in" is not idiomatic.

So the best choice is **B.

Tip: Link "make out" with documents: make out a cheque, make out a receipt, make out a list. If a WASSCE question involves writing up a payment document, "make out" is almost always the answer. Also remember that "make up" often carries the idea of invention or reconciliation.