JAMB Use of English 2011 Question 79

Question 79

Idioms and Phrasal Verbs

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s): I wonder how he will... being absent from school for a long time.

  1. A.make in
  2. B.make up
  3. C.make off
  4. D.make out
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (make up)

Explanation

To make up (for) something is to compensate for it, as with lessons missed while absent.