Question

Select the word that best completes the given sentence. Determine the collocation

through the sentence.

Varun, the chef, ______________ up a delicious meal in just 30 minutes.

• A. whipped
• B. held
• C. kept
• D. hit

Answer 1

Answer:

A. whipped

The correct collocation is "whip up", which means to prepare or cook something quickly and skillfully, especially food.

• Whip up = to make a meal quickly.

• Since Varun is a chef and prepared a delicious meal in just 30 minutes, whipped up is the natural and idiomatic expression.

Why the other options are incorrect

• ❌ held up – means delayed or robbed someone.

  • The traffic held us up.

• ❌ kept up – means maintained or continued.

  • She kept up the good work.

• ❌ hit up – is an informal phrasal verb meaning to contact someone for a favor or money.

  • He hit me up for a loan.