Question

The assailant several places before being apprehended by the police. Fill in the blank using suitable phrasal verb given in the options.

• A. called on
• B. called at
• C. called up
• D. called upon

Answer 1

Answer:

B. called at

Call at = to stop or visit a place briefly (often used for trains, ships, or people moving from place to place).

👉 E.g., “The thief called at several houses before he was caught.”

• Call on = to visit someone formally or to ask someone to do something.

• Call up = to telephone someone or to summon (e.g., for military service).

• Call upon = to formally request or demand something.

In the context of a fleeing assailant visiting or stopping at several places, the correct phrasal verb is “called at”.