Choose the correct option to fill in the blanks in the given sentence:
The office needs to know your address and phone number. Could you ____ them ____ on this form please?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → fill, up
A phrasal verb is a verb joined with a small word such as up, out or together. The two words together have a new meaning.
Note: The given answer is as per the official NTA Answer Key. However, more than one answer is possible here: Option (3) "fill up" and Option (2) "fill in" both make a correct sentence, as explained below.
Option 1: fill, to — Incorrect. "Fill ... to" is not a phrasal verb. "To" after fill only shows a level (fill the glass to the top), not the writing of details on a form.
Option 2: fill, in — Can also be considered as correct. Fill in means to write the required information in the spaces on a form. It is the standard phrase in British English ("fill out" in American English), so "Could you fill them in on this form" is a correct sentence.
Example: Please fill in your name in capital letters.
Option 3: fill, up — Correct (Answer as per NTA). Fill up, in Indian English, also means to complete a form by writing the details asked for (in general English it means to make something full, as in "fill up the tank"). The office wants the address and phone number written on the form.
Example: Candidates must fill up the application form before 30 June.
Option 4: fill, for — Incorrect. "Fill ... for" is not a phrasal verb. It gives no meaning of writing details on a form.