Question

Fill in the blank with the correct phrasal verb from the options given below:
When I drove past the embassy, a bomb suddenly _________.

• A. Fall out
• B. Went off
• C. Moved out
• D. Put off

Answer 1

The correct option is B Went off

Here, 'went off' is correct because it means to explode suddenly, to burst forth or break out suddenly or noisily.

'Fall out' implies to quarrel. It also implies to cut off relations over a quarrel former friends who have fallen out.

'Moved out' implies to leave one's house, apartment etc. and go to live somewhere else.

'Put off' implies to prevent someone from concentrating on something so that they have difficulty doing it.