Store up vs. stoke up

[dina]

Test No. incompl/inter-26 "The Ants and the Grasshopper", question 8

The ants shook their heads at him and asked him why he hadn't ......... up food in the summer.

(a) stood
(b) stored
(c) stoked
(d) stopped

Test No. incompl/inter-26 "The Ants and the Grasshopper", answer 8

The ants shook their heads at him and asked him why he hadn't stored up food in the summer.

Correct answer: (b) stored

Your answer was: incorrect
The ants shook their heads at him and asked him why he hadn't stoked up food in the summer.
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Hi,

Please explain, why the answer not stoke up?

Thanks

[Torsten]

Because the ants store up food for the winter, that means, they collect food and set it aside for future use.
To stoke means to stir up a fire and add fuel to it - this doesn't make any sense in the given context.
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