Call a person and dial a number

[John Deep]

ESL/EFL Test "Telephones", question 1

When you tell a phone number from outside a town you usually have to dial an area or city code before the actual number.

(a) tell
(b) dial
(c) actual

ESL/EFL Test "Telephones", answer 1

When you call a phone number from outside a town you usually have to dial an area or city code before the actual number.

Correct entry: call
The error was: (a) tell

You have found the error but your entry is incorrect.
When you dial a phone number from outside a town you usually have to dial an area or city code before the actual number.
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why can't we write dial instead of call. is this wrong representation?

[Alan]

Hi English Learner,

You would usually call a person rather than a number.

Alan
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