Prepositions Test 6

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Prepositions Test 6

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Question 1
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Fill in the blank with suitable prepositions:
Who takes care _______ the office when the manager is away ________ business?

A
In / for

B
Of / on

C
At / for

D
Of / in

Solution

Of is used to indicate possession, relation, substance, cause or about. The first part of the given sentence indicates possession. So, 'of' must fulfill the first blank.
Options A and C can thus be eliminated.
The second part of the given sentence talks about something. So, the preposition 'on' must fit in the blank correctly.
Thus option B is the correct answer.
Question 2
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Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition:
Mary thinks that David is _______ love __________ her.

A
In / with

B
On / with

C
In / at

D
At / in

Solution

We can determine the required answer with the help of logic and by eliminating the incorrect answer. In, on and at indicates position. In denotes a position inside or within something. Thus 'in' fulfills the first blank of the given sentence.
Options B and D can be thus eliminated as incorrect answer.
'With' indicates means, possession, contents, relationship, for and against. The second part of the sentence indicates a relationship. With fulfills the second blank of the given sentence. Thus option A is the correct answer.
Question 3
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Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
Children ________ sixteen years ________ age are not admitted _________ their parents.

A
Over / with / without

B
At / of / with

C
Under / of / without

D
Of / at / with

Solution

The given sentence is an instruction. The second part of the sentence indicates age. The preposition which is used to indicate age is 'of'. Thus the second blank must be 'of'. So, we can eliminate options A and D as incorrect.
Without indicates the absence of something. The given sentence is a negative one. So. the third blank must be 'without'. so, option B is also incorrect.
Under is used to show something that is below or lower than something else. It fulfills the first blank. Thus option C is the correct answer.
Question 4
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Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
The rider fell ________ his horse as it was jumping ________ a stream.

A
From / through

B
Off / over

C
Out of / on

D
Of / from

Solution

The given sentence hints at the displacement or detachment of the rider from the horse. The preposition that indicates separation is off. Thus 'off' fulfills the first blank. Over indicates a position, that is, across from one side to the other.'Over' fulfills the second blank.
Thus option B is the correct answer.
Question 5
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Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
Don't play the fool. You should be ________ such childish games _______ your age.

A
On / at

B
Above / in

C
Above / at

D
Below / of

Solution

Above is used to indicate a higher position. The given sentence indicates that he should rise higher than his current state. Thus "above' must fill the fist blank.
We can thus eliminate options A and D as incorrect answers.
At is used to indicate a point of time or place, state, direction. age or occupation, degree. The second part of the sentence indicates his age. Thus 'at' must fill the second blank.
Thus option C is the correct answer.
Question 6
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Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
I'm afraid we can't agree _________ each other __________ anything.

A
To / on

B
With / on

C
In / with

D
With / for

Solution

'With' indicates means, possession, contents, relationship, for and against. The first part of the sentence must take the preposition with as it hints an opposition.
So options A and C can be eliminated as incorrect answers.
On is used to indicate place, position, specific date, direction, by means of or about. The second blank of the given sentence talks about something. So, the second blank must be on.
Hence option B is the correct answer.
Question 7
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Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
We react _________ stress __________ two ways.

A
No preposition / in

B
To / in

C
At / on

D
No preposition / for

Solution

We can determine the correct answer with the help of logic and by eliminating the incorrect answer.
To is used to indicate direction, purpose, limit, attachment, comparing. The given sentence indicates an attachment. Thus 'to' is the correct answer.
In is used to indicate inclusion within space, a place, or limits, inclusion within or occurrence during a period or limit of time.
The second part of the given sentence indicates an inclusion within a limit.
Thus option B is the correct answer.
Question 8
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Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition:
Robert was ________ a brother to me.

A
As

B
Of

C
To

D
Like

Solution

The given sentence indicates a similarity between two persons. the preposition 'like' means 'similar' or 'having the same characteristics or qualities as'. Thus option D is the correct answer.
Options A,B,C are incorrect.
Question 9
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Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
Exposure ________ radiation may result ________ sickness and even death.

A
To / in

B
With / in

C
Of / with

D
To / from

Solution

We can determine the required answer with the help of logic and by eliminating the incorrect answer. In is used to indicate a state or circumstance. The second part of the sentence indicates a state. So the second blank must be 'in'.
We can thus eliminate options C and D as incorrect answer.
The first part of the given sentence indicates an experience of something. The preposition 'to' fits correctly in the blank because 'to' indicates attachment. Thus option A is the correct answer.
Question 10
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Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions:
_________ a boy, he had been very fond _________ swimming.

A
Like / of

B
As / of

C
At / in

D
In / on

Solution

Fond means having an affection or liking for;passionate. The verb fond always agrees with the preposition 'of'. We can thus eliminate options C and D as incorrect.
Like means similar to; As means during the time of being (the thing specified).
As fits correctly in the given sentence. Thus option B is the correct answer.

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Question 1

In / for

Of / on

At / for

Of / in

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Question 2

In / with

On / with

In / at

At / in

Solution

Question 3

Over / with / without

At / of / with

Under / of / without

Of / at / with

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Question 4

From / through

Off / over

Out of / on

Of / from

Solution

Question 5

On / at

Above / in

Above / at

Below / of

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Question 6

To / on

With / on

In / with

With / for

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Question 7

No preposition / in

To / in

At / on

No preposition / for

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Question 8

As

Of

To

Like

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Question 9

To / in

With / in

Of / with

To / from

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Question 10

Like / of

As / of

At / in

In / on

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