Prepositions Test 16

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Prepositions Test 16

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Question 1
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
I get up ____six o'clock ____Tuesdays.

A
At / on

B
At / in

C
About / at

D
Around / in

Solution

The given sentence indicates time and a particular day.
At is used to indicate a specific time. Thus the first blank must be filled with 'at'.
We can thus eliminate options C and D as incorrect answers.
In is used to indicate a large place and time. On is used to indicate a specific date and day. Thus 'on' must fill the second blank of the given sentence to complete the meaning.
Thus option A is the correct answer and option B is incorrect.
Question 2
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
"You can't come in_____a ticket," the man told us.

A
Without

B
Through

C
By

D
With

Solution

The given sentence indicates the absence of a ticket.
Without is used to indicate the absence of something. Thus option A is the correct answer.
Through is used to indicate a movement. Hence option B is incorrect.
By and With are also not used to indicate the absence of something. Hence options C and D are incorrect.
Question 3
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
Our village lies_____two high mountains.

A
Among

B
Over

C
In

D
Between

Solution

The given sentence indicates the location of the village separated by two mountains.
We use 'between' to refer to two things which are clearly separated. We use 'among' to talk about things which are a part of a group or crowd or mass of object.
Here, the mountains are clearly separated and he village lies between them. Thus option D is the correct answer and option A is incorrect.
Over is used to indicate a position across a barrier. Hence option
B is incorrect.
In is not used to indicate a position separated by two objects. It denotes a position within. Hence option C is incorrect.
Question 4
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
When people go ____ a picnic they always eat a lot.

A
In

B
On

C
To

D
At

Solution

The given sentence indicates an occasion.
On is used to indicate an event or an occasion. Thus option B is the correct answer.
In is used to indicate place, time, occupation, state, subject or matter; To is used to indicate direction, purpose, limit, attachment, comparing; At is used to indicate a point of time or place, state, direction. age or occupation, degree.
Thus options A,C,D are incorrect.
Question 5
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
When do you take _____your wrist watch?

A
Off

B
On

C
Out

D
Of

Solution

The given sentence indicates a separation or detachment.
Off is used to show detachment or separation. Hence option A is the correct answer.
On is used to indicate place,specific date, direction, by means of or about; Out is used top indicate an outward movement; Of is used to indicate possession, relation, substance, cause or about.
Hence options B,C,D are incorrect.
Question 6
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
We waited _____you ____11.00.

A
At / to

B
For / until

C
For / to

D
With / since

Solution

The given sentence indicates a purpose and time.
We can determine the required answer with the help of logic and by eliminating the incorrect answer.
Until means up to the time of. So, the second preposition must be until.
We can thus eliminate options A,C,D as incorrect answers.
For is used to indicate a space of time, purpose, cause, use of something, to show who is intended to have or use something. The given sentence shows a purpose. Hence option B is the correct answer.
Question 7
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
You may write_____a pen or ____a pencil.

A
With / by

B
With / with

C
In / in

D
By / by

Solution

Both the blanks in the given sentence indicates an agent or by means of something.
With is used to indicate means, possession, contents, relationship, for and against. Here, we may write by means of a pen or a pencil. 'With' indicates to the instrument or object itself. Thus option B is the correct answer.
By is also used to indicate by means of something but it indicates to the use of that object. Hence 'by' is incorrect.
In does not indicate to any agent.
Hence options A,C,D are incorrect.
Question 8
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
A lot of planes fly ____the city every day.

A
On

B
Through

C
Over

D
Between

Solution

The given sentence indicates a crossing over.
Over is used to indicate a movement across a barrier. It is also used to show a vertical or inclined position. Thus option C is the correct answer.
On is used to indicate place,specific date, direction, by means of or about; Through is used to indicate movement into at one side or point and out at another and especially the opposite side of; Between is used to indicate two clearly separate objects.
Thus options A,B,D are incorrect.
Question 9
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Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word.
There were no planes_____the past.

A
In

B
On

C
At

D
Over

Solution

The given sentence indicates a period of time.
At, on and in are used to indicate time. 'At' is used to indicate a particular point of time while 'on' is used to indicate particular date and date. In is used to indicate a period of time. Thus option a is the correct answer. Options B and C are incorrect.
Over is used to indicate a movement. Thus option D is also incorrect.
Question 10
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Fill in the blanks with the most appropriate words.
I must apologize _____ you _____ not answering your letter at once.

A
from / of

B
at / for

C
from / in

D
to / for

Solution

A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words.
The correct answer is option D) to/ for as 'to' answers the question to whom (you) and 'for' indicates a purpose( not answering your letter at once).
Option A, B, and C are not correct as the first blank cannot take 'from' (indicates a source) and 'at' ( indicates a location) and the second blank cannot take 'of' (indicates belongingness ) and 'in' (indicates a particular location which is within a larger area).
I must apologize to you for not answering your letter at once.

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Question 1

At / on

At / in

About / at

Around / in

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Question 2

Without

Through

By

With

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Question 3

Among

Over

In

Between

Solution

Question 4

In

On

To

At

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Question 5

Off

On

Out

Of

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Question 6

At / to

For / until

For / to

With / since

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Question 7

With / by

With / with

In / in

By / by

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Question 8

On

Through

Over

Between

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Question 9

In

On

At

Over

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Question 10

from / of

at / for

from / in

to / for

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