Prepositions Test 1

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Question 1
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Which of the following sentences correctly uses the preposition 'for'.

A
The train is late for 5 hours.

B
Steve is punished for coming late to the school.

C
Kelly is going to stay for Jenny's house.

D
Clara has her birthday for January.

Solution

Out of the given sentences, 'Steve is punished for coming late to the school' correctly uses the preposition 'for' as it is followed by the reason to the question 'Why is Steve punished?'.
Question 2
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Which of the following sentences correctly uses the preposition 'above'.

A
The books are placed above the table.

B
Today's temperature is above the average temperature.

C
Please pour some water above my glass.

D
The ship is sailing above the ocean.

Solution

Out of the given sentences, 'Today's temperature is above the average temperature' correctly uses the preposition 'above' as 'above' denotes a higher place or position of something/somebody against something/someone else.
Question 3
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Which of the following sentences correctly uses the preposition 'against'.

A
Jenny is talking against her phone.

B
He is coming against a train.

C
Catherine is leaning against the wall.

D
She is writing against the paper.

Solution

Out of the given sentences, 'Catherine is leaning against the wall' correctly uses the preposition 'against' as it correctly shows the 'position' of Catherine.
Question 4
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Which of the following sentences incorrectly uses the preposition 'on'?

A
Cathy's birthday is on 24th June.

B
Jack is coming to India on the Friday.

C
We have an important meeting on 1st April.

D
Her flight will land on 5:00 pm.

Solution

Out of the given sentences, 'Her flight will land on 5:00 pm' incorrectly uses the preposition 'on' as 'on' is used with days and dates and not with time.
Question 5
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Which of the following sentences incorrectly uses the preposition 'by'.

A
The poem is written by my best friend.

B
The pencil is made by wood.

C
The courier will be delivered by the office boy.

D
The song is sung by Kabir.

Solution

Out of the given sentences, 'The pencil is made by wood' incorrectly uses the preposition 'by' as 'by' is used to denote the 'source' of the action.
Question 6
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Which of the following sentences correctly uses the preposition 'along'.

A
She studied along the night.

B
Lions are found along the jungle.

C
The dog is barking along the house.

D
Catherine has gone for a walk along with her friend.

Solution

Out of the given sentences, 'Catherine has gone for a walk along with her friend' correctly uses the preposition 'along' as it shows the movement of the subject 'Catherine' beside the object 'her friend'.
Question 7
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Which of the following sentences correctly uses the preposition 'in'.

A
My birthday is in Sunday.

B
The train will arrive at the platform in 12:30 am.

C
Sara's parents did not allow her to travel in the night.

D
The school will reopen in Monday.

Solution

Out of the given sentences, 'Sara's parents did not allow her to travel in the night' correctly uses the preposition 'in' as 'in' is used to denote nonspecific times during a day, a month, a season or a year.
Question 8
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A preposition should always have at least one ______.
Fill in the blank with the correct option.

A
subject

B
noun

C
object

D
pronoun

Solution

A preposition should always have at least one object.
Question 9
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Which of the following sentences correctly uses the preposition 'up'?

A
The cat is hidden up the table.

B
The pen is up the table.

C
The roof is up the wall.

D
The squirrel is slowly moving up the hill.

Solution

Out of the given sentences, 'The squirrel is slowly moving up the hill' correctly uses the preposition 'up' as it shows the 'direction' towards which the squirrel is moving.
Question 10
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Which of the following sentences correctly uses the preposition 'behind'.

A
She is hiding behind the curtain.

B
The books are lying behind the floor.

C
The juice is behind the jar.

D
The story is written behind Jade.

Solution

Out of the given sentences, 'She is hiding behind the curtain' correctly uses the preposition 'behind' as 'behind' shows the position at or towards the back of somebody/something.

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Question 1

The train is late for 5 hours.

Steve is punished for coming late to the school.

Kelly is going to stay for Jenny's house.

Clara has her birthday for January.

Solution

Question 2

The books are placed above the table.

Today's temperature is above the average temperature.

Please pour some water above my glass.

The ship is sailing above the ocean.

Solution

Question 3

Jenny is talking against her phone.

He is coming against a train.

Catherine is leaning against the wall.

She is writing against the paper.

Solution

Question 4

Cathy's birthday is on 24th June.

Jack is coming to India on the Friday.

We have an important meeting on 1st April.

Her flight will land on 5:00 pm.

Solution

Question 5

The poem is written by my best friend.

The pencil is made by wood.

The courier will be delivered by the office boy.

The song is sung by Kabir.

Solution

Question 6

She studied along the night.

Lions are found along the jungle.

The dog is barking along the house.

Catherine has gone for a walk along with her friend.

Solution

Question 7

My birthday is in Sunday.

The train will arrive at the platform in 12:30 am.

Sara's parents did not allow her to travel in the night.

The school will reopen in Monday.

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Question 8

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noun

object

pronoun

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Question 9

The cat is hidden up the table.

The pen is up the table.

The roof is up the wall.

The squirrel is slowly moving up the hill.

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Question 10

She is hiding behind the curtain.

The books are lying behind the floor.

The juice is behind the jar.

The story is written behind Jade.

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