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Prepositions Questions And Answers

Candidates will get 20 practice questions on prepositions on this page, but before heading to the
preposition exercise candidates shall check out the Rules for Prepositions in english grammar.
Also, check the important list of prepositions for a quick revision.
Directions (1-20) Given below are statements with blank and four options. You are required to fill in the
blanks with appropriate prepositions or set of prepositions given in the options.
Q1. Reshma travelled ____ her father all ___ the world, when she was 12 years old.
1. With, around
2. By, above
3. With, over
4. For, around
Answer (3)
Q.2. When Mom will serve the dinner, get the books ____ the table.
1. From
2. Off
3. Of
4. Out
Answer (2)
Q.3. My Fathers-in-law lives ___ Stanley Road.
1. At
2. On
3. By
4. In
Answer (2)
Q.4. The hosts were happy ___ our visit ___ their home.
1. On, to
2. For, in
3. With, in
4. With, to
Answer (4)
Q.5. She was relieved ___ the pain after the effect of the medicines.
1. Off
2. From
3. Of
4. With
Answer (3)
Q.6. The manager has no supportive facts to speak ___.
1. On
2. Of
3. For
4. About
Answer (2)
Check out relevant links given below for assistance in preparation of Verbal ability of competitive
exams:
Difference Between Phrase Difference Between Subject Difference Between Centre
and Clause and Predicate and Center
Difference between Affect Rules and List of Conjunctions Articles Rules
and Effect

Q.7. They think that Sherry just drove ___ them.


1. From
2. Through
3. On
4. Past
Answer (4)
Q.8. He saw a cat crawling ___ the fence, he took it to school ____ him.
1. Under, with
2. With, along
3. In, by
4. By, with
Answer (1)
Q.9. The river Saraswati flows ____ India, is the oldest river ___ the country.
1. In, of
2. Through, for
3. Over, in
4. Through, of
Answer (1)
Q.10. People judge us by our actions, ____ we judge ourselves ___ our thoughts.
1. Whereas, by
2. While, for
3. For, on
4. And, over
Answer (1)
Q.11. Welcome ____! We are delighted to work ___ you.
1. In, for
2. Aboard, with
3. For, for
4. Because, with
Answer (2)
Q.12. ___ centuries, the pictures of animals are ____ painted.
1. Since, --
2. About, been
3. For, being
4. Since, being
Answer (3)
Q.13. In the forest, the bat flew low ___ their heads.
1. On
2. Up
3. Over
4. Above
Answer (3)
Q.14. To save itself ___ predators, animals ____ the part of their body at will and this is known as
autotomy.
1. From, leave
2. With, cut off
3. By, shed
4. From, cast off
Answer (4)
Q.15. We haven’t seen her ___ last year, ___ she shifted to boston?
1. Since, has
2. From, did
3. In, is
4. For, has
Answer (1)
Q.16. You have to ___ the book, it ____ 5 sections.
1. Read, consists
2. Go through, comprises
3. Get through, comprises of
4. To read, consists of
Answer (2)
Candidates can check out the following links for practice and revision:
 Idioms and Phrases Questions and Answers
 Synonyms Questions And Answers
Q.17. A preface ___ a book introduces the book.
1. Of
2. For
3. To
4. In
Answer (3)
Q.18. It seems that democracy has succeeded in India, if you ___ by people’s perception.
1. Follow
2. Read
3. Go
4. Plan
Answer (3)
Q.19. The Penguins, _____ is a friendly animal, and is a native of Antarctica.
1. That
2. Which
3. It
4. Who
Answer (2)
Q.20. The father was anxious ___ the safety of his daughter and said, ‘I’ll be with you ___ a minute.
1. For, for
2. On, within
3. Over, at
4. About, in
Answer (4)
English questions are less tricky and time taking, hence candidates can master them with regular
practice and fetch good scores in the section. Candidates can check out a few important english topics
given below:
1. Active And Passive Voice Rules
2. List of One Word Substitutions
3. List of Homophones/Homonyms
4. List of Synonyms and Antonyms
5. Idioms And Phrases
For more such topics, visit the general english for competitive exams page.
Aspirants preparing for various government exams can check concept-wise explanations of various
topics covered in the syllabus of other sections of the exams.
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