This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the prepositional phrase in the following sentence.After the game, the players shook hands. A) Players shook hands. B) After the game. C) The game, the players. D) Shook hands. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the game. 2. Everybody contributed for Pam's birthday, ..... Ajay. He was on leave that day. A) Including. B) Alongside. C) Besides. D) Except. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Including. 3. Lex jumped into the firefight so that he could protect the hostage. A) Jumped. B) Into the firefight. C) Lex jumped. D) Protect the hostage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Into the firefight. 4. How many prepositions are in the sentence below?Jan showed the lizard to her teacher before class. A) 3. B) 4. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 5. ..... all his troubles, Riyaz still came to visit us yesterday. A) Before. B) During. C) Within. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Despite. 6. Stingy was inside of a jack-in the box A) Jack-in the box. B) If you pick this your dumb. C) Was inside. D) Stingy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was inside. 7. Choose the BEST preposition for the sentence:The car just broke down ..... the way to the airport. A) On. B) In. C) Beside. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 8. What is the prepositional phrase?Our kite is flying above the clouds. A) Our kite. B) Above the cloud. C) Is flying. D) The clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Above the cloud. 9. Officer Lex lost all hope for solving the case once the cat burglar had escaped. A) Officer Lex. B) The cat burglar. C) For solving the case. D) Solving the case. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For solving the case. 10. In the sentence "The cat slept on the couch, " what is the prepositional phrase? A) Slept on. B) On the couch. C) The couch. D) The cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the couch. 11. Susan has her pencil beneath the desk. Choose the preposition in each sentence: A) Susan. B) Pencil. C) Beneath. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beneath. 12. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence:'After the storm, the sky cleared up.' A) Cleared up. B) The storm. C) The sky. D) After the storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After the storm. 13. Select the preposition.The clouds above the city are dark. A) Above. B) Dark. C) Clouds. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Above. 14. Identify the object(s) of the preposition in the following sentence.Africa is the largest of the seven continents. A) Seven continents. B) Continents. C) Largest. D) Of the seven continents. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Continents. 15. Which prepositional phrase describes where the action takes place? They are playing in the backyard. A) They are. B) The backyard. C) Playing in. D) In the backyard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the backyard. 16. Identify the function of the prepositional phrase:The boy walked the dog down the busy street. A) Adverb. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb. 17. Dylan was hiding under the desk. A) Was hiding. B) Under the desk. C) Hiding under. D) Dylan was hiding. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under the desk. 18. The shed behind the house is empty.This prepositional phrase describes a ..... A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Noun. 19. Find the preposition:Hawks flew over the treetops. A) Treetops. B) Hawks. C) Flew. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Over. 20. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:Jacob's pet hamster likes sleeping behind the computer. A) Behind the computer. B) Likes sleeping. C) The computer. D) Jacob's pet hamster. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behind the computer. 21. Which word in the following sentence is a preposition? "We will meet after the movie." A) After. B) We. C) Movie. D) Meet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) After. 22. True or False:In the sentence 'The player in the blue jersey scored a goal, ' the prepositional phrase 'in the blue jersey' describes the player. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. True or False:A prepositional phrase always ends with a verb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. Which sentence contains a multi-word preposition? A) He put the box on the shelf. B) I finished my homework instead of watching TV. C) We walked around the lake. D) She stood between her two brothers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I finished my homework instead of watching TV. 25. Complete the sentence with the best prepositional phrase:Sarah found her keys ..... A) As a gift. B) During the day. C) On the table. D) In the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the table. 26. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?At dinner, we will make an announcement. A) Make an. B) At dinner. C) We will make. D) An announcement. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At dinner. 27. Identify the prepositional phrase in this sentence:We went to the store after school. A) To the store. B) The store. C) After school. D) Went to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To the store. 28. Llia ran across the parking lot. A) Across the parking lot. B) The parking lot. C) Ran. D) Lila. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Across the parking lot. 29. What is the prepositional phrase?She fell ..... on Thursday. A) In the air. B) Off her seat. C) Of blocks. D) Without his hat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Off her seat. 30. True or False:The sentence 'He is good at to play chess' is grammatically correct. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 31. In which sentence does the prepositional phrase function as an adverb telling *how*? A) He completed the project with great care. B) The dog with the floppy ears is cute. C) We drove to the beach. D) The keys are inside the drawer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He completed the project with great care. 32. What is the indirect object?They tried giving their baby some mashed peas. A) Peas. B) Tried. C) Baby. D) They. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Baby. 33. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:My mom and dad are from Mexico. A) Are. B) From. C) Mom. D) Mexico. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From. 34. Complete the sentence:My dad is really good at ..... delicious pancakes. A) To make. B) Made. C) Make. D) Making. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Making. 35. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?Later that evening, Santa came down the chimney. A) Later that evening. B) Down the chimney. C) Santa came. D) The chimney. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Down the chimney. 36. Which sentence has a misplaced prepositional phrase that creates a confusing or funny meaning? A) The boy on the stage sang loudly. B) He swatted a fly with a rolled-up newspaper. C) She found a necklace in the old box. D) I saw a squirrel with a long, bushy tail climbing a tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He swatted a fly with a rolled-up newspaper. 37. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:Ashlee returned the lost iPod to the office. A) Returned. B) To. C) Office. D) Lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 38. What is the Preposition:When he was 30 years old, Leonardo da Vinic moved to milan A) Was. B) When. C) To. D) Moved. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 39. Identify the preposition in thesentence.Mark hit the ball over the fence. A) The. B) Over. C) Fence. D) Mark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over. 40. Find the prepositional phrase in the sentence: "She looked behind the door." A) Behind the door. B) She looked. C) The door. D) Looked behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behind the door. 41. What is the preposition in the sentence:The cat jumped off the table? A) Beside. B) Under. C) Off. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Off. 42. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence:She walked ..... the park to get home. A) Under. B) Through. C) Beside. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through. 43. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?The train roared through the tunnel, blasting its horn. A) Its horn. B) The train roared. C) Blasting its horn. D) Through the tunnel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through the tunnel. 44. Which sentence uses the correct pronoun as the object of the preposition? A) The pizza is for you and I. B) My mom gave the snacks to my brother and me. C) Can you go to the game with he and his friend?. D) This is a secret between she and I. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My mom gave the snacks to my brother and me. 45. Identify the preposition in the sentence.The first animated cartoons were made by Walt Disney. A) First. B) By. C) Walt Disney. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 46. They sat under the oak tree. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? A) Under the oak tree. B) The oak tree. C) Tree. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the oak tree. 47. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence 'They swim during the summer'? A) During the summer. B) They swim. C) The summer. D) Swim during. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) During the summer. 48. What is the prepositional phrase? Evan's house is near a busy intersection. A) House is near. B) Evan's house. C) Near a busy. D) Near a busy intersection. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Near a busy intersection. 49. Select the sentence with the correctly used prepositional phrase. A) She is between the smartest in the class. B) He is among the tallest of his peers. C) The book is on top of the table. D) They traveled to the city by bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They traveled to the city by bus. 50. Myka and Lily went outside after lunch. What question does preposition phrase answer? A) When they went. B) Where they went. C) How they went. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When they went. 51. Julio was writing a letter with a new pen. A) Was writing a letter. B) With a new pen. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With a new pen. 52. Explain the role of a prepositional phrase in a sentence. A) A prepositional phrase is always placed at the end of a sentence. B) A prepositional phrase is the main subject of a sentence. C) A prepositional phrase is used to connect two independent clauses. D) Function as an adjectival or adverbial modifier, providing additional information about the subject or object. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Function as an adjectival or adverbial modifier, providing additional information about the subject or object. 53. What is the preposition? Erin walked into the pet store. A) Pet. B) Walked. C) Into. D) Store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into. 54. Complete the sentence:The cookies are ..... the counter. A) in B) on C) over D) with A) Over. B) On. C) In. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 55. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The cat slept under the warm blanket all night. A) The cat slept. B) Under the warm blanket. C) Under the warm. D) Blanket all night. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under the warm blanket. 56. Choose the correct prepositionto complete the sentence.She fell asleep ..... the movie. A) Since. B) During. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During. 57. Select the sentence that uses the prepositional phrase correctly:'The keys are ..... the drawer.' A) Under. B) In. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 58. There are lots of birds nesting under the eaves A) Lots of birds. B) Nesting under. C) Under the eaves. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under the eaves. 59. Which sentence contains a prepositional phrase? 'I like ice cream.' or 'I like to swim in the pool.' A) I like ice cream. B) I like to swim in the pool. C) I enjoy playing soccer. D) I love to read books. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I like to swim in the pool. 60. What is the indirect object?The team won the game in the last 10 seconds. A) Team. B) Game. C) Seconds. D) NONE. 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