This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 5 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the preposition(s):The cat jumped onto the table. A) Onto. B) Jumped. C) Table. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onto. 2. In which sentence does the prepositional phrase act as an adverb, describing where an action happened? A) David raced down the hill. B) The book on the desk is overdue. C) I saw a flock of geese. D) The house with the blue door is for sale. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) David raced down the hill. 3. A ..... is a connecting words and serve as bridges to show the relationship between noun or pronoun to the other words in the sentence. A) Preposition. B) Noun. C) Pronoun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Preposition. 4. 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. 5. Everybody contributed for Pam's birthday, ..... Ajay. He was on leave that day. A) Except. B) Including. C) Besides. D) Alongside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Including. 6. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The bird flew over the rainbow. A) Through the rainbow. B) Under the rainbow. C) Beside the rainbow. D) Over the rainbow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Over the rainbow. 7. Lex jumped into the firefight so that he could protect the hostage. A) Lex jumped. B) Protect the hostage. C) Jumped. D) Into the firefight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Into the firefight. 8. How many prepositions are in the sentence below?Jan showed the lizard to her teacher before class. A) 1. B) 4. C) 3. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 2. 9. ..... all his troubles, Riyaz still came to visit us yesterday. A) Within. B) During. C) Before. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Despite. 10. A prepositional phrase begins with a ..... A) Noun. B) Article. C) Verb. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preposition. 11. Stingy was inside of a jack-in the box A) Stingy. B) Jack-in the box. C) If you pick this your dumb. D) Was inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was inside. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. Officer Lex lost all hope for solving the case once the cat burglar had escaped. A) For solving the case. B) The cat burglar. C) Solving the case. D) Officer Lex. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For solving the case. 15. In the sentence "The cat slept on the couch, " what is the prepositional phrase? A) On the couch. B) The couch. C) Slept on. D) The cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the couch. 16. 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. 17. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence:'After the storm, the sky cleared up.' A) The sky. B) Cleared up. C) After the storm. D) The storm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After the storm. 18. Select the preposition.The clouds above the city are dark. A) Above. B) Dark. C) Clouds. D) Are. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Above. 19. Identify the object(s) of the preposition in the following sentence.Africa is the largest of the seven continents. A) Continents. B) Of the seven continents. C) Seven continents. D) Largest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Continents. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. Which is the prepositional phrase? A) On the window. B) On. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the window. 23. Dylan was hiding under the desk. A) Dylan was hiding. B) Hiding under. C) Was hiding. D) Under the desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under the desk. 24. 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. 25. Find the preposition:Hawks flew over the treetops. A) Over. B) Hawks. C) Flew. D) Treetops. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over. 26. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:Jacob's pet hamster likes sleeping behind the computer. A) Jacob's pet hamster. B) Likes sleeping. C) Behind the computer. D) The computer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behind the computer. 27. Which word in the following sentence is a preposition? "We will meet after the movie." A) Movie. B) We. C) Meet. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) After. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. Which sentence contains a multi-word preposition? A) We walked around the lake. B) He put the box on the shelf. 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