This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "The keys are on the table." A) Are on. B) The table. C) The keys are. D) On the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the table. 2. What is the prepositional phrase? Dame ran with his team. A) His. B) Dame. C) Ran with. D) With his team. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With his team. 3. What are prepositional phrases often compared to? A) Doors. B) Windows. C) Bridges. D) Ladders. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bridges. 4. I go to school ..... my friend. A) Accross. B) With. C) In. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 5. Complete the sentence:He is standing ..... the corner. A) on B) at C) in D) over A) Over. B) On. C) In. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At. 6. They could build a tree house by themselves. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? A) By themselves. B) Could build a. C) House by themselves. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By themselves. 7. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?Dogs are good companions for older people. A) Are good companions. B) For older people. C) Companions for older people. D) Dogs are. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For older people. 8. What is the prepositional phrase?There is a rider coming down the road. A) There is a rider. B) Coming down the. C) Down the road. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Down the road. 9. Select the preposition.The Robber stole money from the bank. A) The. B) From. C) Stole. D) Bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From. 10. Which word in the following sentence is a preposition? "The flowers in the garden are blooming." A) The. B) Flowers. C) Blooming. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 11. Pick the preposition that tells about LOCATION to complete the following sentence:I'm pressing the flower ..... the pages of the book. A) Above. B) Along. C) Between. D) With. E) Um what?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between. 12. Complete the sentence with the preposition that best indicates a deadline:We have to finish our project ..... Friday. A) Through. B) Among. C) By. D) Without. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By. 13. Identify the preposition in the sentence. The eagle flew over the trees. A) Flew. B) Over. C) Eagle. D) Trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over. 14. True or False:In the sentence 'The girl with the blue jacket is my cousin, ' the prepositional phrase 'with the blue jacket' acts as an adverb. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:'Paulo worked ..... a busy area downtown.' A) At. B) Over. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 16. Choose the sentence that contains a prepositional phrase:'The dog ran fast.' or 'The dog ran under the table.' A) The dog ran fast. B) The dog ran under the table. C) The cat jumped high. D) The bird flew quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The dog ran under the table. 17. Identify the preposition in the sentence. The dog ran around the yard. A) Ran. B) Yard. C) The. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around. 18. What is the prepositional phrase?Sara fell on the grass. A) Fell on the grass. B) The grass. C) On the grass. D) Sara fell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On the grass. 19. Which word is a preposition? A) cat B) between C) run D) happy A) Cat. B) Run. C) Between. D) Happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between. 20. Complete the sentence with the best prepositional phrase:'The dog ran ..... the garden chasing a butterfly.' A) Through. B) At. C) For. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through. 21. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?Above her head sat the Cheshire cat. A) Above her head. B) Sat the Cheshire cat. C) The Cheshire cat. D) Above her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Above her head. 22. Which sentence does NOT contain a prepositional phrase? A) They laughed at the joke. B) In the morning, we go for a walk. C) She can run very fast. D) She is interested in learning Spanish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She can run very fast. 23. My sister placed the book on the top shelf. A) Sister placed the book. B) On top of the shelf. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On top of the shelf. 24. True or False:The phrase "after the storm" in the sentence "We went outside after the storm" is a prepositional phrase. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. Identify the prepositional phrase:He is going there with his friend. A) With his. B) He is going. C) With his friend. D) Going there. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With his friend. 26. How many prepositional phrases are in this sentence?I'm going to go to the parade with my friends after school. A) 4. B) 3. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 27. Identify the prepositional phrase:How many pieces of cake would you like? A) Of cake. B) Would like. C) How many. D) Pieces of cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of cake. 28. Which sentence is written most clearly, with no misplaced prepositional phrase? A) The girl hit the baseball with the red hair. B) She served pizza to the guests on paper plates. C) I saw a squirrel on the way to school with a bushy tail. D) With a loud roar, the lion scared the tourists. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With a loud roar, the lion scared the tourists. 29. True or False:In the sentence 'She walked toward the stage, ' the prepositional phrase 'toward the stage' functions as an adjective modifying 'She'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 30. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:The book is on the shelf. A) Book. B) Shelf. C) Is. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 31. The dog hid underneath the bed A) Underneath. B) Hid. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Underneath. 32. Identify the prepositional phrases in the sentence:The cat jumped off the couch and ran towards the kitchen. A) Jumped off. B) Off the couch and ran. C) Towards the kitchen. D) Off the couch, towards the kitchen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Off the couch, towards the kitchen. 33. Find the preposition:I hiked up the mountain. A) Up. B) I. C) Hiked. D) Mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up. 34. What is the preposition in the phrase?The napkin is placed beside the plate. A) Is. B) Napkin. C) Placed. D) Beside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beside. 35. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence: "Without hesitation, he jumped into the cold water." A) Without hesitation. B) He jumped. C) Into the cold water. D) Without hesitation, he jumped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into the cold water. 36. Choose the prepositional phrase.Mr. Keller loves showing science experiments in his classroom. A) Loves showing science experiments. B) In his classroom. C) Mr. Keller loves showing science experiments. D) Science experiments. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In his classroom. 37. Choose the correct prepositional phrase to complete the sentence:'After school, we went ..... ' A) Run fast. B) Quickly home. C) To the park. D) Ate dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To the park. 38. Late in the night, it started to rain.This prepositional phrase describes a ..... A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adverb. 39. Identify the preposition in the following sentence.Everyone passed except George. A) Except. B) Everyone. C) Passed. D) George. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Except. 40. What is the preposition in the sentence?She jumps rope with her friends. A) With. B) Cat. C) Happy. D) Quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 41. Mom has a present ..... Grandpa. A) Accross. B) For. C) With. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 42. Identify the preposition in this sentence:I live in Mandaluyong City. A) I. B) In. C) Live. D) Mandaluyong. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 43. It was a good spot for a tree house. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence? A) For a tree house. B) Good spot. C) Was a good. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For a tree house. 44. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence:'The painting hangs ..... the wall.' A) Over. B) Beside. C) On. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 45. Deanna threw pennies into the gurgling fountain. A) Into the gurgling fountain. B) Threw pennies. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Into the gurgling fountain. 46. Complete the sentence:We walked ..... the bridge to get to the other side. A) Without. B) Inside. C) Over. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over. 47. Identify the prepositional phrase.They finally become friends and work together for their own good. A) Finally become friends. B) For their own good. C) Work together. D) Own good. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For their own good. 48. What is the preposition? Angela fell asleep during class. A) Asleep. B) During. C) Fell. D) Class. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During. 49. I can see down the river.This prepositional phrase describes a ..... A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adverb. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Verb. 50. What is the preposition in the sentence?The dog climbs on the couch. A) Quickly. B) Blue. C) On. D) Cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 51. Identify the prepositional phrase A) Along the trail. B) Running quickly. C) Reading quietly. D) Skipping happily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Along the trail. 52. Choose the prepositional phrase from the options below. A) In the morning. B) Sings loudly. C) Quickly runs. D) Beautiful flower. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the morning. 53. What questions does an adverb prepositional phrase answer? A) When, what kind, who. B) Where, when, why, how, to what extent. C) Where, what, which, what king. D) Which, what, how many. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Where, when, why, how, to what extent. 54. Identify the prepositions in the following sentence:Spencer ate his lunch under the tree at the park. A) Under, at. B) Spencer, ate. C) Ate, his. D) Under, tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under, at. 55. Choose the prepositional phrase in the sentence.The children played tag at the park. A) At the park. B) Played tag. C) The children. D) Tag at the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the park. 56. Complete the sentence:'The airplane flew ..... the clouds.' A) In. B) On. C) Over. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through. 57. What is the object of the preposition in this sentence: "The gift from my parents was unexpected." A) Was unexpected. B) The gift. C) From. D) My parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My parents. 58. The cat burglar sat before the judge and awaited his sentence. A) Before the judge. B) Awaited his sentence. C) The cat burglar. D) Sat before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Before the judge. 59. Fill in the blank:The dog ran ..... the fence. A) Through. B) Over. C) Around. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under. 60. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?Some of the weirdest stories I have ever heard about Winnie the Pooh have come from Bella. A) Zero. B) One. C) Two. D) Three. 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