This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions Of Direction – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions Of Direction Quiz 10 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following words is a preposition of direction? A) Quickly. B) Over. C) And. D) Beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over. 2. Which sentence shows a figurative, not literal, use of a preposition of direction? A) He walked across the street. B) She is moving toward a career in medicine. C) The ball flew over the fence. D) We drove through the car wash. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She is moving toward a career in medicine. 3. True or False:The preposition 'to' usually shows the starting point of a journey. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 4. Complete the sentence with the correct objective pronoun:The stray cat slowly walked ..... me, and I gave it some food. A) With. B) By. C) For. D) Toward. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Toward. 5. Ich fahre nach drei Tagen ..... Hause. A) Nach. B) Aus. C) Auf. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nach. 6. True or False:The preposition 'from' indicates the starting point or source of a movement. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 7. They strolled ..... the beach watching the sunset. A) Into. B) Across. C) Along. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Along. 8. The dog ran ..... the room. A) Through. B) Into. C) Onto. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Into. 9. Complete the sentence:To avoid the traffic, we drove ..... the city instead of through it. A) Under. B) Past. C) Around. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around. 10. My friend lives ..... the street from me. A) From. B) Across. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Across. 11. The airplane flew ..... the restricted airspace without permission. A) Into. B) Through. C) Over. D) Across. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Into. 12. Which sentence is about movement *into* a place, not just being there? A) I put my keys into my backpack. B) My keys are in my backpack. C) The backpack is on the floor. D) I found my keys beside my backpack. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I put my keys into my backpack. 13. In which sentence does the word 'over' show movement or direction? A) School is over for the day. B) He will think it over. C) The drone flew over our house. D) The picture is hanging over my desk. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The drone flew over our house. 14. The lions walked in a circle ..... the baby giraffe before they attacked. A) Along. B) Over. C) Through. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around. 15. The thief jumped ..... the fences and tried to enter the house. A) Over. B) Across. C) Past. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over. 16. Which sentence uses a preposition to show active movement (direction), not just location? A) The keys are in my pocket. B) My dog jumped into the lake. C) The poster is on my wall. D) We can meet at the library. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My dog jumped into the lake. 17. They were driving ..... the city centre when they had the accident. A) Along. B) Towards. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Towards. 18. The aircraft flew ..... the mountain range before descending. A) Across. B) Below. C) Behind. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Across. 19. The hikers walked ..... the trail to reach the mountain peak. A) Through. B) Along. C) Under. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Along. 20. Morgen fliegen wir ..... die Schweiz. A) In. B) Zu. C) An. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 21. The surfers ran ..... the sea as soon as the waves were high. A) Across. B) Onto. C) Into. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into. 22. Welke zin is juist? A) He went to the concert last night.-So did we. B) Stephanie has a new boyfriend.-Neither has Carol. C) We weren't at home.-So were they. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He went to the concert last night.-So did we. 23. Complete the sentence:Last summer, my family drove ..... Texas ..... Florida for our vacation. A) At / in. B) On / off. C) From / to. D) Under / over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From / to. 24. In the phrase 'away from the loud noise, ' which word is the object of the preposition? A) Away. B) Loud. C) From. D) Noise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Noise. 25. The ELT is located ..... the left side of the aircraft. A) Into. B) Under. C) Behind. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 26. Everyone knows going down a hill is easy, but going ..... isn't. A) Up. B) Towards. C) From. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up. 27. I don't know how I managed to get ..... this mess. A) Into. B) Around. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Into. 28. To describe the *path* someone should take on a map, which group of prepositions would be the most helpful to use? A) Across, along, past. B) To, into, onto. C) In, on, at. D) From, out of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Across, along, past. 29. Your friend is lost. Which instruction uses a multiword preposition to clearly tell them how to get away from the noisy construction site? A) You need to move away from that area. B) Try to go around the block. C) You should turn before it. D) Just drive past it quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You need to move away from that area. 30. Complete the sentence:When the mail carrier opened the gate, the puppy ran ..... the yard to greet him. A) Down to. B) Out of. C) Away. D) Off. 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