This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions Of Direction – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions Of Direction Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. You need to give your friend directions to the skatepark. Which sentence best sequences the prepositions to give clear, step-by-step instructions? A) Go to the skatepark past the school and over the bridge. B) Go past the school, then over the bridge, and you will arrive at the skatepark. C) The skatepark is where you go over the bridge and past the school. D) Over the bridge and past the school, the skatepark is there. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Go past the school, then over the bridge, and you will arrive at the skatepark. 2. Imagine a simple map:a bridge goes over a river, and a path runs along the river bank. To get from one side of the river to the other without getting wet, what must you do? A) Go under the bridge. B) Go through the bridge. C) Go across the bridge. D) Go along the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Go across the bridge. 3. The boat sailed ..... the river up to the sea. A) Over. B) Along with. C) Along. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Along. 4. You need to walk ..... the road works to get to the bus stop. A) Around. B) Onto. C) Up. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Around. 5. Ich gehe ..... Oma A) Nach. B) In. C) Zum. D) Zu. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Zu. 6. Which sentence best combines prepositions to describe the action of leaving a car and entering a house? A) I got off the car and went on the house. B) I got out of the car and went into the house. C) I came away from the car and walked onto the house. D) I went down the car and passed the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I got out of the car and went into the house. 7. The cruise ship passed ..... under the Golden Gate Bridge as it was leaving San Francisco A) Across. B) Under. C) Over. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under. 8. She went ..... the supermarket. A) Onto. B) To. C) Across. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 9. Liz:How do you celebrate Father's Day? Charlene: ..... buying him a bouquet of flowers. A) By. B) With. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 10. The strong wind blew the wig ..... his head. A) Off. B) Onto. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Off. 11. My cat jumped ..... the high fence to catch the big mouse. A) Out of. B) Along. C) Through. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Over. 12. Complete the sentence:To follow the secret trail, you must first go ..... the two large rocks and then crawl under the fallen log. A) Across. B) Around. C) Along. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Between. 13. We saw her going ..... the theater. A) Into. B) Onto. C) From. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Into. 14. Which preposition best completes the sentence:'The bird flew ..... the open window.' A) Over. B) Beside. C) Through. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through. 15. Fish swam ..... him in the river.(gelijk op met). A) Around. B) From. C) Alongside. D) Round. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alongside. 16. I think my cousin's face looks ..... Tommy Page! A) On. B) In. C) By. D) Like. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Like. 17. I am going ..... Natasha's house.(naar) A) Onto. B) From. C) Into. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 18. In the sentence "We rode our bikes around the block, " what is the complete prepositional phrase of direction? A) We rode our bikes. B) Rode around. C) The block. D) Around the block. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around the block. 19. Choose the best pair of prepositions to complete the sentence:I traveled ..... Chicago ..... New York by train last week. A) From to. B) At into. C) In toward. D) Out of on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From to. 20. Choose the correct preposition:The library is ..... the post office. A) Next to. B) Under. C) Inside. D) Behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Next to. 21. To describe how you board a large public vehicle like a bus or a train, which sentence is most appropriate? A) You get through the bus. B) You get under the bus. C) You get onto the bus. D) You get into the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You get onto the bus. 22. The bird flew ..... their heads and finally out ..... the window. A) Above, through. B) Under, from. C) Over, in. D) Through, under. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Above, through. 23. True or False:In the sentence, "Around the corner and past the old bookstore, you'll find the cafe, " the comma is used correctly to separate the introductory directional phrases from the main clause. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. She climbed ..... the bus quickly before it left. A) A) in. B) B) on. C) C) at. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) on. 25. She walked ..... the office without knocking. A) Onto. B) To. C) Into. D) Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into. 26. Choose the correct preposition of direction:The bird flew ..... the sky. A) Above. B) Over. C) Across. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through. 27. She walked ..... the store to buy some milk. A) A) to. B) B) in. C) C) on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) to. 28. There's a tornado heading ..... our house (naar ..... toe) A) Across. B) Onto. C) Towards. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Towards. 29. The magnetic compass must be adjusted ..... the deviation card. A) With. B) By. C) Through. D) According to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) According to. 30. Can you throw this rock ..... the river (naar de overkant) A) Along. B) Across. C) Towards. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Across. 31. Complete the sentence:The paper airplane flew gracefully ..... the entire room. A) Across. B) With. C) At. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Across. 32. There's a tornado heading ..... our village.(naar ..... toe) A) Across. B) Alongside. C) Into. D) Towards. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Towards. 33. True or False:The prepositions 'to' and 'toward' mean the exact same thing in all situations. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 34. Which preposition best describes movement from a lower place to a higher one? A) Down. B) Across. C) Up. D) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Up. 35. Which of these is a complete directional prepositional phrase? A) Up the stairs. B) Ran quickly. C) The red ball. D) Is jumping. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up the stairs. 36. True or False:In the sentence 'The squirrel ran around the tree, ' the phrase 'around the tree' describes where the squirrel is located. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 37. Never jump ..... the roof of a building.(van) A) Out of. B) To. C) From. D) Across. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From. 38. We could see a restaurant at the bottom of the hill, so we walked ..... to see if it was open. A) Up. B) Out. C) Down. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Down. 39. Where are you ..... ? A) To. B) From. C) Across. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From. 40. I saw the squirrels climb in ..... the window. A) Across. B) Through. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through. 41. Choose the correct preposition of direction to complete the sentence given.The ferry sailed ..... the Straits of Malacca to Sumatera. A) Across. B) Through. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Across. 42. The meaning of the preposition of direction around is ..... A) Outside. B) In a circular way. C) Toward. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In a circular way. 43. Fill in the blank:We are driving ..... the city to visit my grandma. A) From. B) On. C) Of. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 44. Which sentence correctly uses a preposition of direction? A) She ran in the finish line. B) She ran beside the finish line. C) She ran towards the finish line. D) She ran under the finish line. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She ran towards the finish line. 45. Ich fahre ..... meiner Schwester. A) Nach. B) Zu. C) Auf. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Zu. 46. Which preposition is most often used to show the starting point or source of a movement? A) Into. B) From. C) Onto. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From. 47. True or False:Based on the specific grammar rules for this test, the following sentence is considered correct:'The falling rock hitted the car's roof.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 48. Complete the sentence:To get a good view of the parade, we walked ..... the street, looking for an open spot. A) Inside. B) Toward. C) Off. D) Along. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Along. 49. Which preposition best completes the sentence:'The bird flew ..... the trees.' A) Over. B) Under. C) Through. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over. 50. Complete the sentence with the preposition that best shows a figurative, or non-literal, direction:We need to move ..... a solution for this problem. A) Across. B) Toward. C) Past. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Toward. 51. True or False:The prepositions 'to' and 'from' can be used interchangeably to show a destination. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 52. Imagine you are giving a friend directions to your locker. Which sentence uses a 'path' preposition to describe part of the route? A) Start from the cafeteria. B) Go to the main office. C) Walk past the water fountain. D) Your destination is at the end of the hall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walk past the water fountain. 53. Choose the correct preposition of direction to complete the sentence given.Everyone saw millions of shining stars ..... the sky. A) Through. B) Across. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through. 54. Imagine you are following a treasure map. The instructions say to "Go ..... the creek, ..... the fallen log, and look for the 'X' ..... the big rock." Which set of prepositions makes the most sense for these directions? A) From, through, on. B) Into, under, past. C) Along, over, under. D) Out of, on, along. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Along, over, under. 55. We drove ..... the castle twice because it was so impressive. A) Alongside. B) Round. C) Out of. D) Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Round. 56. Which statement best describes the primary job of prepositions like 'along, ' 'across, ' 'through, ' and 'past'? A) They describe the route or path taken during a movement. B) They identify the starting point of a movement. C) They show the final destination of a movement. D) They indicate a static, unmoving location. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They describe the route or path taken during a movement. 57. Fill in the blank:The puppy chased the ball as it rolled ..... the hill. A) Down. B) At. C) Beside. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Down. 58. We go ..... the sweet shop every morning but we never go in. A) Along. B) Across. C) Under. D) Past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Past. 59. Which sentence correctly describes getting on a large public vehicle like a bus or train? A) I got into the bus. B) I got in the bus. C) I got out of the bus. D) I got on the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I got on the bus. 60. The frightened deer disappeared ..... the forest. A) Into. B) Onto. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Into. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPrepositions Of Direction Quiz 1Prepositions Of Direction Quiz 2Prepositions Of Direction Quiz 3Prepositions Of Direction Quiz 4Prepositions Of Direction Quiz 5Prepositions Of Direction Quiz 6Prepositions Of Direction Quiz 7Prepositions Of Direction Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books