This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions Of Place – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions Of Place Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The man jumped ..... his bike and rode away. A) Upon. B) In. C) On. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upon. 2. Where is the apple? A) Next to. B) Between. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 3. We are walking ..... the way to a cafe. A) Aside. B) Over. C) Along. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Along. 4. Your friend says, 'My water bottle is on the bench, to the right of my backpack.' Which sentence best rephrases this using a single, different preposition? A) My water bottle is far from my backpack. B) My water bottle is in the middle of the bench. C) My water bottle is under my backpack. D) My water bottle is beside my backpack. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) My water bottle is beside my backpack. 5. Which preposition best describes two things that are side-by-side? A) Between. B) Over. C) Beside. D) Across from. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beside. 6. What's on the TV ..... midnight A) X. B) On. C) At. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 7. A cat is sleeping ..... the bed. A) Over. B) On. C) At. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 8. I didn't sit ..... my best friend today. A) In. B) Between. C) Next to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Next to. 9. Complete the sentence:We all sat ..... the giant movie screen to watch the new superhero film. A) In front of. B) Behind. C) Over. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In front of. 10. Imagine a secret note is passed through a group of five friends. Which sentence best describes the note's journey? A) The note was passed by the five friends. B) The note was passed between the five friends. C) The note was passed to the five friends. D) The note was passed among the five friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The note was passed among the five friends. 11. The girls play ..... the garden A) At. B) Under. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 12. Complete the sentence:My house is the one squeezed ..... the tall blue house and the small brick one. A) Among. B) Through. C) Between. D) Next. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between. 13. The new hospital building will be opened to public ..... the year 2022. A) At. B) On. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 14. How do you say "Di samping" in English? A) Beside. B) Before. C) Between. D) Behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beside. 15. Janet is looking at herself ..... the mirror. A) On. B) In. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 16. Complete the sentence:I was so happy to finally be ..... the warm car and out of the rain. A) At. B) On. C) In. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 17. There is somebody ..... the door. Do you know who it is? A) On. B) In. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 18. Puan Hana's English lesson will start ..... 8.00 in the morning. A) At. B) On. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 19. You can see all members of our staff ..... this photograph A) At. B) In. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 20. True or False:The sentence 'A bird is on top of the roof' means the same thing as 'A bird is above the roof'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 21. Fill in the blank:There was a single statue placed right ..... the town square for everyone to see. A) Outside of. B) Under. C) Far from. D) In the middle of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the middle of. 22. My worksheet was kept ..... a pile of other books. A) Between. B) Beneath. C) None. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beneath. 23. Why are you calling so late? I'm already ..... bed. A) In. B) At. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 24. There are a lot of magnets ..... the fridge. A) In. B) At. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 25. I live ..... the 8th floor ..... 25 Cambridge Road. A) In-on. B) On-in. C) On-at. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On-at. 26. The car is ..... front of the bank. A) In. B) At. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 27. Choose the correct preposition to fill in the blank:'There is a beautiful garden ..... the house.' A) Behind. B) In. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behind. 28. Don't sit this stool ..... , it's broken. A) At. B) In. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 29. I live in a flat ..... the fifth floor A) In. B) At. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 30. If the skatepark is on Maple Avenue and the pizza place is right next to it on the same street, which sentence is most accurate? A) The pizza place is behind the skatepark. B) The pizza place is to the left of the skatepark. C) The pizza place is far from the skatepark. D) The pizza place is across from the skatepark. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pizza place is to the left of the skatepark. 31. Based on this description, which statement must be true? 'The gaming console is on a shelf under the TV. The main couch is opposite the TV. A beanbag chair is to the left of the main couch.' A) The TV is under the gaming console. B) The beanbag chair is opposite the TV. C) The gaming console is above the TV. D) The couch is facing the TV. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The couch is facing the TV. 32. Choose the correct preposition of time to complete the sentence ..... 12 o'clock A) AT. B) ON. C) IN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) AT. 33. Fill in the blank:I left my water bottle ..... my desk, not in my backpack. A) At. B) On. C) Through. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 34. There is a mirror ..... the wall. A) On. B) In. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 35. Our house is ..... a forest. It's only a five minute walk. A) Between. B) Close to. C) In front of. D) Among. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Close to. 36. Complete the sentence:I couldn't find my friend ..... all the people in the crowded hallway. A) Beside. B) Through. C) Among. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Among. 37. My teacher likes working ..... the UAE. A) On. B) In. C) Before. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 38. I will meet my best friend ..... dinner tonight. A) At. B) On. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 39. The grocery store is on the other side of the road from the bank. Which sentence describes this relationship most accurately? A) The grocery store is behind the bank. B) The grocery store is next to the bank. C) The grocery store is across from the bank. D) The grocery store is in the bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The grocery store is across from the bank. 40. Your friend texts you, "I'm at the park." What does this most likely mean? A) They are standing on top of the park sign. B) They are at the general location of the park, possibly inside or at the entrance. C) They are flying over the park. D) They are far from the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are at the general location of the park, possibly inside or at the entrance. 41. What have you got ..... this bag? A) In front of. B) In. C) Opposite. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 42. The man jumped ..... the river to save the drowning child. A) Onto. B) Into. C) Out of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Into. 43. A drone is flying high in the sky, passing directly over your neighborhood. Which sentence best describes its movement? A) The drone is above the neighborhood. B) The drone is over the neighborhood. C) The drone is in the neighborhood. D) The drone is on the neighborhood. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The drone is over the neighborhood. 44. Every morning I get ..... a bus to go 14. Last month we traveled to Australia. to school. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 45. You can pump your own petrol ..... the station ..... Abu Dhabi. A) At, at. B) On, in. C) At, in. D) By, at. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At, in. 46. Which of the following sentences correctly uses a preposition of place? A) The cat is under the table. B) She will arrive at 5 PM. C) They are talking about the movie. D) He walked through the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The cat is under the table. 47. There aren't many public toilets ..... the city centre. A) At. B) In. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 48. Be careful, there is some coffee ..... the floor. A) On. B) At. C) Off. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 49. Select the sentence that contains a preposition of place. A) The remote is beside the couch. B) I'll see you after school. C) My dog ran toward me. D) She is good at math. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The remote is beside the couch. 50. The boys climbed ..... the wall. A) Under. B) Below. C) Over. D) Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over. 51. My grandmother's house is located ..... No. 12, Jalan Bahagia, Kedah. A) At. B) On. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 52. Halim's birthday is ..... 20th September. A) At. B) On. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 53. They were very popular ..... the 1980s A) At. B) X. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 54. There were some beautiful pictures ..... the walls of their sitting room A) In. B) At. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 55. I don't like to visit the United States ..... Winter. A) In. B) At. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 56. I enjoy going for walks ..... the countryside. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 57. A preposition is usually placed before a ..... A) Verb. B) Noun. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Noun. 58. Where can you find a microscope in a science lab? A) In the bathroom. B) In the living room. C) In the pantry. D) On the work table or in a special room for laboratory equipment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the work table or in a special room for laboratory equipment. 59. Select the word that is a preposition of place. A) Behind. B) Quickly. C) And. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behind. 60. Which sentence correctly describes a car parked at the back of a house? A) The car is in front of the house. B) The car is beside the house. C) The car is behind the house. D) The car is on top of the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The car is behind the house. Next →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPrepositions Of Place Quiz 2Prepositions Of Place Quiz 3Prepositions Of Place Quiz 4Prepositions Of Place Quiz 5Prepositions Of Place Quiz 6Prepositions Of Place Quiz 7Prepositions Of Place Quiz 8Prepositions Of Place Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books