This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions Of Place – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions Of Place Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In grammar, which word has a very similar meaning to 'beside' when showing location? A) Next to. B) Behind. C) Among. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Next to. 2. If the skatepark is directly on the other side of the street from your house, where is it located? A) It is next to your house. B) It is across from your house. C) It is on top of your house. D) It is behind your house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is across from your house. 3. Which sentence is the clearest way to describe the location of your locker relative to your friend's? A) My locker is on the right his locker. B) My locker is to the right of his locker. C) My locker is right of his locker. D) My locker is at the right of his locker. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) My locker is to the right of his locker. 4. Are you staying at home ..... Christmas Day? A) On. B) At. C) X. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 5. The boys are sitting ..... the wall. A) In. B) Over. C) At. D) Against. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Against. 6. The wine is ..... the bottle. A) In. B) At. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 7. Complete the sentence:My little brother thinks there's a monster hiding ..... his bed. A) Above. B) On. C) Under. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under. 8. We spent hours ..... his desk writing a letter. A) On. B) In. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 9. I waited for Lucy ..... the station A) In. B) At. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 10. True or False:You should use the preposition "between" when talking about an object that is in a group of many people. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. She lives ..... 2143 Jumeirah Road. A) In. B) Until. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At. 12. A new student needs to find the gym. Which instruction uses compound prepositions to give the clearest and most grammatically correct directions? A) Walk down this hall. The gym is at front of the school. B) Walk down this hall. The gym is in the middle of the library. C) Walk down this hall. The gym is at the end of the hall. D) Walk down this hall. The gym is outside of the building. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Walk down this hall. The gym is at the end of the hall. 13. True or False:The prepositions 'in' and 'inside' can often be used interchangeably to mean something is enclosed. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. True or False:The preposition 'on' is correctly used to show something is inside a container, like 'The milk is on the carton.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. True or False:You should use the preposition 'among' when talking about something being in the middle of only two specific items. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 16. If the library is on one side of the street and the post office is on the other, what is their relationship? A) The library is on top of the post office. B) The library is next to the post office. C) The library is behind the post office. D) The library is across from the post office. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The library is across from the post office. 17. Imagine you are describing a messy bedroom for a story. Which sentence uses a compound preposition to give the MOST specific location for the pizza box? A) The pizza box is near the desk. B) The pizza box is in the middle of a pile of clothes. C) The pizza box is in the room. D) The pizza box is on the floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The pizza box is in the middle of a pile of clothes. 18. I didn't have time to read the whole report properly. I just looked at it quickly while I was ..... the plane. A) At. B) In. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 19. Janet is ..... home right now. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 20. We're waiting for our friend ..... her house. A) In front of. B) Under. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In front of. 21. Where can you find the basketball hoop on the basketball court? A) In the middle of the basketball court. B) Both ends of the basketball court. C) Outside the basketball court. D) Under the basketball court. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both ends of the basketball court. 22. I stood ..... the queue for two hours hoping to get a ticket to the concert. A) On. B) In. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 23. Your friend describes their room:'My desk is against the wall, and my gaming chair is in front of it. To the left of the desk, there is a tall bookshelf.' Based on this, which statement is true? A) The desk is between the chair and the bookshelf. B) The bookshelf is behind the desk. C) The gaming chair is behind the desk. D) The desk is to the right of the bookshelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The desk is to the right of the bookshelf. 24. Complete the sentence:The teacher wrote the homework assignment on the board ..... the class. A) In front of. B) Through. C) Under. D) Behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In front of. 25. Which preposition is the best synonym for 'next to'? A) Through. B) Beside. C) Over. D) Among. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beside. 26. They have live ..... the street for many years. A) Across. B) In. C) Behind. D) Opposite. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Across. 27. Complete the sentence:The drone flew high ..... the trees, but it never touched them. A) Under. B) On top of. C) Above. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Above. 28. ..... the winter, it usually snows A) X. B) In. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 29. Complete the sentence:The quietest place to read in the library is usually ..... a cozy corner. A) On top of. B) Under. C) In. D) In the middle of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 30. Complete the sentence:My lucky pencil rolled ..... my desk and now I can't find it. A) Under. B) Through. C) With. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under. 31. Complete the sentence to give clear directions:The skatepark isn't on this street; it's just ..... the corner, to the left of the big grocery store. A) Over. B) Through. C) Under. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around. 32. Fill in the blank:The little kid was hiding ..... the big curtain so no one could see him. A) Behind. B) Next to. C) Across from. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behind. 33. You will find the answer to the question ..... the end of the page. A) At. B) In. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 34. How do you say "Di atas" in English? A) On and Above. B) On and About. C) On and Behind. D) Near and Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On and Above. 35. Which preposition best completes the sentence:'The cat is hiding ..... the table.' A) In. B) On. C) Under. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under. 36. True or False:In the sentence 'My cat loves to sleep under the warm blanket, ' the word 'under' tells us where the cat sleeps. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. He went ..... the park with his bicycle. A) In. B) Up. C) Around. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around. 38. A plane is flying high in the sky, not touching the clouds but at a higher level. Which sentence is the most precise? A) The plane is over the clouds. B) The plane is on the clouds. C) The plane is above the clouds. D) The plane is under the clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The plane is above the clouds. 39. Imagine a TV on a stand. The stand is between two large speakers. Which sentence most accurately and completely describes this setup? A) The TV is on the stand and among the speakers. B) The TV is on the stand between the two speakers. C) The TV is in the stand between the two speakers. D) The TV is between the stand and the speakers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The TV is on the stand between the two speakers. 40. Which word best shows that the library is very close to the school, possibly right next to it? A) Far from. B) Near. C) Beside. D) Across from. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beside. 41. Let's take the bus ..... Columbus Street. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 42. True or False:The sentence 'My mom is at work, and my brother is on school' uses prepositions correctly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 43. What time did you arrive the airport? A) At. B) In. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 44. She plants vegetables seeds ..... April A) At. B) In. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 45. I like listening to music ..... the car. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 46. Complete the sentence:The drone flew high ..... our neighborhood, but not directly over any single house. A) Under. B) Above. C) Next to. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Above. 47. Jack was ..... a bus for hours. A) On. B) At. C) In. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 48. Is your house ..... the park? A) On. B) Opposite. C) Between. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Opposite. 49. I was born ..... 2012 A) In. B) On. C) At. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 50. Complete the sentence:I couldn't decide ..... the blue hoodie and the black one. A) With. B) Between. C) Among. D) Beside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Between. 51. Ecuador is ..... South America. A) In. B) At. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 52. Which sentence correctly uses a preposition to show someone positioned in the middle of two other people? A) I sat among Jayla and Chris. B) I sat between Jayla and Chris. C) I sat with Jayla and Chris. D) I sat by Jayla and Chris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I sat between Jayla and Chris. 53. I saw a big frog leaping ..... a rock. A) At. B) On. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 54. My sister was hiding ..... the door! A) Under. B) Behind. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behind. 55. True or False:The preposition 'between' is the best choice when talking about a secret shared among a large group of friends. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 56. Complete the sentence:My mom parked the car right ..... the garage, so we wouldn't have to walk in the rain. A) Out from. B) On top of. C) In front of. D) Next by. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In front of. 57. Identify the correct preposition for the sentence:'She stood ..... the door, waiting for him.' A) Under. B) On. C) In. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At. 58. Complete the sentence:I couldn't see the movie screen because a very tall person sat directly ..... me. A) Between. B) Across from. C) Under. D) In front of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In front of. 59. Where can you find a pencil on the table? A) On the floor. B) On the table. C) In the sky. D) On the chair. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the table. 60. Choose the correct preposition of time to complete the sentence ..... September A) ON. B) IN. C) AT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) IN. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPrepositions Of Place Quiz 1Prepositions 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