This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions Of Place – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions Of Place Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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 behind the house. C) The car is on top of the house. D) The car is beside the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The car is behind the house. 2. In grammar, which word has a very similar meaning to 'beside' when showing location? A) Over. B) Among. C) Next to. D) Behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Next to. 3. If the skatepark is directly on the other side of the street from your house, where is it located? A) It is behind your house. B) It is across from your house. C) It is next to your house. D) It is on top of your house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is across from your house. 4. Which sentence is the clearest way to describe the location of your locker relative to your friend's? A) My locker is to the right of his locker. B) My locker is on the right his locker. C) My locker is at the right of his locker. D) My locker is right of his locker. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) My locker is to the right of his locker. 5. Are you staying at home ..... Christmas Day? A) On. B) In. C) At. D) X. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 6. The boys are sitting ..... the wall. A) At. B) Against. C) In. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Against. 7. The wine is ..... the bottle. A) In. B) At. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. I waited for Lucy ..... the station A) In. B) At. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 11. 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. 12. She lives ..... 2143 Jumeirah Road. A) Until. B) In. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. 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 behind the post office. B) The library is across from the post office. C) The library is next to the post office. D) The library is on top of the post office. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The library is across from the post office. 18. 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 in the middle of a pile of clothes. B) The pizza box is on the floor. C) The pizza box is near the desk. D) The pizza box is in the room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pizza box is in the middle of a pile of clothes. 19. 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. 20. Janet is ..... home right now. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. Complete the sentence:The teacher wrote the homework assignment on the board ..... the class. A) Under. B) Behind. C) Through. D) In front of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In front of. 26. Which preposition is the best synonym for 'next to'? A) Through. B) Among. C) Over. D) Beside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beside. 27. They have live ..... the street for many years. A) Opposite. B) Behind. C) In. D) Across. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Across. 28. 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. 29. ..... the winter, it usually snows A) At. B) In. C) X. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 30. Complete the sentence:The quietest place to read in the library is usually ..... a cozy corner. A) In the middle of. B) Under. C) In. D) On top of. 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