This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions Of Place – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions Of Place Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:If a cat is hiding somewhere in a pile of blankets, it is hiding 'among' the blankets. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 2. When I'm ..... home, I like to sit ..... the sofa and read a book. A) In-at. B) On-in. C) At-on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At-on. 3. The picture is ..... the clock on the wall. A) On. B) Over. C) Under. D) Below. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Below. 4. Your friend gives you his home address. Which sentence correctly uses a preposition to state this specific location? A) He lives on 452 Oak Avenue. B) He lives in 452 Oak Avenue. C) He lives by 452 Oak Avenue. D) He lives at 452 Oak Avenue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He lives at 452 Oak Avenue. 5. There lies a diamond ..... coals. A) For. B) Among. C) In. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Among. 6. Where can you find computers in the computer lab? A) In the school library. B) On the tables or special shelves in the computer lab. C) In the school cafeteria. D) In the sports classroom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the tables or special shelves in the computer lab. 7. Which word would you use to describe somethings as 'near to' A) Cerca de. B) Enfrente de. C) Arriba de. D) Entre. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cerca de. 8. A drone is flying high in the sky, not touching the school roof. Which sentence is the most precise way to describe this? A) The drone is on the school. B) The drone is over the school. C) The drone is above the school. D) The drone is in the school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The drone is above the school. 9. We reached Taiping late ..... night. A) At. B) On. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 10. Prepositions of place show the ..... or ..... of one thing in relation to another. A) Position, location. B) When, in which direction. C) None. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Position, location. 11. Are you going to do anything special ..... your birthday? A) At. B) In. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 12. True or False:The compound preposition 'in front of' means the same thing as 'opposite'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. Look, there is a shark ..... the water! A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 14. Where can you find a whiteboard in the classroom? A) On the wall. B) On the ceiling. C) On the table. D) On the floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On the wall. 15. True or False:The sentence "The remote is to the left of the sofa" gives a clear position relative to the sofa. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. There are a lot of animals ..... the farm. A) On. B) In. C) At. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 17. How do you say "Di belakang" in English? A) Beside. B) Between. C) Behind. D) Before. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behind. 18. If you want to say the post office is close to the bank but not directly touching it, which sentence is the most appropriate? A) The post office is on the bank. B) The post office is in the bank. C) The post office is near the bank. D) The post office is over the bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The post office is on the bank. 19. Which of the following words is a preposition of place that means 'next to'? A) Over. B) Beside. C) Behind. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beside. 20. Which word is a preposition that shows something is next to something else? A) Through. B) Over. C) Beside. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beside. 21. Which sentence best describes a drone flying high, but not directly touching or covering the park below? A) The drone hovered over the park. B) The drone hovered above the park. C) The drone hovered under the park. D) The drone hovered on the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The drone hovered above the park. 22. The cat went ..... the room. A) In. B) Upon. C) Into. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into. 23. To show that the pizza place is on the other side of the street from the movie theater, which sentence is most accurate? A) The pizza place is across from the movie theater. B) The pizza place is beside the movie theater. C) The pizza place is near the movie theater. D) The pizza place is behind the movie theater. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The pizza place is across from the movie theater. 24. Given these facts:A cafe is on the corner. A library is directly facing it. A bus stop is to the right of the library. Which sentence best describes the scene? A) There is a bus stop next to the cafe, and a library is between them. B) The bus stop is to the right of the library, which is across from the cafe. C) The cafe is behind the bus stop, which is near the library. D) The library is in the middle of the bus stop and the cafe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bus stop is to the right of the library, which is across from the cafe. 25. I prefer living ..... a city to living ..... a town. A) In-in. B) In-on. C) At-in. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In-in. 26. The anniversary is ..... May 10th A) In. B) On. C) X. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 27. Ahmed:Can I borrow your correction tape?Edo:Sure, it's in my bag. You may get it yourself.Lina:O.k. Where's your bag?Edo:In my locker, between yours and Karin's.Lina:O.KWhere is the correction tape? A) Near a bag. B) In a locker. C) In a bag. D) On a locker. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a bag. 28. Identify the sentence that uses a preposition of place to show that something is in the back of another object. A) The bike rack is beside the school. B) The bike rack is behind the school. C) The bike rack is among the school. D) The bike rack is opposite the school. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bike rack is behind the school. 29. What are you doing the ..... weekend? A) On. B) In. C) At. D) X. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 30. True or False:To describe a note left in an envelope, the best sentence is 'The note is inside the envelope.' A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. Which sentence uses 'in' and 'at' correctly to distinguish between a large area and a specific point? A) I live at Chicago, and I'll meet you in the library entrance. B) I live in Chicago, and I'll meet you at the library entrance. C) I live on Chicago, and I'll meet you in the library entrance. D) I live in Chicago, and I'll meet you on the library entrance. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I live in Chicago, and I'll meet you at the library entrance. 32. My flight to London leaves ..... Monday A) At. B) On. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 33. A helicopter is flying high in the sky, passing from one side of a bridge to the other. Which sentence best describes its movement? A) The helicopter is above the bridge. B) The helicopter is on the bridge. C) The helicopter is over the bridge. D) The helicopter is under the bridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The helicopter is over the bridge. 34. Imagine a map where the bank is on the north side of Main Street and the bakery is on the south side, directly facing it. Which sentence is the most precise description? A) The bakery is behind the bank. B) The bakery is next to the bank. C) The bakery is near the bank. D) The bakery is across from the bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The bakery is across from the bank. 35. The factory closed ..... June A) On. B) At. C) In. D) X. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 36. I'll see you ..... a moment A) X. B) On. C) In. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 37. It starts ..... tomorrow A) In. B) On. C) At. D) X. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) X. 38. True or False:To describe a single puppy that has wandered into a large group of ducks, it is more precise to say the puppy is 'among' the ducks than 'between' them. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. True or False:The word "behind" is used to describe an object that is at the back of another object. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 40. Which phrase is a compound preposition of place, meaning it's made of more than one word? A) On top of. B) Near. C) Quickly. D) Happily. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On top of. 41. Where did you go ..... last summer? A) On. B) At. C) In. D) X. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) X. 42. Complete the sentence:The new student sat ..... me during the assembly. A) Outside. B) Through. C) Across from. D) Beside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beside. 43. Which sentence correctly uses a compound preposition to add specific detail? A) The cat is on the couch. B) The cat is under the table. C) The cat is sleeping in the middle of the giant beanbag chair. D) The cat is by the window. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cat is sleeping in the middle of the giant beanbag chair. 44. She hurt her leg ..... the knee. That's why there's a bandage around her ankle. A) Under. B) Below. C) Over. D) Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Below. 45. He will be 21 years old ..... September 4th, 2017 A) At. B) In. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 46. The pizza place is on the north side of the street, and our school is on the south side, facing it. Which sentence best describes this? A) The pizza place is behind the school. B) The pizza place is next to the school. C) The pizza place is in the school. D) The pizza place is across from the school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The pizza place is across from the school. 47. Your friend asks where you are. You are sitting on a seat inside the public bus. What is the most common and correct way to answer? A) I am by the bus. B) I am on the bus. C) I am in the bus. D) I am at the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I am on the bus. 48. I usually meet my friends ..... the afternoons. A) At. B) In. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 49. True or False:The preposition 'at' is correctly used to talk about a specific point or address, like in the phrase 'Let's meet at the coffee shop'. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 50. What does a la izquierda de mean? A) To the right of. B) Above. C) To the left of. D) Between. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To the left of. 51. Complete the sentence:My homework is ..... my backpack. A) On. B) In. C) At. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 52. I'll see you ..... next week A) In. B) At. C) On. D) X. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) X. 53. Complete the sentence:My family lives ..... a small town in Ohio. A) By. B) At. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 54. Which of the following words is a preposition of place used to show location? A) Quickly. B) Under. C) And. D) Beautiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under. 55. Which sentence best describes a book on a shelf directly below a lamp? A) The book is in the lamp. B) The book is next to the lamp. C) The book is under the lamp. D) The book is over the lamp. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The book is under the lamp. 56. You need to write one sentence describing a room for a story. Which sentence uses a compound preposition of place correctly to create a clear picture? A) The cat was sleeping the rug. B) There was a dusty box on top of the tall wardrobe. C) The poster was next the door. D) My bed is from the window. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There was a dusty box on top of the tall wardrobe. 57. True or False:The phrase 'in the middle of' is a compound prepositional phrase that can be used to indicate a central location. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 58. Your house and your friend's house are on the same street, facing each other. Which sentence best illustrates this relationship? A) My friend's house is in the middle of mine. B) My friend's house is next to mine. C) My friend's house is opposite mine. D) My friend's house is behind mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My friend's house is opposite mine. 59. There is a shop ..... the neem tree. A) At. B) Under. C) Around. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under. 60. You are giving directions to your friend who is facing the front of the library. How would you apply your knowledge of prepositions to tell them where the bike rack is? A) The bike rack is among the main entrance. B) The bike rack is on the library. C) The bike rack is between the library. D) The bike rack is to the right of the main entrance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The bike rack is to the right of the main entrance. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPrepositions Of Place Quiz 1Prepositions Of Place Quiz 2Prepositions Of Place Quiz 3Prepositions Of Place Quiz 4Prepositions 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