This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Be careful! You're going to set the paper ..... fire! A) With. B) On. C) To. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 2. My father parked the car ..... the garden. A) Under. B) On. C) Above. D) In front of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In front of. 3. He is standing ..... me. A) Beside. B) Near. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Beside. 4. Find the OBJECT of the preposition in the sentence:He came home directly from work. A) He. B) Home. C) Directly. D) Work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Work. 5. Excuse me, sir. You haven't ..... your drink. A) Pay. B) Paid of. C) Paid. D) Paid for. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Paid for. 6. I have been waiting for you ..... 4 o'clock. A) Over. B) For. C) Since. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Since. 7. Do you bring your dictionary ..... your bag A) On. B) At. C) Under. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 8. Is this correct? There are two turtles from the pond. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 9. She insisted ..... joining us. A) On. B) To. C) For. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 10. Select the preposition.The fish swam beneath the surface. A) Fish. B) Swam. C) Beneath. D) Surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Beneath. 11. ***Identify the object of the preposition*** Ted is the son of a musician. A) The. B) Musician. C) Son. D) Ted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Musician. 12. She arrived ..... me. A) To. B) After. C) Along. D) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After. 13. I like listening ..... classical music. A) Of. B) Into. C) By. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 14. Is the prepositional phrase used as an adjective or adverb?The main character in the story is a teenager. A) Adjective. B) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 15. I looked ..... the bed A) Into. B) Under. C) Outside. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under. 16. Luckily, I made it to the station ..... time to catch the last train. A) At. B) In. C) To. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 17. The cake ..... my birthday was baked yesterday. A) Across. B) For. C) Beside. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 18. There is an entrance to the building ..... the back A) Under. B) In. C) At. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) At. 19. Parents are responsible for their children's actions ..... they are 18. A) From. B) Till. C) Untill. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Untill. 20. Where will the plane? A) Low. B) Far. C) On. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around. 21. The bear is standing ..... the table. A) Above. B) On. C) In. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 22. A pronoun is a ..... A) Word that is a thing. B) Word that replaces a noun. C) Specific name of a noun. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Word that replaces a noun. 23. Ram hit the ball ..... the boundary A) Inside. B) Over. C) Into. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Over. 24. When we flew ..... the clouds, we could see the earth's surface. A) Over. B) At. C) Below. D) Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Below. 25. Oh my God! I saw a mouse ..... the sofa. A) Next. B) Behind. C) Between. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Behind. 26. New York is famous ..... its skyscrapers. A) For. B) To. C) Of. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 27. I go ..... the supermarket on Friday. A) To. B) On. C) At. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 28. The hippopotamus spends most of the day ..... the water. A) In front of. B) In. C) Under. D) Behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 29. That rule is not applicable ..... your case. A) In. B) Through. C) To. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 30. Emily is completely different ..... her sister. A) To. B) At. C) From. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From. 31. We carried ..... walking. We wanted to finish the hike by noon. A) On. B) In. C) With. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 32. Find the preposition:The dog sat near Alaina, and he licked her cheek. A) Dog. B) Sat. C) The. D) Near. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Near. 33. Can you finish the work ..... tomorrow? A) By. B) On. C) In. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 34. Sita had been waiting for her turn ..... morning. A) In. B) At. C) From. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since. 35. What does a preposition tell us? A) The action. B) Flavor. C) The position. D) The color. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The position. 36. Sandhya's pencil fell ..... the floor. A) Near. B) On. C) Under. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 37. Billie Holiday was famous ..... singing the blues. A) To. B) With. C) For. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For. 38. Thimmakka continues her fight ..... deforestation A) For. B) Against. C) By. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Against. 39. See you ..... Sunday. A) With. B) At. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 40. When do you come home ..... school? A) From. B) Over. C) In. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) From. 41. Choose suitable prepositions.We have been living in house 2 days. A) Among. B) Since. C) Of. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Since. 42. The ball went ..... the fence. A) Over. B) On. C) In. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Over. 43. Choose the word which is NOT a preposition A) In. B) On. C) She. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She. 44. How many prepositions are in the sentence:Aside from writing essays, we have to learn grammar, to edit paragraphs, and to work in groups. A) 4. B) 2. C) 1. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 45. Hey! Let us sit ..... the tree. A) Under. B) Above. C) In. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under. 46. ..... addition to the new stories we also listened to some folk tales. A) On. B) At. C) In. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 47. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence Cindy, the yoghurt is kept ..... the refrigerator. A) Up. B) Through. C) Inside. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inside. 48. I saw Nobita hiding ..... the tree. A) Above. B) At. C) Against. D) Behind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behind. 49. Tom was walking ..... school when he met Jane. A) To. B) At. C) By. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 50. Don't be impatient ..... us. We are trying. A) About. B) With. C) At. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 51. The main road to the city is ..... the beach. A) Along. B) About. C) Among. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Along. 52. He poured tea ..... the mug A) Into. B) By. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Into. 53. What is the preposition? Over the years we have learned to study hard, so we can ace our tests. A) The. B) Have. C) To. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Over. 54. I went ..... the lake A) In. B) Under. C) Around. D) Near. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around. 55. "The manager isn't here ..... present, but she'll be back ..... half an hour." A) At, in. B) At, at. C) In, in. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At, in. 56. The bird flew ..... the open window. A) For. B) Through. C) On. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through. 57. Identify the preposition:The airplane flew over our house. A) Our. B) Flew. C) House. D) Over. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Over. 58. I was not quite satisfied ..... the exam results. A) At. B) For. C) With. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With. 59. It has been a long time ..... I met my sisters. A) Since. B) From. C) Before. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Since. 60. We sing carols ..... Christmas. A) At. B) In. C) None of the above. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesGrammar QuizzesPrepositions Quiz 1Prepositions Quiz 2Prepositions Quiz 3Prepositions Quiz 4Prepositions Quiz 5Prepositions Quiz 6Prepositions Quiz 7Prepositions Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books