This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Prepositional Verbs – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Verbs Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We are thinking ..... traveling to Europe next year. A) Of. B) About. C) In. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About. 2. What is a common preposition used with the verb 'wait'? A) For. B) To. C) At. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 3. We are talking ..... our plans for the weekend. A) About. B) In. C) With. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 4. There are millions of people around the world who suffer ..... curable diseases A) About. B) Of. C) From. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From. 5. The boss wants you to ..... your figures for this month to him. A) Hand out. B) Hand in. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hand in. 6. Be capable ..... A) For. B) From. C) Of. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 7. I tend to forget ..... online safety. A) For. B) On. C) About. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About. 8. Norman e' venuto ..... vedere la mia nuova casa A) A. B) Di. C) Con. D) Da. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. 9. ..... giorno prendo la metropolitana per andare al lavoro A) Tanti. B) Troppo. C) Qualche. D) Ogni. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ogni. 10. They should cut ..... junk food for better health. A) Out. B) In. C) Up. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Out. 11. We need to explain why these issues are important and ..... everyday life. A) Relate them to. B) Lay them off. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Relate them to. 12. Famous people often have to cope ..... stressful situations because of social media scammers A) With. B) About. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 13. The scientist has successfully ..... discovered a new drug. A) On. B) To. C) At. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 14. Choose the preposition:Don't insist ..... doing it! A) With. B) About. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 15. What happens when a pronoun object is used with a phrasal verb? A) It cannot be used at all. B) It must come between the verb and the particle. C) It comes before the verb. D) It comes after the particle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It must come between the verb and the particle. 16. Olivia is eagerly awaiting her birthday party. Which phrase best describes her feeling? A) Look up to. B) Look forward to. C) Put off. D) Come across. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Look forward to. 17. Stop complaining and ..... your work! A) Get on with. B) Get over. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Get on with. 18. What is the key difference between prepositional verbs and phrasal verbs? A) The use of preposition or adverb. B) The length of the sentence. C) The number of words in the phrase. D) The tense of the verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The use of preposition or adverb. 19. Which of the following sentences uses a phrasal verb correctly? A) I looked it up on Google. B) I looked for it on Google. C) I looked through it on Google. D) I looked at it on Google. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I looked it up on Google. 20. She apologized ..... being late to class. A) About. B) From. C) At. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 21. I saw your photo ..... the university's website yesterday. A) Over. B) At. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 22. Dopo molto tempo ho imparato ..... ballare A) Di. B) Con. C) Da. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A. 23. I believe ..... second chances. A) Of. B) With. C) In. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In. 24. Ho mangiato ..... nocciole ed ora non ho piu' fame A) Troppe. B) Troppa. C) Alcune. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troppe. 25. Let's ..... our dinner tonight!I will ..... you. A) Plan on, pay for. B) Plan on, worry about. C) Laugh at, worry about. D) Laugh at, pay for. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plan on, pay for. 26. I really can't agree about/with this article. A) About. B) With. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With. 27. How does our performance this quarter ..... last year's results? A) Compare at. B) Compare in. C) Compare for. D) Compare to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Compare to. 28. Yesterday my friend told me a lie and now I do not ..... her. A) Believe in. B) Afraid of. C) Aware of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Believe in. 29. I am working ..... a new project. A) For. B) On. C) To. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 30. Viewers of the programme complained ..... the excessive violence A) About. B) From. C) For. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 31. And you can always rely ..... your friends. A) For. B) With. C) From. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 32. Success in this industry depends ..... your ability to adapt. A) With. B) Of. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 33. Part 3-Application:Error identification / paraphrasing 1. He succeeded on getting a new job last month. (Find the error) A) On. B) Succeeded. C) Getting. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 34. The tree was ..... by the wind. A) Blown up. B) Blown over. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blown over. 35. Shirley ha finito ..... cucinare una torta di mele A) Di. B) A. C) Da. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Di. 36. As I had been traveling, I couldn't catch ..... the news around town. A) Up with. B) Up out. C) Out on. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up with. 37. I just can't seem to ..... this book. A) Get off. B) Get into. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get into. 38. She doesn't approve ..... using phones during dinner. A) About. B) For. C) Of. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 39. She's listening ..... her favorite song. A) For. B) On. C) To. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 40. What is the prepositional verb in the sentence:She is waiting for the bus? A) Running to. B) Eating at. C) Waiting for. D) Sleeping on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Waiting for. 41. They stumbled ..... a hidden treasure. A) Away. B) Through. C) Upon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Upon. 42. My wife has passed her driving test and has applied ..... her license. A) To. B) In. C) At. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 43. Identify the prepositional verb in the following sentence:The teacher talked to the students. A) Spoke with. B) Talked to. C) Chatted with. D) Communicated to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Talked to. 44. The customer complained ..... the poor quality of the food. A) At. B) About. C) Of. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About. 45. Paul always complays ..... not knowing if the news story is reliable or not. A) For. B) In. C) About. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About. 46. Which sentence best defines a phrasal verb? A) A noun plus a verb forming simple meaning. B) A verb plus a particle forming new meaning. C) A verb and adjective describing a noun. D) A verb without any helper showing action. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A verb plus a particle forming new meaning. 47. I'm ..... work today so I'm already free. A) For. B) Up to. C) Off. D) By. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Off. 48. The thieves ran ..... the tunnel but they were caught by the police. A) To. B) For. C) In. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Into. 49. This beautiful song reminds me ..... my first love. A) To. B) At. C) Of. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 50. They met ..... the bus stop near the shopping mall. A) In. B) On. C) By. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At. 51. Choose the correct prepositional verb in the sentence:The cat jumped ..... the table. A) Onto. B) Over. C) Under. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onto. 52. He is looking ..... his wallet; he lost it! A) On. B) In. C) In. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For. 53. Parents often insist ..... the importance of school. A) About. B) On. C) With. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 54. She was filled with the aspiration to ..... life A) Succeed in. B) Worry about. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Succeed in. 55. Teenagers often complain ..... their parents. A) With. B) About. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 56. The charity event calls for the society's participation in donating what they have. The phrase "calls for" in the sentence has the same meaning as ..... A) Demands. B) Requires. C) Forces. D) Encourages. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Requires. 57. In a group discussion, Sarah asked, 'In the sentence 'He looked after the kids', is 'after' a preposition or part of a phrasal verb?' A) Adverb. B) Noun. C) Verb. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preposition. 58. She spent years caring ..... her sick husband. A) With. B) For. C) At. D) About. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For. 59. What will she ..... next? A) Think up. B) Think on. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Think up. 60. Pick the correct completion:We are all looking forward ..... Friday's field trip. A) For. B) To. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 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