This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Prepositional Verbs – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Verbs Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the main difference between cooking pasta and baking a cake? A) Cooking pasta is a quicker process, baking a cake takes longer to prepare. B) Cooking pasta involves adding sauce, baking a cake involves adding frosting. C) Cooking pasta requires boiling water, baking a cake requires preheating the oven. D) Cooking pasta involves using a pot, baking a cake involves using a baking pan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cooking pasta involves using a pot, baking a cake involves using a baking pan. 2. You can depend ..... our experience. A) With. B) On. C) For. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 3. Teachers' have to ..... their students' unusual behaviour A) Worry with. B) Agree on. C) Faced about. D) Worry about. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Worry about. 4. My niece is ..... on Friday night. A) Laughing at. B) Sleeping over. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sleeping over. 5. Which rewritten sentence is correct?We didn't want to break off our relationship. A) We didn't want it to break off. B) We didn't want to break it off. C) We didn't wan't to break off it. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We didn't want to break it off. 6. Select the phrase that correctly completes the sentence using a prepositional verb:She likes to ..... the radio while studying. A) Listen at. B) Listen with. C) Listen to. D) Listen in. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Listen to. 7. Don't worry ..... Gemma, she'll be fine. A) To. B) Of. C) About. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About. 8. What does a typical weekend consist ..... for you? A) Of. B) From. C) For. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 9. Never ..... your wife's choices, you are one of them. A) Wake up. B) Laugh at. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laugh at. 10. She's looking ..... her lost necklace. A) For. B) After. C) Along. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 11. What is a common feature of transitive prepositional verbs? A) They cannot be used in passive voice. B) They must be followed by a noun or pronoun. C) They are always intransitive. D) They can be separated by their direct object. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They must be followed by a noun or pronoun. 12. Which of the following is NOT a main particle used in separable verbs? A) Up. B) In. C) With. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With. 13. The Super Junior group has put off their long-planned come back twice and disappoints a lot of fans. The phrasal verb "put off" means ..... A) Brought about. B) Opted for. C) Postponed. D) Cancelled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Postponed. 14. Non posso prendere una decisione perche' non dipenda ..... me A) Su. B) A. C) Di. D) Da. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Da. 15. Choose the correct preposition for the sentence:They are worried ..... their safety. A) About. B) In. C) Of. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 16. We must do something to get ..... corrupt politicians. A) Off. B) Rid of. C) Rid off. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rid of. 17. Our team strongly ..... the value of transparent communication. A) Believe for. B) Believe at. C) Believe to. D) Believe in. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Believe in. 18. Which verbs are used with the preposition ON? A) Depend, focus. B) Put pressure, rely. C) Spend money, research. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 19. "Breeding endangered species in zoos to release into the wild can save them ..... extinction." A) With. B) From. C) In. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From. 20. Parents worry ..... teenagers too much. A) With. B) About. C) Of. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About. 21. In the sentence 'He insisted ..... paying for the meal', which preposition should be used? A) For. B) In. C) At. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 22. The students were talking ..... the upcoming exams. A) About. B) Of. C) Among. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 23. Succeed ..... creating a company A) On. B) To. C) For. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In. 24. If you don't work hard, you won't be able to keep ..... your peers. A) Up with. B) Through with. C) Out with. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Up with. 25. Some employees may ..... the new overtime policy. A) Object for. B) Object in. C) Object to. D) Object at. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Object to. 26. The legal team will ..... the relevant clauses in the contract during tomorrow's meeting. A) Refer with. B) Refer for. C) Refer at. D) Refer to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Refer to. 27. The company plans to ..... new technology to improve its compliance processes. A) Invest on. B) Invest in. C) Invest for. D) Invest at. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Invest in. 28. He listens at music while working. (Find the error) A) Listens. B) At. C) Working. D) He. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 29. (Phrasal Verbs) After a long day, I always look forward to ..... on the sofa. A) Going out. B) Chilling out. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chilling out. 30. Which sentence uses a prepositional verb correctly? A) She will look to the information in the library. B) I was sure to apply for the right teacher in order to request a free day. C) I will look after the other kids while you are out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I will look after the other kids while you are out. 31. What role does the preposition play in a recipe? A) It indicates the relationship between the ingredient and the cooking method. B) It controls the taste of the dish. C) It specifies the cooking time. D) It determines the presentation of the final dish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It indicates the relationship between the ingredient and the cooking method. 32. This project is based ..... the real experiences of workers. A) To. B) With. C) In. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 33. In a classroom discussion, Samuel asked, 'In the sentence 'She looked up the information', is 'up' a preposition or part of a phrasal verb?' A) Adverb. B) Verb. C) Preposition. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preposition. 34. I have never thought ..... being a pop star. A) About. B) For. C) In. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 35. Choose the phrase that fits:After brainstorming, we finally ..... a solution. A) Came over at. B) Came in by. C) Came on to. D) Came up with. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Came up with. 36. I am focusing ..... my goals this month. A) About. B) For. C) Regarding. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On. 37. He was ..... the time he spent in the army. A) Staying up. B) Thinking about. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thinking about. 38. My mom prevented us ..... making a mistake A) About. B) From. C) Of. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From. 39. This book belongs ..... my brother. A) About. B) To. C) With. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 40. Choose the preposition:What were you thinking ..... ? A) With. B) About. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About. 41. Ieri sera ..... ragazze del quartiere hanno organizzato una festa per i bambini. A) Ogni. B) Alcune. C) Molta. D) Tutta. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alcune. 42. Choose the preposition:You are always complaining ..... my grades. A) With. B) About. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About. 43. He talked ..... his friends about his travel plans. A) In. B) On. C) To. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 44. He belongs ..... the Knights of Columbus. A) Of. B) For. C) To. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 45. The concert succeeded ..... raising $ 2 million for endangered animals. A) In. B) From. C) To. D) About. E) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 46. Many people aren't really aware ..... the great risk the planet is at. A) Of. B) With. C) To. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Of. 47. Complete the sentence:You ..... come early so that your parents won't be angry. A) Had better. B) Would rather. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had better. 48. The deadline is today, i ..... my homework last night A) Finished off. B) Finished on. C) Finish off. D) Finished on. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Finished off. 49. "Zoos are a good way of introducing people ..... the amazing variety of species." A) On. B) With. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 50. We ..... the trash for pickup. A) Left out. B) Left over. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Left out. 51. Some teens are faced ..... depressiion and anxiety. A) On. B) In. C) About. D) With. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With. 52. Ha iniziato ..... piovere tantissimo A) Da. B) Di. C) A. D) Con. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. 53. My grandparents used to ..... money ..... me everytime I asked them. A) Lend / with. B) Lend / about. C) Lend / to. D) Lend / for. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lend / to. 54. It might help you to understand Julia if you ..... to when you were her age. A) Sleep over. B) Think back. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Think back. 55. The manager insisted ..... finishing the task before 5 p.m. A) At. B) In. C) On. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 56. The new regulation might cause a mass demonstration all over the country.The synonym of the word "cause" is ..... A) Bring in. B) Bring along. C) Bring out. D) Bring about. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bring about. 57. When was the last time you heard ..... her? A) Of. B) From. C) By. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From. 58. I ..... all my notes before the exam A) Went over. B) Been over. C) Go over. D) Going over. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Went over. 59. He ..... his hat to show me his new haircut. A) Took off. B) Took up. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Took off. 60. Which of the following verbs is an example of a separable phrasal verb? A) Sit down. B) Get up. C) Turn off. D) Look for. 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