This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It suddenly started raining, so we all ran ..... A) On shelter. B) For shelter. C) In shelter. D) From shelter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For shelter. 2. Identify the prepositional phrase:A new housing development has been constructed across the river. A) Has been constructed. B) A new housing development. C) Housing development has. D) Across the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Across the river. 3. I WAS ..... CLASS WHEN SHE CALLED ME. A) IN. B) ON. C) AT. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IN. 4. Claudia's tired ..... being in lockdown because of coronavirus. A) For. B) At. C) Of. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 5. Guess the function:Lucinta always goes to traditional market A) Express relationship in space. B) Express other idea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Express relationship in space. 6. Which is the object of the preposition? A) About my homework. B) About my homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About my homework. 7. He is sitting next to the window. A) The window. B) Next to the window. C) Is sitting next. D) He is sitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Next to the window. 8. Where, when, how, how long, how often, why and to what extend A) Adverb phrase. B) Adjective phrase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adverb phrase. 9. Everything falls to the ground ..... earth's gravitational pull. A) In addition to. B) Cause of. C) Because of. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because of. 10. Which word is the preposition? The mall is located down the street. A) Mall. B) Street. C) Down. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Down. 11. He told me about his interest ..... poetry and his need ..... creative activities. A) Of; in. B) In; for. C) In; in. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In; for. 12. True or False:A prepositional phrase can be anywhere in the sentence. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 13. Can you help me explain the answer ..... Jacob? I have tried but he still couldn't understand. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To. 14. Wich is prepositional phrase?The cake with a cherry is mein A) With a cherry. B) The cake with. C) Is mine. D) The cake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With a cherry. 15. Choose the correct pronoun (s):I threw the ball beyond ..... A) She. B) They. C) We. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Them. 16. I WAS ..... A TRIP WHEN SHE CALLED ME. A) IN. B) ON. C) AT. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ON. 17. Whether you will have to come back to school in the summer depends ..... whether you fail any of the subjects. A) To. B) At. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 18. Choose the correct pronoun (s):Mom told you to give the package to ..... A) Him and her. B) She and I. C) Me and she. D) We and them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Him and her. 19. "To" is a preposition sometimes. Other times it is not. Which of these sentences show "to" being used as a preposition? A) I am going to work on my project. B) I didn't need to make a lunch choice. C) The boy walked to the store. D) He had to tie his shoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The boy walked to the store. 20. Concentrate ..... your goals and don't waste time ..... anything that does not contribute ..... your development. A) On; to; for. B) On; for; to. C) With; on; in. D) On; on; to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On; on; to. 21. I WAS ..... VACATION. A) IN. B) ON. C) AT. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ON. 22. Select the object of the preposition in this sentence?"Franco rushed out the door." A) Rushed. B) Out. C) Door. D) The. E) Franco. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Door. 23. Select the preposition in this sentence."Melted butter dripped down his chin." A) Chin. B) Down. C) His. D) Dripped. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Down. 24. Select the object of the preposition in this sentence?"During the program, several students played the violin." A) Students. B) Program. C) The. D) Played. E) During. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Program. 25. My business is [?] going bankrupt. A) On the verge. B) On the verge of. C) In the verge of. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On the verge of. 26. I can't wait to move again! My colleagues are intolerable and I'm ..... bad terms with them. A) IN. B) AT. C) FOR. D) ON. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ON. 27. My sister is really worried ..... the exams. A) About. B) -. C) Of. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) About. 28. You should visit your dentist ..... least twice a year. A) On. B) At. C) For. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 29. The storm took us completely ..... surprise. A) By. B) For. C) At. D) In. E) Out of. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By. 30. Does the following sentence have a prepositional phrase? Alayna, Connor, and Ethan made a vegetable dinner for their rabbits. A) Yes. B) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 31. True or False:A prepositional phrase can be just one word. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 32. I'm not happy but I approve ..... his decision. A) -. B) Of. C) About. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 33. What is the adjective in this sentence? She is wearing a red skirt. A) She. B) Red. C) Skirt. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Red. 34. I was shouting ..... the top of my voice but she couldn't hear me. A) On. B) At. C) By. D) In. E) Out of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 35. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence?Desmond ran across the parking lot. A) The parking lot. B) Lucas. C) Across the parking lot. D) Ran. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Across the parking lot. 36. Some of the men wore a ..... suit, while others wore a similar ..... suit bought from a high-street shop. A) Made-to-fit, off-the-shelf. B) Made-to-measure, off-the peg. C) Made-to-tailor, off-the-shop. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Made-to-measure, off-the peg. 37. Identify the preposition:You have to choose between playing Fortnite or playing Mario Kart. A) Choose. B) Fortnite. C) Between. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Between. 38. Select the preposition in this sentence."The horse ate apples from Julie's hand." A) Horse. B) Ate. C) From. D) Hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From. 39. See you ..... Tuesday. A) In. B) On. C) At. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 40. My Australian cousins are coming to ..... Greece next month! A) To. B) In. C) From. D) On. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 41. Don't give up the things that belong ..... you and keep those lost things in memory. A) At. B) To. C) On. D) Of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 42. Are you sure you did this exercise ..... yourself? A) In. B) By. C) Out of. D) For. E) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 43. Even the strongest feelings can come ..... an end when they are ignored and taken ..... granted. A) To; at. B) To; for. C) Into; with. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To; for. 44. We must take advantage ..... this situation and study more. A) For. B) Of. C) Within. D) Off. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 45. While studying a Matisse painting, a group of experts A) On art failed to notice it was upside down. B) By a complete unknown. C) Of his own portrait. D) Of inspiration for the Taj Mahal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On art failed to notice it was upside down. 46. Identify the prepositional phrase and label it adjective or adverb.We walked up the stairs. A) We walked; adverb. B) Up the stairs; adverb. C) We walked; adjective. D) Up the stairs; adjective. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Up the stairs; adverb. 47. I WAS ..... THE SHOWER. A) IN. B) ON. C) AT. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IN. 48. He argued that art should appeal ..... the senses rather than the intellect. A) In. B) On. C) To. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 49. The students did the task ..... A) For ease. B) In ease. C) With ease. D) On ease. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With ease. 50. True or False:Some words can be used as prepositions or adverbs. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 51. Doctors say it's good ..... your health to eat fruit and vegetables. A) For. B) About. C) At. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For. 52. Wich is a list of common prepositions? A) Am, are, is, was. B) I, you, they, we. C) Desk, Chair, Table, Door. D) Against, In, Over, By. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Against, In, Over, By. 53. ..... average, 80% of the population loves coffee. A) For. B) In. C) On. D) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 54. Fill in the blank with the appropriate preposition:Mr. Youngquist went ..... Bass Pro Shops to purchase a canoe. A) From. B) Between. C) Along. D) Inside. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inside. 55. Delicate clothes should be washed ..... hand. A) In. B) By. C) Out of. D) For. E) At. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 56. Which word is the object of the preposition? After dinner, we played happily. A) Played. B) After. C) We. D) Dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dinner. 57. Choose the correct pronoun (s):I met the students about ..... you wrote the letter. A) Who. B) Whom. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Whom. 58. Boys are ..... as more scientific than girls, which affects both genders' academic and career choices. A) Believed. B) Assumed. C) Perceived. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Perceived. 59. Does the following sentence have a prepositional phrase? I saw Nathan eating cauliflower pizza yesterday evening. A) No. B) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 60. Select the object of the preposition in this sentence?"The bumblebee landed on the orange flower." A) On. B) Orange. C) Bumblebee. D) Flower. E) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Flower. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPrepositional Phrases Quiz 1Prepositional Phrases Quiz 2Prepositional Phrases Quiz 3Prepositional Phrases Quiz 4Prepositional Phrases Quiz 5Prepositional Phrases Quiz 6Prepositional Phrases Quiz 7Prepositional Phrases Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books