This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Phrases > Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositional Phrases Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. No wonder he looks worried. Someone told me that he is ..... A) Out of danger. B) On the phoneout of danger. C) On my own. D) In debt. E) Out of luck. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In debt. 2. He was born ..... Christmas Eve in a small town. A) In. B) On. C) With. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 3. Identify the preposition in the sentence:'A tear ran down his cheek.' A) Through. B) Down. C) Across. D) Up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Down. 4. What is the OBJECT of the preposition?The family waited outside the room A) The. B) Room. C) Outside. D) Family. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Room. 5. Choose the prepositional phrase:They both sky with the Snowbunny Club. A) With the Snowbunny Club. B) They both sky. C) Sky with the. D) Snowbunny Club. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With the Snowbunny Club. 6. A new railroad is under construction A) A new railroad. B) Is under. C) Railroad. D) Under construction. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under construction. 7. I was ..... that admission was free. A) Under the impression. B) Without delay. C) Out of date. D) In tears. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the impression. 8. In the sentence 'The dog ran through the park', what is the prepositional phrase? A) Beside the river. B) Under the sea. C) Over the mountain. D) Through the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Through the park. 9. I teach her English and she teaches me Spanish ..... A) In return. B) On loan. C) In season. D) On oath. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In return. 10. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:Red roses grew up the trellis. A) Red roses grew. B) Roses grew. C) Up the trellis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Up the trellis. 11. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence below:She was bored with the play. A) Was bored. B) With the play. C) Play. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With the play. 12. Find the object of the preposition.Lee made a film about Malcolm X. A) Film. B) About. C) Malcolm X. D) Lee. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Malcolm X. 13. While ..... a visit to Georgia, Eli Whitney learnt of the need of a machine that could clean cotton. A) Of. B) On. C) Above. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 14. Read the sentence.During the summer, our family likes to go to the park across the street from the lake. Which part of the sentence above is not a prepositional phrase? A) Our family. B) Across the street. C) To the park. D) During the summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Our family. 15. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?John hopes to play football tomorrow. A) 0 (to play is an infinitive which is not a prepositional phrase)Infinitives are to + a verb. B) 3. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 0 (to play is an infinitive which is not a prepositional phrase)Infinitives are to + a verb. 16. Read the sentence. We both pushed the button for the sixth floor at the same time. Which part of the sentence is a prepositional phrase? A) At the same time. B) The button for. C) We both pushed. D) The sixth floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At the same time. 17. List five common prepositions. A) In, on, at, for, and with. B) Above, below, between, among, and through. C) Before, after, during, until, and since. D) To, from, with, without, and against. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In, on, at, for, and with. 18. Find the prepositional phrase(s) in the sentence. My brother likes to sing in the shower, but he is definitely no American Idol. A) In the shower. B) To sing. C) No American Idol. D) He is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the shower. 19. Swimming in the lake was our favorite summer activity. A) Was our favorite summer activity. B) Our favorite summer activity. C) In the lake. D) Swimming in the lake. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the lake. 20. Complete these sentences using a prepositional phrase from the box.I've done all I can for you, but ultimately the matter is ..... A) Beyond all expectation. B) In all honesty. C) Out of my control. D) Over the top. E) Within reason. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Out of my control. 21. Choose the correct preposition: ..... virtue of A) To. B) At. C) By. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By. 22. The order of the city is spiralling ..... control. Crime rates are increasing A) At. B) Out of. C) In. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Out of. 23. You can only leave your flat out of ..... A) Need. B) Necessity. C) Reason. D) Necessary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Necessity. 24. Nothing smells quite like a new car. A) Nothing smells. B) Quite like a new car. C) Like a new car. D) Smells quite like. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Like a new car. 25. The dates, places, and times ..... were listed in the brochure. A) The carnival. B) The carnival was. C) Of the carnival. D) That the carnival was. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of the carnival. 26. Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence:The player threw the ball down the field. A) The player threw. B) Threw the ball. C) Down the field. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Down the field. 27. What is the preposition in the following sentence?I like to sleep late on Saturdays. A) Like. B) Late. C) On. D) Sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 28. Because she didn't want anyone else to hear she spoke to him ..... A) On the phone. B) Out of luck. C) In a whisper. D) In public. E) In pencil. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In a whisper. 29. Identify the prepositional phrase:'Women were not allowed into medical school.' A) Into medical school. B) Not allowed. C) Women were. D) Medical school. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Into medical school. 30. The doctor left the operating room to deliver the good news. A) Prepositional phrase. B) Infinitive phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Infinitive phrase. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesPrepositional Phrases Quiz 1Prepositional Phrases Quiz 2Prepositional Phrases Quiz 3Prepositional Phrases Quiz 4Prepositional Phrases Quiz 5Prepositional Phrases Quiz 7Prepositional Phrases Quiz 8Prepositional Phrases Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books