This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Idiomatic Prepositions – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Idiomatic Prepositions Quiz 1 (23 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does a preposition show in a sentence? A) A word's emotional tone. B) A relationship between ideas. C) How long a sentence is. D) Whether a verb is regular. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A relationship between ideas. 2. He had the heart of a lamb, he had the hide of a wolf. A) NO CHANGE. B) Lamb, but he. C) Lamb. Although he. D) Lamb. While he. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lamb, but he. 3. They agreed ..... the others; the dinner was fantastic. A) With. B) To. C) On. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 4. Which improves the phrase "in a method for helping" ? A) In a method to helping. B) By a method of helping. C) As a method to help. D) In the method for help. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As a method to help. 5. The book from which the movie is based is considered superior by critics but is not nearly as well known. A) NO CHANGE. B) On. C) In. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 6. We wanted to do some cool work. After the test. A) NO CHANGE. B) Cool work after. C) Cool work; after. D) Cool, work after. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cool work after. 7. ..... the end, the boy fought the burglars off. A) In. B) At. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In. 8. Which phrase uses a common prepositional error? A) Based on data. B) Different from results. C) Based off of data. D) Inside the folder. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Based off of data. 9. Yaniellis insisted on watching the news every single night. A) NO CHANGE. B) Insistedby. C) Insisted in. D) Insisted to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO CHANGE. 10. Just yesterday I sat across the aisle with a woman who was composing music. A) NO CHANGE. B) To. C) At. D) From. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) From. 11. Which sentence uses the preposition correctly? A) The team met up with the dean. B) The team met together with the dean. C) The team met at with the dean. D) The team met with the dean. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The team met with the dean. 12. They like to visit the Art Museum. Which has some great paintings. A) NO CHANGE. B) Museum; which. C) Museum, which,. D) Museum, which. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Museum, which. 13. Every year my high school hosts international exchange students, those teenagers join our senior class. A) NO CHANGE. B) Students, he or she is invited to. C) Students who. D) Students they. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Students who. 14. In the course of billions of years, millions of stars may sometimes occasionally be concentrated into a region, or regions, only a few light years across, and in these crowded conditions colliding with one another. A) NO CHANGE. B) Sometimes, occasionally. C) Occasionally. D) Off and on. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Occasionally. 15. Which phrase is a correct idiomatic pairing? A) Capable for. B) Rely at. C) Consist of. D) Afraid at. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consist of. 16. ..... the end of the day, Chipotle's guacamole is slightly overpriced. A) At. B) In. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) At. 17. Which revision best improves "in light for the findings" ? A) In light of the findings. B) In light to the findings. C) In light with the findings. D) In light for findings. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In light of the findings. 18. Lobsters are cannibalistic and will feed on each other this is one reason they are difficult to raise in captivity. A) NO CHANGE. B) Other, this. C) Other; and this. D) Other. This. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Other. This. 19. When you are finished eating that sandwich, report ..... Rainbow Cone for dessert. A) For. B) On. C) To. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 20. The couple agreed ..... a restaurant for dinner. A) On. B) To. C) With. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 21. Because it was a gorgeous day. They didn't want to fight. A) NO CHANGE. B) Day, they. C) Day. Therefore, they. D) Day, but they. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Day, they. 22. Even though I tend to not enjoy magic, I was amazed to the trick the illusionist did at the end of his show. A) NO CHANGE. B) By. C) From. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 23. Which option correctly replaces "concerned on" ? A) Concerned to. B) Concerned of. C) Concerned at. D) Concerned about. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Concerned about. 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