This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Preposition And Prepositional Phrase – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Preposition And Prepositional Phrase Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the missing preposition:The policeman told the journalist that the corrupt politicians were ..... investigation. A) Behind. B) Under. C) With. D) Through. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Under. 2. Select the prepositional phrase(s) from the sentence below. Mark ALL that apply.The cars outside my window are so loud that they keep me awake. A) The cars. B) Outside my window. C) Are so loud. D) That they keep me awake. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outside my window. 3. What is the preposition in this sentence?The little brown and white dog ran around the playground. A) Little. B) And. C) Ran. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Around. 4. Identify the PREPOSITION used in each sentence.Please take your elbows off the table. A) Please. B) Takes. C) Off. D) Table. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Off. 5. How many prepositional phrases?Everyone except Lucy can go to the dance after school tomorrow. A) 4. B) 3. C) 2. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3. 6. Choose the preposition that can replace "across" without changing the meaning of the following sentence: "Mike ran across the park without stopping to play." A) Behind. B) Between. C) Through. D) After. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through. 7. Identify the PREPOSITION used in each sentence.They go to bed at 10 PM. A) They. B) Go. C) To. D) 10 PM. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 8. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? Enter the number of prepositional phrases.On Wednesday, we celebrated at my mom's house for two hours. A) One. B) Two. C) Three. D) Four. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Three. 9. Which of the following is not a compound preposition? A) Because of. B) During. C) By means of. D) As of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) During. 10. Which of the following is a correct example of a prepositional phrase showing time? A) At the store. B) Before the class. C) On the roof. D) Over the wall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before the class. 11. Identify the PREPOSITION used in each sentence.You can see the city with the binoculars. A) Can-. B) City. C) With. D) Binoculars. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With. 12. Identify the preposition that tells DIRECTION in the sentence below.The football rolled down the hill. A) Rolled. B) Down. C) The. D) Hill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Down. 13. Choose the prepositional phrase that can BEST be added to the following sentence: "The clouds began to form." A) Beside the dark sky. B) With the dark sky. C) Next to the dark sky. D) In the dark sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the dark sky. 14. What is the preposition in the sentence below? The unicorns ran through the Bubble Gum Rain Forest. A) Ran. B) Through. C) Bubble gum. D) The. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Through. 15. A ..... is a group of words that starts with a preposition and ends with a noun or pronoun. A) Preposition. B) Prepositional phrase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prepositional phrase. 16. He buys notebook after the class. Which of the following is the object of the preposition in the sentence. A) After. B) Buys. C) The. D) Class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Class. 17. Choose the part of the following sentence that is the prepositional phrase: "I always eat popcorn at the movies." A) I always. B) Eat popcorn. C) At. D) At the movies. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the movies. 18. Susan ran behind the bushes when she played hide and seek. A) When she played. B) Susan ran behind. C) Played hide and seek. D) Behind the bushes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Behind the bushes. 19. Which of the following is a preposition? A) Bounce. B) Light. C) From. D) Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From. 20. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below? Our family attends worship service on Sundays? A) Our family. B) Attends. C) Worship service. D) On Sundays. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On Sundays. 21. What is the preposition in this sentence?My dog curls up with me every day. A) Up. B) Curls. C) With. D) Every. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With. 22. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence?During our math test, I kept hearing strange noises in the ceiling. A) 1. B) 2. C) 3. D) 4. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 23. Identify the PREPOSITION used in each sentence.Our dog is under the table. A) Under. B) Dog. C) Table. D) Our. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under. 24. Find the preposition in the sentence below. She heel clicked twice in the air. A) She heel clicked. B) In the air. C) Clicked twice. D) Twice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the air. 25. TRUE or FALSE:Prepositional phrases are EXTRA and may be removed from a sentence. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 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