This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Preposition And Prepositional Phrase – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Preposition And Prepositional Phrase Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the missing preposition:We may play soccer. It depends ..... the weather. A) Of. B) On. C) To. D) For. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 2. Where can a prepositional phrase appear in a sentence? A) At the beginning of a sentence. B) In the middle of a sentence. C) At the end of a sentence. D) At the beginning, in the middle, OR at the end of a sentence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) At the beginning, in the middle, OR at the end of a sentence. 3. Which of the following is a compound preposition? A) By. B) Beyond. C) Underneath. D) By the means of. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By the means of. 4. My history book was ..... the shelf. A) Near. B) Shelf. C) For. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Near. 5. TRUE or FALSE:A preposition may be by itself in a sentence. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 6. What is the preposition that will complete this sentence? The ball was shoot ..... the basket. A) Onto. B) Up. C) By. D) Into. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Into. 7. Identify the compound preposition. Because of the water drought, everyone is thirsty. A) Water drought. B) Everyone is thirsty. C) Because of. D) Everyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because of. 8. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: "The spider crawled ..... the wall." A) On. B) Above. C) Beside. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under. 9. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence. The man in the yellow hat often helped a little monkey named Curious George. A) The man. B) In the yellow hat. C) Often helped. D) Named Curious George. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the yellow hat. 10. What is the preposition in this sentence?My sister painted the walls of her bedroom. A) Sister. B) The. C) Of. D) Her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Of. 11. What is the prepositional phrase?The Eagle won their game against the Cowboys this Sunday. A) The Chiefs. B) This Sunday. C) Won their game. D) Against the Falcons. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Against the Falcons. 12. Choose the preposition that can replace "inside" without changing the meaning of the following sentence: "Because it was raining, we moved the party inside the house." A) Into. B) Through. C) Beside. D) Units. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Into. 13. Mark the preposition(s) in the sentence below. Select ALL that apply.The cars outside my window are so loud that they keep me awake. A) My. B) Outside. C) So. D) Keep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outside. 14. Identify the PREPOSITION used in each sentence.The bird is on my shoulder. A) Bird. B) On. C) My. D) Shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) On. 15. Which prepositional phrase correctly completes the sentence: "The team practiced ..... the field A) Under the field. B) Beside the field. C) Above the field. D) On the field. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the field. 16. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:We crept into the elevator after class ended. A) Crept. B) The. C) Into. D) Elevator. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into. 17. What is the preposition in this sentence: "We walked to the park after lunch" ? A) Walked. B) To. C) Park. D) Lunch. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To. 18. Which of the following is a word that shows how a noun or pronoun is related to another word in the sentence? A) Adverb. B) Adjective. C) Conjunction. D) Preposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Preposition. 19. Identify the PREPOSITION used in each sentence.We skipped across the street. A) Skipped. B) We. C) Street. D) Across. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Across. 20. Which of the following answer choices is a preposition?(Read the answer choices very carefully) A) Without. B) Around. C) Underneath. D) All of the answer choices are prepositions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the answer choices are prepositions. 21. Fill in the missing preposition:I'll wait ..... 6:30 pm, but then I'll go home. A) Until. B) About. C) Into. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Until. 22. Identify the preposition in this sentence:The trip began before dawn and is finally over. A) Began. B) Before. C) And. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Before. 23. Identify the PREPOSITION used in each sentence.Stand beside Taylor. A) Stand. B) Beside. C) Taylor. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Beside. 24. What is the OBJECT of the preposition in the following sentence?I received a letter from the friendly little, old lady. A) From. B) Lady. C) Friendly. D) Old. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lady. 25. Which is not a prepositional phrase? A) In the woods. B) Under the water. C) The dog ran. D) Through the parking lot. 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