This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Preposition And Prepositional Phrase – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Preposition And Prepositional Phrase Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How many prepositional phrases are in the following sentence? Because of the lack of bubble gum, the class screamed and ran through the halls of the school. A) 3. B) 5. C) 1. D) 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 3. 2. Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: "The hikers set up their camp ..... the mountain." A) On. B) Above. C) Beside. D) Under. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 3. A prepositional phrase must begin with a ..... A) Noun. B) Verb phrase. C) Preposition. D) Object. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Preposition. 4. Which is a list of common prepositions? A) Me, you, your mamma, my cousin. B) About, at, down, of, to. C) First, second, third, fourth. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) About, at, down, of, to. 5. The girl looked behind the door for her friend who was hiding. A) Behind the door. B) For her friend. C) The girl looked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Behind the door. 6. All of the following are prepositions EXCEPT: A) Here. B) Under. C) Before. D) Along. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Here. 7. Identify the preposition in this sentence:The house across the street has been sold. A) Across. B) Has. C) Been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Across. 8. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The boy wore a cast on his arm because it was broken. A) Because it was broken. B) The boy wore. C) A cast on his arm. D) On his arm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On his arm. 9. What is the preposition that will complete this sentence? Harry Potter was written ..... J.K. Rowling. A) During. B) By. C) On. D) Out of. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By. 10. What is the preposition that will complete this sentence? Rechelle celebrated Valentine's Day ..... her husband. A) With. B) On. C) Since. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 11. Identify the preposition in this sentence:Your teeth should be brushed after every meal. A) Should. B) Be. C) After. D) Meal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) After. 12. Identify the preposition in this sentence:The car was coming toward us. A) Car. B) Coming. C) Toward. D) Us. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toward. 13. By noon, all of the teachers left the building. A) By noon. B) The teachers. C) The building. D) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By noon. 14. Identify the preposition in this sentence:Everyone in the elevator was nervous. A) Everyone. B) In. C) Elevator. D) Nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In. 15. Which preposition can be used to show time? A) From. B) At. C) On. D) In. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At. 16. Identify ALL of the prepositional phrase(s) in the following sentence.Inside the ELA classroom were several clues for the vocabulary scavenger hunt that would take place tomorrow. A) Inside the ELA classroom; for the vocabulary scavenger hunt. B) Inside the ELA classroom; several clues. C) Inside the ELA classroom; for the vocabulary scavenger hunt; that would take place tomorrow. D) Inside the ELA classroom; that would take place. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inside the ELA classroom; for the vocabulary scavenger hunt. 17. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence: "The cat jumped over the fence" ? A) The cat. B) Jumped over. C) Over the fence. D) The fence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Over the fence. 18. What is the OBJECT of the preposition in the highlighted phrase?We played on the giant water slide aboard the massive ship. A) Ship. B) Massive. C) Aboard. D) Cruise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ship. 19. "Karina lives with her elder sister."Choose the preposition. A) With. B) Her. C) Lives. D) Elder. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With. 20. Identify the preposition in the following sentence:The student leaned against his locker because he was waiting patiently. A) Waiting. B) Patiently. C) Against. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Against. 21. Which is the receiver of the message of the speaker in the poem? A) Addressee. B) Persona. C) Writer. D) Poet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Addressee. 22. Identify the compound preposition. A) According to. B) The. C) Ran the unicorn. D) Through the forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) According to. 23. Fill in the missing preposition:Please put the soda ..... the counter. A) On. B) Inside. C) Into. D) Within. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On. 24. Which of the following sentences does NOT contain a preposition? A) The book is under the table. B) The dog ran down the street. C) I like pizza. D) The children played by the river. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I like pizza. 25. Name the object of the preposition.Fans of the cartoonist read his comic strips eagerly. A) Fans. B) Cartoonist. C) Read. D) Comic strips. 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