This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Prepositions > Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Prepositions And Prepositional Phrases Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the prepositional phrase in the following sentence from Anne Frank? MRS. VAN DAAN:Ration books? If they see our names on ration books, they'll know we are here. A) On ration books. B) If they see. C) Are here. D) Our names. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) On ration books. 2. Select the preposition.Justice is the purpose of the court system. A) Justice. B) Of. C) System. D) Court. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Of. 3. Which sentence best uses a prepositional phrase at the beginning for sentence variety? A) The team celebrated their victory loudly in the locker room. B) Loudly, the team celebrated their victory. C) The team in the locker room celebrated their victory. D) In the locker room, the team celebrated their victory loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In the locker room, the team celebrated their victory loudly. 4. What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence below?Last night I had a dream about a strange castle. A) I had a dream. B) Last night. C) About a strange castle. D) Dream about. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) About a strange castle. 5. Choose the sentence that uses the prepositional phrase correctly. A) She is good at soccer. B) He is interested in science. C) We are waiting on the bus stop. D) They laughed on the joke. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is interested in science. 6. Which of the following groups of words is a prepositional phrase? A) Was waiting. B) After the movie. C) The long and winding road. D) Because it was late. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After the movie. 7. Choose the preposition:Rows of beautiful flowers grow along the side of the road A) Grow. B) Side. C) Along. D) Road. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Along. 8. What is the prepositional phrase?Three birds flew ..... on Sunday. A) Off her seat. B) In the air. C) Without his hat. D) Of blocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the air. 9. Recognize the preposition phrase in the following sentence:The book is on the shelf. A) Under the bed. B) Between the pages. C) Above the table. D) On the shelf. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On the shelf. 10. Which of the following is a correct example of a prepositional phrase? A) Quickly runs. B) Very tall. C) Beautifully sings. D) Under the table. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Under the table. 11. In the sentence 'She found her keys under a pile of clothes, ' what is the object of the preposition 'under'? A) She. B) Keys. C) Pile. D) Clothes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pile. 12. Find the object of the preposition in this sentence: "The book on the desk is mine." A) The book. B) On. C) The desk. D) Mine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The desk. 13. Everyone is nice to Ron at work, but they are always talking ..... his back. A) Over. B) Below. C) Behind. D) Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Behind. 14. Prepositions are: A) Words that express feelings, qualities, or concepts. B) Words that connect two independent clauses. C) Words that indicate a time, location, position, or direction relationship. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Words that indicate a time, location, position, or direction relationship. 15. We sat in the room quietly. A) In the room. B) Quietly. C) We sat. D) The room. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the room. 16. Fill in the blank with the most precise preposition of time:My birthday is ..... October 25th. A) In. B) At. C) On. D) Since. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) On. 17. What is the prepositional phrase?Carlos beat the runners in a race. A) Carlos beat. B) Beat the runners. C) Runners in a race. D) In a race. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In a race. 18. What is the PREPOSITIONAL PHRASE in the following sentence? She has been gone since yesterday? A) She has been gone. B) She has. C) Been gone since yesterday. D) Since yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Since yesterday. 19. What are the prepositions in this sentence?The dog ran up the road, into the house and onto the bed. A) Upintoonto. B) Roadhousebed. C) Dog. D) Uptheroad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Upintoonto. 20. Identify the prepositional phrase.Toy Story is an animated film about a boy's toys. A) Toy Story is. B) An animated film. C) Film about. D) About a boy's toys. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) About a boy's toys. 21. Identify the preposition in this sentence:Watch the horse run around the field. A) Around. B) Watch. C) Run. D) Field. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Around. 22. How many prepositions are contained in the phrase, "over the river and through the woods?" A) Zero. B) One. C) Two. D) Three. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Two. 23. True or False:A prepositional phrase must always begin with a preposition and end with a noun or pronoun. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Which word in the following sentence is a preposition? "She walked to the store." A) She. B) Walked. C) To. D) Store. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To. 25. What is the prepositional phrase? The gopher scurried back into his hole. A) Into his hole. B) Scurried back. C) Back into his hole. D) The gopher. 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