WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-Simple Prepositions: 10 Practice MCQs

 

Simple Prepositions: 10 Practice MCQs

1. The clock is _______ the wall.

A. in

B. on

C. at

D. by

2. He has been ill _______ Monday.

A. for

B. from

C. since

D. by

3. The child fell _______ the pond.

A. in

B. into

C. on

D. at

4. I will be ready _______ five minutes.

A. on

B. at

C. in

D. for

5. She sat _______ her mother during the ceremony.

A. by

B. in

C. on

D. with

6. The train went _______ the tunnel.

A. across

B. through

C. in

D. over

7. He died _______ his country.

A. for

B. by

C. of

D. with

8. Do not cry _______ spilt milk.

A. over

B. on

C. at

D. for

9. The hunter aimed _______ the bird.

A. to

B. at

C. on

D. in

10. I shall return _______ an hour.

A. within

B. on

C. at

D. since

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Answer Key & Explanations

Question	Answer	Rule / Logic
1	B	On is used to indicate position on a surface.
2	C	Since is used for a point of time in the past continuing till now.
3	B	Into denotes motion towards the inside of something.
4	C	In is used to show a period of time at the end of which something happens.
5	A	By here means "beside" or "at the side of."
6	B	Through indicates moving from one side to the other in an enclosed space.
7	A	For is used to show purpose or sacrifice.
8	A	Over is the standard preposition used with "cry" in this idiom.
9	B	At is used to indicate the target or direction of an aim.
10	A	Within means "before the end of" a specific period.