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English – Fixed Prepositions – Set 11
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- The test contains 20 questions.
- Each question has 4 options, of which only one is correct.
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This free practice set from AndamanJobs has 20 questions to be solved in 10 minutes. Every question is listed below with four options. Open Show answer and explanation under a question to see the correct option and why it is correct. Try the timed test above first, then use this list to revise the questions you got wrong.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He obtained 80% marks in Science in High School. He has qualified _____ the science stream in plus two.- A. at
- B. for
- C. in
- D. to
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. for
Correct sentence: He obtained 80% marks in Science in High School. He has qualified for the science stream in plus two.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Do not meddle _____ the affairs of others.- A. from
- B. in
- C. at
- D. to
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. in
Correct sentence: Do not meddle in the affairs of others.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The boy was leaning against the pillar _____ his hands _____ his pockets.- A. for; into
- B. with; in
- C. for; in
- D. with; from
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. with; in
Correct answer: with; in.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Hitler believed that the Nordic Aryan race was superior _____ all other races.- A. to
- B. than
- C. in
- D. from
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. to
Correct sentence: Hitler believed that the Nordic Aryan race was superior to all other races.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
You are well prepared to handle the responsibilities bestowed _____ you.- A. at
- B. for
- C. upon
- D. to
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. upon
Correct sentence: You are well prepared to handle the responsibilities bestowed upon you.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Please sign these documents _____ ink so that they can be preserved.- A. with
- B. from
- C. by
- D. in
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Answer: D. in
Correct sentence: Please sign these documents in ink so that they can be preserved.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
I am not _____ my performance.- A. impressing at
- B. satisfied in
- C. satisfied with
- D. impressed in
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Answer: C. satisfied with
Correct sentence: I am not satisfied with my performance.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
You should _____ your bad habits.- A. get rid with
- B. get rid of
- C. get rid in
- D. rid away
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Answer: B. get rid of
Correct sentence: You should get rid of your bad habits.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
We respect you but we don’t agree _____ your ideas.- A. with
- B. by
- C. for
- D. to
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Answer: A. with
Correct sentence: We respect you but we don’t agree with your ideas.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He is indifferent _____ praise and blame.- A. to
- B. for
- C. in
- D. about
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Answer: A. to
Correct sentence: He is indifferent to praise and blame.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
We are all very indignant _____ the injustice done to him.- A. for
- B. to
- C. of
- D. at
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Answer: D. at
Correct sentence: We are all very indignant at the injustice done to him.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Today students should be reconciled _____ the way things are changing.- A. at
- B. for
- C. with
- D. to
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Answer: D. to
Correct sentence: Today students should be reconciled to the way things are changing.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
It took the child a long time to recover _____ the shock.- A. about
- B. over
- C. from
- D. under
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Answer: C. from
Correct sentence: It took the child a long time to recover from the shock.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
I complimented him _____ his success in the examination.- A. at
- B. on
- C. about
- D. for
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Answer: B. on
Correct sentence: I complimented him on his success in the examination.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The dramatist must cater _____ the taste of the audience.- A. over
- B. into
- C. to
- D. for
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Answer: C. to
Correct sentence: The dramatist must cater to the taste of the audience.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Suitable steps are taken to bring _____ the cost of living.- A. over
- B. on
- C. up
- D. down
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Answer: D. down
Correct sentence: Suitable steps are taken to bring down the cost of living.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
I am satisfied _____ his innocence.- A. with
- B. of
- C. for
- D. at
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Answer: A. with
Correct sentence: I am satisfied with his innocence.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
I absolutely refuse to put _____ with that sort of conduct.- A. out
- B. off
- C. up
- D. on
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Answer: C. up
Correct sentence: I absolutely refuse to put up with that sort of conduct.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
We will have to atone _____ our misdeeds.- A. on
- B. for
- C. with
- D. at
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. for
Correct sentence: We will have to atone for our misdeeds.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The climate is not conducive _____ good health.- A. in
- B. to
- C. with
- D. from
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Answer: B. to
Correct sentence: The climate is not conducive to good health.