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English – Fixed Prepositions – Set 12
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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:
Desire _____ self-expression is one of the basic qualities of man.- A. on
- B. over
- C. by
- D. for
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. for
Correct sentence: Desire for self-expression is one of the basic qualities of man.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The bride settled _____ very well in the new environment.- A. down
- B. on
- C. off
- D. up
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. down
Correct sentence: The bride settled down very well in the new environment.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Are you really desirous _____ visiting Japan?- A. in
- B. to
- C. of
- D. about
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. of
Correct sentence: Are you really desirous of visiting Japan?
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Pour the juice _____ the glass.- A. into
- B. onto
- C. on
- D. in
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. into
Correct sentence: Pour the juice into the glass.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The tribes lived _____ customs different from anything the English had ever seen.- A. with
- B. off
- C. on
- D. by
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. by
Correct sentence: The tribes lived by customs different from anything the English had ever seen.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The child did not approve _____ the father’s plan.- A. of
- B. to
- C. with
- D. by
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Answer: A. of
Correct sentence: The child did not approve of the father’s plan.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
We warned her _____ the danger.- A. from
- B. of
- C. against
- D. about
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Answer: B. of
Correct sentence: We warned her of the danger.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
We all laughed _____ the affair.- A. for
- B. on
- C. about
- D. over
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Answer: D. over
Correct sentence: We all laughed over the affair.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He went _____ the sea alone.- A. in
- B. on
- C. into
- D. to
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Answer: D. to
Correct sentence: He went to the sea alone.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
A wise man profits _____ the mistakes of others.- A. by
- B. with
- C. through
- D. from
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Answer: D. from
Correct sentence: A wise man profits from the mistakes of others.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Speed is _____ essence.- A. for
- B. in
- C. about
- D. of
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Answer: D. of
Correct sentence: Speed is of essence.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He did not qualify _____ the job.- A. with
- B. to
- C. for
- D. against
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Answer: C. for
Correct sentence: He did not qualify for the job.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The strike has been called _____.- A. off
- B. at
- C. up
- D. of
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Answer: A. off
Correct sentence: The strike has been called off.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He is always angry _____ his children.- A. at
- B. with
- C. over
- D. on
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Answer: B. with
Correct sentence: He is always angry with his children.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The chairperson brushed _____ my suggestion.- A. aside
- B. about
- C. out
- D. over
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Answer: A. aside
Correct sentence: The chairperson brushed aside my suggestion.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
One should always set _____ some money for emergency.- A. out
- B. on
- C. by
- D. aside
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Answer: D. aside
Correct sentence: One should always set aside some money for emergency.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He travelled all _____ the world when was eighty years old.- A. with
- B. over
- C. of
- D. in
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Answer: B. over
Correct sentence: He travelled all over the world when was eighty years old.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Dr. Sharma concluded his speech _____ stressing the Buddha’s teachings of the importance of charity.- A. at
- B. by
- C. in
- D. with
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Answer: B. by
Correct sentence: Dr. Sharma concluded his speech by stressing the Buddha’s teachings of the importance of charity.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Shivaji Maharaj fought _____ every kind of aggression.- A. to
- B. with
- C. against
- D. at
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Answer: C. against
Correct sentence: Shivaji Maharaj fought against every kind of aggression.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Don’t depend _____ others, you must stand on your own feet.- A. on
- B. upon
- C. to
- D. for
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. on
Correct sentence: Don’t depend on others, you must stand on your own feet.