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English – Fixed Prepositions – Set 13
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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:
Our life promises a lot _____ pleasure and we must learn to enjoy it.- A. of
- B. with
- C. for
- D. at
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. of
Correct sentence: Our life promises a lot of pleasure and we must learn to enjoy it.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The train is expected to arrive in a few minutes _____ platform six.- A. in
- B. near
- C. on
- D. above
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Answer: C. on
Correct sentence: The train is expected to arrive in a few minutes on platform six.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Nothing is impossible _____ him.- A. in
- B. about
- C. for
- D. on
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. for
Correct sentence: Nothing is impossible for him.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
How did these things come _____?- A. into
- B. about
- C. at
- D. down
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Answer: B. about
Correct sentence: How did these things come about?
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He drove from Maharashtra _____ Karnataka without stopping to rest.- A. to
- B. is
- C. towards
- D. into
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Answer: A. to
Correct sentence: He drove from Maharashtra to Karnataka without stopping to rest.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Did the boys turn _____ for football practice?- A. in
- B. on
- C. up
- D. back
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Answer: C. up
Correct sentence: Did the boys turn up for football practice?
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The fireman managed to put _____ the fire.- A. off
- B. down
- C. out
- D. away
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Answer: C. out
Correct sentence: The fireman managed to put out the fire.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He shows great ability _____ Mathematics.- A. in
- B. at
- C. for
- D. about
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Answer: A. in
Correct sentence: He shows great ability in Mathematics.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The telephone kept _____ ringing, but no one attended.- A. off
- B. on
- C. up
- D. up with
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Answer: B. on
Correct sentence: The telephone kept on ringing, but no one attended.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
She is sad, because her father turned _____ her request.- A. down
- B. up
- C. off
- D. out
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Answer: A. down
Correct sentence: She is sad, because her father turned down her request.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
You should not confide _____ a stranger.- A. by
- B. to
- C. in
- D. with
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Answer: B. to
Correct sentence: You should not confide to a stranger.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Poets have compared this world _____ a stage.- A. by
- B. on
- C. with
- D. to
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Answer: D. to
Correct sentence: Poets have compared this world to a stage.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
I prevailed _____ him to contest the election.- A. on
- B. over
- C. off
- D. of
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Answer: A. on
Correct sentence: I prevailed on him to contest the election.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The headmaster congratulated Rajan _____ getting the merit scholarship.- A. on
- B. for
- C. with
- D. about
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Answer: A. on
Correct sentence: The headmaster congratulated Rajan on getting the merit scholarship.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Smallpox has been eradicated _____ India.- A. in
- B. within
- C. from
- D. out of
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Answer: C. from
Correct sentence: Smallpox has been eradicated from India.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
For a child, a blow _____ self-esteem is a terrible thing.- A. to
- B. of
- C. on
- D. with
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Answer: A. to
Correct sentence: For a child, a blow to self-esteem is a terrible thing.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Discrimination _____ any form should be avoided.- A. of
- B. from
- C. by
- D. in
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Answer: D. in
Correct sentence: Discrimination in any form should be avoided.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
My friend’s father died _____ cancer.- A. of
- B. by
- C. from
- D. with
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Answer: A. of
Correct sentence: My friend’s father died of cancer.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He drained what was left _____ his drink.- A. of
- B. off
- C. in
- D. from
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Answer: A. of
Correct sentence: He drained what was left of his drink.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He is very good _____ making stories.- A. for
- B. about
- C. at
- D. in
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Answer: C. at
Correct sentence: He is very good at making stories.