General Instructions
- The clock is set at the server. The countdown timer at the top of the screen shows the time remaining. When it reaches zero the test ends by itself — you do not have to submit.
- The Question Palette shows the status of every question using these symbols:
- You have not visited the question yet.
- You have not answered the question.
- You have answered the question.
- You have NOT answered, but have marked it for review.
- You have answered and also marked it for review.
- To answer a question: choose one of the four options, then press Save & Next. To change an answer, select a different option and save again. To remove it, press Clear.
- Your answer is saved only when you press Save & Next or Mark for Review & Next. If you jump to another question from the palette without saving, the answer to the question you were on is not kept. This is how the real exam behaves.
- Sections appear on the bar above the question. You may move between sections at any time, and after the last question of a section you are taken to the first question of the next one.
- Only questions that are saved, or marked for review after answering, are evaluated.
English – Fixed Prepositions – Set 18
Read the following instructions carefully
- The test contains 20 questions.
- Each question has 4 options, of which only one is correct.
- You have to finish the test in 10 minutes.
- You are awarded 1 mark for each correct answer, and 0.25 marks are deducted for each wrong answer.
- There is no negative marking for questions you do not attempt.
- You may pause the test at any time and resume where you left off.
- Your marks, the correct answers and an explanation for every question are shown as soon as you submit.
- You can take this test as many times as you like. A fresh set is drawn each time you reload the page.
Test paused
The clock has stopped. Your answers are safe.
Question Paper
Your paper has been submitted
Your answers are saved on our server. Marks are not shown here — results are published on our Telegram channel on .
Review this set's questions and answers (opens after you submit the test)
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:
The meeting was presided _____ by the Chairman.- A. upon
- B. over
- C. of
- D. in
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. over
Correct sentence: The meeting was presided over by the Chairman.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The elephant stampeded and tore _____ the streets.- A. out
- B. down
- C. on
- D. off
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. down
Correct sentence: The elephant stampeded and tore down the streets.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
What is the time _____ your watch?- A. in
- B. of
- C. on
- D. by
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. by
Correct sentence: What is the time by your watch?
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
It is a right way _____ the railway station.- A. of
- B. to
- C. for
- D. on
Show answer and explanation
Answer: B. to
Correct sentence: It is a right way to the railway station.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
It stayed _____ Jaipur for sometime.- A. on
- B. to
- C. of
- D. at
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. at
Correct sentence: It stayed at Jaipur for sometime.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Kalpana has no paper to write _____.- A. upon
- B. over
- C. off
- D. at
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. upon
Correct sentence: Kalpana has no paper to write upon.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The examination will commence _____ next week.- A. from
- B. on
- C. with
- D. since
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. from
Correct sentence: The examination will commence from next week.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Everything hinges _____ what happens next.- A. in
- B. of
- C. with
- D. on
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. on
Correct sentence: Everything hinges on what happens next.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Hearing of her grandmother’s illness, she at once started _____ Mumbai.- A. towards
- B. upto
- C. for
- D. to
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. for
Correct sentence: Hearing of her grandmother’s illness, she at once started for Mumbai.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The boats sail _____ the river.- A. in
- B. above
- C. on
- D. to
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. on
Correct sentence: The boats sail on the river.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
I am tired _____ walking.- A. in
- B. by
- C. for
- D. of
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. of
Correct sentence: I am tired of walking.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Aristotle held that some persons are fit to rule while others are fit to be ruled _____.- A. at
- B. of
- C. over
- D. on
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. over
Correct sentence: Aristotle held that some persons are fit to rule while others are fit to be ruled over.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
She has great affection _____ _____ _____ me.- A. with
- B. in
- C. to
- D. for
Show answer and explanation
Answer: D. for
Correct answer: for.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Kanak is endowed _____ _____ _____. many great qualities.- A. with
- B. in
- C. of
- D. by
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. with
Correct answer: with.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
Our country is committed _____ _____ _____ a policy of peaceful coexistence.- A. to
- B. by
- C. for
- D. with
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. to
Correct answer: to.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He stumbled at the stone and fell _____.. a ditch.- A. into
- B. on
- C. within
- D. in
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. into
Correct sentence: He stumbled at the stone and fell into.. a ditch.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
The storehouse was infested _____ _____ _____.. rats.- A. with
- B. by
- C. in
- D. of
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. with
Correct answer: with.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
You must adapt yourself _____ _____ your new surroundings.- A. towards
- B. with
- C. to
- D. in
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. to
Correct answer: to.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
We should abide _____ _____ _____ the rules of the institution.- A. by
- B. with
- C. to
- D. on
Show answer and explanation
Answer: A. by
Correct answer: by.
- Fill in the blank with the correct preposition:
He has resigned himself _____ _____.. fate.- A. into
- B. in
- C. to
- D. for
Show answer and explanation
Answer: C. to
Correct answer: to.