Prepositional Phrases Quiz 8 (25 MCQs) | Global MCQ Practice 🌍
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📝 Prepositional Phrases – Quiz 8
1. At The Great Wall of China, the earliest phase.
A) Of construction began in the 7th century BC.
B) On art failed to notice it was upside down.
C) Of its leader in coins.
D) By a complete unknown.
2. Which preposition best completes this sentence?We watched a movie _____ a mad scientist.
A) For.
B) About.
C) Of.
D) On.
3. Which word is NOT a preposition?.
A) Amazingly.
B) Across.
C) Above.
D) About.
4. The TV 's _____ the corner of the room.
A) In.
B) On.
C) At.
D) To.
5. I was _____ that admission was free.
A) Without delay.
B) Out of date.
C) Under the impression.
D) In tears.
6. The pen is only _____ on the whiteboard.
A) In writing.
B) With writing.
C) For writing.
D) By writing.
7. _____ granted.
A) On.
B) In.
C) For.
D) By.
8. Prices have increased _____ by five percent.
A) By mistake.
B) Ann to him.
C) On purpose.
D) Out of sight.
9. He seems to be _____ today.
A) In a bad mood.
B) In cold blood.
C) In touch.
D) None of above.
10. Identify the object of the prepositions:A passenger without a life jacket fell off the boat.
A) Passenger.
B) Life.
C) Jacket.
11. We should be kind and helpful _____ others. Do you agree _____ me?.
A) To _____ with.
B) About _____ to.
C) On _____ in.
D) None of above.
12. Personally, I am _____ favour of banning cigarette smoking completely!.
A) In.
B) On.
C) At.
D) None of above.
13. Timothy was not trying to frighten me _____ ; he was just being honest.
A) At times.
B) Without delay.
C) On purpose.
D) For a change.
14. How many prepositional PHRASES are in this sentence? A hummingbird in the yard flew to the feeder by the window.
A) 2.
B) 0.
C) 1.
D) 3.
15. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The llamas paced around the fenced yard all afternoon.
A) Around the fenced yard.
B) The llamas paced.
C) Around the fenced.
D) Yard all afternoon.
16. I was bored _____ the film.
A) About.
B) In.
C) At.
D) With.
17. What is the prepositional phrase in this sentence?She wrote a letter on her own stationery.
A) On her own stationery.
B) She wrote.
C) Own stationery.
D) Wrote a letter.
18. Which of the following words is NEVER a preposition?.
A) Can.
B) Of.
C) Over.
D) Through.
19. People are _____ risk of getting infected.
A) To.
B) In.
C) On.
D) At.
20. Numbers are selected _____ random in the lottery.
A) At .
B) In.
C) On.
D) None of above.
21. Identify the prepositional phrase in the following sentence:The clock in my grandma's house was broken last week.
A) In my grandma's house.
B) Broken last week.
C) Grandma's house was.
D) House was broken.
22. Choose the prepositional phrase:The sky instructor recognized my mom by her fluffy hat.
A) The sky instructor.
B) Recognized my mom.
C) Fluffy hat.
D) By her fluffy hat.
23. I have to take care _____ my baby sister Sonia this evening. I can't go out.
A) Of.
B) Over.
C) Off.
D) On.
24. In front of.
A) To the right of.
B) In front of.
C) Under.
D) Near.
25. Select the preposition in this sentence."The man stood in the doorway.".
A) Man.
B) In.
C) Doorway.
D) The.