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Time Prepositions
Multiple Choice Exercise

Complete the sentences below by choosing the correct prepositions, then press
"Check" to check your answers.
1. Jane is arriving January 26 2 o'clock the
afternoon.
2. It snows here every year December. We always go outside and
play in the snow Christmas day.
3. Michael is leaving Friday noon.
4. Frankie started working for her law firm 1995.
5. Franklin began working on the project yesterday.
6. Normally, New Year's Eve, it's tradition to kiss the one you love
midnight.
7 Don't be ridiculous; there were no telephones the seventeenth

century! The telephone was invented the 1870s.
8. The plane leaves tomorrow morning 8:00 AM.
9. The hills here are covered with wildflowers early spring.
10. We met at the restaurant 6:30 and stayed 10:30.
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Time Prepositions 2
1. She always gets up early the morning, so she can make it to class
time.
2. I was sick, so I didn't go to work last Thursday, but I did go to work
Friday.
3. Mary stopped talking the middle of her story, and suddenly started
to cry. I think we were all crying the time she finished telling us what
had happened.
4. Late night, you can here coyotes howling in the distance.
5. Just wait a second, I'll be there a minute.
6. I need to give my parents a call. I haven't talked to them over a
month.
7. Barbara is going to start her new job next September..
8. The professor said the first day of the course that there would be
a big final test the end of the semester.
9. I have been sitting here more than an hour. If they don't arrive
the next ten minutes, I'm leaving.
10. We were really worried first because the banks were closed
Saturdays, so we couldn't exchange money. But the

end, everything worked out because we were able to exchange money at the
hotel.
Location Prepositions
1. We have DSL Internet access work, but I don't have a high-speed
connection home.
2. The kids are learning about the Civil War their history class
school.
3. Toby was the hospital for two weeks after his motorcycle accident
the freeway.
4. Jane and Debbie saw dolphins the ocean while they were having a
picnic the beach.

5. Fred loves to go camping the desert, but Kyle prefers to camp
the mountains.
6. The conference was held a ski resort Telluride, a small
town southwest Colorado.
7. You can buy stamps the post office Delancy Street.
8. The old man who was standing the corner yelled at the kids who
were playing the street.
9. While they were hiking Ridgeback Mountain, Laurelle and Frank saw
a bear the woods.
10. They have a small house a lake in the countryside. When I visit
them, I always love to sit the shore and watch the kids swimming
the lake.
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Location Prepositions 2
1. You can buy your rail passes the ticket counter any train
station the country.
2. The brown bears found Kodiak Island are the largest the
world.
3. There is no life the moon, but there are many forms of life
the ocean floor.
4. She bought her wedding dress an exclusive shop Fifth
Avenue.
5. Nathan was able to exchange money the exchange counter

the airport.
6. If you want anything to eat, there is a freshly baked chocolate cake
the table the kitchen and plenty of food the refrigerator.
7. While Shirley was in Tacy's department store the mall, she ran into
Evan and Lea the furniture department.
8. While Dave was the top of the Eiffel Tower, he could see several
tourist boats the Seine, the river that runs through Paris.
9. I stood line for thirty minutes the ticket window
the movie theater to get tickets for the film.
10. Mike was sitting his desk his office work when
Bill called; Bill was Asia on business.
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Direction Prepositions
1. Donna went the store, but I don't think she found what she was
looking for because she came back almost immediately.
2. As Samantha was climbing the swimming pool, she slipped and
fell back .
3. The post office is just the street on the left near the hospital.
4. Lily had problems climbing back the tree house because she
had injured her ankle as she was climbing .

5. She didn't have any difficulty pulling the parking space, but as
she was backing , she scratched the car parked next to her.
6. Although you can take an elevator the top of the Eiffel Tower, we
decided to walk . I was exhausted by the time we got to the top.
7. When Mrs. Sims saw the kids playing on the roof she screamed, "You kids had
better come there, right now!"
8. You can go now; Dr. Wilson is ready to see you.
9. Our customer service center will help you solve that problem. Just walk
the hall and take the elevator the second floor.
10. Just as Debbie was stepping the elevator, she realized she was
on the wrong floor, so she quickly jumped back before the doors
closed.
Direction Prepositions 2
1. While they were hiking the forest, Laurelle and Frank saw a
mountain lion.
2. We walked the river looking for a way to get it, but
there was no bridge.
3. When the kids saw the snake in the grass, they started running
screaming hysterically.
4. The train passed nine tunnels on the way to Denver.
5. They strolled the beach watching the sunset.
6. The plane flew the Grand Canyon on the way to Los Angeles.
7. Several animals, including emus, ran the road in front of the car
as they were driving the outback of Australia.

8. They walked the building twice looking for the entrance.
9. The cruise ship passed the Golden Gate Bridge as it was leaving
San Francisco.
10. His dog is always trying to escape from the backyard. Sometimes he
manages to jump the fence, and sometimes he digs a hole and
crawls it.
Position Prepositions
1. The computer printer is the table the computer.
2. Shawn and Noel stood the tree waiting for the rain to stop.
3. I didn't see the mailbox even though I was standing right it.
4. Everybody was already sitting the table waiting for dinner to be

served.
5. Every evening, the dog sits the dinner table begging for food.
7. Debra was sitting the computer surfing the Internet.
8. I asked the woman standing me on the bus where I should get

out.
9. My car keys were the desk, but I couldn't see them because they
were a magazine.
10. When I went to buy the concert tickets, there was nobody the
ticket sales window.
Mixed Prepositions 1
Multiple-Choice
Complete the text below by choosing the correct prepositions, then press
Suddenly Uncle Henry stood .
"There's a cyclone coming, Em," he called his wife. "I'll go look after the
stock." Then he ran toward the sheds where the cows and horses were kept.
Aunt Em dropped her work and came the door. One glance told her of
the danger close hand.
"Quick, Dorothy!" she screamed. "Run for the cellar!"
Toto jumped of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed, and the girl
started to get him. Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw open the trap door
the floor and climbed down the ladder the small, dark hole. Dorothy
caught Toto last and started to follow her aunt. When she was halfway
across the room there came a great shriek the wind, and the house
shook so hard that she lost her footing and sat down suddenly the floor.
An excerpt from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum
Position Prepositions 2
1. Her wallet wasn't her purse; it was her coat
pocket.
2. Tony had an ink stain his coat pocket.
3. Philip waited the movie theater for Simone, so they could buy
tickets and go in together.
4. While Sam was talking to the bank teller, the woman him in
line kept sighing impatiently.

5. There was a sign the restaurant saying that it was closed for
renovations.
6. His grandfather, who had passed away years before, was the
painting which was hanging the wall.
7. Shelly didn't see Bobby because he was hiding the couch.
8. Frank had his passport his hand as he boarded the plane.
9. There is an electrical outlet the desk. Can you help me move
the desk, so I can plug in the computer?
10. The kids were sitting the floor the TV when
Barbara came home.
Multiple-Choice
Suddenly Uncle Henry stood .
"There's a cyclone coming, Em," he called his wife. "I'll go look after the
stock." Then he ran toward the sheds where the cows and horses were kept.
Aunt Em dropped her work and came the door. One glance told her of
the danger close hand.
"Quick, Dorothy!" she screamed. "Run for the cellar!"
Toto jumped of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed, and the girl
started to get him. Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw open the trap door
the floor and climbed down the ladder the small, dark hole. Dorothy
caught Toto last and started to follow her aunt. When she was halfway
across the room there came a great shriek the wind, and the house
shook so hard that she lost her footing and sat down suddenly the floor.
Multiple-Choice
AFRICAN TRAVEL JOURNAL
January 9, 1995
We took a morning bus Arusha, and after checking a very
simple hotel, started our search for a safari company. We went to Sunny Safaris,
but nothing seems to be going soon. Next, we went to Cheetah Safaris. They
have a safari going Tuesday. It sounds like a good deal $65 a
day; we didn't want to search forever, so we chose them. While walking around
town this afternoon, we met Joan and Per from Lamu. They introduced us
Senara who will be taking the Safari us tomorrow. Later, we
had dinner a less than exiting restaurant.
January 10, 1995
Our first day of safari! Uh, oh! Unfortunately, we had a late start after trying to get
some cash for Reiner and Walter. On the way the park, our driver John
first stopped two gas stations, and then we went to his house to pick
some clothes. We didn't get Lake Manyara until after one
o'clock. Can you believe John actually suggested stopping a restaurant
before going the park? We all said, "No way!"
An excerpt from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum
Multiple-Choice
Bigfoot, also known Sasquatch, is an alleged ape-like animal said to
inhabit the remote forested areas of much North America, with many
of the sightings occurring the Pacific northwest of the United States
and British Columbia, Canada. Bigfoot is sometimes described a
large, bipedal hairy hominoid creature, and many believe that this animal, or its
close relatives, may be found the world under different regional
names, such as the Yeti of Tibet and Nepal. Bigfoot is also one of the more
famous examples of cryptozoology, a subject that has been dismissed
pseudoscience by mainstream researchers. It is because of that in
addition unreliable eyewitness accounts and a lack
physical evidence that very few scientists accept the likelihood
Bigfoot's existence. Most who have expressed an opinion consider the stories of
Bigfoot to be a combination unsubstantiated folklore and hoaxes.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigfoot
Multiple-Choice
Turkey is a Eurasian country that stretches the Anatolian peninsula
in southwestern Asia and the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. The region
comprising modern Turkey has seen the birth major civilizations
including the Byzantine and Ottoman Empires. Owing its strategic
location the intersection of two continents, Turkey's culture is a
unique blend Eastern and Western tradition, often described as a
bridge the two civilizations. Turkey is a democratic, secular, unitary,
constitutional republic whose political system was established in 1923
the leadership of Mustafa Kemal Atatrk following the fall of the
Ottoman Empire the aftermath of World War I. Since then, Turkey
has increasingly integrated with the West while continuing to foster relations with
the Eastern world. It is a founding member the United Nations, the
Organization of the Islamic Conference, the Organization for Economic Co-
operation and Development and the Organization for Security and Co-operation
in Europe, a member state of the Council of Europe 1949 and of
NATO 1952.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey
Multiple-Choice
Ruth Handler, an American businesswoman, watched her daughter Barbara at
play paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult
roles. At the time, most children's toy dolls were representations of infants.
Realizing that there could be a gap the market, she suggested the idea
of an adult-bodied doll her husband Elliot, a co-founder the
Mattel toy company. He was unenthusiastic about the idea, as were Mattel's
directors. But during a trip Germany 1956 with her children
Barbara and Kenneth, Ruth Handler discovered a German doll called the Bild Lilli
doll a shop window. The adult-figured Lilli doll was exactly what
Handler had mind, so she purchased three of them. She gave one
her daughter and took the others back Mattel. The Lilli doll
was based a popular character appearing in a comic strip of a German
newspaper. Lilli was a working girl who knew what she wanted and was not
above using men to get it. The Lilli doll was first sold Germany
1955, and although it was initially sold to adults, it became popular

children who enjoyed dressing her up in outfits that were available
separately. On her return the United States, Handler reworked the
design of the doll and it was given a new name, Barbie, after Handler's daughter
Barbara. The doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New
York March 9, 1959. This date is also used as Barbie's official birthday.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbie
Multiple-Choice
Long before any recorded human history in Yellowstone National Park, a massive
volcanic eruption spewed an immense volume ash that covered all of
the western U.S., much the Midwest, northern Mexico and some areas
of the eastern Pacific Coast. The eruption dwarfed that of Mt. St. Helens
1980 and left a huge caldera. Yellowstone typically erupts every
600,000 900,000 years with the last event occurring 640,000 years
ago. Its eruptions are among the largest known to have ever occurred
Earth, producing drastic climate change the aftermath. The park was
named the yellow rocks seen the Grand Canyon of the

Yellowstone - a deep gash in the Yellowstone Plateau that was formed
floods during previous ice ages and river erosion from the Yellowstone
River.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellowstone_National_Park
Multiple-Choice
Suddenly she came upon a little three-legged table, all made solid
glass; there was nothing it except a tiny golden key, and Alice's first
thought was that it might belong one of the doors of the hall; but, alas!
either the locks were too large, or the key was too small, but any rate it
would not open any them. However, on the second time round, she
came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before, and behind it was a little
door about fifteen inches high: she tried the little golden key in the lock, and
her great delight it fitted!
Alice opened the door and found that it led a small passage, not much
larger than a rat-hole: she knelt down and looked along the passage
the loveliest garden you ever saw. How she longed to get of that dark
hall, and wander about those beds of bright flowers and those cool
fountains, but she could not even get her head through the doorway; 'and even if
my head would go through,' thought poor Alice, 'it would be very little
use without my shoulders.'
An excerpt from "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" by Lewis Carroll
Multiple-Choice
I went down even into the vaults, where the dim light struggled, although to do so
was a dread my very soul. Into two of these I went, but saw nothing
except fragments old coffins and piles of dust. In the third, however, I
made a discovery.
There, in one of the great boxes, of which there were fifty in all, a pile
of newly dug earth, lay the Count! He was either dead or asleep. I could not say
which, for eyes were open and stony, but without the glassiness of death, and the
cheeks had the warmth of life through all their pallor. The lips were as red as
ever. But there was no sign movement, no pulse, no breath, no beating

the heart.
I bent over him, and tried to find any sign of life, but vain. He could not
have lain there long, for the earthy smell would have passed away a
few hours. By the side of the box was its cover, pierced with holes here and
there. I thought he might have the keys him, but when I went to search
I saw the dead eyes, and in them dead though they were, such a look
hate, though unconscious of me or my presence, that I fled the place,
and leaving the Count's room by the window, crawled again up the castle wall.
Regaining my room, I threw myself panting upon the bed and tried to think.
An excerpt from "Dracula" by Bram Stoker
Multiple-Choice
PIZZA BIANCO
This pizza is made no toppings other than salt and oil and is served as
a snack.
Preparation:
Preheat oven 500F.
Whisk together hot water and 1/2 a teaspoon of kosher salt until most of the salt
is dissolved, then whisk one tablespoon of oil.
Coat the dough lightly flour, then stretch it a floured surface
into a 13- by 9-inch rectangle. Transfer the dough an oiled baking pan,
stretching the dough to cover the bottom of the pan. Dimple the dough
pressing your fingertips all over, then brush the oil mixture.
Bake the pizza a pan on the bottom rack of the oven until it is golden
brown top and bottom, about 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer the pizza
a rack, then brush it with the remaining oil and sprinkle it with the
remaining kosher salt. Serve the pizza warm, torn pieces.
Makes 4 servings.
Multiple-Choice
His wife had always spoiled him outrageously. No doubt of that. Take,
example, the matter of the pillows merely. Old man Minick slept high. That is, he
thought he slept high. He liked two plump pillows his side of the great,
wide, old-fashioned cherry bed. He would sink them with a vast
grunting and sighing and puffing expressive of nerves and muscles relaxed and
gratified. But the morning there was always one pillow the
floor. He had thrown it there. Always, the morning, there it lay, its plump
white cheek turned reproachfully at him from the side of the bed. Ma
Minick knew this, naturally, after forty years of the cherry bed. But she never
begrudged him that extra pillow. Each morning, when she arose, she picked it
on her way to shut the window. Each morning the bed was made
with two pillows his side of it, as usual.
An excerpt from "Gigolo" by Edna Ferber

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Time Prepositions

Multiple Choice Exercise

2. It snows here every year December. We always go outside and

play in the snow Christmas day.

3. Michael is leaving Friday noon.

4. Frankie started working for her law firm 1995.

5. Franklin began working on the project yesterday.

7 Don't be ridiculous; there were no telephones the seventeenth

8. The plane leaves tomorrow morning 8:00 AM.

9. The hills here are covered with wildflowers early spring.

10. We met at the restaurant 6:30 and stayed 10:30.

2. I was sick, so I didn't go to work last Thursday, but I did go to work

4. Late night, you can here coyotes howling in the distance.

5. Just wait a second, I'll be there a minute.

6. I need to give my parents a call. I haven't talked to them over a

7. Barbara is going to start her new job next September..

a big final test the end of the semester.

the next ten minutes, I'm leaving.

Saturdays, so we couldn't exchange money. But the

picnic the beach.

6. The conference was held a ski resort Telluride, a small

town southwest Colorado.

7. You can buy stamps the post office Delancy Street.

were playing the street.

a bear the woods.

station the country.

the ocean floor.

4. She bought her wedding dress an exclusive shop Fifth

5. Nathan was able to exchange money the exchange counter

6. If you want anything to eat, there is a freshly baked chocolate cake

the table the kitchen and plenty of food the refrigerator.

Evan and Lea the furniture department.

9. I stood line for thirty minutes the ticket window

the movie theater to get tickets for the film.

Bill called; Bill was Asia on business.

looking for because she came back almost immediately.

2. As Samantha was climbing the swimming pool, she slipped and

had injured her ankle as she was climbing .

decided to walk . I was exhausted by the time we got to the top.

better come there, right now!"

8. You can go now; Dr. Wilson is ready to see you.

the hall and take the elevator the second floor.

2. We walked the river looking for a way to get it, but

there was no bridge.

4. The train passed nine tunnels on the way to Denver.

5. They strolled the beach watching the sunset.

as they were driving the outback of Australia.

manages to jump the fence, and sometimes he digs a hole and

4. Everybody was already sitting the table waiting for dinner to be

7. Debra was sitting the computer surfing the Internet.

8. I asked the woman standing me on the bus where I should get

the danger close hand.

"Quick, Dorothy!" she screamed. "Run for the cellar!"

An excerpt from "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum

2. Tony had an ink stain his coat pocket.

tickets and go in together.

line kept sighing impatiently.

painting which was hanging the wall.

7. Shelly didn't see Bobby because he was hiding the couch.

8. Frank had his passport his hand as he boarded the plane.

9. There is an electrical outlet the desk. Can you help me move

the desk, so I can plug in the computer?

10. The kids were sitting the floor the TV when

Barbara came home.