Comara Nor-Esa M.

Questions:

Preposition

1.Jenny___inviting her friends to take a snack at the canteen.

a. Are
b. Is
c. Was
d. were

2.Scientists ___expert observer.

a. Were
b. Are
c. Is
d. They

3.It seemed impossible,___he could see the trees standing up against the sky.

a. That
b. But
c. And
d. Or

4.You can drive slowly and survive,____you can drive fast and become a static.

a. And
b. While
c. Or
d. But

5.Although we arrived early, we___ not receive our application form.

a. Does
b. Do
c. Were
d. Did

6.He___ a terrifying power of concentration.

a. Has
b. Has been
c. Had
 d. Had been

7.You ____listen to your conscience.

a. Could
b. Should
c. Would
d. May

8.How ____ I ever commit a mistake like that?

a. Could
b. Should
c. Would
d. May

9.We ____just arrived from Banay-banay.

a. Are
b. Were
c. Have
d. Had

10.Mr. Santos____the principal last year.

a. Is
b. Was
c. Are
d. Were

11. Yesterday we accidentally___ two test tubes in the laboratory.

a. Broke
b. Have broken
c. Had broken
d. Has broken

12.When the school year end. I ___a total of eight reports.

a. Submit
b. Have submit
c. Submitted
d. Have submitted

13. She ____the balance of her account weeks before it is due.

 a. Pay
b. Paid
c. Have paid
d. Has paid

14. Carol____of the tragic news long before it gets printed in the local papers.

a. Hears
b. Hear
c. Heard
d. Have heard

15. By the time the meeting ends, Mrs. Lara____the board of his decision to retire.

a. Informs
b. Inform
c. Informed
d. Has informed

Answer key:

1. B
2. B
3. B
4. C
5. D
6. C
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. C
13. B
14. C
15. C