The document provides 20 multiple choice questions testing proficiency with prepositions in English. The questions cover uses of prepositions involving time, location, possession, and other grammatical functions. The difficulty level increases across three sections from easy to average to difficult.
The document provides 20 multiple choice questions testing proficiency with prepositions in English. The questions cover uses of prepositions involving time, location, possession, and other grammatical functions. The difficulty level increases across three sections from easy to average to difficult.
The document provides 20 multiple choice questions testing proficiency with prepositions in English. The questions cover uses of prepositions involving time, location, possession, and other grammatical functions. The difficulty level increases across three sections from easy to average to difficult.
1. He came to America ( In, On, At ) November, 1991.
2. Mexico is ( In, At, To ) the south of the united states. 3. My sister is very good ( In, With, At ) painting. 4. ( In, On, At ) the morning of July 25, he visited his friend in the hospital. 5. We are leaving ( To, From, For ) New York tomorrow. 6. My wife has worked in this clinic ( Since, On, From ) 2002. 7. My uncle lives ( At, On, To ) 914 Fairview Avenue. 8. I don’t think you can finish the work ( Into, Without, Upon ) my help. 9. No one knows his address ( Except, Besides, Expecting ) his daughter. 10. How are you getting along ( Over, On, With ) your classmates? 11. Your students ID will be ready ( Over, On, In ) two days. 12. What do you do ( On, At, In ) Friday night? 13. There wasn’t a single person ( To whom, From whom, who ) she could turn for help. 14. I’ll be free ( In, For, After ) 7 o’clock. 15. Some countries call for a change ( In, On, At ) the direction of international health research and development. 16. A dog ran out ( Of, From, To ) behind the gate. 17. Are you going ( On, By, With ) foot? 18. The house is ( On, At, In ) fire. 19. What you said agrees ( With, To, For ) what I have already heard. 20. Many poor people suffered ( From, By, At ) cold and hunger in those old days.
Underline the correct answer ( AVERAGE )
1. I ( went, gone, goed ) to the mall after school.
2. My brother ( seen, saw, sees ) a bear an hour ago. 3. ( did, are, does ) Mike visit his grandmother last night? 4. Alex did not ( working, worked, work ) last weekend. 5. ( was, were, are ) Judy and Liz at last month’s meeting? 6. We ( were, was, did ) not happy after the sad ending. 7. ( are, did, do ) you see Jody’s new dog yesterday? 8. Sorry, I ( wasn’t, didn’t, am not ) hear you at the door. 9. I ( studying, study, studied ) English for two years. 10. What ( do, did, were ) you eat for lunch yesterday? 11. John’s mom ( drive, drives, driving ) him home from school most days. 12. One day last year John ( will wait, waited, wait ) for his mom at the front door. 13. Just before he got there, a tree branch ( crash, crashed, will crash ) down on the car. 14. The branch ( trapped, trap, will trap ) John’s mom inside the car. 15. The firefighter ( rescued, will rescued, rescue ) her. 16. John’s mom ( will collect, collect, collected ) insurance money for the car next month. 17. During the last Ice Age, glaciers ( covered, will cover, covering ) Canada. 18. Many animals ( died, dying, die ) in the cold. 19. Today many scientists ( predict, predicted, shall predict ) another change. 10. Our climate ( becomes, will become, became ) much warmer.
Under line the correct answer ( DIFFICULT )
1. Guest what I have ( in, at, of ) my hand
2. I have two color pens. What ( about, at, in ) you? 3. I have a lot ( at, in, off ) common with my cousin. We both like many of the same things. 4. If the baby starts to cry. Pick her up ( at, of, of ) once. 5. Did you forget your purse ( on, in, at ) purpose so you wouldn’t have to pay? 6. It’s best to arrive ( at, to, on ) foot because there is nowhere to park. 7. What do a whale and a dolphin have ( to, in, at ) coomon? 8. He added salt instead of sugar ( by, to, at ) mistake. 9. What’s your favorite thing to do? ( for, to, in ) instance, do you like sport? 10. The book was ( at, in, out of ) reach on a high shelf. 11. I explained ( to, at, no preposition ) Susan that it can take several week to get a visa to visit Russia. 12. If you’re placing that advertisement in a Japanese newspaper, you’d better translate it ( to, into, no preposition ) Japanese. 13. I need to talk ( into, to, at ) a travel agent to get some advice on out trip. 14. How are you feeling? Have you recovered ( to, no preposition, from ) you cold yet? 15. Ben in unemployed. He did look for a job for a while, but then he gave ( in, up, out ). 16. I have a secret. May I confide ( in, about, to ) you? 17. Let me get the check. You paid ( in, for, to ) dinner last time. 18. You remind me ( to, of, no preposition ) my brother Dave. 19. The book club members got together to talk ( at, about, to ) the book girl in hyacinth Blue. 20. Poor Helen! She suffers ( to, at, from ) migraine headaches.