Let us travel __________ night, it will be cool. A. by B. At C. in D. during
Answer: Option B
Solution: ‘At’ indicates specific time, location, or position. Hence it is the correct preposition to be used in the sentence.
The bird flew __________ my head. A. across B. over C. beside D. behind
Answer: Option B
Solution: ‘Over’ means ‘at or to a point across intervening space etc. (directly perpendicular to the object)’. Hence it is the correct preposition to be used in the sentence.
Ram’s away at the moment. He’s __________ holiday in India. A. on B. at C. in D. for
Answer: Option A
Solution: ‘On holiday’ means ‘experiencing a time away from home, school, or business usually in order to relax or travel’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
In India cars go _________ to the right side. A. in B. on C. to D. near
Answer: Option B
Solution: ‘On’ means ‘to be located on a surface in a general way’. The meaning applies here as the location ‘the left’ refers to the left side in general, and ‘on’ refers to the ‘car’ being driven on the road’s left side.
Raja put ________ his clothes and went out. A. on B. in C. through D. with
Answer: Option A
Solution: ‘Put on’ means ‘place a garment, piece of jewellery, etc. on part of one’s body’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
He has applied ________ the bank _______ a loan. A. at / for B. on / for C. for / for D. to / on
Answer: Option A
A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words.
The correct answer is option A) at/ for as ‘at’ answers the question of where(the bank) and ‘for’ indicates a purpose (a loan).
Option B and C are not correct as the first blank cannot take ‘on’ ( indicates a position) and ‘for’ (indicates a purpose).
Option D is not correct as ‘to’ (gives a direction) and ‘on’ (indicates a position) cannot be used in the first and second blank respectively.
He has applied at the bank for a loan.
I am translating this book _________ English ________ Turkish. A. on / over B. from / over C. to/into D. from/into
Answer: Option D
The given sentence shows the translation of a book from its original language.
From indicates origin or source. So, the first blank must be filled up with ‘from’.
We can thus eliminate options A and C as incorrect answers.
Into is used to show change. So, the second blank must be filled up with ‘into’.
Over is used to indicate a position above, movement, and time. It cannot be correct.
He is thinking ________ retiring _______ his post several years before the normal age. A. of / from B. about / of C. of / of D. of / for
Answer: Option A
A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words.
The correct answer is option A) of/from as ‘of’ indicates what the person being talked about is thinking of(retiring) and ‘from’ tells us that of what is he retiring from (his post).
The second option is wrong as ‘about’ cannot be used to indicate reference and ‘of’ does not answers the question of what. The third option is not correct as the second blank will not take ‘of’. The fourth option is wrong as the second blank won’t take ‘for’ as ‘for’ indicates the purpose, not the reference.
He is thinking of retiring from his post several years before the normal age.
Marie Curie was born ________ Warsaw A. On B. At C. In D. From
Answer: Option C ‘in’
The given sentence indicates a place.
In is used to indicate a large space and time. Hence option C is the correct answer.
At is used to indicate a smaller area. Hence option B is incorrect.
On in used to indicate a position on the surface, dates, and time. Hence option A is the incorrect answer.
From is used to indicate origin. Hence option D is incorrect.
The child spends almost all his money _________ chocolate. A. at B. over C. on D. about
Answer: Option C ‘on’
A preposition is a word which comes before a noun or a pronoun and establishes a relationship between the elements of a clause or words.
the correct answer is option C) on as ‘on’ indicates the thing the child spends almost all his money on.
‘At’, ‘over’ and ‘about’ cannot be used here as ‘at’ is used to refer to a location, ‘over’ is used with numbers( to indicate that something is greater than the mentioned number, and ‘about’ is used to refer information. Therefore, these prepositions cannot be used here.
The child spends almost all his money on chocolates.
