Free Prepositions MCQs with Answers

270 Prepositions MCQs from English, each with the correct answer and a written explanation of why it is correct. Free and unlimited, with no account needed.

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41. My sister is bad _____ maths.

  • A. in
  • B. with
  • C. at
  • D. from

Explanation: The standard collocation is bad at something, especially a subject or skill: bad at maths. Bad in maths is sometimes heard, but bad at is the expected form here.

Correct answer: at

42. The jasmine gives ______ it's fragrance at night.

  • A. Up
  • B. At
  • C. Off
  • D. In

Explanation: Give off means to release or emit something such as a smell, heat, or light. Therefore, jasmine gives off its fragrance.

Correct answer: Off

43. He is down ______ Malaria.

  • A. With
  • B. For
  • C. From
  • D. In

Explanation: The phrase be down with an illness means to be suffering from it. Thus, “He is down with malaria” is correct.

Correct answer: With

44. Bilal is getting __________ the car.

  • A. Out of
  • B. Out
  • C. Out from
  • D. Out has

Explanation: Get out of the car is the established phrase for leaving a vehicle. Out alone is possible in other contexts, but out from and out has are not correct here.

Correct answer: Out of

45. She has been exempted ______ night duty.

  • A. with
  • B. for
  • C. from
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Exempt from is the fixed construction used when someone is released from a duty, rule, or obligation. Therefore, she was exempted from night duty.

Correct answer: from

46. You are blind ________ your shortcomings.

  • A. In
  • B. on
  • C. to
  • D. of

Explanation: Blind to means unaware of or unable to recognise something, including one's own shortcomings. Blind of and blind in do not fit this meaning.

Correct answer: to

47. You must adhere _______ your promise.

  • A. for
  • B. with
  • C. to
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Adhere to means to follow or remain faithful to a rule, agreement, or promise. The preposition with is used in some other combinations, but not after adhere in this sense.

Correct answer: to

48. The whole nation was ______ the President?

  • A. after
  • B. for
  • C. farther
  • D. behind

Explanation: To be behind someone means to support that person or cause, so the sentence says the nation supported the President. After and farther do not convey this meaning here.

Correct answer: behind

49. Fahad resign form job ______ January?

  • A. in
  • B. on
  • C. at
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The complete sentence is “Fahad resigned from his job in January.” In is used with months, while on is used with specific dates and at with exact times.

Correct answer: in

50. A fool dog fell ______ water?

  • A. into
  • B. In
  • C. inside
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Into shows movement from outside to inside, so a dog that fell into the water needs into. In would describe a position, not the movement itself.

Correct answer: into