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: at42. 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: Off43. 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: With44. 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 of45. 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: from46. 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: to47. 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: to48. 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: behind49. 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: in50. 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