Improve Your English Skills - Prepostions Test

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Prepositions and postpositions, together called adpositions, are a class of words used to express spatial or temporal relations or mark various semantic roles. A preposition or postposition typically combines with a noun phrase, this being called its complement, or sometimes object
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Questions and Answers
  • 1. 

    Write five sentence about your favourite day of the week. Then record what you've written.

  • 2. 

    Write two sentence using the following words ( red dress, pink car) 

  • 3. 

    Tell me how  the father helped his son overcome his bad temper

  • 4. 

    I get up ........ seven ....... weekends.

    • A.

      At, on

    • B.

      In, on 

    • C.

      Over, around

    • D.

      On, in 

    • E.

      At, in 

    Correct Answer
    A. At, on
    Explanation
    The correct answer is "at, on". This is because we use "at" to refer to a specific time and "on" to refer to a specific day. In this sentence, "seven" refers to a specific time, so we use "at". And "weekends" refers to specific days, so we use "on".

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  • 5. 

    I usually travel to Alex .......... summer. 

    • A.

      In

    • B.

      On 

    • C.

      At 

    • D.

      Above

    Correct Answer
    A. In
    Explanation
    The correct answer is "in" because when referring to a specific season, we use "in" to indicate that something happens during that time. Therefore, the sentence should be "I usually travel to Alex in summer."

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  • 6. 

    I read book ....... I go to bed.

    • A.

      Before 

    • B.

      After

    • C.

      Since 

    • D.

      While 

    Correct Answer
    A. Before 
    Explanation
    The correct answer is "before". This is because the phrase "I read book" indicates that the action of reading a book occurs first, and then the action of going to bed happens afterwards. "Before" is used to express the order of events in this context.

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  • 7. 

    Iam studying English .......... my brother is listening to music 

    • A.

      When

    • B.

      While 

    • C.

      Once 

    • D.

      As soon as 

    Correct Answer
    B. While 
    Explanation
    The correct answer is "while". This conjunction is used to indicate that two actions are happening at the same time. In this case, the speaker is studying English while their brother is listening to music.

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  • 8. 

    I will call you ............ I arrive. 

    • A.

      Once 

    • B.

      While 

    • C.

      During

    • D.

      Although

    Correct Answer
    A. Once 
    Explanation
    The correct answer is "once". This is because "once" indicates a specific point in time, suggesting that the speaker will call the person only once, at the moment of their arrival.

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  • 9. 

    Look at the black clouds. It .............. to rain.

    • A.

      Will

    • B.

      Is going to

    • C.

      Would

    • D.

      Going to 

    Correct Answer
    B. Is going to
    Explanation
    The correct answer is "is going to." This is because the phrase "is going to" is used to express a future action or event that is planned or expected to happen. In this case, the black clouds indicate that rain is expected to occur in the near future.

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  • 10. 

    May be he ........ come again. ( prediction)

    • A.

      Will 

    • B.

      Going to 

    • C.

      Going 

    • D.

      Would 

    Correct Answer
    A. Will 
    Explanation
    The correct answer is "will". In this sentence, "will" is used to express a future prediction or possibility. It indicates that there is a likelihood or probability that he will come again in the future.

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  • 11. 

    You are. The two words are linked using 

    • A.

      W

    • B.

      Y

    • C.

      Both

    • D.

      Not linked

    Correct Answer
    A. W
  • 12. 

    High up are lined using  ( w) ?

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
  • 13. 

    Too often. These two words are linked using  ( w)? 

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    A. True
    Explanation
    The given correct answer is "True". The regular expression "( w)?" is used to match the preceding character "w" zero or one time. In this case, it means that the character "w" may or may not be present between the words "too" and "often". Therefore, the statement is true as the words are linked using the optional "w".

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  • 14. 

    Go out. These two words are linked using ( y)

    • A.

      True

    • B.

      False

    Correct Answer
    B. False
    Explanation
    The statement suggests that the words "go out" are linked using the emoticon (y). However, this is not true. The emoticon (y) is not used to link the words "go out" together. Therefore, the correct answer is False.

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  • 15. 

    Why did the good boy help the old woman? Which one do you like?

    • A.

      He thought there is somebody will help his mother

    • B.

      He felt sorry 

    • C.

      He was good 

    • D.

      She asked for help

    Correct Answer
    A. He thought there is somebody will help his mother
    Explanation
    The good boy helped the old woman because he thought there is somebody who will help his mother. This suggests that the boy's motivation to help the old woman stems from his belief that someone else will reciprocate and assist his own mother in the future.

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  • 16. 

    How many nail did the boy hammer the first day? 

    • A.

      37

    • B.

      200

    • C.

      150 

    • D.

      Option 4

    Correct Answer
    A. 37

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