Prepositions

Q1 Complete the following paragraphs by filling in the blanks with the help of the given options.

1. My uncle’s farmhouse is(a)_____the national highway. There is a dormitory (b)______ the
barn for the farm workers. A few vegetables are grown (c)_____ a small field (d)______ the
barn and the dormitory .
(a) (i) under  (ii) over  (iii) above  (iv) beside
(b) (i) behind  (ii) in  (iii) on  (iv) below
(c) (i) at  (ii) in  (iii)on  (iv)of
(d) (i) over  (ii) among   (iii) between  (iv) through

2. I came to India after five years. We flew (a)_____.the magnificent Himalayas and reached
New Delhi (b) _____midnight. We checked (c)____ a hotel (d) _____the airport.
(a) (i) over  (ii) under  (iii) below  (iv) along
(b) (i) in  (ii) at  (iii) on  (iv) during
(c) (i)across  (ii)along  (iii)into  (iv)over
(d) (i) along   (ii) since  (iii) with  (iv) near

 3. The bridge(a)_____the River Fulga needs repairs. The workers will begin repairing the
bridge (b)______10pm. They can complete the task (c)______.6 a.m . No traffic will be
allowed on the bridge (d)____that time.
(a) (i) above (ii) below (iii) along (iv) beneath
(b) (i) since (ii) during (iii) after (iv) between
(c) (i) from (ii) by (iii) around (iv) on

(d) (i)until (ii)from (iii)since (iv)during

 4. Mr Jones stood (a) ....... the window one morning. He saw a neatly dressed man standing

(b) ...........the tree which was (c) ......... the road. He kept on glancing (d)_____ his watch as if
waiting for someone.
(a) (i) under (ii) between (iii) across (iv) beside
(b) (i) beneath (ii) over (iii) under (iv) along
(c) (i) towards (ii) across (iii) above (iv) through

(d) (i)at (ii)on (iii)in (iv)to

Choose a suitable word from the bracket and fill in the blanks.

(a) My brother fell asleep during the movie. ( in / during/ at )
(b) We renovated the house two years ago. ( since/ before/ ago)
(c) He waited at the site until the road was cleared. ( until / by / from )
(d) The book has fallen behind the sofa. ( above / in / behind)
(e) He climbed over the fence and entered the ground. ( over / around/ across)
(f) The tickets will be available at the venue from 11am to 6pm today. ( at / in / on)
(g) There is a beautiful garden across the museum on Hill Road. ( over, into, across)
(h) The big parcel was sent from the head office. (from , towards, along)
(f) The tickets will be available at the venue from 11am to 6pm today. ( at / in / on)
(g) There is a beautiful garden across the museum on Hill Road. ( over, into, across)
(h) The big parcel was sent from the head office. (from , towards, along)

Q2 The following sentences are not edited. There is one error in each sentence against which a blank has been given. Write the incorrect word and the correction in your answer sheet against the correct blank number given in the example.


                                                                                                           Error             Correction

On day an ant fell in a stream . It was carried                         e.g         in                       into
away of the current . A dove who was                                    (a)          of                       by
perched at a tree nearby saw the ant in danger.                       (b)         at                       on
The dove dropped a leaf nearby the ant. The ant                    (c)       nearby              near/beside
climbed into the leaf and was saved.                                      (d)        into                       onto

Q3 In the following passage one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word, in the sentences of the given paragraph, along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it in the space provided.

                                                                                              before         Missing  word          after

The house which we were to live was at one             e.g      house                 in                       which
end of the village. It hidden behind mango                 (a)        it                    was                     hidden
trees. Bushes hibiscus ,laden with scarlet                    (b)   bushes                 of                      hibiscus
flowers surrounded the house. huge banyan                (c)     house                  a                        huge
tree stood beside pond across the road.                        (d)    beside                 the                     pond

Q4 Rearrange the given words and phrases to form meaningful sentences.

1.life / in Rabindranath Tagore/ writing / early / his / began
Rabindranath Tagore began writing early in his life.

2.several/ when /he was /books of songs / only nineteen / in the 1880’s / he wrote
He wrote several books of songs in the 1880’s when he was only nineteen.  

3.He also became interested in the political and social problems of his country.
He also became interested in the political and social problems of his country. 

4.Amritsar massacre / in protest against / he / knighthood / but / it /the / was awarded
returned
He was awarded knighthood but returned it in protest against the Amritsar
massacre.

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