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Preposition MCQ Questions and Answers | English Aptitude MCQ

Preposition MCQ Questions and answers with easy and logical explanations. English Aptitude MCQ section provides all type of Preposition MCQ questions which is important for exams like Banking exams,IBPS,SCC,CAT,XAT,MAT etc. Page-4 section-2

Each section contains 100 MCQs on Preposition .
31
We are accustomed . . . . . . . . doing hard work.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
If you are 'accustomed to' something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with. Hence 'to' is the correct preposition to be used.
32
Could I borrow your book . . . . . . . . a week next month?
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'For' can be used to indicate a duration, limit or an ending. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
33
The children were so absorbed . . . . . . . . their game that they did not notice the passage of time.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'Absorbed in (something)' means 'very interested in something and not paying attention to anything else'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
34
They had few essential supplies to begin . . . . . . . . so they had to improvise.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
You use 'to begin with' when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process. For example - It was great to begin with but now it's difficult.
35
The principal called . . . . . . . . the names of the winners.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'Call out' means 'to speak in a loud voice'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
36
The accused appeared . . . . . . . . the judge.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
We use 'before' to refer to place, especially when it is seen as part of a journey or as part of a sequence of events in time.
37
He comes . . . . . . . . 3 o'clock.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
'At' indicates specific time, location or position. Hence it is the correct preposition to be used in the sentence.
38
The music is pleasing . . . . . . . . my ears.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
When sentence talks about how things 'appear' to you, preposition 'to' shall be used. When sentence talks about how things 'really are', preposition 'for' shall be used. Here feeling of speaker towards music has been detected. Hence 'to' is the correct answer.
39
She explained the solution to us . . . . . . . . a patient manner.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
'In a manner' means 'in style of particular person or thing'. Here the style is patiently. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
40
He fell asleep . . . . . . . . his rocking chair.
Discuss
Answer & Solution
Answer: Option C
Solution:
'In' is used when something is within, i.e. one thing contains another. Here the person is within the 'rocking chair'.