Preposition MCQ Questions and Answers | English Aptitude MCQ

'Afflicted with' is used when the disease stays for long period of time. For example: He was afflicted with asthma, and his retirement was relieved only by the society of a few chosen friends. 'Afflicted by' is used when the disease or illness stays for a shorter period of time.

'Complain of' means 'to state that you are suffering from a certain problem, and possibly to describe it'. It is most commonly used in medicine, but isn't limited to medicine. When you go to a doctor and complain of an illness, this means that you tell the doctor that you have the illness and possibly that you describe it. The object of 'of' must be a problem of some kind: you could complain of a headache, an unreliable web server, an unfaithful spouse, mistreatment by police, etc.

'Above' means 'at a higher level or layer than'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

'Guess at' means 'to try to imagine something when you have little knowledge or experience of it'. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

To walk down the street is to head towards a specific place. 'Run past' means 'to pass someone or something while running'. Hence option B makes the sentence meaningful.

If you are 'interested in' something, you think it is important and want to learn more about it or spend time doing it.

As a preposition of time, 'until' describes a continuous action that stops at a specific time. 'Until' describes the duration of an action before a specific time.

As a preposition of time, 'by' means before a specific time. 'By' shows a time limit for something to happen. An event must happen before a specific time is reached. For example - Please send me the report by Tuesday.

'In' is used when something is within, i.e. one thing contains another. Here, basket contains fruit.

'Towards' is used for expressing the relation between behaviour or an attitude and the person or thing at which it is directed or with which it is concerned.