This first vocabulary test contains 25 multiple choice questions on the topics of prepositions and phrasal verbs of the English language. Both English learners and ESL teachers can use this online exercise as a revision to check the knowledge of prepositions and phrasal verbs.
Prepositions And Phrasal Verbs - Advanced Level Test 1
Question 1 |
He stepped _____ the gas and drove _____ after the accident.
A | in / at |
B | along / with |
C | at / along |
D | with / off |
E | on / away |
Question 2 |
A serious problem ___ after the project had been started.
A | came up |
B | checked over |
C | got after |
D | found out |
E | faced with |
Question 3 |
Our teacher insisted _____ cutting Jane's birthday cake up fairly _____ all the pupils.
A | on / among |
B | about / for |
C | to / with |
D | into / between |
E | for/in |
Question 4 |
You shouldn't blame her _____ giving your secret _____ to your fiancee before asking her whether she did it or not.
A | at / in |
B | from / up |
C | for / away |
D | in / off |
E | through / at |
Question 5 |
It's definitely not entirely untypical _____ Susan to boast _____ how clever her son was.
A | with / on |
B | of / about |
C | on / at |
D | at / around |
E | for / beside |
Question 6 |
My mother always _____ the advantages of country life because she's spent all her childhood in a small village.
A | dwells on |
B | faces with |
C | gets after |
D | puts off |
E | touches on |
Question 7 |
He couldn't figure _____ what the manager was hinting _____ during the meeting.
A | on / at |
B | up / to |
C | in / from |
D | with / for |
E | out / at |
Question 8 |
Could you please _____ my homework? If I had made any mistakes, we would correct them now.
A | see through |
B | knock down |
C | run out |
D | look through |
E | break down |
Question 9 |
We will have to _____ this noise for a while. They're redecorating the house.
A | get on with |
B | look down on |
C | put up with |
D | do away with |
E | take up with |
Question 10 |
_____ present production levels, known deposits of bauxite can provide the world _____ aluminium for hundreds of years.
A | With / at |
B | Within / for |
C | In / of |
D | On / from |
E | At / with |
Question 11 |
Many flats in our neighbourhood were broken _____ last semester while people were _____ holiday.
A | up / on |
B | out of / at |
C | into / on |
D | away / in |
E | off / with |
Question 12 |
I’m really sorry I couldn't get ____ the meeting, but some relatives of mine turned _____ unexpectedly.
A | in / down |
B | away / off |
C | on / into |
D | to / up |
E | at /in |
Question 13 |
_____ are you to leave the country during this time.
A | Only when |
B | Not until |
C | Under no circumstances |
D | Hardly when |
E | In any conditions |
Question 14 |
I ran _____ some interesting old books in that store ______ the corner.
A | off / on |
B | into / at |
C | down / in |
D | up / in |
E | over / on |
Question 15 |
The old woman was taken _____ by the noise _____ the traffic.
A | aback / of |
B | away / with |
C | off / of |
D | after / in |
E | out / at |
Question 16 |
He's mad ____ country and western music. Whenever he finds a chance, he listens to popular singers of this kind of music.
A | with |
B | in |
C | on |
D | about |
E | to |
Question 17 |
Sam has been ____ charge of preparing a dinner _____ 120 people.
A | at /of |
B | for / by |
C | out / about |
D | up / through |
E | in / for |
Question 18 |
All our aim is to resolve the conflict _____ peaceful and reasonable means.
A | between |
B | at |
C | with |
D | from |
E | through |
Question 19 |
The parents are worried ____ their son’s getting lost his way _____ scaling the Rocky Mountains.
A | in / which |
B | for / although |
C | about / during |
D | that / while |
E | as / when |
Question 20 |
It's _______ time we left; therefore, you'd better come _____ the solution.
A | high / along with |
B | over / with |
C | highly / up to |
D | on / out in |
E | about / up with |
Question 21 |
When I arrived ____ Sandra's house, I was completely _____ breath.
A | in / into |
B | at / by |
C | to / with |
D | for / into |
E | at / out of |
Question 22 |
_____ any rate, Simon finally decided to go ahead _____ the new financial project.
A | In / on |
B | At / with |
C | By / in |
D | For / through |
E | With / by |
Question 23 |
Plants make their own food ______ a process called photosynthesis.
A | along |
B | about |
C | through |
D | from |
E | with |
Question 24 |
Though ____ the course of time the firm employed some of America’s finest artists, artistic excellence could certainly not be counted _____ the firm’s real goals.
A | at / of |
B | within / over |
C | on / between |
D | during / from |
E | in / among |
Question 25 |
Beypazarı, a nice village in Ankara, is one of the best tourist attractions _____ its historical, traditional aspects still left unnoticed _____ even the people living near.
A | of / for |
B | over / from |
C | in / on |
D | with / by |
E | for / to |
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