Prepositions Test Exercises - Multiple Choice Questions With Answers - Advanced Level 16

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This exercise is an advanced level multiple choice test with multiple choice questions on prepositions including the topics below.

Prepositions

Preposition - Adverb Differences
Preposition - Conjunction Differences
Time Prepositions
Direction Prepositions
Place and Position Prepositions
Purpose, Reason Prepositions
Manner, Instrument Prepositions
Other Prepositions
Inverted Sentences with Prepositions
Verb + Preposition/Particle
Noun + Preposition

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Question 1

To see what happened, he started to walk ____ the place where the sound had come.

A	onto
B	in
C	after
D	across
E	towards

Question 2

Escaping from its cage, my little bird flew ____ the open window.

A	out
B	of
C	out to
D	through
E	down

Question 3

A child was trying to climb ____ the tree to see what was the nest ____ .

A	onto / in
B	into / -
C	out of / beside
D	by / -
E	up / inside

Question 4

She behaves to the child from the orphanage ____ a real mother.

A	as
B	with
C	like
D	as if
E	in case

Question 5

Can we drive to Edirne ____ highway road from Istanbul?

A	by
B	on
C	with
D	way
E	via

Question 6

Yesterday, the thieves broke ____ my house and stole my watch and money.

A	onto
B	inside
C	with
D	out of
E	into

Question 7

You are ____ the wrong floor, this is the fifth floor. You should walk ____ to the 4th floor.

A	at / up
B	on / down
C	in / onto
D	through / over
E	over / along

Question 8

Those people must be coming ____ the panel.

A	throughout
B	by way of
C	out of
D	towards
E	beneath

Question 9

You should finish your school with good grades ____ he sake of your future.

A	for
B	as
C	because
D	by
E	of

Question 10

The man ____ his hands in his pockets is staring ____ you.

A	with / at
B	in / in
C	by / to
D	as / at
E	on / to

Question 11

You can learn best ____ listening to your teacher ____ school.

A	with / in
B	as / onto
C	by / at
D	through / for
E	for / within

Question 12

Those were the days when no summer was complete ____ an excursion ____ the countryside to pick wild blackberries or strawberries or beach plums.

A	after I through
B	without / into
C	by / in
D	with / towards
E	except / by

Question 13

I have no fear, I can say all the things that I said yesterday ____ his face.

A	with
B	to
C	at
D	towards
E	onto

Question 14

People ____ Advanced English level should understand what I said ____ the panel.

A	with / in
B	by / at
C	on / at
D	in / on
E	in / from

Question 15

After he went ____ the house, he came ____ to the garden.

A	into / out
B	inside / out of
C	into / out of
D	into / off
E	into / extern

Question 16

There is a doctor three blocks ____ Lester's home and a private clinic a mile ____ .

A	from I away
B	near / long
C	over I upon
D	beside / apart
E	towards / far

Question 17

Louis received a call ____ his mother ____ Connecticut, where he was to fly next day ____ visit her.

A	of / about / within
B	about / from / to
C	through / for / to
D	by / from / for
E	from / in / to

Question 18

"The high cost ____ living is really getting me down," growled one fellow.

A	for
B	of
C	about
D	over
E	by

Question 19

____ living in Nairobi ____ several years, I returned to the States, and headed ____ Kansas to visit old friends.

A	Since / since / to
B	While / some / for
C	Before / since / by
D	Then / for / towards
E	After / for / for

Question 20

He said he would wait for me ____ the beach ____ sunset.

A	in / by
B	on / at
C	in / before
D	at / below
E	on / ahead of

Question 21

The American people's loss ____ confidence ____ their government has reached severe proportions.

A	for / with
B	of / in
C	in / by
D	about / for
E	like / to

Question 22

It took them three hours to get ____ home.

A	for
B	to
C	by
D	at
E	--

Question 23

Of course you can't see it. The village is ____ the hills.

A	in front of
B	below
C	behind
D	beside
E	through

Question 24

They ran ____ the stairs ____ the roof to look ____ the things that they had used years ago.

A	up / into / for
B	down / to / in
C	up / on / up
D	down / in / at
E	up / to / at

Question 25

The thief ran ____ the street and hid ____ the bushes.

A	across / over
B	into / beside
C	across / behind
D	along / from
E	over / behind

Question 26

The cat ran and disappeared ____ the trees in the woods

A	toward
B	under
C	with
D	beside
E	between

Question 27

____ that time I heard five shots just ____ the house.

A	In / in
B	On / on
C	During / out
D	At / outside
E	In / into

Question 28

She got this book ____ John as a gift ____ her birthday.

A	out of / on
B	from / on
C	with / at
D	from / at
E	for / at

Question 29

He is always free ____ weekends ____ summer.

A	in / in
B	on / in
C	at / by
D	for / in
E	at / on

Question 30

I say to tall people: Please sit ____ the back so that everyone can see our play.

A	behind
B	beyond
C	from
D	at
E	on

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Prepositions Test Exercises – Multiple Choice Questions With Answers – Advanced Level 16