Directions (1-20) Given below are statements with blank and four options. You are required to fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions or set of prepositions given in the options.

Q1. Reshma travelled ____ her father all ___ the world when she was 12 years old.

  1. With, around
  2. By, above
  3. With, over
  4. For, around

Q.2. When Mom will serve the dinner, get the books ____ the table.

  1. From
  2. Off
  3. Of
  4. Out

Q.3. My Fathers-in-law lives ___ Stanley Road. 

  1. At
  2. On
  3. By
  4. In

Q.4. The hosts were happy ___ our visit ___ their home.

  1. On, to
  2. For, in
  3. With, in
  4. With, to

Q.5. She was relieved ___ the pain after the effect of medicines.

  1. Off
  2. From
  3. Of
  4. With

Q.6. The manager has no supportive facts to speak ___.

  1. On
  2. Of
  3. For
  4. About

Q.7. They think that Sherry just drove ___ them.

  1. From
  2. Through
  3. On
  4. Past

Q.8. He saw a cat crawling ___ the fence, he took it to school ____ him.

  1. Under, with
  2. With, along
  3. In, by
  4. By, with

Q.9. The river Saraswati flows ____ India is the oldest river ___ the country.

  1. In, of
  2. Through, for
  3. Over, in
  4. Through, of

Q.10. People judge us by our actions, ____ we judge ourselves ___ our thoughts.

  1. Whereas, by
  2. While, for
  3. For, on
  4. And, over 

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Q.11. Welcome ____! We are delighted to work ___ you.

  1. In, for
  2. Aboard, with
  3. For, for
  4. Because, with

Q.12. ___ centuries, the pictures of animals are ____ painted.

  1. Since, —
  2. About, been
  3. For, being
  4. Since, being

Q.13. In the forest, the bat flew low ___ their heads.

  1. On
  2. Up
  3. Over
  4. Above

Q.14. To save itself ___ predators, animals ____ the part of their body at will and this is known as autotomy.

  1. From, leave
  2. With, cut off
  3. By, shed
  4. From, cast off

Q.15. We haven’t seen her ___ last year, ___ she shifted to boston?

  1. Since, has
  2. From, did
  3. In, is
  4. For, has

Q.16. You have to ___ the book, it ____ 5 sections.

  1. Read, consists
  2. Go through, comprises
  3. Get through, comprises of
  4. To read, consists of

Q.17. A preface ___ a book introduces the book. 

  1. Of
  2. For
  3. To
  4. In

Q.18.  It seems that democracy has succeeded in India if you ___ by people’s perception.

  1. Follow
  2. Read
  3. Go
  4. Plan

Q.19. The Penguins, _____ is a friendly animal, is a native of Antarctica.

  1. That
  2. Which
  3. It
  4. Who

Q.20. The father was anxious ___ the safety of his daughter and said, ‘I’ll be with you ___ a minute.

  1. For, for
  2. On, within
  3. Over, at
  4. About, in