Prepositions & Phrasal Verbs
Subject: General English (सामान्य अंग्रेजी)
Spatial, temporal prepositions, dependent prepositions and commonly tested phrasal verbs.
Sample Practice Questions
Question 1: Choose the correct preposition to complete the sentence: 'The teacher divided the chocolates ________ the four children.'
- among
- between
- in
- into
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Explanation: 'Between' is typically used for two persons/things, whereas 'among' is used when distributing or referring to more than two persons or objects (four children).
Question 2: Fill in the blank with the suitable preposition: 'The patient passed ________ peacefully in his sleep last night.'
- away (to die)
- out
- by
- off
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Explanation: 'Pass away' is an idiomatic phrasal verb meaning 'to die'. 'Pass out' means to faint/lose consciousness; 'pass by' means to go past.
Question 3: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: 'He has been suffering from fever ________ Monday last.'
- since
- for
- from
- in
- Question unattempted / अनुत्तरित प्रश्न
Explanation: In Present Perfect Continuous Tense ('has been suffering'), 'since' is used to denote a specific point of time (Monday last), whereas 'for' is used for a period/duration of time.
Question 4: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: 'He is junior ________ me in service by two years.'
- to
- than
- from
- with
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Explanation: Adjectives ending in '-ior' (junior, senior, superior, inferior, prior) are followed by the preposition 'to', never 'than'.
Question 5: Fill in the blank: 'He is proficient ________ mathematics and logic.'
- in
- at
- with
- for
- Question unattempted / अनुत्तरित प्रश्न
Explanation: The adjective 'proficient' takes the preposition 'in' when referring to mastery in a field, subject, or discipline.
Question 6: Fill in the blank with the correct preposition: 'Smoking is harmful and he is addicted ________ playing video games.'
- to
- with
- in
- for
- Question unattempted / अनुत्तरित प्रश्न
Explanation: The adjective 'addicted' is always followed by the preposition 'to' (addicted to + gerund).