Prepositions & Conjunctions
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Q1.Choose correct preposition: "She is good ___ mathematics."
Correct Answer: C
Good at is the correct collocation.
Q2.Choose correct: "He arrived ___ Monday morning."
Correct Answer: C
"On" is used with days and dates.
Q3.Choose correct: "She has been waiting ___ two hours."
Correct Answer: B
"For" is used with a duration of time.
Q4.Choose correct: "I have lived here ___ 2010."
Correct Answer: C
"Since" is used with a point in time.
Q5.Choose correct: "The book is ___ the table."
Correct Answer: B
"On" indicates position on a surface.
Q6.Choose correct: "She is afraid ___ spiders."
Correct Answer: C
"Afraid of" is the correct collocation.
Q7.Choose correct: "He died ___ cancer."
Correct Answer: C
Died of is used for illness/disease.
Q8.Choose correct: "The train arrives ___ 8 PM."
Correct Answer: C
"At" is used with specific times.
Q9.Choose correct: "He is interested ___ cricket."
Correct Answer: B
"Interested in" is the correct collocation.
Q10.Choose correct: "He ran ___ the bridge."
Correct Answer: C
"Across" indicates movement from one side to another.
Q11.He blamed me ___ his failure.
Correct Answer: C
"Blamed someone for" something is correct.
Q12.He is addicted ___ smoking.
Correct Answer: C
"Addicted to" is the correct collocation.
Q13.He was cured ___ the disease.
Correct Answer: C
"Cured of" a disease is the correct collocation.
Q14.She confided ___ her best friend.
Correct Answer: B
"Confide in" someone means to trust them with secrets.
Q15.She disposed ___ the waste.
Correct Answer: C
"Disposed of" means to get rid of.
Q16.Choose correct: "He hid ___ the tree."
Correct Answer: A
"Behind" means at the back of.
Q17.Choose correct: "He ran ___ the river and jumped."
Correct Answer: B
"Beside" means next to; "besides" means in addition to.
Q18.Choose correct: "She graduated ___ honors."
Correct Answer: B
"Graduated with honors" is the correct expression.
Q19.Complete the sentence with the correct preposition:He was annoyed ------------her remarks.
Correct Answer: A
'Annoyed at' is used with remarks, behavior, or incidents.
Q20.He has been sleeping.half past nine?
Correct Answer: C
'Since' is used with a specific point in time (half past nine) in perfect continuous tenses.