ISL 2 : PREPOSITIONS Colour the correct answer. 1. Father turned the car _______________ and headed back to the shop. A. into B. around C. over D. along 2. Lily is walking ____________the sundry shop to buy some grated coconut. A. up B. down C. at D. to 3. The little brown fox jumped_______________ the potted plants and ran off. A. into B. across C. onto D. over 4. The European tourists alighted from the bus _______________ the entrance of the National Zoo. A. in B. on C. at D. to 5. Grandmother wore her glasses to put the thread _______________the needle. A. at B. in C. through D. to 6. The bird flew out of the room ______________ the open window. A. to B. on C. through D. between 7. The monitor lizard is walking __________________ the road. A. across B. into C. in D. under
8. Father drove carefully ____________ the roundabout. A. under B. in front C. around D. at 9. The gardener puts the rake ________________ the storeroom wall. A. at B. against C. behind D. beside 10. The ‘Hamlet” play starts __________________ three o’clock. A. in B. at C. to D. above 11. The car is sandwiched _________________ the two lorries. A. against B. to C. between D. above 12. What does she usually do ____________ the evenings? A. in B. at C. on D. to 13. We seldom go out ___________________ night. A. in B. on C. at D. between 14. The concert is ____________ 3 April 2011. A. in B. on C. above D. at
15. There is no water ______________the well. A. in B. at C. on D. through 16. The children are eating _____________ the table. A. over B. in C. at D. on 17. The train will be arriving ________________ three o’clock. A. in B. at C. on D. onto 18. ______________ Fridays, Muslims go to the mosque to pray. A. at B. on C. in D. up 19. We went to meet my aunt ______________ the airport last night. A. at B. on C. onto D. in
20. Who else was there ______________ the dinner table? A. in B. at C. on D. along 21. Lim arranged his books neatly ________________ the cupboard. A. at B. on C. in D. around
22. Meng Kiat went __________ a train ride to Rawang. A. at B. on C. in D. down 23. There is a restaurant ___________________ the third coach. A. through B. at C. in D. on 24. ______________ the examination, the class was very quiet. A. during B. along C. from D. on 25. The school has been built ___________1945. A. from B. on C. through D. since