1. A: When is his birthday?
B: It’s _____ January 19tlh.
A) in
B) on
C) at
D) up
2. Look at the helicopter _____ the air! It is pink!
A) in
B) up
C) on
D) at
3. Sally met John _____ the new cinema in Brooklyn, not
_____ Ivy Street.
A) on / in
B) in / at
C) at / on
D) near / through
4. Marcy usually worked _____ the weekend _____ the
past.
A) at / in
B) on / from
C) in / between
D) from / to
5. I was _____ Paris for a business trip _____ Christmas.
A) on / to
B) at / in
C) in / at
D) from / on
6. Ryan often goes to bed _____ midnight _____ Sundays.
A) between / near
B) on / in
C) in / at
D) at / on
7. Nelson always sits _____ Margaret in the classroom,
and their desk is _____ Clara and Mandy’s.
A) next to / behind
B) among / near
C) across / between
D) behind / along
8. The man is sitting at his desk _____ the middle of the
room and a light bulb is hanging _____ his head.
A) onto / under
B) in / over
C) on / through
D) by / across
9. Stacy travelled _____ one continent to another _____
bicycle last year.
A) into / along
B) out of / onto
C) from / by
D) up / down
10. I am travelling to India _____ two weeks and I am
going to stay there _____ the winter, too.
A) on / at
B) in / in
C) at / in
D) next to / on
11. A: Where is the vacuum cleaner? I can’t find it.
B: It is _____ the door, but you need to take it _____ its
box.
A) behind / out of
B) on / through
C) next to / along
D) besides / across
12. The cock jumped _____ the fence _____ the farm and
began crowing.
A) across / up
B) along / down
C) among / over
D) onto / around
13. Eric visited his aunt at the hospital _____ the morning
and called one of his neighbours _____ noon.
A) in / at
B) on / in
C) at / on
D) in / on
14. A: Some Indians have a red mark _____ their two
eyebrows.
B: Yes, it is called a ”bindi”.
A) through
B) onto
C) from
D) between
15. In the Arabic love story, Layla and Majnun, Majnun
walks _____ the desert to find Layla.
A) through
B) onto
C) across
D) over
16. Her grand grandfather wrote a special dictionary
_____ the 20th century and you can find it in some
libraries _____ present.
A) at / on
B) on / in
C) in / at
D) from / near
17. A: The black van _____ the bank transports money.
B: And there is a man _____ it. He is wearing a
uniform. It must be the driver.
A) under / along
B) through / near
C) next to / among
D) in front of / beside
18. He first walked _____ the street when the traffic light
turned green and then started to walk _____ the
pavement.
A) across / along
B) onto / through
C) over / down
D) around / out of
19. A: When did your cousins visit you?
B: _____ Christmas Day _____ dawn.
A) In / on
B) On / at
C) At / in
D) From / to
20. A: Can you see the turtle _____ the flowers?
B: Yes, it is coming _____ its shell. It is not afraid of
us!
A) at / through
B) near / across
C) in / onto
D) among / out of
Answer Key:
1: B
2: A
3: C
4: A
5: C
6: D
7: A
8: B
9: C
10: B
11: A
12: D
13: A
14: D
15: C
16: C
17: D
18: A
19: B
20: D