PRACTICE TEST :19
Provide suitable prepositions:
1. He sided ———— the enemy .
(A) with (B) for (C) at (D) about
2. He sneered ——— me .
(A) at (B) for (C) of (D) with
3. He agreed ———— stand by me at the election .
(A) of (B) for (C) to (D) with
4. If I have enough money, I ——— buy a car.
(A) must (B)should (C) will (D) would
5. He has not given ——— drinking.
(A) in (B) out (C) of (D) up
6. I opened the bottle ——— a screw driver.
(A) with (B) by (C) on (D) about
7. The old man was too weak to travel ———— himself.
(A) for (B) on (C) with (D) by
8. He was so absorbed ———— his work that he didn’t raise his head.
(A) on (B) at (C) in (D) by
9. This juice is made ———— fresh oranges.
(A) of (B) by (C) with (D) from
10. He manages to live ——— the earnings from gambling.
(A) on (B) by (C) about (D) with
11. I agree ——— your proposal.
(A) on (B) to (C) about (D) might
12. This food is deficient ——— vitamins.
(A) with (B) for (C) in (D) from
13. She was absent ——— the class.
(A) with (B) for (C) in (D) from
14. I have invited them ——— a party.
(A) for (B) to (C) at (D) of
15. I came here ——— study English.
(A) for (B) in (C) to (D) with
Spot the error:
16. (A) He has / (B) money enough / (C) to buy a car. / (D) no error
17. (A) He / (B) has / (C) dark, thick, long hair. / (D) no error
18. (A) The audience is requested / (B) to leave / (C) by the nearest exit. / (D) no error
19. (A) He runs / (B) as fast like / (C) his brother. / (D) no error
20. (A) Look, / (B) it / (C) rains / (D) no error
21. (A) when / (B) I was 20 / (C) I was smoking. / (D) no error
22. (A) I will / (B) phone you / (C) when I will arrive. / (D) no error
23. (A) I / (B) am not believing / (C) him. / (D) no error
24. (A) My sister / (B) has / (C) fifteen years old. / (D) no error
25. (A) You speak / (B) a very good / (C) English / (D) no error
26. (A) She / (B) never / (C) listens me. / (D) no error
27. (A) She went / (B) at the seaside / (C) on Sunday. / (D) no error
Fill up the blanks with suitable words:
28. You must stop ——— .
(A) to smoke (B) smoke (C) smoking (D) in smoking
29. I look forward to ———— you.
(A) sees (B) see (C) in seeing (D) seeing
30. We waited one and a half ————.
(A) hour (B) hours (C) houred (D) hourly
31. The bundle is so heavy that I can not lift it. (Use ‘too’ instead of ‘so that’)
(A) The bundle is too heavy for me to lift. (B) The bundle is too heavy that I cannot lift.
(C) The bundle is too heavy not to lift it. (D) The bundle is too heavy that I can lift it.
32. He hasn’t got ———.
(A) any job (B) a job (C) job (D) none of these
33. I wish I ——— for the job.
(A) had applied (B) applied (C) have applied (D) apply
34. Please ______ the volume of the radio.
(A) turn down (B) turn out (C) turn in (D) turn up
35. The president ———— the youth to follow the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
(A) called on (B) called upon (C) called at (D) called off
36. This is _______ European.
(A) an (B) a (C) the (D) that
37. He was ———— for murder.
(A) pleased (B) sentenced (C) punished (D) none of these
38. The rain was ———— heavy.
(A) quiet (B) qiute (C) quite (D) queit
39. The noun form of “assume” is:
(A) assumed (B) assuming (C) assurance (D) assumption
40. Come what may, I will stick with you _____ thick and thin.
(A) for (B) both (C) with (D) through
ANSWERS
1. A 2. A 3. C 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. C 9. D 10. A 11. B 12. C 13. D 14. B 15. C 16. B 17. C 18. A 19. B 20. C 21. C 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. A 32. B 33. B 34. A 35. B
36. B 37. C 38. C 39. D 40. D
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