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Preposition MCQs and revision practice

Study Preposition through multiple-choice questions in English. This subtopic contains 1966 practice questions. Read the wording carefully, compare the options and attempt an answer before checking the solution in learning mode.

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Preposition: questions and answer review

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161. She died _____ cancer.

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Answer: Of

Explanation She died of cancer. وہ کینسر سے مر گئی۔ " Of " is used to indicate the cause of death in such contexts.

162. Mr. Aslam is senior _____________ and older than Mr. Sajad.

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Answer: To

Explanation Note:- If two verbs/adjectives etc take two different prepositions, we must use appropriate prepositions along with the verb/adjective. Mr. Aslam is senior to and older than Mr. Sajad .

163. Mareena is not only pretty ______ kind and friendly too.

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Answer: But

Explanation " Not only ... but also " is the correct correlative conjunction pair. Example : Mareena is not only pretty but kind and friendly too. مرینہ نہ صرف خوبصورت بلکہ مہربان اور دوستانہ ہے۔

164. It is a time ______ out.

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Answer: To go

Explanation The correct phrase is "It is time to go out," where " to go " is the appropriate infinitive form following " It is time ." یہ باہر جانے کا وقت ہے This construction indicates that the moment has arrived to perform the action of going out.

165. There is something wonderful ____ him.

اس میں کچھ کمال ہے ____

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Answer: About

Explanation About as a preposition . The most common meaning of about as a preposition is ' on the subject of ' or 'connected with': Do you know anything about cricket? I'm very worried about my brother.

166. His reply was such _____ I expected him to give.

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Answer: As

Explanation His reply was such as I expected him to give. The phrase " such as " compares or indicates a similarity between something mentioned and something expected or described.

167. She went_____________________ home.

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Answer: No Preposition Required

Explanation Note:- We do not use any preposition before “ Home ” with the following verbs. Go , Bring, Get, Reach, Arrive & Come. Went is the second form and Gone is the third form of Go. She went home.

168. The river flows ________ the bridge.

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Answer: Under

Explanation The river flows under the bridge can be used when the flow of the river is normal. Note: during a flood, when the river has more water beyond its carrying capacity, then at times it starts flowing above the river.

169. He wanted to leave _ he stayed until the end.

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Answer: But

Explanation "But" is used to contrast two ideas. The first clause shows intent to leave, and the second shows he didn't, so contrast fits best. He wanted to leave but he stayed until the end. (وہ جانا چاہتا تھا لیکن وہ آخر تک رُکا رہا۔)

170. My friends could not reached on time because there was a parked van _____ the way.

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Answer: On

Explanation The phrase " on the way " means something is physically blocking or present along the path. "There was a parked van on the way" is grammatically and contextually correct.

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