Deck 25: Prepositions

Question 1

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
Every winter, we go skiing (in, on) Colorado.

A) in
B) on

Answer 1

A

Question 2

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
The birds flew south (as, like) the air turned cold.

A) as
B) like

Answer 2

A

Question 3

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
A direct flight to Montana would be better (for, with) our family.

A) for
B) with

Answer 3

A

Question 4

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
The 2006 Volvo is very different (from, than) older models.

A) from
B) than

Question 5

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
Many Americans celebrate Christmas (in, on) December 25.

A) in
B) on

Question 6

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
The school board decided (to, with) hire three additional teachers.

A) to
B) with

Question 7

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
Those women look (as, like) they are identical twins.

A) as
B) like

Question 8

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
The marketing department decided (on, for) a new logo for the company.

A) on
B) for

Question 9

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
Mary ran (to, for) the pier to catch the 5:00 p.m. commuter boat.

A) to
B) for

Question 10

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
The annual stockholders' meeting is (in, on) Monday morning.

A) in
B) on

Question 11

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
Consuelo applied (for, to) a job at the candy store in the mall.

A) for
B) to

Question 12

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
Pam relies (in, on) her tutor to help with her physics assignments.

A) in
B) on

Question 13

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
Mark plays the trombone (in, on) the college's marching band.

A) in
B) on

Question 14

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
Steve auditioned (for, to) a part in the play.

A) for
B) to

Question 15

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
Tran applied (for, to) early admittance to Notre Dame University.

A) for
B) to

Question 16

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
(In, On) Saturday, our study group meets in the library.

A) In
B) On

Question 17

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
The beach disappeared (as, like) the tide came in.

A) as
B) like

Question 18

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
The nurse tends to his patients (through, with) care.

A) through
B) with

Question 19

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
I like to watch movies (in, on) my television at night.

A) in
B) on

Question 20

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
His son Sam is (in, on) the fifth grade.

A) in
B) on

Question 21

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
(As, Like) I said a minute ago, Joyce is leaving now.

A) As
B) Like

Question 22

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
(In, On) Thursdays I have English, history, and math.

A) In
B) On

Question 23

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
The batter objected (to, with) the umpire's call.

A) to
B) with

Question 24

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
Sometimes dogs look (as, like) their owners.

A) as
B) like

Question 25

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
Pearl Harbor was bombed (in, on) December 7, 1941.

A) in
B) on

Question 26

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
Rem Koolhas' amazing public library building is (in, on) Seattle.

A) in
B) on

Question 27

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
Your stopwatch is different (from, than) mine.

A) from
B) than

Question 28

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
The guests left their dirty dishes (in, on) the table.

A) in
B) on

Question 29

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
The closest Vietnamese restaurant is (in, on) Johnson Street.

A) in
B) on

Question 30

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
World War I ended (in, on) 1918.

A) in
B) on

Question 31

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
She is an expert (in, on) identifying rare plants.

A) in
B) on

Question 32

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
My doctor usually takes his vacation (in, on) the summertime.

A) in
B) on

Question 33

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
Ted is drinking iced tea (in, on) the fire escape.

A) in
B) on

Question 34

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
We were (in, on) Ghana for the international music festival.

A) in
B) on

Question 35

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
My family's history is similar (to, with) yours.

A) to
B) with

Question 36

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
His parents approve (of, with) nothing he does.

A) of
B) with

Question 37

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
Her daughter will graduate from high school (in, on) June.

A) in
B) on

Question 38

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
I differ (from, with) Mr. Lee on the solution to the problem.

A) from
B) with

Question 39

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
His father was born (in, on) Christmas Eve.

A) in
B) on

Question 40

For each of the following sentences, select the correct word in the parentheses.
How long have you been interested (in, on) astrology?

A) in
B) on

Question 41

Select the letter of the correct singular or plural noun.
The grand prize went to one of the (woman, women) in the first row.

A) woman
B) women

Question 42

Select the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent.
One of my best friends started ___________________________ own cosmetic company.

A) their
B) her

Question 43

Select the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent.
Anybody who wants this job should submit ____________________ application here.

A) their
B) his or her

Question 44

Select the letter of the correct pronoun.
Kelsey bought sheet music for Marcia and (he, him).

A) he
B) him

Question 45

Select the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent.
Each dentist has ______________________ own waiting area.

A) their
B) his or her

Question 46

Select the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent.
The committee has elected _____________________ new chairperson.

A) their
B) its

Question 47

Select the letter of the correct singular or plural noun.
Each of the subscription (service, services) offered many magazines at a discount.

A) service
B) services

Question 48

Select the letter of the correct pronoun.
Connie knows that she can compute better than (he, him).

A) he
B) him

Question 49

Select the letter of the correct pronoun.
(We, Us) musicians need a better practice room.

A) We
B) Us

Question 50

Select the correct comparative or superlative of the word in parentheses.
He is the ____________________ (good) of the two stunt pilots.

A) more good
B) better
C) best

Question 51

Select the letter of the correct adjective or adverb.
That was a (real, really) hard test, but I finished it quickly.

A) real
B) really

Question 52

Select the pronoun that agrees with the antecedent.
People do not always remember _________________________ manners.

A) their
B) his or her

Question 53

Select the letter of the correct pronoun.
You and (I, me) make a good sales team.

A) I
B) me

Question 54

Select the letter of the correct adjective or adverb.
Unfortunately, this lecturer did not organize his talk very (well, good).

A) well
B) good

Question 55

Select the letter of the correct singular or plural noun.
Both (mother-in-laws, mothers-in-law) were thrilled with the marriage.

A) mother-in-laws
B) mothers-in-law

Question 56

Select the correct comparative or superlative of the word in parentheses.
Eddie is the _________________________ (strange) person I know.

A) stranger
B) most strange
C) strangest

Question 57

Select the letter of the correct singular or plural noun.
Please, don't say a single (word, words).

A) word
B) words

Question 58

Select the letter of the correct preposition.
Those shoes are similar (to, with) ones I bought last year.

A) to
B) with

Question 59

Select the letter of the correct preposition.
Ted seems angry (at, on) everything today.

A) at
B) on

Question 60

Select the letter of the correct pronoun.
The usher gave Cheryl and (I, me) the best seats in the theater.

A) I
B) me

Question 61

Select the letter of the correct singular or plural noun.
In 1919, Dr. Wright he began a distinguished career by becoming the first black __________ appointed to a major New York City hospital.

A) doctors
B) doctor

Question 62

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, or preposition for each blank.
In this film, celebrities eloquently read letters and documents from the era, dramatically stating the writer's name __________ the end, and renowned historians like Shelby Foote relate anecdotes about the events.
A) at

A) historic
B) historically
B) on

Question 63

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, or preposition for each blank.
As a matter of fact, historian Stephen Ambrose has said that "more Americans get ___________ history from Ken Burns than any other source."

A) their
B) his or her

Question 64

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, or preposition for each blank.
Leo Fender invented the modern amplified guitar, the instrument of choice for many of today's ____________.

A) musician
B) musicians

Question 65

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, or preposition for each blank.
Everyone had __________ doubts, but Schultz succeeded in doing just that.

A) their
B) his or her

Question 66

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, or preposition for each blank.
Buddy Holly, the Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and __________ were all performers who bought and loved their Fender guitars.

A) B.B. King
B) B.B. King they

Question 67

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, or preposition for each blank.
If you are a fan of popular music or blues, the guitar sound you have been listening_________ was created by Leo Fender.

A) at
B) to

Question 68

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, or preposition for each blank.
The instrument that Fender introduced in the 1940s had an incredible ___________-- clear, crisp, and clean.

A) sounds
B) sound

Question 69

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, or preposition for each blank.
Using all of these devices, Burns, who is above all a __________ gifted storyteller, brings the information in the pages of books to life.

A) real
B) really

Question 70

Select the letter of the correct singular or plural noun.
Because of his reputation, the American College of Surgeons elected him to __________membership.

A) its
B) their

Question 71

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, or preposition for each blank.
Burns revolutionized documentary filmmaking with his most admired and __________ known documentary, The Civil War, an eleven-hour miniseries created with what is now referred to as the "Ken Burns style."

A) better
B) best

Question 72

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, or preposition for each blank.
Unfortunately, by the time Fender sold his invention to CBS, the famous Fender guitars had declined in quality and were selling _____________.

A) poor
B) poorly

Question 73

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, or preposition for each blank.
In the background, poignant Civil War-era music beautifully evokes the period, underscoring both __________ beauty and horror while eliciting viewers' emotional responses.

A) its
B) their

Question 74

Select the letter of the correct singular or plural noun.
A few of his medical contributions were special treatments for knee fractures, _____________ techniques for skull fractures, and a brace for certain spinal injuries.

A) more better
B) better

Question 75

Select the letter of the correct singular or plural noun.
Working at this hospital for over thirty years, Dr. Wright gained a reputation as one of the ___________ surgeons in the country.

A) best
B) better

Question 76

Select the letter of the correct singular or plural noun.
Dr. Wright _________deserved to be honored for his work.

A) sure
B) surely

Question 77

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, or preposition for each blank.
Since 1981, Ken Burns has been creating some of the most acclaimed historical ___________ever made.

A) documentary
B) documentaries

Question 78

Select the letter of the correct singular or plural noun.
In ___________ century, one of the greatest doctors was Louis T. Wright.

A) these
B) this

Question 79

Select the letter of the correct singular or plural noun.
He objected ____________ prejudice in the medical profession and proved that everyone
A) against

A) should follow his or her dream, no matter what the odds.
B) to

Question 80

The following sentences form a paragraph. Select the correct noun, pronoun, adjective, adverb, or preposition for each blank.
William Schultz, who worked for CBS at the time, felt ____________ confident that he could turn things around.

A) real
B) really