Prepositions Quiz

What is a preposition?

• A type of adverb

• A form of punctuation

• A word that introduces or describes a relationship between objects

• A type of verb

Which of the following is a prepositional phrase?

• The girl woke up at eight o'clock

• The cat is sleeping

• The boy sat across the table

• The dog ran quickly

What does the preposition 'in' indicate in the sentence 'The cat is in the tree'?

• Time

• Quantity

• Location

• Direction

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence 'The girl woke up at eight o'clock'?

• at eight o'clock

• eight o'clock

• woke up

• The girl

Which preposition shows a directional relationship in the sentence 'The family traveled around the world'?

• up

• around

• down

• below

What is the prepositional phrase in the sentence 'The boy sat on the front step'?

• sat on the front step

• on the front step

• The boy sat

• the front step

What does the preposition 'at' indicate in the sentence 'She waved at me'?

• Direction

• Location

• Time

• Quantity

Which preposition shows a directional relationship in the sentence 'The dog went for a walk in the afternoon'?

• around

• in

• below

• up

What type of relationship does the preposition 'at' indicate in the sentence 'The girl woke up at eight o'clock'?

• Directional relationship

• Location relationship

• Quantity relationship

• Time relationship

What is the function of a preposition?

• To connect a verb to a noun

• To indicate a question

• To introduce a verb

• To describe an action