📚 Prepositions Practice

Answer: through Why correct: "get through" a history examination means to pass or successfully complete it.

Explanation: Correct: D. at – We say surprised at when reacting to news or a situation. It shows your reaction to something you heard or learned. By – used for the cause/agent (e.g., surprised by the news is less common here). With – means accompanied by someone/something; not standard for reaction to news. Upon – archaic/rare in modern use for this sense.

Question: I am glad _______ my victory. Correct answer: D) at Why: We use at with verbs of emotion to express reaction to a situation/event. glad at shows happiness in response to the victory (a fixed/useful phrase). A. by is not used with glad in this sense. B. of and C. for are not correct collocations with glad here; glad about is possible, but not among the options.

Explanation Correct option: C – on Reason: on can indicate a surface where activity occurs (e.g., work on a task or on a surface like a desk). Here, it signals the desk as the surface associated with the work. Why others are wrong: A. at – typically indicates location or place of activity (at the desk) but not the surface action. B. in – means inside; not used for the surface/location of work here. D. over – not a correct sense for location of working in this context.

Correct option: B (for) Explanation: After verbs expressing regret, the common pattern is “repent for/about/over” something you did. Here, “repented for what he had done” shows regret about the action. Rule: Verb + preposition + object of regret = repent for/of/about (choose the fixed phrase in context). Why others are wrong: A. “repented of” is possible, but the given answer uses “for.” C. “over” is not standard here. D. “to” is incorrect with repent.

Explanation Correct: to — We use to for direction toward a location. The fixed phrase is to the east of. Why others are wrong: A. on – used for surfaces, not directions. C. from – indicates origin, not direction. D. at – indicates a point/place, not the direction of one place relative to another.

Correct option: B Explanation: We say “indebted to” someone, meaning we owe them gratitude. Here, Netaji is the person we owe thanks to. Rule: indebted to + person (not from, on, or at). Why others are wrong: A. from – incorrect with indebted. C. on / D. at – do not collocate with indebted for people. Answer: to

Correct option: B (to) Why: The fixed phrase is indebted to someone, meaning grateful to someone. Here we owe Netaji for our freedom, so we use to after indebted. Rule: Use to after indebted with the person you are grateful to; use for to indicate the reason (our freedom).

Question: Get rid ________ the system that produces poverty. Correct choice: D of Explanation: The fixed phrase is get rid of + noun. This means to eliminate something. So get rid of the system is correct. Other options are incorrect because: rid from/on/at do not form the common collocation with “get rid” in English.

The phrasal verb call at means to stop at a place for a short visit. Structure: call at + place