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📚 Prepositions Practice
Choose an answer, then open the short learning card. Learn how words like in, on, at, by, for, and with are used without losing practice rhythm.
Q41. Don't depend _________ others, you must stand on your own feet.
Correct option: B on Why: The phrasal verb "depend on" means to rely on someone or something. The sentence uses the fixed idea "stand on your own feet," so we say "depend on others." Rule/usage: Use "depend on" to show reliance; "depend upon" is formal but less common in everyday English. Why others are wrong: A upon: less common; not preferred here C to: incorrect preposition for "depend" D for: incorrect meaning
Q42. Our life promises a lot ________ pleasure and we must learn to enjoy it.
Explanation: The correct preposition is of in the phrase a lot of when talking about uncountable nouns like pleasure. Correct: Our life promises a lot of pleasure. Wrong: with, for, at do not collocate with "a lot" to modify "pleasure" here. Reason: "a lot of" + uncountable noun is the standard form; “a lot” is followed by of.
Q43. He is very good ________ making stories.
Correct option: C Rule: Adjectives like "good" are followed by at + a gerund (doing something). So, "good at making stories." Why others are wrong: in — not the fixed collocation with "good" + gerund. about — not used to express skill. for — means usefulness, not skill: "good for" something else.
Q44. 'My India' by Corbett deals ________ the author's familiarity with and love of India.
Correct answer: D. with Rule/usage: "Deal with" is a common phrasal verb meaning "to concern or deal with a subject." The sentence needs a preposition that links the subject (the author's familiarity and love) to the topic. Why D is correct: The phrase reads: "deals with the author's familiarity..." which is the standard collocation. Why others are wrong: in/at/of are not used with "deals" in this sense.
Q45. We have been living in this house ________ 1965.
"since" with the "Present perfect" describe an action or situation that began in the past and continues in the present.
Q46. Please write to me ________ this address.
Answer: D) at Rule: Use at with an address/location when giving where to send mail or correspondence. Why this fits: “Please write to me at this address” tells where to send the letter. Why others are wrong: to: used for the recipient (who), not for the location. on: used for days, dates, or surfaces, not addresses. upon: outdated/rare, not standard for addresses.
Q47. He climbed ________ the tree.
The correct answer is up.
Climb means go up. We use up to show moving toward the top of the tree.
Use up to show moving upward.
She pulled the box up the stairs.
Q48. He doesn't believe _________ helping others.
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Q49. For a whole month they lived _______ fruit and water.
Preposition MCQ Explanation Question: For a whole month they lived _______ fruit and water. A. with B. on C. in D. from Correct answer: on Explanation: We say "lived on" when someone ate or drank only certain things. Here, they ate only fruit and drank water for a month.
Q50. People with recurrent migraine are always looking __________ a way to end their pain.
The correct word is "for".
We use look for with "a way" to show we are searching for something.
Look for + noun = to search for something.
She is looking for a solution to the problem.