Preposition MCQ (A / An / The) – Daily Practice Set with Answers

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