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

• Rule/usage: Use key for to indicate the purpose or objective that enables or drives something.
• Why correct: "The government has identified food processing as the key for rapid industrialization" means it is the essential factor enabling rapid industrialization.
• Why others are wrong:
  • Lose to – not the standard collocation here; key to is possible but not used in this sentence.
  • of, in – do not convey the intended meaning of an enabling factor.

• Rule: Compensate + for is the fixed collocation. We say someone is compensated for a loss or damage.
• Example: Sania was compensated for the loss of her belongings.
• Why others are wrong: of is not used after compensate; against or over do not fit this verb here.

• Correct: with — The fixed phrase "acquainted with" means to be familiar with someone or something.
• Rule: use "acquainted with" after the verb/adjective that means familiarize, e.g., "acquainted with Kapil."
• Why others are wrong:
  • A. of is not used with "acquainted".
  • C. from and D. to do not fit the common collocation.

Explanation:

• The correct answer is for.
• Rule: for + price/amount indicates the cost at which something is sold. (sold for a pound = priced at one pound)
• Why others are wrong:
  • at a pound — not standard for price; used for location/time, not cost here.
  • in a pound — incorrect meaning.
  • of a pound — incorrect, does not express price.

• The correct option is of because sick of is a fixed phrase meaning “tired or fed up with.”
• Thus: “She is sick of the whole business.”
• Other options don’t fit the meaning: by / for / with do not form the common collocation with “sick.”

• Correct preposition: “on” -> We say “go on a trip” to mean participate in or undertake a journey.
• Full sentence: “Next summer we’re going on a trip to Canada.”
• Why others are wrong: “to a trip” is not natural; “for a trip” is possible in some contexts but not here; “on a trip” is the common collocation with go.
• Rule: Use on with activities like trips, journeys, vacations.

• Correct option: B – with
• Rule: connected with means involved in or linked to something.
• Usage: "His new job is connected with developing software for teaching" = his job is related to/associated with that activity.
• Why others wrong:
  • A. from – not used to show involvement in a task.
  • C. by – indicates agent or means, not involvement.
  • D. about – indicates topic, not involvement.

Explanation: Deal in means to trade or handle a particular type of goods. So, “He deals in cosmetic goods” is correct.

• A. of is not used with “deals” to indicate the goods handled.
• B. with can mean “affairs with,” not the product type.
• D. on is used for discounts or topics, not for the goods sold.

• Correct answer: B) with — The phrasal verb cope with means to deal with or endure a problem or pressure.
• Rule/usage: Use with after cope to show what you are dealing with.
• Why others are wrong: cope up (not standard here), cope in and cope for are not used with pressure.

• Reason: After “prefer,” use “to” for comparing two things: “He preferred classical music to popular.”
• Rule: prefer ... to ... expresses a choice between two items.
• Why others are wrong:
  • A) from – not used with prefer for comparison.
  • B) of – incorrect preposition with prefer.
  • C) over – while acceptable in some styles, the standard form here is to.