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

Correct answer: A — on

• Rule/usage: “go/walk home on foot” is a fixed phrase meaning travelling by walking.
• Why correct: The sentence describes method of travel (walking), so “on foot” is used.
• Why others are wrong: - “by” is used with transport (by car, by bus), not with walking. - “with” would imply carrying something or manner, not walking. - “for” indicates purpose, not the method of travel.

The doctor advised him to go through several medical tests.

• Correct reason: Go through means to undergo or experience tests. It is a fixed phrase used for completing or undergoing procedures.
• A. to is not used here; “go to tests” is unnatural.
• C. under would pair with undergo (not used as “go under tests”).
• D. into is incorrect for this meaning.

Explanation

• Correct answer: from — We infer something based on appearance: “From her looks I could see she was in trouble.”
• Rule/usage: use from to show inference or deduction drawn from evidence.
• Other options are incorrect: of is not used for inference; by or with do not fit the meaning here.

Correct option: A

• Rule: Acquiesce in means to accept or agree quietly or passively to something, often a decision or situation.
• Usage: I acquiesced in his decision. This shows passive agreement with the decision.
• Why others are wrong:
  • to: used with requests or proposals (acquiesce to his request).
  • with: not standard for “agreeing to a decision.”
  • by: not used to show agreement; indicates agent or means.

Correct option: D

• with is the fixed collocation: “up to date with someone/something” means you are informed or current about their status or case.
• “in”/“into”/“upon” do not fit the idiom here. They do not express being current or informed about a case.

Explanation

• Correct choice: B. from — We use differ from to show two things are not the same or are opposite in general. “India differs from England.”
• A. with is incorrect here; use differ with when talking about opinions or viewpoints, not general difference.
• C. of and D. for do not fit the common collocation with differ.

Correct answer: A

• Rule/usage: The phrase "blind of one eye" is an older/less common construction indicating possession of the condition. Modern standard is "blind in one eye." Still, in some contexts, "blind of" is heard in literature or regional speech.
• Why others are wrong: "blind to one eye" (not idiomatic); "blind with one eye" (not standard); "blind for one eye" (not used).

Correct answer: B) to

• Reason: The fixed phrase “blind to” means unable to see or unaware of something. Here, the father cannot see the faults.
• Rule/usage: Adjective blind followed by to + noun/adjective phrase describes what is not noticed.
• Why others are wrong:
  • blind of – not a standard collocation.
  • blind with / for – do not convey inability to notice faults.

Explanation

• Correct answer: C (for) — The standard collocation is cause for + noun, meaning the reason for something. Here, the reason for anxiety is being referred to.
• Options A (of), B (with), D (in) do not fit the fixed phrase cause for and sound unnatural here.
• Rule: use cause for to express the reason or purpose behind something.

Question: What was the cause __________ his anxiety.

• Correct option: B — of
• The ruled preposition: cause of + noun shows the reason for something.
• Example: the cause of his anxiety.
• Other options are incorrect because:
  • for is not used after cause to express reason.
  • with and in do not fit the meaning here.