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

• Rule/usage: Infested with is the fixed collocation to show the thing causing infestation (weeds, pests, insects).
• Why D is correct: The garden is "infested with weeds" meaning weeds are present in large numbers.
• Why others are wrong:
  • for: not used with infestation.
  • into: indicates movement inside, not presence.
  >on: indicates surface contact, not infestation.

• Correct option: A - at is used with “arrive at” a place (e.g., arrive at the hotel).
• The sentence uses the fixed structure No sooner ... than with inversion: “No sooner did he arrive at the hotel than …”
• Why others are wrong:
  • in → not used with “arrive” for a location in general.
  • on → incorrect for arrival to a place.
  • upon → not idiomatic here.

• Correct answer: of
• Reason: After "dream" the fixed preposition is "of" (dream of + noun/gerund). So “dream of being famous” is correct.
• Why other options are wrong:
  • at, to, upon → not used with "dream" in this sense.

• Rule: We say “congratulate someone on something” for achievements or events.
• Usage: He congratulates him on his success.
• Why others are wrong: A) “for” is not the usual preposition with this verb+noun combination. B) “upon” is formal/less common here; “on” is standard. D) “with” is incorrect in this context.

• Correct option: A — on. We say “congratulate someone on” a success or achievement. The preposition on shows the reason for congratulation.
• Other options are incorrect: for is not used with “congratulate on”; at and about do not fit this verb collocation.
• Thus: The director congratulated Mr. Varma on his success.

• Correct answer: at — Use at with places like “at school” to show being present at that place as a state or activity.
• Other options:
  • in is less fixed here; “in school” is possible but not the standard collocation in this sentence.
  • under and inside do not fit the meaning or common usage with school.
• Rule: at + place indicates location or participation in an activity at that place.

• 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.