CBSE Class 4 English Prepositions MCQs

Question: A ________ is a word that is placed before noun or a pronoun to show direction, location or time.

a) preposition

b) conjunction

c) pronoun

Answer: preposition

Question: Below is the opposite of

a) above

b) up

c) none of them

Answer: above

Question: Under is the opposite of

a) on

b) above

c) of

Answer: on

Question: _________ means one thing is covering or lying on the top of another thing.

a) over

b) above

c) beside

Answer: over

Question: _________ usually indicates something that is higher than another thing.

a) above

b) up

c) none of them

Answer: above

Question: _________ is used for two people.

a) between

b) among

c) none of them

Answer: between

Question: _________ is used for more than two people.

a) among

b) between

c) none of them

Answer: among

Question: My favourite movie will be ________ television tonight.

a) on

b) at

c) of

Answer: on

Question: He is good _________ painting

a) at

b) in

c) none of them

Answer: at

Question: The lion jumped _________ the well.

a) in to

b) in

c) none of them

Answer: in to

Question: He is bathing ________ the river.

a) in

b) on

c) under

Answer: in

Question: She walked ________ the house.

a) in to

b) in

c) from

Answer: in to

Question: She carried an umbrella ________ her head.

a) over

b) on

c) none of them

Answer: over

Question: My brother lives ________ Paris.

a) in

b) at

c) none of them

Answer: in

Question: She poured the milk ________ the jug.

a) in to

b) none of them

c) in

Answer: in to

Question: I was not ________ home when he came.

a) at

b) in

c) none of them

Answer: at

Question: I came here ________ Sunday.

a) on

b) none of them

c) in

Answer: on

Question: His head was ________ the water

a) above

b) none of them

c) over

Answer: above

Question: He stood ________ John and Ali

a) between

b) among

c) none of them

Answer: between

Question: He wore a cap ________ his head

a) on

b) over

c) none of them

Answer: on

Question: Sara was ________ me

a) behind

b) below

c) none of them

Answer: behind

Question: I was not _______ home when he came

a) at

b) none of them

c) in

Answer: at

Question: The child is standing ________ the staircase.

a) below

b) among

c) none of them

Answer: below

Question: He put a blanket ________ her

a) over

b) above

c) none of them

Answer: over

Question. He usually travels to Bengaluru _______ train.

a) by

b) at

c) with

d) from

Answer : by

Question. The tiger is hiding behind the bushes.

a) about

b) across

c) beside

d) behind

Answer : behind

Question. A. The cat sprang upon the table.

B. I have been unwell by Monday.

C. He has been sleeping for the last three hours.

D. We sat over the ground.

a) A and B are correct.

b) A and C are correct.

c) B and C are correct.

d) C and D are correct.

Answer : A and C are correct.

Question. Outside, Near, Rather, Inside

a) Outside

b) Near

c) Rather

d) Inside

Answer : Rather

Question. We walked across the field.

a) about

b) across

c) beside

d) behind

Answer : across

Question. This is the picture _______ a classroom.

a) for

b) to

c) of

d) at

Answer : of

Question. The teacher told us about the planets.

a) about

b) across

c) beside

d) behind

Answer : about

Question. The flower vase is kept ________ the cupboard.

a) inside

b) towards

c) over

d) with

Answer : over

Question. Since, Often, From, Upon

a) Since

b) Often

c) From

d) Upon

Answer : Upon

Question. Beside, Behind, Seldom, Infront

a) Beside

b) Behind

c) Seldom

d) infront

Answer : Seldom

Question. My best friend, John, is named ______ his great-grandfather.

a) after

b) to

c) about

d) from

Answer : after

Question. The teacher’s desk is kept ________ front of the chair.

a) at

b) in

c) to

d) on

Answer : in

Question. The bag is lying ________ the chair.

a) under

b) near

c) behind

d) beside

Answer : under

Question: The grey desk is lying ________ the dark grey and the white desk.
a) among
b) beside
c) about
d) between
Answer: d

Question: A small television is fixed _________ the whiteboard.
a) across
b) around
c) among
d) above
Answer: d

Question: I was visiting my best friend _____ the hospital.
a) of
b) on
c) in
d) with
Answer: c

Question: The book-rack is fitted ________ the cupboard.
a) upon
b) near
c) across
d) with
Answer: b

Question: Together, Before, Towards, After
a) Together
b) Before
c) Towards
d) After
Answer: a

Question: You frequently see this kind of violence ____ television.
a) with
b) in
c) on
d) from
Answer: c

Question: I’ll see you ____ home when I get there.
a) in
b) by
c) at
d) from
Answer: c

Read the passage and fill up the blanks with correct option.

One day, an old man and a young man came to the king’s court ___(1)___ justice. The young man’s case was that the old man had borrowed some money ___(2)___ him to buy a cow, but he never paid the money back. The old man replied that he had paid the money back ___(3)___ full. The king then asked the young man if he would be satisfied if the old man was willing ___(4)___ swear a solemn oath that he had paid his debt. The young man at first said that an oath is not enough, but then he agreed.

1.
(a) of
(b) on
(c) for
(d) from

Answer: c

2.
(A) to
(b) from
(c) of
(d) with

Answer: b

3.
(a) in
(b) for
(c) at
(d) by

Answer: a

4.
(a) with
(b) on
(c) in
(d) to

Answer: d