Preposition Board examples from 2009 to 2017

M.2009. 3. We completed the work ..... thirty minutes and then left the station.
(Use suitable prepositions)

Ans-We completed the work in thirty minutes and then left for the station.

0.2009. 4. The main drawback ...... the area is its distance ..... the railway station.
(Use proper prepositions)

Ans: The main drawback of the area is its distance from the railway station.

M.2010. 5. Fill in the blanks with proper propositions.
We have a break....tea.We start again....3.30p.m.
Ans: We have break for tea. We start again at 3.30 p.m.

6. The assembly is composed..... members chosen ..... direct election.
(Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions)

Ans-The assembly is composed of members chosen through direct election.

7. The boy was looking ..... the hoarding which was, just ...... his school building.
(Use proper prepositions)

Ans-The boy was looking at the hoarding which was, just beside his schoolbuilding.

8. Every man is conditioned ....... the age ..... which he lives.
(Fill inthe blanks with proper prepositions)

Ans-Every man is conditioned the age in which he lives.

9. A massive non-co-operation movement was.... full swing all..... the country.
(Use suitable prepositions)

Ans- A massive non-co-operation movement was infull swing all over the country.

10. My sincere thanks .... all the people .... the Vishva Bharati family.
(Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions)

Ans-My sincere thanks tQall the people Qf the Vishva Bharati family.

M.2013. 11. He wanted to look ...... the beautiful girl ....... the platform.
(fill in the blanks with proper prepositions)

Ans: He wanted to look at the beautiful girl QA the platform.

0.2013. 12. A dog trotted .....the river bank before jumping.... the river.

(Rewrite the sentence using saitable
prepositions in the blank)

Ans-A dog trotted along the river bank before jumping into the river.

M.2014. 13. I was...my regular walk through the forest...9 a.m.


Ans-I was on my regular walk through the forest 9 a.m.

0.2014. 14. The lady took the girls.... a hall where they met a few more girls who were waiting ....her instructions. (Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions.)

Ans-  The lady took the girls in /into a hall where they met a few more girls who were waiting for her instructions.

M.2015. 15. The the police .... Monday arrested 5 Mane ....cheating City businessman (Fill in the blanks with suitable  prepositions)
Ans-The police on Monday arrested five men for cheating city businessmen.

02015. 16. In a meaning, the physical teachers decided to spend two hours...the play ground....warm up activities. (Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions.)

Ans-the playground In a meaning, the physical teachers decided to spend two hours the playground for warm up activities.


F.2016. 17. Rewrite the following sentence using the appropriate prepositions.

One of the things that distinguishes man.....other animals is the power ...speech.

Ans: One of the things that distinguishes man from other animals is the power Of speech.
 J.2016. 18. Meet me ...10.30 a.m ..Monday. (Fill in the blanks with suitableprepositions)
Ans: Meet me at 10.30 a.m.on Monday.
F.2017. 19. They stood...silence as a mark...honour to her.
(Fill in the blanks with suitable prepositions)
Ans-They stood in silence as a mark of honour to her.