Fill in the Blanks Questions

Multiple choice
  1. for

  2. to

  3. in

  4. about

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

The preposition ‘for’ indicates something that is intended to benefit somebody or something. In this context the tress were cut down so that the road could be widened. Thus, this is the correct answer. ‘To’ indicates the direction of something. ‘In’ indicates the state or condition that someone isexperiencing. ‘About’ indicates a connection with something.

Multiple choice
  1. for

  2. in

  3. by

  4. from

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Exp: ‘By’ is a preposition of agency or instrumentality. Thus, it is used to indicate a method or amedium. In this context the medium of the broken lock are the robbers. The preposition ‘for’indicates something that is intended to benefit somebody or something. ‘In’ indicates the stateor condition that someone is experiencing. ‘From’ indicates the usage, cause or distance ofsomething.

Multiple choice
  1. at

  2. from

  3. for

  4. towards

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

 The preposition ‘from’ indicates the source or beginning of something in terms of location etc. Inthis context Shiva has returned home from Goa. ‘At’ indicates a general position or location that isoccupied. ‘For’ indicates something that is intended to benefit somebody or something. ‘Towards’, isused to indicate that somebody or something is moving or facing in the direction of somebody orsomething else.

Multiple choice
  1. at

  2. for

  3. of

  4. in

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

 The correct answer in this context is ‘in’. ‘In’ indicates that something happens or issituated somewhere. In this context the cleanest place is inside the house. . ‘At’ indicates ageneral position or location that is occupied. ‘For’ indicates something that is intended tobenefit

Multiple choice
  1. at

  2. in

  3. on

  4. of

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The correct answer in this context id ‘on’. The preposition ‘on’ is used to indicate thatsomething is grounds for a statement, way of thinking, or action. Here it indicates that the datais based on empirical evidence. ‘At’ indicates a general position or location that is occupied. ‘In’indicates that something happens or is situated somewhere. ‘Of’ expresses the relationshipbetween a part and a whole.

Multiple choice
  1. in

  2. on

  3. for

  4. at

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

 In this context the correct answer is ‘at’. The preposition ‘at’ is used to indicate the time or agewhen something happens. Here it indicates the age when my parents introduced me to people ofvarious cultures, i.e. at an early age. ‘In’ indicates that something happens or is situated somewhere.The preposition ‘on’ is used to indicate that something is grounds for a statement, way of thinking, oraction. ‘For’ indicates something that is intended to benefit somebody or something.

Multiple choice
  1. into

  2. from

  3. at

  4. out

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

 Sol: The correct answer in this context is ‘into’. The preposition ‘into’ indicates entering a state, career,or period of time. In this case it refers to entering my life. Not physically but by becoming a part of it.The preposition ‘from’ is used for stating who gives or sends you something or provides you withsomething, i.e. the source of something. . ‘At’ indicates a general position or location that is occupied.‘In’ indicates that something happens or is situated somewhere. The preposition ‘out’ is incorrect as itrefers to the exit of something from somewhere.

Multiple choice
  1. on

  2. in

  3. above

  4. below

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

 Exp: In this context the correct answer is ‘in’. The preposition ‘in’ is a preposition of place andindicates that something happens or is situated somewhere. Here the action takes place insidethe court room. The preposition ‘on’ is used to indicate that something is grounds for astatement, way of thinking, or action. Although both above and below are prepositions of placebut are incorrect in this context as the confession takes place inside the courtroom notphysically above or below it.

Multiple choice
  1. in

  2. on

  3. about

  4. for

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

 The preposition ‘on’ is the correct answer in this context. ‘On’ indicates something that is located ina place or situated close to or alongside a place. Since, a port cannot be inside a river it is located near ariver. Thus, this is correct in this context. ‘In’ indicates inside something. ‘About’ indicates a connectionwith something or regarding something. ‘For’ indicates something that is intended to benefit somebodyor something.

Multiple choice
  1. on

  2. into

  3. after

  4. about

  5. .

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

 The correct answer in this context is ‘after’. The preposition ‘after’ indicates something that isin imitation or in the manner of something else. Here it refers to my mannerisms. ‘On’ and ‘into’indicate the location of something. ‘About’ indicates a connection with something or regardingsomething.