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