Quiz 1
This quiz will help students identify the different types of prepositions.
Choose the correct answer to each item. Circle the letter of your answer.
1.) Which word is NOT a preposition?
A. between
B. against
C. for
D. better
2.) In which sentence is a preposition in bold type?
A. I stepped on the cat.
B. The rain was coming down hard.
C. I could hear thunder in the distant mountains.
D. We chose a bad time for this camping trip!
3.) In which sentence is a prepositional phrase in bold type?
A. I researched my report on the Internet.
B. I wanted information about sharks.
C. I started reading about shrimp instead.
D. Then I changed my report topic to the life of the shrimp.
4.) Which prepositional phrase in bold type is an adjective phrase? Choose the sentence.
A. I walked through the field and saw something amazing.
B. A huge red-tailed hawk was soaring across the sky.
C. It swooped near the ground very close to me.
D. I could see the bright color on the hawk's tail.
5.) Which prepositional phrase in bold type is an adverb phrase? Choose the sentence.
A. The dandelion is a useful plant for cooking.
B. I like the taste of the leaves, whether raw or cooked.
C. The dandelions on our lawn are growing thickly.
D. The name comes from French and means tooth of the lion.
6.) In which sentence does a prepositional phrase modify an adjective?
A. The white pine grows in the northern United States.
B. It was abundant before the 1700's.
C. English settlers claimed that they found pines 240 feet in height.
D. White pine was harvested for ship masts and building projects.
7.) In which sentence does a prepositional phrase modify an adverb?
A. The temperature really dropped after sundown.
B. Did you drink hot cocoa for the warmth?
C. Late in the night I got an extra blanket.
D. My parents built a fire in the wood stove.
8.) Which sentence contains a preposition?
A. Amber's mother raced over.
B. She saw her lovely plant and bent down.
C. Grace had never made such a mess before!
D. She and her mother put the plant into a new pot.