Test
This test should be given at the end of the unit on prepositions. It is intended to see how much knowledge the students gained and can recall on prepositions.
Multiple Choice
1. What are the main ingredients ____ this apple pie?
a. about b. to c. of
2. Grandma stayed up ____ two in the morning.
a. since b. for c. until
3. The police caught the thief ____ the corner of Main and Broadway.
a. in b. at c. from
4. I am not interested ____ buying a new car.
a. to b. for c. in
5. My friend Sam, is named ____ his great grandfather.
a. after b. to c. about
Fill in the blank. Using in, at, or on.
1. The boys like bowling ____ Mondays.
2. My aunt was born ____ December.
3. I went there ____ 2000.
4. The couple met ____ Thanksgiving.
5. They took a bus to Florida ____ February 3.
True\False
1. "Below" is a preposition. ____
2. Prepositional Phrases can only appear at the end of a sentence. ____
3. "Hope for" is a noun and preposition. ____
4. "Through" is a preposition. ___
5. A prepositional phrase can not have an adjective in it. ____
Essay
Write a short paragraph using comparisons between the following list of two ideas, or create your own ideas to compare. Underline the prepositional phrases you used, and identify whether they were adjective or adverb phrases by putting an ADJ or ADV above the underlined section.
1. My room -- a battleground
2. My teacher -- a military officer
3. Studying -- preparing for an execution
Bonus
Name a title of a book or a movie that contains a prepositional phrase.