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1. Your watch is different _______ mine.
A. To
B. From
C. With
D. Than
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION :The adjective ‘different’ means ‘not the same’. When we compare two or more items, it is usually followed by preposition ‘from’.
2. The peasant refused to bow ________his master.
A. To
B. On
C. Upon
D. By
ANSWER: A
SOLUTION:When you ‘bow to (someone)’, you briefly bend your body toward them as a formal way of greeting them or showing respect.
3. He if found _________drawing?
A. To
B. Of
C. In
D. On
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: ‘Fond of’ means ‘having a liking for or love of (someone or something)’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
4. “Don’t miss _______any important points,” Our teacher told Us
A. On
B. Of
C. In
D. Out
ANSWER:D
SOLUTION:’Miss out’ means ‘not be able to experience or fail to take advantage of an opportunity or chance’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
5. You can’t always pass ________appearance.
A. Down
B. By
C. Into
D. Of
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: ‘Pass by’ means ‘happen without being noticed or fully experienced by someone’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
6. Julia came all the way ___________Russia to see her boyfriend.
A. From
B. Before
C. Form
D. In
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION :We use ‘from’ to refer to the place where someone or something starts or originates. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.
7. My aunt has invited me to her place ______three o’clock this afternoon ______tea.
A. On, to
B. At, for
C. From, for
D. During, so that
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: ‘At’ indicates specific time, location or position. Hence it is the correct preposition to be used in the first blank.
The second blank will take ‘for’ as ‘for’ indicates purpose. Here, the purpose is having tea.
8. She has three children ______her first husband.
A. From
B. By
C. In
D. Of
ANSWER:A
SOLUTION: The sentence should read “She has three children from her first husband.” The preposition “from” is used to indicate the source or origin of the children.
9. ___________age of ten i wanted to be a firefighter.
A. On
B. At
C. In
D. None of the above
ANSWER:B
SOLUTION: ‘At’ indicates specificity of something. Here, a specific age has been told.
10. He died ______ fever.
A. To
B. On
C. Of
D. Because
ANSWER:C
SOLUTION: ‘Died of’ means ‘to die because of (something)’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.