Preposition Quiz ELAR

1. What is a preposition?

• A word used to join two words, phrases, or clauses

• A word used to explain a noun.

• A word that describes where and/or when something is.

• An action word.

2. Find the preposition.

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The girl hid under the table.

• girl

• table

• hid

• under

3. A preposition is a word that connects or shows a relationship to a noun or pronoun (other words) in a sentence .

True or false?

• True

• False

4. Q. Identify the preposition(s):

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Jackson sat between Ben and Sean.

• Jackson

• between

• sat

• and

4. Q. Identify the preposition(s):

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5. After lunch we will play soccer.

• lunch

• will go

• After

• play

6. Identify the preposition(s):

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The new kid at school is a friend of mine.

• kid, school

• at, of

• mine

• new

7. Q. Identify the preposition(s):

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"Let's go over the notes before the test ," stated the teacher.

• over, before

• go, over

• notes, test

• stated, the

8. Choose the BEST preposition for the sentence:

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Please put the soda _______ the counter.

• in

• on

• over

• through

9. Choose the BEST preposition for the sentence:

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The students ran excitedly _________ the school buses.

• through

• toward

• over

• during

10. Choose the BEST preposition for the sentence:

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Did you hear _________ the dance?

• above

• beyond

• for

• about