Prepositions Assessment Quiz

Which of the following best describes what a preposition does in a sentence?

• It shows the relationship between different things in a sentence.

• It describes the main action in a sentence.

• It names the subject of the sentence.

• It tells how loud something is said.

If you want to explain where something is, which type of preposition would you use?

• Place preposition

• Time preposition

• Movement preposition

• Action preposition

If you want to tell when something happens, which preposition type should you use?

• Time preposition

• Place preposition

• Movement preposition

• Action preposition

How do movement prepositions help in a sentence?

• They tell how things move in relation to each other.

• They tell what color things are.

• They tell how loud things are.

• They tell who owns something.

Which word in the sentence "He ran through the park to get home" is the preposition, and what type of preposition is it?

• through, Movement

• park, Place

• ran, Time

• home, Place

In the sentence "We’ll start the meeting after lunch," which word is the preposition and what type is it?

• start, Movement

• after, Time

• meeting, Place

• lunch, Movement

In the sentence "At 8 o’clock, she walked through the park and sat beside the fountain," which preposition indicates movement?

• at

• through

• beside

• on

If you want to describe how someone moves from one place to another, which preposition from the sentence would you use?

• beside

• at

• through

• above

Which of the following prepositions is used to show a specific time in the sentence?

• through

• beside

• at

• before

In the sentence, which preposition would you use to answer the question "Where did she sit?"

• at

• through

• beside

• under