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Prepositions Quiz

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Choose the right preposition: Mary is ___ the living-room ___ the moment.

a)

in, at

b)

at, in

c)

from, into

d)

between, under

2.

Choose the right preposition: I gave the children pizza instead ___ pancakes ___ breakfast.

a)

of, for

b)

for, in

c)

in, into

d)

at, from

3.

Choose the right preposition: The house is ___ the trees.

a)

between

b)

behind

c)

on

d)

into

4.

Choose the right preposition: I spilled coffee ___ the computer ___ a pink keyboard.

a)

on

b)

with

c)

over

d)

about

5.

Choose the right preposition: We are going to go ________ the road. Should we go _______ this bridge?

a)

across

b)

along

c)

since

d)

ago

6.

Choose the right preposition: David comes ___ Bryan in the line, but ___ Louise.

a)

before

b)

after

c)

over

d)

at

7.

Find the right sentence with Zero Conditional:

a)

If you press this button twice, the menu appears on the screen.

b)

If you freeze water, it turns to ice.

c)

You would have passed your exam if you had worked harder.

d)

I would have believed you if you hadn’t lied to me before.

8.

Which of the following sentences is an example of the First Conditional?

a)

If it is too cold, we won’t go to the lake.

b)

If it was too cold, we wouldn’t go to the lake.

c)

If it had passed this exam, I would have had to do it again.

d)

If it will be too cold, we wouldn’t go to the lake.

9.

Which sentence correctly uses the First Conditional?

a)

Will you see the Tower of London, if you go to London?

b)

Would he come to our party, if he is free tomorrow?

c)

Will he come to our party, if he is free tomorrow?

d)

Would he come to our party, if he would be free tomorrow?

10.

Which of the following is a correct example of the Second Conditional?

a)

If I were king, I would live in this palace.

b)

If you press this button twice, the menu appears on the screen.

c)

If Rita opens a boutique in the High Street, she will make lots of money.

d)

If Rita had learned his phone number before, she would have called him.

11.

Choose the correct Second Conditional sentence from the options below.

a)

If I saw mister president on the street, I wouldn’t know what to think.

b)

If it is too cold, we won’t go to the lake.

c)

If you heat ice, it melts.

d)

If you eat a lot, you gain weight.

12.

Find the right variant with Second Conditional:

a)

If she spoke English better, she would travel more.

b)

If it is sunny, we will go for a walk.

c)

If I have enough money, I will buy a computer.

d)

If I am tired, I go to bed early.

13.

Find the sentence in the Past Simple.

a)

Did they walk down the road?

b)

Do they do their homework in the evening?

c)

Does she buy the newspaper in the shop over there?

d)

It will stop raining soon.

14.

Find the sentence in the Present Simple.

a)

Do they do their homework in the evening?

b)

Did they walk down the road?

c)

We worked in a bank.

d)

It will stop raining soon.

15.

Find the sentence in the Future Simple.

a)

It will stop raining soon.

b)

We worked in a bank.

c)

Does she buy the newspaper in the shop over there?

d)

Did they walk down the road?

16.

Find the sentence in the Present Simple.

a)

It rains a lot.

b)

They usually play tennis every weekend.

c)

We went on excursion.

d)

My grandparents lived in Italy.

17.

Find the sentence in the Past Simple.

a)

We went on excursion.

b)

She will visit her aunt.

c)

It rains a lot.

d)

They usually play tennis every weekend.

18.

Find the sentence in the Future Simple.

a)

Will you live in a cave or in a village?

b)

My husband will buy this ring for me.

c)

It rains a lot.

d)

My grandparents lived in Italy.

19.

Find the sentence in the Past Simple.

a)

I entered the hall, opened the wardrobe, and quickly closed it.

b)

I was dancing all night long.

c)

He had washed the dirty plates.

d)

I had cooked dinner by 6 o’clock.

20.

Find the sentence in the Present Continuous.

a)

I am reading a book.

b)

She will visit her aunt.

c)

My grandparents lived in Italy.

d)

It rains a lot.

21.

Choose the right answer for this sentence: The police ___ ___ all three of the bank robbers last week.

a)

didn't catch

b)

didn't find

c)

don't catch

d)

doesn't catch

22.

Choose the right answer for this sentence: I ___ 18 years old in ___ .

a)

was, 2016

b)

will be, 2016

c)

am, 2016

d)

is, 2016

23.

The place I visited yesterday was the park.

a)

The park

b)

The library

c)

The museum

d)

The beach

24.

Find the right variant: She ___ her daughter Ann now. They ___ down the street.

a)

was washing

b)

is washing

c)

had wash

d)

are walking

e)

washes

25.

Find the right variant: Anna and Maria ___ the whole day yesterday. Bob ___ all day.

a)

were talking

b)

was sleeping

c)

will talking

d)

were sleeps

e)

was talked

26.

Find the right variant: They ______________ a cup of coffee while they ______________ at that restaurant.

a)

were sit

b)

was drinking

c)

was sitting

d)

were sitting

e)

were drinking

27.

Which of the following sentences are correctly used in Past Perfect tense?

a)

I had stopped the car.

b)

He had booked a single room.

c)

I was stopped the car.

d)

I was not playing chess.

28.

Choose the correct variant: When we ___ he ___ ___ the walls yesterday.

a)

will painting

b)

are painting

c)

was painting

d)

did painting

e)

arrived

29.

Which of the following sentences are correctly used in Present Perfect tense?

a)

It has turned on.

b)

My mother does homework.

c)

I have done my homework.

d)

They were working in office.

e)

I had done my homework.

30.

Find the right variant: structure of Present Perfect

a)

have lose

b)

broken

c)

had broken

d)

has heard

e)

have broken

31.

Find the right variant: My sister ___ him since June.

a)

has not seen

b)

has not chatted

c)

has see

32.

Find the right variant: His parents were angry because ___.

a)

He hadn’t passed all his exams.

b)

he hadn’t done housework.

c)

because he have forgotten his passport.

d)

because we has paid the bill.

33.

Lena ___ since she was 30.

a)

has been teaching English

b)

has been teaching geometry

c)

have been teaching English

d)

have been taught geometry

34.

How long ___ music? For a couple of hours.

a)

have you been listening to

b)

have you been recording

c)

has been listening to

d)

has been recording

35.

Find the right variant: Our sisters ___ ___ at the moment.

a)

are cooking

b)

are swimming

c)

has cooking

d)

don’t swim

36.

Find the right variant: They ___ and singing the whole evening tomorrow.

a)

will be dancing

b)

will be eating

c)

will be danced

d)

will have danced

37.

Choose the correct variant: I washed the floor when the painter ___ .

a)

had gone

b)

had done

c)

did went

d)

had go

38.

We ___ in France for 5 years.

a)

have been living

b)

haven’t been living

c)

live

d)

has been live

39.

Choose the right variant: Kazakhstan is situated in ___ and is the heartland/geographic center of ___ .

a)

Central Asia

b)

Eurasia

c)

East Asia

d)

South Asia

40.

Choose the right variant: Kazakhstan ___ in the center of the European and Asian continents.

a)

is located

b)

is covered

c)

is washed

d)

comprises

41.

Choose the right variant: In the south Kazakhstan borders with ___.

a)

Uzbekistan

b)

Latvia

c)

Turkey

d)

Ukraine

42.

Choose the right variant: The most ___ Mountains are the Tien Shan and Altai.

a)

prominent

b)

permanent

c)

constant

d)

nomadic

43.

Choose the right variant: The highest ___ of the mountain system is ___ Khan-Tengri at 6,992m.

a)

peak

b)

hill

c)

point

d)

prominence

44.

The coat of arms of Kazakhstan was adopted on June 4, 1992.

a)

adopted

b)

accepted

c)

issued

d)

published

45.

The ___ of the emblem are Zhandarbek Melibekov and Shota Ualikhanov.

a)

authors

b)

creators

c)

writers

d)

editors

46.

The shanyrak symbolizes the well-being of a family, peace and wealth.

a)

peace and wealth

b)

calm and poverty

c)

fear and dearth

d)

wealth and poverty

47.

The color version of the national emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan consists of two colors - ___ and ___.

a)

gold, sky-blue

b)

grey, sky-green

c)

white, pink

d)

gold, white

48.

The blue-sky color is a symbol of the aspiration to peace, ___, ___ and unity with all people.

a)

goodwill, friendship

b)

poverty, fear

c)

dearth, destruction

d)

fear, destruction

49.

The ___ of the Republic of Kazakhstan is elected for a 7-year term by universal, equal and direct voting.

a)

president

b)

head

c)

deputy

d)

prime minister

50.

The Senate and Mazhilis are formed by ___ and ___ deputies.

a)

47, 67

b)

46, 66

c)

48, 68

d)

47, 68

51.

Parliament is the highest representative body that ___ legislative functions.

a)

performs

b)

speaks

c)

invites

d)

executes

52.

The Government ___ the executive power in the country.

a)

exercises

b)

performs

c)

invites

d)

appears

53.

The ___ of the Republic of Kazakhstan was adopted in 1995.

a)

Constitution

b)

main state holiday

c)

national flag

d)

coat of arms

54.

The English equivalent of жариялау / провозглашать is:

a)

to celebrate

b)

to proclaim

c)

to take

d)

to consider

55.

The English equivalent of the word "отбасылық мейрам / семейный отдых" is:

a)

family cottage

b)

family holiday

c)

family park

d)

family anthem

56.

The English equivalent of the word мүмкіндік / возможность is:

a)

festivity

b)

opportunity

c)

property

d)

celebrity

57.

The Supreme Court is the highest judicial body on civil and criminal cases.

a)

cases

b)

bodies

c)

nominations

d)

chambers

58.

Independence Day of Kazakhstan is the main ___ holiday in the Republic of Kazakhstan.

a)

national

b)

anniversary

c)

local

d)

family

59.

At Easter people eat:

a)

cross burns

b)

hard-boiled or dyed eggs

c)

light bonfires

d)

eat vegetables

60.

Before Christmas all the department ___ and ___ are crowded, everybody is choosing a present.

a)

stores

b)

shops

c)

hotels

d)

stations

e)

squares

61.

What is the English for: безендіру / украшать.

a)

to celebrate

b)

to decorate

c)

to consider

d)

to make a resolution

e)

look forward to

62.

New Year’s ___ have been connected with saying good-bye to the past and looking forward to a better future.

a)

customs

b)

festivities

c)

decorations

d)

greetings

e)

festivals

63.

St. Valentine’s Day is in:

a)

February

b)

March

c)

November

d)

September

e)

winter

64.

A New Year’s tree is a symbol of ___ .

a)

gift

b)

tradition

c)

ornament

d)

resolution

e)

celebration

65.

Nine years of classes are ___ in our country.

a)

compulsory

b)

ordinary

c)

secondary

d)

primary

66.

Give English equivalent: детские дошкольные учреждения / мектепке дейінгі мекемелер.

a)

infant schools

b)

various types of education

c)

free-of-charge secondary education

d)

preschool institutions

67.

Give English equivalent: местные и государственные гранты / жергілікті және мемлекеттік гранттар.

a)

local grants

b)

free-of-charge

c)

more opportunities

d)

state grants

68.

Translate into English: профессиональный курс / кәсіби курс.

a)

vocational course

b)

gap course

c)

degree course

d)

professional course

69.

Translate into English: начальная школа / бастауыш мектеп.

a)

primary school

b)

secondary school

c)

nursery school

d)

junior school

70.

To be admitted to the institute one has to pass a series of ___ or ___ tests.

a)

oral, exams

b)

oral, written

c)

computer, exams

d)

graphic, graph line

e)

verbal, practical

71.

Translate into English: Устроиться на работу / Жұмысқа орналасу.

a)

to get a job

b)

to get a gap course

c)

to study subjects

d)

to get a degree

72.

The second is secondary school for middle grades from ___ through ___.

a)

five, nine

b)

three, eleven

c)

ten, seventeen

d)

five, seventeen

73.

Choose the right variant: Kazakhstan is famous for its incalculable ___ ___.

a)

mineral forests

b)

mineral deserts

c)

mineral wealth

d)

mineral resources

e)

mineral landscapes

74.

Kazakhs are historically ___ ___, and thus many of their cultural symbols reflect nomadic life.

a)

historical people

b)

nontraditional people

c)

European people

d)

nomadic people

e)

formal people

75.

What chambers does Kazakhstan Parliament consist of?

a)

The Mazhilist

b)

The House of Lords

c)

The House of Commons

d)

The Senate

e)

The House of Representatives

76.

When was the Constitution of Kazakhstan adopted?

a)

1993

b)

August 30

c)

December 16

d)

October 25

e)

1991

77.

Give an English equivalent of the word: құттықтау хат / поздравительная открытка.

a)

postcard

b)

gift for kids

c)

decorate

d)

celebration

e)

greeting card

78.

Choose the correct word: string of ______

a)

Lights

b)

Cats

c)

Celebrate

d)

Decorate

e)

Country

79.

A New Year’s tree is a symbol of ______

a)

Celebration

b)

Information

c)

Candy

d)

Feelings

80.

What includes a typical Christmas lunch?

a)

Turkey with cranberry sauce

b)

Soap with meat

c)

Pancakes

d)

Pudding

e)

An egg