Instructions: Fill in the blanks with appropriate prepositions, articles, or correct verb tenses. Click "Show Answer" to check.
Section A: Prepositions (10 Questions)
1. She is interested ______ learning French. (in/on/at)
Answer: in (interested in is the correct prepositional phrase)
2. The book is lying ______ the table. (on/upon/over)
Answer: on (on indicates surface contact)
3. We will meet ______ 5 PM. (at/on/in)
Answer: at (at is used for specific times)
4. He apologized ______ his mistake. (for/to/with)
Answer: for (apologize for something)
5. They are arriving ______ Monday. (on/in/at)
Answer: on (on is used for days)
6. The cat jumped ______ the wall. (over/above/across)
Answer: over (over indicates movement above something)
7. She is good ______ mathematics. (in/at/for)
Answer: at (good at a subject)
8. I will finish this work ______ two hours. (in/within/by)
Answer: in (in indicates time duration for completion)
9. He insisted ______ going alone. (on/upon/for)
Answer: on (insist on doing something)
10. Divide the chocolates ______ the children. (between/among/in)
Answer: among (among for more than two)
Section B: Articles (10 Questions)
11. She is ______ honest person. (a/an/the)
Answer: an (an before vowel sound: honest starts with silent 'h')
12. I saw ______ eagle flying high. (a/an/the)
Answer: an (an before vowel sound)
13. ______ Ganga is a holy river. (A/An/The)
Answer: The (the for specific/river names)
14. He is ______ university professor. (a/an/the)
Answer: a (a before consonant sound: university starts with 'y' sound)
15. ______ sun rises in the east. (A/An/The)
Answer: The (the for unique objects)
16. She wants to be ______ engineer. (a/an/the)
Answer: an (an before vowel sound)
17. This is ______ interesting story. (a/an/the)
Answer: an (an before vowel sound)
18. ______ apple a day keeps the doctor away. (A/An/The)
Answer: An (an before vowel sound)
19. He is ______ one-hour drive away. (a/an/the)
Answer: a (a before consonant sound: one starts with 'w' sound)
20. She plays ______ guitar very well. (a/an/the)
Answer: the (the for musical instruments)
Section C: Tenses (10 Questions)
21. She ______ to school every day. (go/goes/is going)
Answer: goes (simple present for habits)
22. I ______ my homework when the phone rang. (do/was doing/have done)
Answer: was doing (past continuous for interrupted action)
23. They ______ already ______ their lunch. (have/eat/have eaten)
Answer: have eaten (present perfect for completed action with present relevance)
24. By next year, she ______ here for five years. (will work/will have worked/works)
Answer: will have worked (future perfect for completion before future time)
25. Water ______ at 100°C. (boil/boils/is boiling)
Answer: boils (simple present for scientific facts)
26. He ______ a letter yesterday. (write/wrote/has written)
Answer: wrote (simple past for completed past action)
27. Look! It ______ outside. (rain/rains/is raining)
Answer: is raining (present continuous for happening now)
28. They ______ for three hours when we arrived. (had waited/have waited/were waiting)
Answer: had waited (past perfect for action before another past action)
29. I usually ______ tea in the morning. (drink/am drinking/have drunk)
Answer: drink (simple present for routines)
30. She ______ to London next month. (travels/will travel/is traveling)
Answer: will travel (simple future for future plans)
