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Test Your Prepositions

Topic: Forgotten Lands

Name: ________________________
Date: _________________________

Task 3. Use the appropriate preposition of place
at the back
in the center
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Task 1. Choose the correct preposition

across
between

____ December I received the letter from Professor Jensen with a
ticket ____ Banjo, a little town ____ Mexico.
A. in; B. to; C. on; D. at
2. ____ first it was difficult ____ me ____ believe ____ it.
A. for; B. to; C. at; D. in
3. I’ve been waiting ____ this letter ____ five months!
A. in; B. for; C. till; D. at
4. ____ an hour my room was a big mess: clothes ____ my bed,

books and papers scattered ____ the floor, I was ____ a hurry.
A. in; B. over; C. at; D. on
5. ____ almost four hours ____ phone calls, preparations and fuzz I
could sit ____ the sofa and catch my breath.
A. of; B. after; C. on; D. under
6. ____ my greatest relief my visa to Mexico has not still expired
and my foreign passport was ____ the very same shelf and ____
the very same folder I put it when I got it several months ago.
A. on; B. to; C. in; D. for
7. A call ____ intercom. That was the taxi driver. I let him ____ to
help me ____ my heavy bags.
A. at; B. from; C. in; D. with
8. The taxi I was ____ made an impression ____ a really old one:
shabby door handles, some strange dirt ____ my seat and several
photos ____ Michael Jackson ____ his “turning white”.
A. before; B. under; C. in; D. of
9. I was ____ the airport ten minutes ____ the boarding started, so I
had enough time ____ find a trolley and get my suits ____ it.
A. to; B. at; C. before; D. on
10. The plane took ____ fast, taking me ____ a new adventure.
A. through; B. away; C. into; D. off

Professor attached the photo to the letter and I
immediately noticed a big temple _____ .
_____ the big temple there are other, smaller temples.
_____ of the picture _____ horizon line a range of some
not high mountains can be seen.
_____ of the photo we may see a group of four temples, a
bigger one is standing _____ the smaller ones.
The line _____ the picture seems to be a forgotten road

_____ the big temple and some distant town or settlement.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Professor Jensen was moving _____ the field of poppies
_____ me in order to meet me at the bus stop.
A. towards; B. along; C. under; D. above
He welcomed me and asked how was my flight _____ the
ocean and if I was tired of travelling _____ the country.
A. through; B. near; C. across; D. below
On the second day we were getting our way _____ the
jungles, when suddenly a cliff appeared and I saw those
forgotten lands right _____ me.
A. above; B. below; C. through; D. behind
That was exactly the spot _____ which this photo had
been taken by professor and thus a feeling of déjà vu
started to grow _____, as if I knew these lands before.
A. towards; B. inside; C. up; D. from

Task 5. Complete the story with prepositions
We started to move ______ the hill to observe the
constructions located ______ the main building. ______ far
______ I could understand, those served ______ a bath house,
______ for some rituals ______ for the clergy that lived there.

When we got upstairs, using narrow hidden ______ the bushes
stairs I saw professor’s team not far ______ the main building
searching ______ any important objects or, ______ the world
______ science call it – the artifacts. I was being waited ______,
my archeological experience was ______ a big use here. Well,
and I was just happy ______ a clam and proud ______ being
trusted so much. That week we put ______ several hundred pages
______ lost history ______ ancient tribes that lived ______
Mexico long ______ us.

Task 2. Input the correct preposition of time
_____ noon
_____ 22:35
_____ August morning
_____ June 2012
_____ July 13, 2011
_____ next Thursday
_____ Christmas

8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

_____ every weekend
_____ Easter Day
_____ lunchtime

_____ a half past seven
_____ your birthday
_____ the moment
_____ the 1950s

around
among

Task 4. Apply the correct preposition of movement

1.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.

to the right of
on the left

15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.

_____ Sunday mornings
_____ last autumn
_____ the afternoon
_____ Thanksgiving Day
_____ about 2 o’clock
_____ the past
_____ the Ice Age

Task 6. Unscramble prepositions
1. outthiw
2. thghour
4. diesa
5. ganol
6. theneab
7. vero
8. woble


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Test Your Prepositions

KEYS

Task 1. Choose the correct preposition

Task 3. Use the appropriate preposition of place

In December I have received the letter from Professor Jensen

with a ticket to Banjo, a little town in Mexico.
A. in; B. to; C. on; D. at
2. At first it was difficult for me to believe in it.
A. for; B. to; C. at; D. in
3. I’ve been waiting for this letter for five months!
A. in; B. for; C. till; D. at
4. In an hour my room was a big mess: clothes on my bed, books
and papers scattered over the floor, I was in a hurry.
A. in; B. over; C. at; D. on
5. For almost four hours of phone calls, preparations and fuzz I
could sit on the sofa and catch my breath.
A. of; B. after; C. on; D. under
6. To my greatest relief my visa to Mexico has not still expired and
my foreign passport was on the very same shelf and in the very
same folder I put it when I got it several months ago.
A. on; B. to; C. in; D. for
7. A call from intercom. That was the taxi driver. I let him in to
help me with my heavy bags.
A. at; B. from; C. in; D. with
8. The taxi I was in made an impression of a really old one: shabby
door handles, some strange dirt under my seat and several
photos of Michael Jackson before his “turning white”.
A. before; B. under; C. in; D. of
9. I was at the airport ten minutes before the boarding started, so I
had enough time to find a trolley and get my suits on it.
A. to; B. at; C. before; D. on
10. The plane took off fast, taking me into a new adventure.
A. through; B. away; C. into; D. off

at the backacrossto the right ofaroundin the

centerbetweenon the leftamong
Professor attached the photo to the letter and I immediately
noticed a big temple on the left .
Around the big temple there are other, smaller temples.
At the back of the picture to the right of horizon line a range
of some not high mountains can be seen.
In the center of the photo we may see a group of four
temples, a bigger one is standing among the smaller ones.
The line across the picture seems to be a forgotten road
between the big temple and some distant town or
settlement.

1.

Task 4. Apply the correct preposition of movement
1.

2.

3.

4.

Professor Jensen was moving along the field of poppies
towards me in order to meet me at the bus stop.
A. towards; B. along; C. under; D. above
He welcomed me and asked how was my flight across the
ocean and if I was tired of travelling through the country.
A. through; B. near; C. across; D. below
On the second day we were getting our way through the

jungles, when suddenly a cliff appeared and I saw those
forgotten lands right below me.
A. above; B. below; C. through; D. behind
That was exactly the spot from which this photo had been
taken by professor and thus a feeling of déjà vu started to
grow inside, as if I knew these lands before.
A. towards; B. inside; C. up; D. from

Task 5. Complete the story with prepositions
We started to move down the hill to observe the
constructions located below the main building. As far as I could
understand, those served as a bath house, either for some rituals
or for the clergy that lived there. When we got upstairs, using
narrow hidden in the bushes stairs I saw professor’s team not far
from the main building searching for any important objects or, as
the world of science call it – the artifacts. I was being waited for,
my archeological experience was of a big use here. Well, and I
was just happy as a clam and proud of being trusted so much.
That week we put down several hundred pages of lost history of
ancient tribes that lived in Mexico long before us.
Task 6. Unscramblever

prepositions
Task 2. Input the correct preposition of time
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

7.

At noon
At 22:35
In August morning
In June 2012
On July 13, 2011
- next Thursday
At Christmas

8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.

- every weekend
On Easter Day
At lunchtime
At a half past seven
On your birthday
At the moment
In the 1950s

15.
16.
17.
18.

19.
20.
21.

On Sunday mornings
- last autumn
In the afternoon
On Thanksgiving Day
At about 2 o’clock
In the past
In the Ice Age

Task 6.1.Unscramble
prepositions
outthiw
without
2. thghour
through
1. outthiw
withoutinside
2. thghour
through
4. diesa
aside
inside along
5. ganol
4. diesa6. theneab aside beneath
5. ganol7. vero
along over
6. theneab

beneath
8. woble
below
7. vero
over
8. woble
below