Prepositions: At, in, on – English Grammar Test for A1
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Part 1 – Reading Text (with blanks)
Last summer, Daniel decided to spend two weeks ___ 1 Spain. He stayed ___ 2 a small hotel ___ 3 the centre of Barcelona. Every morning he woke up early ___ 4 7 o’clock and had breakfast ___ 5 the dining room of the hotel.
One day, he met his friend Maria ___ 6 the train station. They planned to visit a famous museum located ___ 7 Green Street. When they arrived, there was a long queue ___ 8 the entrance. They waited patiently, and finally they entered the museum ___ 9 the afternoon.
Inside, Daniel was fascinated by the paintings hanging ___ 10 the walls. He also noticed a group of students sitting ___ 11 the floor, listening to their teacher. After leaving the museum, Daniel and Maria had lunch ___ 12 a restaurant near the park.
The following weekend, they went hiking ___ 13 the mountains. They started ___ 14 Saturday morning and came back home late ___ 15 the evening, feeling very tired but happy.
Part 2 – Comprehension Questions
1 Where did Daniel spend his summer holiday?
(a) in Spain
(b) in France
(c) in Italy
2 Where did he stay in Barcelona?
(a) at a campsite
(b) in a hotel
(c) on a bus
3 Where was the hotel located?
(a) in the countryside
(b) at the beach
(c) in the city centre
4 What time did Daniel usually wake up?
(a) at 6 o’clock
(b) at 7 o’clock
(c) at 8 o’clock
5 Where did he have breakfast?
(a) at a café
(b) in the dining room
(c) on the balcony
6 Where did he meet Maria?
(a) at the train station
(b) in the park
(c) on Green Street
7 Where was the museum located?
(a) at Green Street
(b) on Green Street
(c) in Green Street
8 Where was the queue?
(a) at the entrance
(b) in the park
(c) on the corner
9 When did they enter the museum?
(a) in the morning
(b) in the afternoon
(c) at night
10 Where were the paintings?
(a) at the wall
(b) in the wall
(c) on the wall
11 Where were the students sitting?
(a) on the floor
(b) at the floor
(c) in the floor
12 Where did Daniel and Maria have lunch after the museum?
(a) at home
(b) in a restaurant
(c) on the bus
13 Where did they go hiking?
(a) in the countryside
(b) in the mountains
(c) on the beach
14 When did they start hiking?
(a) on Saturday morning
(b) at Saturday morning
(c) in Saturday morning
15 When did they come back home?
(a) on Sunday morning
(b) at night
(c) in the evening
Answer
Blanks in the text
1 in – in Spain (country)
2 in – in a small hotel (inside a building)
3 in – in the centre (location)
4 at – at 7 o’clock (time)
5 in – in the dining room (room)
6 at – at the train station (point/place)
7 on – on Green Street (street)
8 at – at the entrance (fixed phrase)
9 in – in the afternoon (time period)
10 on – on the walls (surface)
11 on – on the floor (surface)
12 in – in a restaurant (inside)
13 in – in the mountains (area)
14 on – on Saturday morning (day + part of day)
15 in – in the evening (time period)
Comprehension answers
1 a – in Spain
2 b – in a hotel
3 c – in the city centre
4 b – at 7 o’clock
5 b – in the dining room
6 a – at the train station
7 b – on Green Street
8 a – at the entrance
9 b – in the afternoon
10 c – on the wall
11 a – on the floor
12 b – in a restaurant
13 b – in the mountains
14 a – on Saturday morning
15 c – in the evening