Prepositions – English Grammar Test for A2
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Reading Passage
Last Saturday, Emma had a busy day. In the morning, she woke up at 7 o’clock and had breakfast with her family. After that, she went to the market with her mother. They walked through the market and bought some vegetables. At 11 a.m., Emma went into a bookstore and looked at some new novels. She bought a book for her brother, because he is interested in adventure stories.
In the afternoon, Emma visited her grandmother. She sat by her and listened to her stories. They talked about family and laughed at some funny memories. Emma felt proud of her grandmother.
In the evening, Emma stayed at home, studied English, and listened to music. She was tired but happy because she had spent her day doing useful things.
1 What time did Emma wake up?
2 Who did she have breakfast ___?
3 Where did she go ___ her mother after breakfast?
4 What did they walk ___ at the market?
5 What did they buy at the market?
6 Where did Emma go at 11 a.m.?
7 What did she look ___ in the bookstore?
8 Who did she buy a book ___?
9 Why did she buy a book for her brother?
10 What kind of stories is her brother interested ___?
11 Who did Emma visit in the afternoon?
12 Where did Emma sit ___ her grandmother?
13 What did she listen ___ from her grandmother?
14 What did they talk ___?
15 What did they laugh ___?
16 How did Emma feel ___ her grandmother?
17 Where did Emma stay in the evening?
18 What did she study at home?
19 What did she listen ___ in the evening?
20 Was she tired or happy at the end?
21 Which preposition shows time with “7 o’clock”?
22 Which preposition shows movement to a place (the market)?
23 Which preposition shows direction into the bookstore?
24 Which preposition shows position near her grandmother?
25 Which preposition shows topic of conversation?
26 Which preposition shows reason with “because”?
27 Which preposition connects Emma and her family at breakfast?
28 Which preposition shows what she is proud ___?
29 How many times does “to” appear in the passage?
30 What can we learn from Emma’s day?
Answer
1 At 7 o’clock. (time preposition at)
2 With her family. (with = together)
3 To the market. (to = movement)
4 Through the market. (through = inside, across)
5 Vegetables. (object)
6 Into a bookstore. (into = movement inside)
7 At novels. (look at)
8 For her brother. (for = purpose)
9 Because he likes adventure stories. (reason)
10 In adventure stories. (interested in)
11 Her grandmother. (person)
12 By her grandmother. (by = near)
13 To her stories. (listen to)
14 About family. (talk about)
15 At funny memories. (laugh at)
16 Proud of her. (proud of)
17 At home. (location)
18 English. (subject)
19 To music. (listen to)
20 Both tired and happy. (feeling)
21 At. (at + clock time)
22 To. (go to a place)
23 Into. (enter inside)
24 By. (sit by someone)
25 About. (talk about)
26 Because. (reason)
27 With. (eat with sb)
28 Of. (proud of)
29 Four times. (count “to” in text)
30 Spending time usefully makes us happy. (lesson)