Preposition Exercises with Answers for Competitive Exams

271.We are accustomed . . . . . . . . doing hard work.
a.in
b.of
c.to
d.

with

Option “C” is correct.
If you are ‘accustomed to’ something, you know it so well or have experienced it so often that it seems natural, unsurprising, or easy to deal with. Hence ‘to’ is the correct preposition to be used.

272.Could I borrow your book . . . . . . . . a week next month?
a.after
b.around
c.for
d.

during

Option “C” is correct.
‘For’ can be used to indicate a duration, limit or an ending. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

273.The children were so absorbed . . . . . . . . their game that they did not notice the passage of time.
a.to
b.about
c.in
d.

of

Option “C” is correct.
‘Absorbed in (something)’ means ‘very interested in something and not paying attention to anything else’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

274.They had few essential supplies to begin . . . . . . . . so they had to improvise.
a.of
b.for
c.with
d.

on

Option “C” is correct.
You use ‘to begin with’ when you are talking about the first stage of a situation, event, or process. For example – It was great to begin with but now it’s difficult.

275.The principal called . . . . . . . . the names of the winners.
a.for
b.on
c.out
d.

at

Option “C” is correct.
‘Call out’ means ‘to speak in a loud voice’. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

276.The accused appeared . . . . . . . . the judge.
a.to
b.in
c.after
d.

before

Option “D” is correct.
We use ‘before’ to refer to place, especially when it is seen as part of a journey or as part of a sequence of events in time.

277.He comes . . . . . . . . 3 o’clock.
a.in
b.by
c.to
d.

at

Option “D” is correct.
‘At’ indicates specific time, location or position. Hence it is the correct preposition to be used in the sentence.

278.The music is pleasing . . . . . . . . my ears.
a.to
b.in
c.for
d.

through

Option “A” is correct.
When sentence talks about how things ‘appear’ to you, preposition ‘to’ shall be used. When sentence talks about how things ‘really are’, preposition ‘for’ shall be used. Here feeling of speaker towards music has been detected. Hence ‘to’ is the correct answer.

279.She explained the solution to us . . . . . . . . a patient manner.
a.in
b.of
c.at
d.

on

Option “A” is correct.
‘In a manner’ means ‘in style of particular person or thing’. Here the style is patiently. Hence it makes the sentence meaningful.

280.He fell asleep . . . . . . . . his rocking chair.
a.on
b.to
c.in
d.

out

Option “C” is correct.
‘In’ is used when something is within, i.e. one thing contains another. Here the person is within the ‘rocking chair’.

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