PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE – ANSWER KEY

Group A – Basic Level

1. Under
2. In
3. On
4. Under
5. Near
6. Above
7. Behind
8. In front of

Group B – Choose the Correct Option

1. In
2. Opposite
3. Between
4. On
5. Outside
6. Beside
7. In
8. Above

Group C – Complete the Sentences

1. Between
2. Near
3. Behind
4. Across
5. Among
6. Outside
7. In
8. Above

Group D – Correct the Errors

1. The picture is on the wall.
2. The cat is among the three chairs. (“Among” is more suitable for three or more.)
3. The child is standing between his two parents.
4. The plane is flying above the clouds, high in the sky.
5. The keys are in my pocket.
6. The school is opposite the hospital.
7. She sat between Ravi and Mohan.
8. The village lies between the two hills.

Group E – Mixed Challenge

1. Among / in
2. In front of
3. Through
4. Beside
5. Under
6. In
7. Between
8. Opposite

Group F – Identify the Preposition

1. Beneath
2. Over
3. Around
4. In front of
5. Beyond
6. Inside

Group G – Sentence Transformation

1. The bag is under the chair.
2. The boy is standing behind the car.
3. The shop is opposite the park.
4. The cat is beside the fireplace.
5. The ball is between the two boxes.

Group H – Picture/Position Logic

1. The lamp is on the desk.
2. The bag is under the chair.
3. The desk is behind the chair.
4. The window is above the desk.
5. The door and the window are on either side of the desk.

Group I – Advanced Writing

Sample answers; other grammatically correct sentences are acceptable.

1. Across from: The library is across from the school.
2. Among: The little girl was sitting among her friends.
3. Beyond: The village lies beyond the mountains.
4. Beneath: The puppy slept beneath the table.
5. In between: The small garden is in between the two houses.

Note: Some prepositions can have more than one correct answer depending on the context. Group E, Question 4, for example, could also use on the eastern bank of the river for greater precision.