Exercise - 117
Question: 1 Please place the umbrella stand ....... the door.
Correct Answer : 1 [beside]
Notes: Please place the umbrella stand beside the door.
Question: 2 You can get extra supplies ....... the stationery store.
Correct Answer : 2 [from]
Notes: You can get extra supplies from the stationery store.
Question: 3 Eileen and Miranda have been best friends ....... third grade.
Correct Answer : 3 [since]
Notes: Eileen and Miranda have been best friends since third grade.
Question: 4 We can do this work ....... any extra help.
Correct Answer : 4 [without]
Notes: We can do this work without any extra help.
Question: 5 Michael stood ....... the other new students in his class.
Correct Answer : 5 [apart from]
Notes: Michael stood apart from the other new students in his class.
Question: 6 We ran five laps ....... the gym and then practiced our jump shots.
Correct Answer : 6 [around]
Notes: We ran five laps around the gym and then practiced our jump shots.
Question: 7 During my study time, I came ....... this beautiful poem.
Correct Answer : 7 [upon]
Notes: During my study time, I came upon this beautiful poem.
Question: 8 Will you please write about John Cabot ....... Abigail Adams?
Correct Answer : 8 [instead of]
Notes: Will you please write about John Cabot instead of Abigail Adams?
Question: 9 Everyone went outside the building ....... the false alarm.
Correct Answer : 9 [because of]
Notes: Everyone went outside the building because of the false alarm.
Question: 10 The airplane flew ....... the storm.
Correct Answer : 10 [above]
Notes: The airplane flew above the storm.