Sunday, June 29, 2014

Prepositions + Answers


Fill in each blank with a suitable preposition.

 

            Paul and Tim are members (1) the “Green Society” (2) school. They went (3) an outing last Sunday. Mr. Lam was their group leader.

 

            Paul and Tim were excited when they reached the farm. The boys looked (4) eagerly as they got (5) the coach. Before them were patches (6) green that stretched far (7) the distance. There was a fenced area (8) their left. The boys followed Mr. Lam (9) a hut where a young woman was waiting.

 

            “Hello, everyone. Welcome! I’m your guide today and my name is Sue. Before I show you (10) the farm, do you know what organic farming is?” said the young woman.

 

            “It is a farming method that uses only natural products to raise plants,” answered a girl (11) the group.

 

            “Right! Now let me show you how we do it, said Sue as she headed (12) a carrot field. She pointed (13) a small plant and explained, “This plant gives (14) a smell which drives the insects (15) (16) the carrot plants. We don’t use any chemicals (17) organic farming.”

 

            She then took the group to see the farm animals. Their last stop was (18) the workshop where Sue showed the group how to make paper (19) of old cardboard boxes. She also told them the ways to cut (20) the use of plastic bags and cups.


Answers

 

 

1. of
6.   of
11. in
16. from
2. at
7.   into
12. towards/for
17. in
3. on
8.   on
13. to/at
18. at
4. around
9.   to
14. off
19. out
5. off
10. around/round
15. away
20. down

 

 

 

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