OOPT OOPT - Oxford Online Placement Prepositions and Conjunctions 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct preposition: 'He is very good ___ solving problems.'
- in
- at (Correct answer)
- for
- with
Correct answer: at
'Good at' is the correct fixed collocation when describing a skill or ability.
Question 2: Which sentence is correct?
- She is interested on learning French.
- She is interested in learning French. (Correct answer)
- She is interested at learning French.
- She is interested about learning French.
Correct answer: She is interested in learning French.
'Interested in' is the correct fixed prepositional phrase in English.
Question 3: Choose the correct conjunction: 'She studied hard ___ she passed the exam.'
- although
- despite
- so (Correct answer)
- unless
Correct answer: so
'So' shows a result or consequence — she studied hard, and as a result she passed.
Question 4: Which preposition correctly completes: 'He was accused ___ stealing the money'?
- of (Correct answer)
- for
- about
- with
Correct answer: of
'Accused of' is the correct fixed collocation; the preposition 'of' always follows 'accused.'
Question 5: Choose the correct word: '___ the bad weather, we enjoyed our vacation.'
- Although
- Despite (Correct answer)
- However
- Even though
Correct answer: Despite
'Despite' is a preposition followed by a noun phrase, not a clause, making it the correct choice here.
Question 6: Choose the correct preposition: 'The meeting was postponed ___ next week.'
- to
- for
- until (Correct answer)
- by
Correct answer: until
'Postponed until' means the event will now happen at that future time.
OOPT OOPT - Oxford Online Placement Prepositions and Conjunctions 2
Choose the correct preposition: 'He is very good ___ solving problems.'