Quick Test For In / At For Place



We had a wonderful time _____ Madrid. 
We have just learned the Rules on When To Use the Prepositions in and at  For Place.  Now let’s have a quick test :


Complete the sentences with at   or  in  :

  1. The title of the story was  ____ the top of the page.
  2. I bought the souvenir when I was  ____ Paris last year. 
  3. The train stops ____ Exeter and Plymouth. 
  4. I keep my money ____ a box in my room.
  5. You’ll find the telephone ____ the corridor. 
  6. I spend about 38 hours a week  ____ work.
  7. The weather’s so lovely, let’s eat ____ the garden.
  8. Pauline’s not feeling well.  She’s ____ bed.
  9. Hamid work ____ a restaurant ____ Oxford.
  10. We live ____ number 32 Redland Road now.
  11. We had a wonderful week ____ Madrid.
  12. The accident happened because the driver didn’t stop ____ the traffic lights.
  13. There’s a supermarket ____ the end of the street. 
  14. We had great fun last night ____ Mick’s party.
  15. Are there any fish ____ this river? 
  16. It’s too cold to go out.  I’m staying ____ home tonight.

If you want to stop now,  check your answers HERE.    

But  if you want to take this a bit farther, here a girl’s  description of her house.  Fill in the gaps using in or at :

We live (1) ____ an  old house  (2) ____ the end of a quiet street (3) ____ Birmingham.  There are four rooms downstairs.  I have my study on the left (4) ____ the front of the house. There are a few chairs (5) ____ the room and (6) ____ one corner there is a table with a computer – that’s where I do most of my work.  The sitting room is also (7) ____ the front of the house, on the right as you come in.  The kitchen is (8) ____ the back.  It looks out over the garden.  There is another small sitting room (9) ____ the back of the house.  There are four bedrooms upstairs, two (10) ____ the front and two (11) ____ the back.  There’s a bathroom (12) ____ the end of the corridor.  

Now click HERE  to  check your answers. 


Other Quick Tests you can take : 
Quick Test For  At/In/On  for Time
Quick Test for Simple Subject-Verb Agreement 



Related Articles : 
Quick Review For Busy People : Using At/In/On  for Time
A Quick Review On Verb Usage for Busy People
Say It In English And Say It Correctly
Helpful Tongue Twisters



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