EnglishGrammar: Preposition

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct…

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct prepositions given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) The new tenant seemed quite indifferent ______ the noise of the trains passing below his window.	(I) of
(B) Ritu was a little envious ______ her classmate’s neat, round handwriting.	(II) in
(C) Having moved here only last week, the Sharmas are not yet acquainted ______ their neighbours.	(III) to
(D) After two failed attempts, Ravi finally succeeded ______ passing his driving test.	(IV) with

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) The new tenant seemed quite indifferent to the noise of the trains passing below his window.	(III) to	Indifferent to means not caring about something or not troubled by it. The tenant did not mind the noise of the trains.
(B) Ritu was a little envious of her classmate’s neat, round handwriting.	(I) of	Envious of means wanting something that another person has. Ritu wished she could write as neatly as her classmate.
(C) Having moved here only last week, the Sharmas are not yet acquainted with their neighbours.	(IV) with	Acquainted with means knowing someone or something a little. The Sharmas do not know their neighbours yet.
(D) After two failed attempts, Ravi finally succeeded in passing his driving test.	(II) in	Succeed in means to manage to do something one has tried to do. Ravi managed to pass the test at last.

Fill in the blanks in the sentences given in List-I with the correct prepositions given in List-II.

List-I (Sentences)	List-II (Prepositions)
(A) The new tenant seemed quite indifferent ______ the noise of the trains passing below his window.	(I) of
(B) Ritu was a little envious ______ her classmate’s neat, round handwriting.	(II) in
(C) Having moved here only last week, the Sharmas are not yet acquainted ______ their neighbours.	(III) to
(D) After two failed attempts, Ravi finally succeeded ______ passing his driving test.	(IV) with

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 1

The correct answer is Option (1) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)

List-I	List-II	Explanation
(A) The new tenant seemed quite indifferent to the noise of the trains passing below his window.	(III) to	Indifferent to means not caring about something or not troubled by it. The tenant did not mind the noise of the trains.
(B) Ritu was a little envious of her classmate’s neat, round handwriting.	(I) of	Envious of means wanting something that another person has. Ritu wished she could write as neatly as her classmate.
(C) Having moved here only last week, the Sharmas are not yet acquainted with their neighbours.	(IV) with	Acquainted with means knowing someone or something a little. The Sharmas do not know their neighbours yet.
(D) After two failed attempts, Ravi finally succeeded in passing his driving test.	(II) in	Succeed in means to manage to do something one has tried to do. Ravi managed to pass the test at last.