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5. Mrs Mathur, who teaches us Mathematics, is very particular
(a) ___________ punctuality. Her class always begins (b) ___________
time. Anyone who is late even (c) ___________ a couple
(d) ___________ minutes is (e) ___________ deep trouble.

6. I saw Tanya (a) ___________ the bus stop. I could not talk to her because I was right
(b) ___________ the back (c) ___________ the queue and there were (d) ___________
least twenty people (e) ___________ us.
7. (a) ___________ this photograph, Megha is sitting (b) ___________ her parents. The
girl sitting (c) ___________ the extreme right is her cousin.

8. The school will remain closed (a) ___________ two months (b) ___________ 1st May
(c) ___________ 30th June.

VIII. Complete these paragraphs with appropriate prepositions.

(1)

Nishu asked, “Dad, can you tell me how much you earn (a) ________ a day or even half a
day?” “Nick, why are you asking this question?” Nick’s father was perplexed. But Nick was
persistent. “Please answer me. Can you please tell me how much you earn (b) ________
an hour?” Nick’s father gave in and replied, “It will be around $25 per hour.” Nick ran
(c) ________ his room upstairs and came down (d) ________ his piggy bank that contained
his savings. “Dad, I have $50 (e) ________ my piggy bank. Can you spare two hours
(f) ________ me? I want to go (g) ________ the beach and have dinner (h) ________ you
tomorrow evening. Can you please mark this (i) ________ your schedule?” Nick’s father
was speechless!

(2)

Once a milkmaid was going (a) ________ the market, carrying milk in a pail (b) ________
her head. As she went along, she began calculating what she would do (c) ________ the
money she would get (d) ________ the milk. “I'll buy some fowls from Farmer Brown,”
said she, “and they will lay eggs each morning, which I will sell (e) ________ the parson's

wife. With the money that I get from the sale (f) ________ these eggs, I will buy myself
a new floral frock and a chip hat, and when I go to the market, won't all the young men
come (g) ________ and speak to me! Other women of the village will be so jealous, but
I don't care. I shall just look (h) ________ them and toss my head like this.” As she spoke
that, she tossed her head back and the pail fell (i) ________ and all the milk was spilled!

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