Prepositions of Direction Quiz | Beginner Level | 10 Questions & Answers with Explanations

"Went" combined with "to buy vegetables" shows she actually reached the market, so to is correct, indicating arrival at a destination.

Correct sentence: "She went to the market to buy vegetables."

Memory hook: if the sentence implies the person completed the journey and arrived, use to, not towards.

The sentence explicitly says "we don't know if she got there," which signals movement in a direction without confirmed arrival, matching the definition of towards.

Correct sentence: "She walked towards the market, but we don't know if she got there."

Memory hook: towards leaves the ending open — movement is happening, but arrival isn't guaranteed or stated.

"Walked" is a movement verb showing entry from outside to inside, so into is required, not the static in.

Correct sentence: "He walked into the room and sat down."

Memory hook: movement verbs like walk, run, jump almost always demand into when entering an enclosed space.

"Sitting" describes a static position, not movement, so it takes in, describing where he already was, unlike a movement verb that would require into.

Correct sentence: "He was sitting in the room, reading a book."

Memory hook: static verbs — sit, stand, stay, wait — pair with in, never into.

"Jumped" is a movement verb showing he moved and landed on the stage, so onto is required, not the static on.

Correct sentence: "He jumped onto the stage to grab the microphone."

Memory hook: movement to a surface — jump, climb, step — takes onto, just like movement into a space takes into.

"Stood" describes a static position on the surface, not the act of moving there, so it takes on, describing where he already was.

Correct sentence: "He stood on the stage, waiting for his cue."

Memory hook: once someone is already positioned somewhere (standing, sitting), use the static preposition on, not onto.

"Poured" is a movement/transfer verb describing the milk moving from outside to inside the cup, so into is required, not the static in.

Correct sentence: "She poured the milk into the cup."

Memory hook: verbs like pour, put, drop into a container are movement verbs — they always need into.

"Is already" describes the milk's current static position, not movement, so it takes in, describing where it currently sits.

Correct sentence: "The milk is already in the cup, ready to drink."

Memory hook: "already" is a strong clue that something has finished moving and is now simply positioned — that means the static preposition in.

"Walked" shows movement of entry into the classroom, so into is required, not the static in, which would be incorrect if entry is meant.

Correct sentence: "She walked into the classroom just as the bell rang."

Memory hook: the phrase "just as the bell rang" confirms a specific moment of arrival/entry, reinforcing that into is needed here, not in.

This tests the fixed rule that "reach" needs no preposition at all before its object — it's a transitive verb that takes a direct object directly, so neither to nor towards should follow it.

Correct sentence: "He reached the destination after a long journey."

Memory hook: "reach" never takes a preposition — memorise reach the station, reach home, reach the destination as fixed patterns with nothing in between.