They provided the refugees ___ food and shelter.
Difficulty: Hard
About this MCQ
This Hard Prepositions MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “They provided the refugees ___ food and shelter.”
The accepted answer is A. With. “They provided the refugees ___ food and shelter.” is answered by With (option A). Option B (“Of”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of With. Option C (“For”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of With. Remaining alternatives (By) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once With is identified. Prepositions questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. Prepositions recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.
- A. With ✓
- B. Of
Why not B: “Of” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. With. “They provided the refugees ___ food and shelter.” is answered by With (option A). Option B (“Of”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Wit
- C. For
Why not C: “For” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. With. “They provided the refugees ___ food and shelter.” is answered by With (option A). Option B (“Of”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Wit
- D. By
Why not D: “By” is not correct. The accepted answer is A. With. “They provided the refugees ___ food and shelter.” is answered by With (option A). Option B (“Of”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Wit
Correct answer
A. With
Explanation
“They provided the refugees ___ food and shelter.” is answered by With (option A). Option B (“Of”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of With. Option C (“For”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of With. Remaining alternatives (By) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once With is identified. Prepositions questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. Prepositions recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.
Source: Prepositions Official FPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: prepositions, FPSC, grammar, English usage
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