Question

Fill in the blank with a suitable preposition.
Some students were talking _______ the exam.

• A. for
• B. from
• C. on
• D. during

Answer 1

The correct option is D during

The given sentence explains that the students are talking while the exam was on; therefore, ‘during’ is the apt option since ‘during’ is used to denote a period when an action or event occurs. Therefore option D is correct. On the other hand, ‘for’ cannot be used because the students are not talking because of the exam, i.e. the exam is not the reason for the students talking. Hence option A is incorrect. Whereas ‘the exam’ is neither a place that the students are ‘on’ nor a starting point ‘from’ which they travel. Thus options B and C are incorrect.