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It is in front of the sofa.","The cat is behind the sofa.","Behind and in front of describe opposite sides of the sofa.",{"id":166,"difficulty":167,"format":28,"prompt":168,"options":169,"answer":75,"rule":171,"tag":36},"pr-025","medium","The indoor playground is ___ the school building, surrounded by its walls.",[75,170,158,54],"outside","Inside means within the building's walls.",{"id":173,"difficulty":167,"format":28,"prompt":174,"options":175,"answer":74,"rule":176,"tag":77},"pr-026","The bench is ___ the tree, immediately beside its trunk.",[74,54,75,158],"Next to places the bench right beside the tree.",{"id":178,"difficulty":167,"format":46,"prompt":179,"answer":8,"rule":180,"tag":77},"pr-027","The café is opposite the station, across the street from it.","Opposite means facing something on the other side.",{"id":182,"difficulty":167,"format":28,"prompt":183,"options":184,"answer":55,"rule":186,"tag":83},"pr-028","One child stands ___ the other two children, with a child on each side.",[55,185,33,34],"among","Use between for a position with one person on each of two sides.",{"id":188,"difficulty":167,"format":39,"prompt":189,"answer":190,"rule":192,"tag":43},"pr-029","The library is ___ the town centre, within that area. (one word)",[31,191],"within","In or within places the library inside the town-centre area.",{"id":194,"difficulty":167,"format":46,"prompt":195,"answer":67,"correction":196,"rule":197,"tag":36},"pr-030","The cat is outside the house. 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It moved from one side of the field to the other.","Across describes movement from one side of an open area to the other.",{"id":321,"difficulty":288,"format":28,"prompt":322,"options":323,"answer":324,"rule":325,"tag":294},"pr-055","The path runs ___ the river, following its bank rather than crossing it.",[324,292,291,75],"along","Along follows the length of the river instead of crossing it.",{"id":327,"difficulty":288,"format":39,"prompt":328,"answer":329,"rule":331,"tag":294},"pr-056","The rabbit ran ___ the cage, leaving it behind. 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