UPSR Questions - near or nearby?

UPSR Question :  Near or Nearby ?到底怎么用呢 ？ 

Recently a caring and concerned mom posted this online and one of our teachers spotted and gave a much-needed explanation. This objective question is one of the questions in Paper 1 (Penang UPSR Trial). Perhaps, it is not only  a mind-boggling question to our primary kids (Some adults have been using it the wrong way too).

What is the question exactly?

So what is the answer? and Why?

Below is the explanation!

nearby - adverb...
While waiting at the bus stop, he saw a few students roaming nearby.

nearby -describe action "roaming"
nearby- adjective
He always buys snacks at the nearby stall.

What does the question need?

An adverb?An adjective?A preposition?

Near is a Preposition.  Nearby is not!

The question requires you to tell the “location”

of John’s house. So you need a preposition

Hence, the answer is A

PS: near can also be an adjective & adverb !!!  (but in very few occasions)

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