Questions: Different types – English Grammar Test for B2
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(a) Do
(b) Are
(c) Would
(d) Will
2 Can you tell me where ______ from?
(a) do you come
(b) you come
(c) are you coming
(d) does you come
3 She’s met him before, ______?
(a) doesn’t she
(b) didn’t she
(c) hasn’t she
(d) won’t she
4 Why ______ you call me last night?
(a) don’t
(b) didn’t
(c) haven’t
(d) won’t
5 ______ broke the window yesterday?
(a) Who
(b) Whom
(c) Which
(d) What
6 Do you know what time ______ the last bus leaves?
(a) does
(b) do
(c) —
(d) is
7 She asked me if I ______ seen her bag.
(a) had
(b) have
(c) has
(d) was
8 Let’s go out for dinner, ______?
(a) will we
(b) do we
(c) shall we
(d) won’t we
9 “Do you like this movie?” – She asked me ______ I liked that movie.
(a) that
(b) if
(c) why
(d) when
10 ______ you ever tried sushi before?
(a) Were
(b) Did
(c) Have
(d) Do
11 He didn’t tell anyone, ______ he?
(a) didn’t
(b) does
(c) did
(d) wasn’t
12 What does this word ______?
(a) means
(b) mean
(c) meaning
(d) to mean
13 I don’t know why she ______ angry.
(a) is
(b) was
(c) be
(d) being
14 She said she didn’t know where ______.
(a) is my phone
(b) my phone is
(c) was my phone
(d) her phone was
15 “Could you tell me where the station is?” is an example of a(n) ______ question.
(a) Direct
(b) Indirect
(c) Rhetorical
(d) Negative
16 “What did you do last weekend?” is an example of a ______ question.
(a) Yes/No
(b) Wh-
(c) Tag
(d) Indirect
17 Choose the correct question tag: “You were at the party last night, ______?”
(a) weren’t you
(b) didn’t you
(c) don’t you
(d) weren’t they
18 How long ______ here?
(a) you work
(b) do you work
(c) have you worked
(d) did you worked
19 I can’t remember who ______ me that story.
(a) tell
(b) told
(c) did tell
(d) telling
20 Nobody helped him, ______?
(a) did they
(b) didn’t they
(c) was they
(d) do they
21 I asked her what time ______.
(a) does the film start
(b) did the film start
(c) the film started
(d) the film start
22 Where ______ you born?
(a) are
(b) were
(c) was
(d) have
23 “Why did you come late?” – This is a ______ question.
(a) Wh-
(b) Tag
(c) Indirect
(d) Negative
24 ______ she speak English fluently?
(a) Does
(b) Do
(c) Is
(d) Has
25 What would you ask a stranger if you got lost?
(a) Could you tell me where is the bus station?
(b) Can you tell me where is the bus station?
(c) Could you tell me where the bus station is?
(d) You can tell me where the bus station is?
26 “Who does this bag belong to?” means ______.
(a) Who owns this bag?
(b) Who uses this bag?
(c) Who bought this bag?
(d) Who takes this bag?
27 I’d like to know when ______ to meet.
(a) should we
(b) we should
(c) do we
(d) will we
28 You haven’t met John yet, ______?
(a) have you
(b) do you
(c) did you
(d) hasn’t you
29 Why didn’t you call me yesterday? → Change into indirect form.
(a) She asked me why didn’t I call her.
(b) She asked me why I didn’t call her.
(c) She asked me why didn’t call her I.
(d) She asked me why I hadn’t called her.
30 Can you tell me what this word ______?
(a) means
(b) mean
(c) does mean
(d) did mean
31 He said he didn’t know ______ she was coming.
(a) if
(b) that
(c) who
(d) what
32 Who ______ you that information?
(a) gives
(b) gave
(c) giving
(d) given
33 Let’s not be late, ______?
(a) will we
(b) shall we
(c) do we
(d) won’t we
34 What time ______ the train arrive?
(a) do
(b) does
(c) is
(d) did
35 I wonder what ______ next.
(a) happens
(b) does happen
(c) happening
(d) happened
36 “Would you like some coffee?” is a ______ question.
(a) Wh-
(b) Tag
(c) Yes/No
(d) Indirect
37 “Why not?” is a ______ question.
(a) Negative
(b) Rhetorical
(c) Direct
(d) Wh-
38 ______ you ever been to France?
(a) Were
(b) Did
(c) Have
(d) Do
39 “Where are you going?” – “To the gym.” → This is a ______ question.
(a) Indirect
(b) Wh-
(c) Negative
(d) Tag
40 The teacher asked the students what they ______ the night before.
(a) do
(b) did
(c) had done
(d) were doing
41 How long ______ your parents known each other?
(a) did
(b) have
(c) do
(d) were
42 I don’t know why she ______ crying.
(a) is
(b) was
(c) be
(d) being
43 “Could you tell me where the hotel is?” – What kind of sentence is it?
(a) Indirect question
(b) Conditional clause
(c) Negative sentence
(d) Tag question
44 ______ you seen my glasses anywhere?
(a) Did
(b) Were
(c) Have
(d) Do
45 You enjoy swimming, ______?
(a) do you
(b) don’t you
(c) did you
(d) haven’t you
46 I asked her how long she ______ living there.
(a) was
(b) had been
(c) has been
(d) is
47 She wanted to know if I ______ help her.
(a) can
(b) could
(c) may
(d) will
48 Who ______ sitting next to you at the concert?
(a) is
(b) was
(c) were
(d) did
49 Where ______ she live when she was a child?
(a) does
(b) do
(c) did
(d) has
50 How many students ______ in your class?
(a) is there
(b) are there
(c) have there
(d) there are
51 Nobody told us the truth, ______ they?
(a) did
(b) didn’t
(c) does
(d) don’t
52 Could you tell me what time ______ tomorrow?
(a) does the meeting start
(b) the meeting starts
(c) is the meeting start
(d) starts the meeting
53 What kind of questions usually give short answers?
(a) Wh-
(b) Yes/No
(c) Indirect
(d) Embedded
54 ______ are you so tired today?
(a) How
(b) What
(c) Why
(d) When
55 “You’re tired, aren’t you?” – This is an example of a ______ question.
(a) Wh-
(b) Tag
(c) Indirect
(d) Embedded
56 “Do you know where my phone is?” – What type of question is inside?
(a) Wh- question
(b) Yes/No question
(c) Tag question
(d) Rhetorical question
57 I can’t remember what time ______.
(a) does it start
(b) it start
(c) it starts
(d) is it start
58 I asked her who ______ her there.
(a) bring
(b) brings
(c) brought
(d) had brought
59 How long ______ you waiting?
(a) have
(b) have been
(c) were
(d) are
60 “Isn’t it a beautiful day?” – This question is mainly used to ______.
(a) test grammar
(b) express agreement
(c) ask for information
(d) end a conversation
Answer
1 (c) – Polite Yes/No question → Would you like...?
2 (b) – Indirect: where you come from (no inversion).
3 (c) – Present perfect → hasn’t she?
4 (b) – Past tense → didn’t you call...?
5 (a) – Subject question → no auxiliary.
6 (c) – Indirect: what time the last bus leaves.
7 (a) – Past perfect in indirect speech.
8 (c) – Tag for “Let’s” → shall we?
9 (b) – Reported question uses if for Yes/No.
10 (c) – Experience question → Have you ever...?
11 (c) – Negative → positive tag: did he?
12 (b) – Present simple question form → mean.
13 (a) – Indirect: why she is angry.
14 (d) – Correct reported word order.
15 (b) – Could you tell me...? → indirect question.
16 (b) – Wh-question begins with “What.”
17 (a) – Tag for were → weren’t you?
18 (c) – Present perfect: How long have you worked...?
19 (b) – Past simple verb → told.
20 (a) – Negative subject → positive tag.
21 (c) – Indirect question → no inversion.
22 (b) – Past simple of be.
23 (a) – Begins with “Why” → Wh-question.
24 (a) – Present simple → Does she...?
25 (c) – Indirect polite form → where the bus station is.
26 (a) – Same meaning: Who owns this bag?
27 (b) – Indirect → no inversion after when.
28 (a) – Positive statement → negative tag.
29 (b) – Correct indirect order → why I didn’t call her.
30 (a) – Indirect → what this word means.
31 (a) – If introduces Yes/No clause.
32 (b) – Past simple → gave.
33 (b) – Tag for Let’s not → shall we?
34 (b) – Present simple → does the train arrive.
35 (a) – Embedded: I wonder what happens next.
36 (c) – Closed question → Yes/No answer.
37 (b) – Why not? = rhetorical form for agreement.
38 (c) – Present perfect → Have you ever...?
39 (b) – Wh-question.
40 (c) – Reported past perfect.
41 (b) – Present perfect for ongoing time.
42 (a) – Indirect → why she is crying.
43 (a) – Indirect question example.
44 (c) – Present perfect → Have you seen...?
45 (b) – Positive statement → negative tag.
46 (b) – Past perfect continuous in reported form.
47 (b) – Could = past or polite form of can.
48 (b) – Past continuous subject question.
49 (c) – Past simple of do.
50 (b) – Existential “there are.”
51 (a) – Negative subject → positive tag.
52 (b) – Indirect → no inversion.
53 (b) – Yes/No questions → short answers.
54 (c) – Asking reason → Why...?
55 (b) – Example of a tag question.
56 (a) – Inside clause is a Wh-question (where my phone is).
57 (c) – Embedded clause → what time it starts.
58 (c) – Simple past → brought.
59 (b) – Present perfect continuous → have been waiting.
60 (b) – Used to agree or show friendliness.