Indirect Questions – English Grammar Test for B2
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(a) Where is the next train to Oxford?
(b) Could you tell me where the next train to Oxford is?
(c) Can you tell where the next train is?
(d) Where the next train is?
2 You’re calling a hotel to ask about room prices. What do you say?
(a) I want to know how much does a room cost per night.
(b) I’d like to know how much a room costs per night.
(c) Tell me how much does a room cost.
(d) How much a room does cost per night.
3 You’re talking to a stranger at a café and forgot their name. What do you ask politely?
(a) What’s your name again?
(b) Can you tell me what’s your name?
(c) Could you remind me what your name is?
(d) You can tell me your name?
4 You’re asking for directions politely.
(a) Can you tell me where is the post office?
(b) Tell me where the post office is.
(c) Could you tell me where the post office is, please?
(d) Where’s the post office, please?
5 You’re talking to a coworker about schedules.
(a) Do you know when the meeting starts?
(b) When does the meeting starts?
(c) You know when does the meeting start?
(d) Can you know when the meeting start?
6 You’re booking a taxi and want to know travel time.
(a) Can you tell me how long does it take to the airport?
(b) Can you tell me how long it takes to get to the airport?
(c) Can you tell how long to the airport it takes?
(d) How long it takes can you tell me?
7 You want to sound polite asking a shop assistant.
(a) Can you say me where the fitting rooms are?
(b) Do you know where are the fitting rooms?
(c) Could you tell me where the fitting rooms are?
(d) Tell me where the fitting rooms are.
8 You’re calling a friend’s house and a stranger answers.
(a) Can you tell me who is speaking?
(b) Can you tell me who speaking?
(c) Can you tell me who speaks?
(d) Can you tell me who is?
9 You’re asking your teacher about a word you don’t understand.
(a) What means this word?
(b) What this word means?
(c) What does this word mean?
(d) Could you tell me what this word means?
10 You’re asking about the weather politely.
(a) Do you know if it will rain today?
(b) Know you if will it rain today?
(c) Do you know will it rain today?
(d) You know if it rains?
11 You’re in a restaurant and need to ask for the bill politely.
(a) Bring me the bill.
(b) I want the bill now.
(c) Could you tell me where I can pay, please?
(d) Can you tell me where can I pay, please?
12 You’re asking your manager about next week’s meeting time.
(a) I’d like to know what time will the meeting start next week.
(b) I’d like to know what time the meeting will start next week.
(c) I’d like to know when will start the meeting.
(d) I’d like to know what the time meeting start next week.
13 You’re unsure if the office is open on Saturday.
(a) Do you know is the office open on Saturday?
(b) Do you know if the office is open on Saturday?
(c) Do you know the office is open on Saturday?
(d) Is the office open on Saturday, do you know?
14 You forgot your colleague’s email address.
(a) Can you tell me what’s your email?
(b) Can you tell me what your email address is?
(c) Tell me what’s your email.
(d) Could you tell me what email are you?
15 You’re at a hotel and want to know breakfast time.
(a) Can you tell me when is breakfast served?
(b) Can you tell me when breakfast is served?
(c) You can tell me when breakfast is served?
(d) When breakfast served can you tell?
16 You’re not sure where the restroom is.
(a) Could you tell me where is the restroom?
(b) Could you tell me where the restroom is?
(c) You could tell me where is the restroom?
(d) Tell me where the restroom is.
17 You’re asking your classmate politely about the homework.
(a) What’s the homework?
(b) Can you tell me what’s the homework?
(c) Could you tell me what the homework is?
(d) You can tell me what homework is?
18 You’re calling to confirm an appointment.
(a) I want to know my appointment is confirmed.
(b) I’d like to know if my appointment is confirmed.
(c) I like to know if my appointment confirmed.
(d) Can you say me my appointment is confirmed?
19 You’re asking a friend how to use an app.
(a) Can you tell me how I use this app?
(b) Can you tell me how can I use this app?
(c) Can you tell me how to use this app?
(d) Can you tell me how use this app?
20 You’re checking at the reception for someone’s room number.
(a) Can you tell me what’s his room number?
(b) Can you tell me what his room number is?
(c) Tell me what his room is number.
(d) Can you tell me what room is number his?
21 You’re at a restaurant and want to know if vegetarian options exist.
(a) Can you tell me are there vegetarian dishes?
(b) Can you tell me there are vegetarian dishes?
(c) Can you tell me if there are vegetarian dishes?
(d) Can you tell me what are vegetarian dishes?
22 You’re asking for help with directions.
(a) Could you tell me how do I get to the museum?
(b) Could you tell me how I can get to the museum?
(c) Tell me how I get to the museum.
(d) Can you tell me how get I to the museum?
23 You want to know if your friend liked the movie.
(a) Can you tell me if you liked the movie?
(b) Tell me did you like the movie?
(c) You tell me if liked the movie?
(d) Can you tell me did you like the movie?
24 You’re not sure why your friend is upset.
(a) Can you tell me why is she upset?
(b) Can you tell me why she is upset?
(c) Tell me why she is upset?
(d) Can you tell why she upset is?
25 You’re checking with your teacher about test results.
(a) Do you know when will the results be ready?
(b) Do you know when the results will be ready?
(c) You know when will the results ready?
(d) Do you know when are the results ready?
26 You’re talking to the receptionist about check-out time.
(a) Can you tell me what time is check-out?
(b) Can you tell me what time check-out is?
(c) Tell me check-out time, please.
(d) Can you tell me check-out is what time?
27 You’re calling your friend’s home and want to speak to him.
(a) Could you tell me if Tom is at home, please?
(b) Could you tell me if is Tom at home, please?
(c) Can you tell me Tom is at home, please?
(d) Tell me is Tom at home.
28 You’re in a shop and want to know where to find bread.
(a) Can you tell me where is the bread?
(b) Can you tell me where the bread is?
(c) Tell me where is the bread.
(d) Can you tell where bread is?
29 You’re visiting a new city and want to know what to see.
(a) Can you tell me what can I see here?
(b) Can you tell me what I can see here?
(c) Can you tell me I can see what here?
(d) Tell me what can I see here?
30 You want to check if the movie has started.
(a) Do you know if the movie started?
(b) Do you know if the movie has started?
(c) You know the movie started?
(d) Do you know has the movie started?
Answer
1 (b) – Polite and correct order: where the next train to Oxford is.
2 (b) – No inversion after I’d like to know.
3 (c) – Polite reminder: what your name is.
4 (c) – Could you tell me... for polite request.
5 (a) – No inversion: when the meeting starts.
6 (b) – Correct structure: how long it takes to get...
7 (c) – Indirect polite form: where the fitting rooms are.
8 (a) – Subject + verb order: who is speaking.
9 (d) – Polite indirect question → Could you tell me what this word means?
10 (a) – if + subject + verb for Yes/No question.
11 (c) – Polite request with Could you tell me...
12 (b) – No inversion after I’d like to know.
13 (b) – Correct if + subject + verb order.
14 (b) – Proper indirect form: what your email address is.
15 (b) – No inversion: when breakfast is served.
16 (b) – where the restroom is → standard polite structure.
17 (c) – Indirect form: what the homework is.
18 (b) – Yes/No question → if my appointment is confirmed.
19 (c) – Use how to for explanations or instructions.
20 (b) – Correct word order: what his room number is.
21 (c) – Yes/No question → if there are vegetarian dishes.
22 (b) – Correct order: how I can get to the museum.
23 (a) – Yes/No indirect → if you liked the movie.
24 (b) – Wh-question → why she is upset.
25 (b) – Indirect → when the results will be ready.
26 (b) – Wh-question → what time check-out is.
27 (a) – Yes/No question → if Tom is at home.
28 (b) – Polite request → where the bread is.
29 (b) – Wh-question → what I can see here.
30 (b) – Present perfect → if the movie has started.