Different question types
Form ordinary, subject and indirect questions accurately; Keep statement order inside an indirect question; Place prepositions naturally in informal and formal questions.
1. Which question correctly asks about the object of the verb?
Multiple Choice20sAWho did Lina invite?✓BWho invited Lina?CWho did invite Lina?DWho Lina invited?💡 An object question in the past simple uses who + did + subject + base verb.
2. In the subject question 'Who sent this message?', who replaces the subject, so no form of do is needed.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 Affirmative subject questions keep statement word order and do not use do/does/did.
3. Complete the subject question with the correct form of produce: Which country _____ the most coffee?
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedproduces💡 Which country is the subject, so the verb agrees with it and no does is used.
4. Which indirect question has the correct word order?
Multiple Choice20sADo you know where the entrance is?✓BDo you know where is the entrance?CDo you know where does the entrance be?DDo you know the entrance where is?💡 After Do you know, the embedded clause uses statement order: the entrance is.
5. Match each question type to its correctly formed example.
Matching30sOrdinary yes/no question→Did the parcel arrive?Subject question→What caused the delay?Indirect wh-question→Could you tell me when it starts?Indirect yes/no question→Do you know if Maya is free?💡 Each example follows the auxiliary, subject-question or embedded-clause pattern named.
6. Complete the indirect question with be: Have you any idea why the lights _____ off right now?
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedare💡 The embedded clause has statement order: the lights are off.
7. Put the chunks in order to make an indirect question.
Put in Order30s- 1.Could you tell me
- 2.what time
- 3.the next train
- 4.for Oxford
- 5.leaves?
💡 An indirect question uses the opener followed by question phrase + subject + verb.
8. Which everyday question places its preposition naturally?
Multiple Choice20sAWho were you speaking to?✓BTo who you were speaking?CWho were speaking you to?DWho did you speaking to?💡 In an everyday object question, the preposition normally remains at the end.
9. The sentence 'Could you tell me where does Marta live?' is a correctly formed indirect question.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 An embedded question uses statement word order and no do/does/did.
10. Complete the object question: Who _____ you meet at the conference yesterday?
Fill the Gap20sAccepteddid💡 The question asks about the object of a finished past action, so it needs did.
11. Which is the most formal version of the question?
Multiple Choice20sAFor whom did the architect work?✓BWho did the architect work for?CWho the architect worked for?DFor who the architect did work?💡 Fronting the preposition and using whom creates the formal pattern described in the reference.
12. Match each beginning to the only grammatically suitable ending.
Matching30sWho→approved the final design?Who did→the committee appoint?Do you know→whether the figures are accurate?What are→they arguing about?💡 The endings distinguish subject, object, indirect and preposition questions.
13. Complete the negative subject question: Who _____ receive the updated timetable?
Fill the Gap20sAccepteddidn't · did not💡 A negative subject question can use didn't before the base verb receive.
14. In 'What happened after the meeting?', what is the subject of happened.
True / False20sTrue ✓False💡 What replaces the unknown subject, so the sentence keeps statement order.
15. You want to ask whether a colleague has submitted a form. Which sentence is correct?
Multiple Choice20sADo you know if Priya has submitted the form?✓BDo you know has Priya submitted the form?CDo you know if has Priya submitted the form?DDo you know did Priya submit the form?💡 An embedded yes/no question uses if plus statement order.
16. Put the chunks in order to make a subject question.
Put in Order30s- 1.What
- 2.happened
- 3.during the presentation
- 4.after
- 5.the power cut?
💡 What replaces the subject, so no did is used.
17. Complete the indirect question with one word: I was wondering _____ the gallery opens on Sundays.
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedif · whether💡 If and whether can introduce an embedded yes/no question.
18. Which question correctly asks about the thing that caused a reaction?
Multiple Choice20sAWhat made everyone laugh?✓BWhat did make everyone laughed?CWhat everyone made laugh?DWhat did everyone laugh made?💡 What is the subject of made, so no auxiliary is required.
19. All English questions must put an auxiliary verb before the subject.
True / False20sTrueFalse ✓💡 Subject questions such as Who called? keep statement word order.
20. Complete the direct question: How long _____ you been working on this proposal?
Fill the Gap20sAcceptedhave💡 The present perfect continuous question places have before the subject you.