General questions exercises. Упражнения на общие вопросы.

Упражнение 1.  Ask general questions and give short answers to them. Pay attention to the tense form of the verb in the questions.

1. Jane eats lunch at the canteen every day. (at school?)
2. I didn't sleep well last night. (last week?)
3. I am studying my grammar book now. (learning the rules?)
4. The children weren't watching TV last night. (doing their homework?)
5. It wasn't cold yesterday. (the day before yesterday?)
6. He won't be at home tonight. (tomorrow?)
7. She can't play the piano. (the guitar?)
8. They have visited many places. (the picture gallery?)
9. He was given more time for the test. (you?)
10. English is spoken in Australia. (Canada?)

Упражнение 2. Задайте общий вопрос и дайте краткий ответ

1. Ted's advice wasn't clever.
2. They had to go to school on Saturday.
3. He won't be able to speak Italian in two months.
4. They are not going to meet him.
5. She mustn't take these pills.
6. She won't have to write the exercise again.
7. He couldn't swim last summer.
8. She has to wear a uniform.
9. She will be able to make sandwiches tomorrow.

Упражнение 3. Give short answers to these general questions.

1. Did you go to the country last summer?
2. Did you go for a picnic last Sunday?
3. Can you see the sun now?
4. Can you see the stars now?
5. Does your pet sleep at night?
6. Do you like watching the clouds?

Упражнение 4. Измените предложения так. Чтобы они стали вопросительными. Make general questions.

1. The rabbit is hopping now.
2. Children are swimming now.
3. I am reading a book now.
4. Dave is riding his bike now.
5. We are planting some seeds now.
6. She is giving me a rubber now.

Special questions exercises

Упражнение 1. Составьте специальные вопросы из предложенных слов.

1. are / this / at / Why / like / looking / you / me?
2. do / to / university / What / enter / you / want?
3. Nick / his / How / does / after / disease / feel?
4. How / were / people / there / the / many / street / in?
5. are / holidays / Where / for / you / going / your?

Упражнение 2. Ask special questions to the sentences beginning with the words given in brackets.

Example: I saw him yesterday. (where?)

Where did you see him?

1. Some children do stupid things. (why?)
2. I am looking for my watch (what?)
3. His penfriend lives in London. (where?)
4. We met after school yesterday. (when?)
5. She'll come to the party. (with whom?)
6. English is spoken in many countries. (what countries?)
7. He was not prepared for the test. (why?)
8. They were playing a game when I came. (what game?)
9. I have made some mistakes in this exercise (how many?)
10. He has given me his old camera. (what?)

Упражнение 3. Write questions to the sentences.

Example I'll change my hobby. (why)

Why will you change your hobby?

1. They didn't expect me when I came. (who, why)
2. You can find out the timetable of trains at the railway station (where, what)
3. They have practised the song for two days. (how long)
4. I will never scold my own children. (why)
5. Ted was lucky to join the basketball team. (who)

Упражнение 4. Write questions to the sentences.

Example He asked a silly question. (what)

What question did he ask?

1. He visited his aunt in summer. (when
2. My father likes to travel by train. (how)
3. She has never been at a big railway station. (why)
4. We buy railway tickets at the booking-office. (where)
5. Some children go to school by bus. (by what)

Упражнение 5. Write questions to which the following sentences are answers.

1. A lesson lasts forty minutes.
2. We had only five lessons.
3. I am reading a rule now.
4. We haven't examinations this year.
5. The holiday will start next month.
6. I was looking out of the window at that moment.
7. There are no problem children in my class.
8. All tests are prepared by the teachers.
9. My mother came to school.
10. I was given another text.

Упражнение 6. Write questions to the underlined words.

1. The sportsman has achieved good results.
2. Something has bitten me.
3. I can hardly do it in time.
4. There was a funny expression on her face.
5. We shall divide the cake between us.
6. The weather was nasty.
7. The rest of them stayed at home.
8. He can suggest a better plan.

Tag questions exercises. 

 Упражнение 2. Допишите хвостик разделительного вопроса.

1. They won't go to the party, ___________?
2. This house is new, ___________?
3. I'm your doctor, ___________?
4. There is much snow there, ___________?
5. There is no juice in the fridge, ___________?
6. She never comes in time, ___________?
7. They have got a new house, ___________?
8. They had many tomatoes last summer, ___________?
9. They had to buy a new desk, ___________?
10. They had no time to discuss the problem, ___________?

Упражнение 3. You are talking to a friend. Ask him/her to agree with these statements. Use question tags.

Example:

Smoking is bad for you.

Smoking  is bad or you, isn't it?

1. Money isn't everything.
2. Computers are very useful.
3. Some people watch too much TV
4. People didn't have TV 100 years ago.
5. Life was better 100 years ago.
6. We can all make mistakes.
7. Parents shouldn't hit their children. 

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Упражнение 4. Add tags to make disjunctive questions.

Example

You went to see the doctor, didn't you?

1. You were playing showballs after the lessons, ___________?
2. You play snowballs every winter, ___________?
3. They were doing their homework yesterday after supper, ___________?
4. You did your homework after school, ___________?
5. They entered the classroom after the teacher, ___________?
6. She was writing a letter when you phoned, ___________?
7. Bob was playing the piano when we came, ___________?

Упражнение 5. Допишите хвостик разделительного вопроса.

1. The boy wasn't taken home, ___________?
2. Our homework was not checked by the teacher, ___________?
3. The new rules were explained to you, ___________?
4. The words were not written on the blackboard, ___________?
5. The English Channel was crossed by many swimmers, ___________?
6. The street was named after M. Bagdanovich, ___________?
7. You were born in 1982, ___________?
8. This coffee wasn't grown in India, ___________?
9. All the children were given presents, ___________?
10. All the mistakes were noticed by the teacher, ___________?

Упражнение 6. Допишите хвостик разделительного вопроса

1. There was something you wanted, ___________?
2. There was nobody in the room, ___________?
3. He has never been to Asia, ___________?
4. You have had the computer for two years, ___________?
5. They had a good time there, ___________?
6. I am a great singer, ___________?
7. They went to Alaska ten years ago, ___________?
8. They want to go to Siberia, ___________?
9. This is the Mississippi River, ___________?
10. These are your photos, ___________?

Упражнение 7. Change the statements into disjunctive questions

Example: He likes to read funny stories.

He likes to read funny stories, doesn't he?

He is not always patient.

He is not always patient, is he?

1. You study English.
2. They are discussing a new topic now.
3. He went for a walk in the valley an hour ago.
4. I was learning a poem when he came.
5. Maize is not grown in this part of the country.
6. You were not sure in his success.
7. They have studied at this school for 7 years.
8. We shan't write a dictation tomorrow
9. We are given homework every day.
10. This rule was explained to us yesterday.

Упражнение 8.  You are interviewing Molly.  Complete the conversation.

You: Molly. You've always wanted to be an actress, haven't you?

Molly: Yes. I have.

You: You started acting when you were a small child, ___________?

(Molly: Yes. I appeared on stage for the first time when I was only four.

You: You're Canadian, ___________?

Molly: Yes, I am.

You: You were born in Toronto, ___________?

Molly: That's right.

You: But you didn't go to acting school in Canada, _____________?

Molly: No, I studied acting in New York.

You: You were there for two years, _____________?

Molly: That's right.

You: You live in London now, ______________?

Molly: Yes, I do.

You: And you're married, _________________?

Molly: Yes, I am.

You: Your husband isn't Canadian, ____________________?

Molly: No, he isn't. He's English.

You: And you've got two children, ___________________?

Molly: Yes, we have. A boy and a girl.

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