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Year 8 English — Asking questions

Build a question from a statement — moving the helping verb, adding do, does or did, and spotting the questions that need no helping verb at all.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Write one word: "____ she finish her homework last night?"

  2. 2.Sort each question by the kind of answer it expects.

    Groups: Yes or no · More than yes or no

    • How well can Ravi swim?
    • Did she finish the book?
    • Where are you going?
    • Why did she stop reading?
    • Are you coming with us?
    • Can Ravi swim?

  3. 3.Somebody broke the window. Which question asks who that somebody was?

    • a) Whom broke the window?
    • b) Who did the window break?
    • c) Who did broke the window?
    • d) Who broke the window?

  4. 4.Which is a correctly formed negative question?

    • a) Not did you see the notice?
    • b) Didn't you see the notice?
    • c) Did you not saw the notice?
    • d) Did not you see the notice?

  5. 5.Match each statement to its yes-or-no question form.

    • She is reading.
    • She reads every day.
    • She read the whole book.
    • She has read the whole book.
    • She can read Tamil.
    • Does she read every day?
    • Has she read the whole book?
    • Can she read Tamil?
    • Is she reading?
    • Did she read the whole book?

  6. 6.Which is correct?

    • a) Did she went to the fair?
    • b) Did she go to the fair?
    • c) Did she gone to the fair?
    • d) Did she goes to the fair?

  7. 7.Put the parts in order to make one correct question. Note the capital letter and the question mark.

    • Why
    • did the meeting
    • start so
    • late?

  8. 8.Sort each question by whether "who" is the one doing the action or the one it is done to.

    Groups: Who is doing it · Who it is done to

    • Who called Ravi?
    • Who taught the class?
    • Who did the teacher praise?
    • Who did Ravi call?

Answer key — Year 8 English — Asking questions

  1. 1. did
  2. 2. Are you coming with us? → Yes or no; Where are you going? → More than yes or no; Did she finish the book? → Yes or no; Why did she stop reading? → More than yes or no; Can Ravi swim? → Yes or no; How well can Ravi swim? → More than yes or no
  3. 3. d) Who broke the window?
  4. 4. b) Didn't you see the notice?
  5. 5. She is reading. → Is she reading?; She reads every day. → Does she read every day?; She read the whole book. → Did she read the whole book?; She has read the whole book. → Has she read the whole book?; She can read Tamil. → Can she read Tamil?
  6. 6. b) Did she go to the fair?
  7. 7. 1. Why 2. did the meeting 3. start so 4. late?
  8. 8. Who called Ravi? → Who is doing it; Who did Ravi call? → Who it is done to; Who taught the class? → Who is doing it; Who did the teacher praise? → Who it is done to