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CHAPTER 5

 

ASKING QUESTIONS

 

5-1 YES/NO QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS

 

YES/NO QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS
a) Do you know Jim Adams? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.
b) Did it rain last night? Yes, it did. No, it didn’t.
c) Are you studying English? Yes, I am. No, I am not.
d) Was Ann in class? Yes, she was. No, she wasn’t.
e) Will Bob be here soon? Yes, he will. No, he won’t.
f) Can you swim? Yes, I can. No, I can’t.

Exercise 1: In the following dialogues, the long answer is given in brackets. Look at the long answer and then make the appropriate yes/no question and short answer to complete each dialogue. Do not use a negative verb in the question.

1. A: Do you know my brother?

B: No, I ______.

2. A: _________________________________

B: Yes, ____________ . (Jane eats lunch at the cafeteria every day).

3. A: ______________________________________________________

B: No, ____________ . (that pen doesn’t belong to me).

4. A: ________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ___________ . (the students in this class speak English well).

5. A: __________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ______________. (I slept well last night).

6. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: No, ___________ . (Ann and Jim didn’t come to class yesterday).

7. A: ____________________________________________________________

B: Yes, __________ . (I’m studying my grammar book).

8. A: _____________________________________________________________

B: No, _______. (the children aren’t watching TV).

9. A: _______________________________________________________

B: Yes, _______. (Tim Wilson is in my class).

10. A: ________________________________________________________

B: No, ________. (It wasn’t foggy yesterday).

11. A: _________________________________________________________

B: No, ______. (I won’t be in class tomorrow).

12. A: __________________________________________________________

B: No, _______. (Larry isn’t going to be in class tomorrow).

13. A: ____________________________________________________________

B: Yes, _________. (Karen will finish her work before she goes to bed).

14. A: __________________________________________________________

B: No, _________. (I can’t play the piano).

15. A: _________________________________________________________

B: Yes, _________. (some birds can swim under water).

16. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ___________. (You need to make an appointment to see the doctor).

17. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ___________. (I have a bicycle).

 

 

5-2 YES/NO QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION QUESTIONS

 

A yes/no question = a question that may be answered by yes or no A: Does Ann live in Montreal? B: Yes, she does. No, she doesn’t. An information question = a question that asks for information by using a question word: where, when, why, who, whom, what, which, whose, how.  
QUESTION WORD + HELPING WORD + SUBJECT + MAIN VERB
a) Does Ann live in Montreal? b) Where does Ann live? c) Where is Mary studying? d) When will you graduate? e) Who(m) did you see at the party?
f) Who came to the party? g) What happened yesterday?

 

Exercise 2: Make information questions. Use where, why, when, what time.

1. A: When/what time did you get up this morning?

B: At 7:30. ( I got up at 7:30).

2. A: _________________________________________________________

B: At the cafeteria. I ate lunch at the cafeteria.

3. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: At 12:15. I ate lunch at 12:15.

4. A: ____________________________________________________________

B: Because the food is good. I eat lunch at the cafeteria because the food is good.

5. A: ____________________________________________________________

B: In Chicago. My aunt and uncle live in Chicago.

6. A: _____________________________________________________________

B: Next week. I’m going to visit my aunt and uncle next week.

7. A: ______________________________________________________________

B: Around six. I’ll get home around six.

8.A: ___________________________________________________________

B: At the library. George is going to study at the library.

9. A: __________________________________________________________

B: Because it’s quiet. George studies t the library because it’s quiet.

10. A: ____________________________________________________________

B: At that corner. You can catch a bus at that corner.

11. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: Ten o’clock. I have to leave at ten o’clock.

12. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: In Japan. I was living in Japan in 1980.

13. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: Because they’re working on an exercise. The students are writing in their books because they’re working on an exercise.

14. A: __________________________________________________________

B: Around seven. You should call me around seven.

15. A: __________________________________________________________

B: Tomorrow. I’m going downtown tomorrow.

16. A: __________________________________________________________

B: Because I didn’t feel good. I stayed home yesterday because I didn’t feel good.

17. A: _________________________________________________________

B: To a movie. I went to a movie last night.

18. A: __________________________________________________________

B: At a hardware store. You can buy a hammer at a hardware store.

19. A: _________________________________________________________

B: At 1:30. Class begins at 1:30.

20. A: ________________________________________________________

B: Because I need to buy some stamps. I have to go to the post office because I need to buy some stamps.

21. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: Next June. Ann will graduate from college next June.

22. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: At Sportswood High School. Peter goes to school at Sportswood High School.

23. A: ____________________________________________________________

B: Four years ago. I met the Smiths four years ago.

24. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: Because I need to know it in order to study in the US. I’m studying English because I need to know it in order to study in the US.

 

Exercise 3: Make any appropriate question for the given answer.

1. A: ___________________________________________________

B: Yesterday.

2. A: ____________________________________________________

B: A new pair of shoes.

3. A: ________________________________________________________

B: Mary.

4. A: ______________________________________________________

B: Six-thirty

5. A: ___________________________________________________

B: To the zoo.

6. : A:__________________________________________________

B: Because I was tired.

7. A: ____________________________________________________

B: A sandwich.

8. A: ______________________________________________________

B: I don’t know.

9. A: _______________________________________________________

B: Tomorrow.

10. A: ______________________________________________________

B: My brother.

 

Exercise 4: Make questions. Use what + a form of do.

1. A: What are you doing right now?

B: I’m studying.

2. A: ________________________________________ last night?

B: I studied.

3. A: ________________________________________ tomorrow?

B: I’m going to visit my relatives.

4. A: ________________________________________ tomorrow?

B: I want to go to the beach.

5. A: _________________________________________ tomorrow?

B: I need to go to the library.

6. A: __________________________________________ tomorrow?

B: I would like to go to a movie.

7. A: _________________________________________ tomorrow?

B: I’m planning to stay home and relax most of the day.

8. A: _________________________________________ in class every day?

B: I study English.

9. A: ______________________________________ (for a living)?*

B: I’m a teacher (I teach).

10. A: ___________________________ if it snows tomorrow and you can’t get to

the airport?

B: I’ll cancel my reservation and book a flight for the next day.

 

· what do you do? has a special meaning. It means: What is your occupation, your job? Another way of asking the same question: What do you do for a living?

 

11.A: __________________________ to improve my English?

B: You should speak English as much as possible.

12.A: __________________ after class yesterday?

B: Bob went to the post office.

13. A: ________________________________ after class yesterday?

B: Jane went swimming.

14. A: ___________________________when he stopped you for speeding?

B: The police officer gave me a ticket.

15. A: __________________________ ?

B: Yoko is writing in her book.

16. A: ______________________ in the winter?

B: A bear hibernates.

17. A: I have the hiccups. ____________________________ ?

B: You should drink a glass of water.

18. A: Mike is in trouble with the law. ____________________ ?

B: He should see a layer.

19. A: _____________________________ ?

B: My friend is a businessman. He works for General Electric.

20. A: ____________________________ ?

B: My wife is a computer programmer. She works for the telephone

company.

 

Exercise 5: Ask a groupmate a question. Use what + do.

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