QUESTION TAGS QUIZ-PREVIOUS DSC EXAMS

Question Tags Quiz

1. Go to store, ______?

a) Won’t you b) aren’t you c) Did you d) I have never spent Christmas alone before.

Answer: a) Won’t you
Reason: This is an imperative sentence (a command). For positive imperatives, "will you?" or "won’t you?" are used. "Won’t you?" softens the request.

2. I’m a woman of nearly ______ a spinster s...?

a) Isn’t I b) aren’t I c) I haven’t I d) isn’t it

Answer: b) Aren’t I
Reason: "I’m" is "I am," and the standard tag is "aren’t I?" despite "am not I?" being technically correct but rare.

3. Mrs. Monica kept talking, ______ ah?

a) Isn’t I b) aren’t I c) an d) Didn’t she?

Answer: d) Didn’t she?
Reason: "Kept talking" is past continuous. The tag "didn’t she?" matches the past tense and subject.

4. Rohan dances amazingly, ______?

a) did he? b) isn’t he? c) doesn’t he? d) don’t he?

Answer: c) doesn’t he?
Reason: "Dances" is present simple, third-person singular. The negative tag is "doesn’t he?"

5. I have had tea. The ______ question tag for the above statement is:

a) have I b) hadn’t I c) haven’t I? d) have I?

Answer: c) haven’t I?
Reason: "Have had" is present perfect. The negative tag is "haven’t I?" for a positive statement.

6. They live in England. Choose the correct question tag for this:

a) didn’t they? b) doesn’t they? c) do they? d) don’t they?

Answer: d) don’t they?
Reason: "Live" is present simple, plural subject. The negative tag is "don’t they?"

7. She didn’t leave this place. Choose the correct question tag for the sentence:

a) didn’t she? b) did she?

Answer: b) did she?
Reason: The sentence is negative ("didn’t leave"), so the positive tag is "did she?"

8. He’d never seen her, ______?

a) Didn’t he b) had he c) hadn’t he d) did he

Answer: b) had he
Reason: "He’d" means "he had" (past perfect), and "never seen" is negative. The positive tag is "had he?"

9. The king wears a crown:

a) Does he? b) doesn’t he? c) do he?

Answer: b) doesn’t he?
Reason: "Wears" is present simple, third-person singular. The negative tag is "doesn’t he?"

10. I would love to buy it, ______?

a) Isn’t it b) No c) Wouldn’t I d) Couldn’t I

Answer: c) Wouldn’t I
Reason: "Would" is a modal verb in a positive statement. The negative tag is "wouldn’t I?"

11. Sheela can’t type the letter in 10 minutes, ______?

a) Can she b) Shouldn’t she c) Should she d) Can’t she

Answer: a) Can she
Reason: "Can’t" is a negative modal. The positive tag is "can she?"

12. I haven’t left my book here by any ______, ______?

a) did I b) have I c) hasn’t I d) haven’t I?

Answer: b) have I
Reason: "Haven’t left" is present perfect negative. The positive tag is "have I?" (Note: "haven’t I?" is sometimes used informally, but "have I?" is grammatically correct.)

13. She sang a song. Choose the correct auxiliary verb Yes/No question:

a) Is b) Did c) Do d) Does

Answer: b) Did
Reason: "Sang" is past simple. The auxiliary "did" is used for Yes/No questions in the past tense.

14. They explained that she couldn’t take the course:

a) could she b) couldn’t she c) did she d) didn’t they

Answer: d) didn’t they
Reason: The main clause is "They explained" (positive past tense). The tag "didn’t they?" refers to the main clause.

15. The question tag for the sentence ‘Rani is coming’:

a) Is she? b) isn’t she? c) She isn’t? d) She is?

Answer: b) isn’t she?
Reason: "Is coming" is present continuous, positive. The negative tag is "isn’t she?"

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