ELEMENTARY ENGLISH QUESTIONS (Basic) (EXERCISE B49E117)

The following basic questions are among the most important in English. They provide a base of questions to ask and answer for any conversation.

1.  Answer the questions about to you.

QUESTION	RESPONSE
What's your name?
Where are you from?
What's your surname / family name?
What's your first name?
What's your favorite color?
Where do you live?
What's your (tele) phone number?
How many cousins do you have?
When is your birthday?
What do you do? / What's your job?
Where did you go to school?
Have you got any children?
Can you speak English?

2.     Match the question with its correct response.

ASKING SOMETHING SPECIFIC
QUESTION	RESPONSE
(A)   What's that?	___  Yes. There is a bank next to the library.
(B)   What time is it?	___  It's Jack's.
(C)   May I open the window?	___  Certainly. It's hot in here!
(D)   Is there a bank near here?	___  It's three o'clock
(E)    Whose is this / that?	___  It is a cat.

SHOPPPING
QUESTION	RESPONSE
(A)     May I help you?	___  Sure, the changing rooms are over there.
(B)     Can I try it on?	___  Certainly, we've got smaller sizes as well.
(C)     How much is it?	___  By credit card.
(D)     How would you like to pay?	___  Yes. I'm looking for a sweater.
(E)      Have you got something bigger / smaller?	___ It's $45.

QUESTIONS WITH “LIKE”
QUESTION	RESPONSE
(A)   What do you like doing?	___  Thank you. Could I have a cup of tea?
(B)   What does he look like?	___  It's raining at the moment.
(C)   What would you like?	___  He's tall and slim.
(D)   What's the weather like?	___ I like reading and listening to music.
(E)    Would you like something to drink?	___ I'd like a steak and chips.

ASKING FOR AN OPINION
QUESTION	RESPONSE
(A)   What's it about?	___  I'm going to visit some friends next          weekend.
(B)   What do you think about the book?	___  I thought the book was very interesting.
(C)   How difficult was it?	___  It's about a boy and his adventures.
(D)   How was it?	___  The test was very difficult!
(E)    What are you going to do tomorrow / this evening / next week / etc.?	___  It was very interesting.

SUGGESTIONS
QUESTION	RESPONSE
(A)   What shall we do this evening?	___  Let's go see a film.
(B)   Why don't we go out this evening?	___  Yes, that sounds like a good idea.

3.  What is the correct answer?

Q:

Whose is this?

A:

__  It's Tom's.

__  It's my.

___  No, it isn't.

Q:

Where were you born?

A:

___  1965.

___  In Seattle.

___  I wasn’t.

Q:

Where is the nearest bank?

A:

___  No, I don't.

___ On the            corner.

___  on Saturday

 

Q:

Where do you come from?

A:

___  I come          from work.

___  New          Zealand

___  I'm coming             from work.

Q:

What would you like?

A:

___  I like golf,        and football.

___  A steak,          please.

___ I don't like it.

Q:

What's your surname?

A:

___ 32 Brown         Street.

___  Jones.

___  I'm a banker.

Q:

What time is it?

A:

___  Soon.

___ Two-thirty

___  It's your turn.

 

Q:

How did you arrive?

A:

___ By taxi.

___ Today.

___ 2 p.m.

Q:

Did you have a good vacation?

A:

___ None.

____ U.S.A.

___  Yes! It was           fantastic!

Q:

Where do you work?

A:

___ Everyday.

___ In a bank.

___ Sometimes.

Q:

Have you been to Canada?

A:

___ Twice.

___ Last year.

___ Next month.

 

Q:

Do you like English?

A:

___ Everyway.

___ A lot!

___ For two years.

ANSWERS:
ELEMENTARY ENGLISH QUESTIONS 


1.  Answer the questions about to you.

PERSONAL INFORMATION
QUESTION	RESPONSE
What's your name?	Gerard O’Neil
Where are you from?	I'm from New Zealand.
What's your surname / family name?	O’Neil.
What's your first name?	Gerard.
What's your  favorite color?	Green
Where do you live?	I live in New Zealand
What's your (tele) phone number?	66 3 6524 3532
How may cousins do you have?	20
When is your birthday?	The 2nd of December.
What do you do? / What's your job?	I'm na English Teacher.
Where did you go to school?	Saint Patrick's College.
Have you got any children?	Yes, I've got two children.
Can you speak English?	Yes, I can.

          

2.     Match the question with its correct response.

ASKING SOMETHING SPECIFIC
QUESTION	RESPONSE
(A)   What's that?	(d)  Yes. There is a bank next to the library.
(B)   What time is it?	(e)  It's Jack's.
(C)   May I open the window?	(c)  Certainly. It's hot in here!
(D)   Is there a bank near here?	(b)  It's three o'clock
(E)    Whose is this / that?	(a) It is a cat.

SHOPPPING
QUESTION	RESPONSE
(A)   May I help you?	(b) Sure, the changing rooms are over there.
(B)   Can I try it on?	(e)  Certainly, we've got smaller sizes as well.
(C)   How much is it?	(d)  By credit card.
(D)   How would you like to pay?	(a)  Yes. I'm looking for a sweater.
(E)    Have you got something bigger / smaller?	(c)  It's $45.

QUESTIONS WITH “LIKE”
QUESTION	RESPONSE
(A)                        What do you like doing?	(e) Thank you. Could I have a cup of tea?
(B) What does he look like?	(d)  It's raining at the moment.
(C) What would you like?	(b)  He's tall and slim.
(D)                        What's the weather like?	(a) I like reading and listening to music.
(E) Would you like something to drink?	(b) I'd like a steak and chips.

ASKING FOR AN OPINION
QUESTION	RESPONSE
(A) What's it about?	(e)  I'm going to visit some friends.
(B)   What do you think about the book?	(b)  I thought the book was very interesting.
(C)   How difficult was it?	(a)  It's about a boy and his adventures.
(D)   How was it?	(d) The test was very difficult!
(E) What are you going to do tomorrow.	(d)  It was very interesting.

SUGGESTIONS
QUESTION	RESPONSE
(A)                        What shall we do this evening?	(a)  Let's go see a film.
(B) Why don't we go out this evening?	(b)  Yes, that sounds like a good idea.

3.   What is the correct answer?

Q:

Whose is this?

A:

X  It's Tom's.

__  It's my.

___  No, it isn't.

Q:

Where were you born?

A:

___  1965.

X  In Seattle.

___  I wasn’t.

Q:

Where is the nearest bank?

A:

___  No, I don't.

X On the corner.

___  on Saturday

 

Q:

Where do you come from?

A:

___  I come          from work.

X      New          Zealand

___  I'm coming             from work.

Q:

What would you like?

A:

___  I like golf,        and football.

X  A steak,      please.

___ I don't like it.

Q:

What's your surname?

A:

___ 32 Brown         Street.

X  Jones.

___  I'm a banker.

Q:

What time is it?

A:

___  Soon.

X Two-thirty.

___  It's your turn.

 

Q:

How did you arrive?

A:

X By taxi.

___ Today.

___ 2 p.m.

Q:

Did you have a good vacation?

A:

___ None.

____ U.S.A.

X   Yes! It was       fantastic!

Q:

Where do you work?

A:

___ Everyday.

X  In a bank.

___ Sometimes.

Q:

Have you been to Canada?

A:

X  Twice.

___ Last year.

___ Next month.

 

Q:

Do you like English?

A:

___ Everyway.

X  A lot!

___ For two years.

             

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