WH- Questions (Past Simple) MCQ Grammar Quiz - Test

WH- Questions (Past Simple) MCQ Grammar Quiz - Test - Exercise

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Question 1

(A) _____ did you do yesterday?

(B) I went shopping.

A	What
B	Where
C	Who

Question 1 Explanation:

Use What to ask about a thing or an activity. The answer I went shopping is an activity.

Question 2

(A) _____ did you get to San Francisco?

(B) We travelled by bus.

A	Who
B	Where
C	How

Question 2 Explanation:

Use How to ask about the way you do something. The answer by bus tells us the way they travelled.

Question 3

(A) _____ old were you last year?

(B) I was twenty-three.

A	Why
B	What
C	How

Question 3 Explanation:

We ask about age with How old: How old were you? – I was twenty-three.

Question 4

(A) _____ was that noise?

(B) It was just the wind.

A	What
B	Where
C	Who

Question 4 Explanation:

Use What to ask about a thing. The noise was a thing: the wind.

Question 5

(A) _____ were they?

(B) They were at the library.

A	Where
B	What
C	When

Question 5 Explanation:

Use Where to ask about a place. The answer at the library is a place.

Question 6

(A) _____ did you have lunch?

(B) We had lunch at noon.

A	How
B	What
C	When

Question 6 Explanation:

Use When to ask about time. The answer at noon is a time.

Question 7

(A) _____ was your teacher?

(B) Ms Jones was my teacher.

A	What
B	Who
C	Why

Question 7 Explanation:

Use Who to ask about a person. The answer Ms Jones is a person.

Question 8

(A) _____ were you late?

(B) I missed the bus.

A	When
B	Why
C	Who

Question 8 Explanation:

Use Why to ask for a reason. I missed the bus is the reason he was late.

Question 9

(A) _____ ate the cake?

(B) Stewart ate it.

A	What
B	Who
C	How

Question 9 Explanation:

Use Who to ask about a person. Stewart is a person. Here Who is the subject, so we don't use did: Who ate the cake?

Question 10

(A) _____ was that on the phone?

(B) It was Steven.

A	Where
B	Who
C	Why

Question 10 Explanation:

Use Who to ask about a person. The answer Steven is a person.

Question 11

(A) _____ did she say?

(B) She said, “Goodbye.”

A	What
B	When
C	Who

Question 11 Explanation:

Use What to ask about words or things. She said the word Goodbye.

Question 12

(A) _____ did they graduate?

(B) They graduated in 2014.

A	What
B	When
C	Who

Question 12 Explanation:

Use When to ask about time. The answer in 2014 is a time (a year).

Question 13

(A) _____ time did you go to bed?

(B) I went to bed at eleven o’clock.

A	How
B	When
C	What

Question 13 Explanation:

We say What time to ask about the clock time: What time did you go to bed? – At eleven o'clock. Not When, because we don't say When time.

Question 14

(A) _____ did he see a doctor?

(B) He hurt his hand.