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Mastering Question Words

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a question word?

a)

A word that describes a noun.

b)

A word used to make statements.

c)

A word that expresses an emotion.

d)

A word used to ask questions.

2.

Identify the question word in the sentence: 'Where are you going?'

a)

What

b)

Where

c)

When

d)

Why

3.

Use the question word 'who' in a sentence.

a)

Who is your favorite author?

b)

Who can I borrow money from?

c)

Who is the tallest building?

d)

Who is your favorite color?

4.

Differentiate between 'what' and 'which' as question words.

a)

'What' is used for choices; 'which' is used for definitions.

b)

'What' refers to people; 'which' refers to places.

c)

'What' is specific; 'which' is general.

d)

'What' is general; 'which' is specific.

5.

Create a question using the word 'when'.

a)

When is your birthday?

b)

When did you eat lunch?

c)

When will it rain tomorrow?

d)

When are we going to the store?

6.

What question word would you use to ask about a place?

a)

where

b)

when

c)

why

d)

who

7.

Identify the question word in the sentence: 'Why did she leave early?'

a)

How

b)

Why

c)

Where

d)

When

8.

Use the question word 'how' in a sentence.

a)

How can I make a cake?

b)

How do you solve this problem?

c)

How tall is the Eiffel Tower?

d)

How many days are in a week?

9.

What type of question word is 'whose'?

a)

Demonstrative pronoun

b)

Relative pronoun

c)

Interrogative adjective

d)

Interrogative pronoun

10.

Create a question using the word 'why'.

a)

Why do we sleep?

b)

Why is water wet?

c)

Why is the sky blue?

d)

Why do birds sing?

11.

Identify the question word in the sentence: 'What is your favorite color?'

a)

What

b)

Where

c)

Why

d)

When

12.

Use the question word 'where' in a sentence.

a)

Where did I leave my keys?

b)

Where is the best restaurant?

c)

Where can I find my phone?

d)

Where is the nearest library?

13.

Differentiate between 'how many' and 'how much'.

a)

'How many' is used for questions; 'how much' is used for statements.

b)

'How many' is for uncountable nouns; 'how much' is for countable nouns.

c)

'How many' refers to time; 'how much' refers to distance.

d)

'How many' is for countable nouns; 'how much' is for uncountable nouns.

14.

Create a question using the word 'what'.

a)

What color is the sky during a sunset?

b)

What is the main ingredient in bread?

c)

What is the largest ocean on Earth?

d)

What is the capital of France?

15.

Identify the question word in the sentence: 'Which book do you prefer?'

a)

When

b)

Which

c)

Where

d)

What

16.

Use the question word 'which' in a sentence.

a)

Which city do you live in?

b)

Which color is your favorite?

c)

Which book do you prefer?

d)

Which animal is the fastest?

17.

What question word would you use to ask about a reason?

a)

where

b)

what

c)

who

d)

why

18.

Identify the question word in the sentence: 'How did you solve the problem?'

a)

How

b)

Where

c)

What

d)

When

19.

Create a question using the word 'who'.

a)

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

b)

Who wrote the song?

c)

Who is the author of the book?

d)

Who is the president of the company?

20.

What is the purpose of using question words in a sentence?

a)

To provide a summary of information.

b)

To express emotions in a statement.

c)

The purpose of using question words in a sentence is to seek specific information.

d)

To make sentences longer and more complex.

21.

Agnes : ... is your mother?

Monica : She is 45 years old.

a)

How long

b)

How often

c)

How old

d)

How much

22.

Anna : ... is the girl in red headcover?

Susanna : She is Shofi.

a)

When

b)

Which

c)

Who

d)

Whose

23.

Formulate a WH question using 'who'.

a)

Who is your favorite author?

b)

Who is your favorite color?

c)

Who is the president of the United States?

d)

Who wrote the best-selling novel?

24.

Identify the WH question word in this sentence: 'Where are you going?'

a)

What

b)

How

c)

When

d)

Where

25.

What are the WH question words?

a)

whenever

b)

whoever

c)

whichever

d)

who, what, when, where, why, how

26.

What word do you use to ask about a person?

a)

when

b)

where

c)

what

d)

who

27.

Which question word would you use to ask about the person responsible for an action?

a)

What

b)

Who

c)

When

d)

Where

28.

Analyze the following question: "What are the main causes of climate change?" Which question word is used and what type of information is it seeking?

a)

What; seeking specific information or details

b)

Why; seeking a reason

c)

How; seeking a method

d)

When; seeking a time

29.

Formulate a question to ask about the reason behind an action.

a)

What did you do?

b)

How did you do it?

c)

Why did you do it?

d)

When did you do it?

30.

Which question word would you use to ask about the manner in which something is done?

a)

What

b)

How

c)

When

d)

Why

31.

Formulate a question to ask about the identity of a person.

a)

What is your name?

b)

Who are you?

c)

Where are you from?

d)

Why are you here?

32.

Which question word would you use to ask about the time something occurred?

a)

Who

b)

What

c)

When

d)

How

33.

Analyze the following question: "How did you solve the problem?" Which question word is used and what type of information is it seeking?

a)

How; seeking a method or process

b)

What; seeking a reason

c)

Why; seeking a cause

d)

When; seeking a time

34.

Formulate a question to ask about the location of an event.

a)

What is happening?

b)

Where is the event?

c)

When is the event?

d)

Why is the event happening?

35.

Which question word would you use to ask about the reason something happened?

a)

What

b)

Why

c)

When

d)

Where