Chapter 4 - B1 English Grammar – Questions: Form and Function – Ex 4

The Five Question Types

• Yes/No Questions: Start with auxiliary verb (Do you like coffee? Can she swim?)
• Wh- Questions: Start with question word (What time is it? Where do you live?)
• Negative Questions: Express surprise or check understanding (Don’t you like it?)
• Question Tags: Short questions at the end of statements (You like tea, don’t you?)
• Indirect Questions: Polite/formal forms (Could you tell me where the bank is?)

Key tip: In questions, the word order is auxiliary + subject + verb—never statement order.

Frequent B1 Errors to Avoid

• ❌ Likes you pizza? → ✅ Do you like pizza? (Wrong word order)
• ❌ Where is the station? in indirect questions → ✅ Could you tell me where the station is? (No inversion in indirect part)
• ❌ You do like coffee, do you? → ✅ You like coffee, don’t you? (Tag must match tense and be opposite)
• ❌ Who did call you? → ✅ Who called you? (No auxiliary with “who” as subject)

Essential Rules

When to Use Each Question Type:

correct “Could you tell me where the library is?”
incorrect “Could you tell me where is the library?”

How This Quiz Works

• 20 questions randomly selected from a pool of 50
• Tests all five question types at B1 level
• Hints guide you without giving the answer
• Immediate feedback with specific explanations
• Click “Check Answers” to see the full answer key
• “Change Questions” gives you a new quiz