B1 Level: Questions to Describe People Using Question Words with One Adjective – Ex B1-517
👤 Scrambled Questions  |  Only Question Words + One Adjective Per Question  |  English
👤 People described in this exercise — with their one adjective:
colleague ambitious
professor knowledgeable
sister outgoing
grandfather wise
classmate quiet
friend honest
manager decisive
neighbour helpful
child energetic
athlete disciplined
artist imaginative
student hard-working
doctor compassionate
teenager stubborn
leader confident

📚 Grammar Reminder — Question Words + One Adjective:
Use question words (Why, How, What) + verb + one adjective to ask about people.
The question mark ? must be placed at the very end.
Why is my colleague very ambitious?
How can my sister be so outgoing?
Remember: question words come first, followed by the verb and the adjective.

How to Complete This Exercise

  1. Click "Start Exercise" to begin. You will work through 15 questions, each asking about a person using only a question word + exactly one adjective. Questions appear in a new random order every time the page loads.
  2. Look at the scrambled words in the word bank below and click them in the correct order to form a complete English question.
  3. Focus on the question word (shown in blue) and the one adjective (shown in teal).
  4. Place the ? (shown in blue) at the very end of the question.
  5. Made a mistake? Use "Undo Last" to remove the last word, or "Reset" to clear the whole question.
  6. When all words are placed, your answer is checked automatically.
  7. Need help? Click "Hint" — the next correct word is placed for you. Each hint costs −0.83 pts.
  8. Each incorrect full attempt costs −0.5 pts.
  9. Use the Volume & Speed sliders to hear each word and question read aloud in Google US English. The timer starts on your first word click.
  10. Your live score and timer are shown at the top. A perfect score is 100% (120 total words, zero hints, zero wrong attempts).
  11. Click "Finish & Send" at any time to submit your results to your professor.

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