ELEMENTARY ENGLISH QUESTIONS 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 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F) (G) (H) (I) (J) (K) (L) (M)

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 (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

What's that? What time is it? May I open the window? Is there a bank near here? Whose is this / that?

RESPONSE ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

Yes. There is a bank next to the library. It's Jack's. Certainly. It's hot in here! It's three o'clock It is a cat.

___ ___ ___ ___

Sure, the changing rooms are over there. Certainly, we've got smaller sizes as well. By credit card. Yes. I'm looking for a sweater.

SHOPPPING QUESTION (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

RESPONSE

May I help you? Can I try it on? How much is it? How would you like to pay? Have you got something bigger / smaller?

___ It's $45.

QUESTIONS WITH “LIKE” QUESTION (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

What do you like doing? What does he look like? What would you like? What's the weather like? Would you like something to drink?

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RESPONSE ___ Thank you. Could I have a cup of tea? ___ It's raining at the moment. ___ He's tall and slim. ___ I like reading and listening to music. ___ I'd like a steak and chips. (Page 1)

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ASKING FOR AN OPINION QUESTION

RESPONSE

(A) What's it about? (B) (C) (D) (E)

What do you think about the book? How difficult was it? How was it? What are you going to do tomorrow / this evening / next week / etc.?

___ I'm going to visit some friends next weekend. ___ I thought the book was very interesting. ___ It's about a boy and his adventures. ___ The test was very difficult! ___ It was very interesting.

SUGGESTIONS QUESTION

RESPONSE

(A) What shall we do this evening? (B) Why don't we go out this evening?

___ Let's go see a film. ___ 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, ___ A steak, and football. please.

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.

(EXERCISE B49E11

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___ I don't like it.

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ANSWERS: ELEMENTARY ENGLISH QUESTIONS 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 you. PERSONAL INFORMATION QUESTION (N) (O) (P) (Q) (R) (S) (T) (U) (V) (W) (X) (Y) (Z)

RESPONSE (Example Answers)

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?

Gerard O’Neil New Zealand O’Neil Gerard Green In New Zealand 66 3 6524 3532 20 The 2nd of December I am an English Teacher Saint Patrick’s College. Two Yes, I can.

2. Match the question with its correct response. ASKING SOMETHING SPECIFIC QUESTION (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

What's that? What time is it? May I open the window? Is there a bank near here? Whose is this / that?

RESPONSE (d) Yes. There is a bank next to the library. (e) It's Jack's. (c) Certainly. It's hot in here! (b) It's three o'clock (a) It is a cat.

SHOPPPING QUESTION (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

RESPONSE

May I help you? Can I try it on? How much is it? How would you like to pay? Have you got something bigger / smaller?

QUESTIONS WITH “LIKE” QUESTION (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

(c) It's $45.

RESPONSE

What do you like doing? What does he look like? What would you like? What's the weather like? Would you like something to drink?

(EXERCISE B49E117)

(b) Sure, the changing rooms are over there. (e) Certainly, we've got smaller sizes as well. (d) By credit card. (a) Yes. I'm looking for a sweater.

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ASKING FOR AN OPINION QUESTION (A) (B) (C) (D) (E)

RESPONSE

What's it about? What do you think about the book? How difficult was it? How was it? What are you going to do tomorrow.

(e) I'm going to visit some friends. (b) I thought the book was very interesting. (a) It's about a boy and his adventures. (d) The test was very difficult! (d) It was very interesting.

SUGGESTIONS QUESTION

RESPONSE

(A) What shall we do this evening? (B) Why don't we go out this evening?

(a) Let's go see a film. (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

___ I'm coming from work.

Q:

What would you like?

A:

___ I like golf, X A steak, and football. please.

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.

(EXERCISE B49E117)

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New Zealand

___ I don't like it.

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