Interrogatives test

Multiple-choice exercise

Choose the best answer for each question
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  1. Have you spent the money yet?
    is a(n):
    1.   declarative question
    2.   yes/no question
    3.   alternate question
    4.   tag question
  2. The distinction between:
    Can I get you anything? and Can I get you something?
    is to do with:
    1.   the use of an assertive form to indicate that a negative response is expected
    2.   the use of an assertive form to indicate a presupposition
    3.   the use of a non-assertive form to indicate a positive response is expected
  3. Intonation on yes/no questions is usually:
    1.   a rise or fall-rise
    2.   a fall or fall-rise
    3.   a fall
    4.   a rise
  4. The distinction between:
    Hasn't she asked that question already? and Has she not asked that question yet?
    is to do with:
    1.   whether the enquirer is sure of the answer
    2.   whether the enquirer knows whether she has asked a question
    3.   whether the enquirer expects a negative response
  5. Unbalanced tags can only show irony, anger or sarcasm.
    1.   False
    2.   True
  6. In I don't think she's coming to the party the question tag will normally be:
    1.   do I?
    2.   is she?
    3.   will she?
    4.   does she?
  7. German, Dutch and most Scandinavian languages form lexical-verb questions by:
    1.   using an operator
    2.   inserting a tag at the end
    3.   reversing the subject and the verb
  8. Thai and related languages often form questions by:
    1.   intonation alone
    2.   reversing the word ordering
    3.   inserting an interrogative particle
  9. Turkish places the wh-word:
    1.   before the verb
    2.   initially
    3.   after the clause
  10. For yes/no questions Greek only uses:
    1.   word order to signal questions
    2.   declarative questions
    3.   tag questions