Question Words Grammar Exercises: Level A1-A2 (with Answers)

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How well do you really know Question Words? Find out with 15 exercises designed for A1-A2 learners. Instant scoring shows exactly where you stand, and detailed explanations turn every mistake into a learning moment. Retake any time to measure your improvement.

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Question 1: ___ is your best friend?

Question 1 options
'Who' is correct because it asks about a person as the subject of the sentence. 'Where' asks about a place, 'When' asks about time, and 'What' asks about a thing.
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Question 2: ___ do you live? I live on Green Street.

Question 2 options
'Where' is correct because it asks about a place or location. 'Who' asks about a person, 'Why' asks for a reason, and 'When' asks about time.
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Question 3: The question word 'when' is used to ask about a time or moment.

Question 3 options
True because 'when' specifically asks about time, occasion, or moment — for example, 'When did you arrive?'
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Question 4: A student asks: 'Why were you late?' What does the word 'why' ask for in this sentence?

Question 4 options
'Why' asks for a reason or explanation. It does not ask about a person, a place, or a time.
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • What time
  • ?
  • start
  • does
  • the class

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'What time does the class start?' because question words come first, followed by the auxiliary verb, then the subject and main verb.
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Question 6: Which sentence is correct?

Question 6 options
'Where is the bus stop?' is correct because 'where' asks about a place. 'Who is the bus stop?' incorrectly uses 'who' for a place, 'When is the bus stop?' asks about time not location, and 'Why is the bus stop?' asks for a reason.
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Question 7: Tom: I need a new bag. Sara: ___ kind of bag do you want?

Question 7 options
'What' is correct because 'what kind of' asks about a specific type or thing. 'Which' without a noun group is less natural here, and 'Who' and 'When' do not fit the context of asking about a type of object.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses 'how many' (not 'how much')?

Question 8 options
'How many students are in your class?' is correct because 'how many' is used with countable nouns like 'students'. 'How much' is used with uncountable nouns like 'water' or 'money'.
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Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • How often
  • do you
  • the gym
  • ?
  • go to

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'How often do you go to the gym?' because 'how often' comes first as the question phrase, followed by the auxiliary 'do', then the subject and verb.
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Question 10: You want to ask about the price of a jacket in a shop. Which question is the most correct and natural?

Question 10 options
'How much is this jacket?' is correct because 'how much' asks about price or quantity of uncountable things. 'How many' is for countable nouns, 'How far' asks about distance, and 'How often' asks about frequency.
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Question 11: Look at this sentence: 'Whose bag is on the chair?' Which statement about the word 'whose' is true?

Question 11 options
'Whose' asks about ownership or possession — it means we want to know who the bag belongs to. It does not ask about a place, time, or reason.
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Question 12: Change this sentence into a question using 'how old': 'Tom is ten years old.' → ___ is Tom?

Question 12 options
'How old' is correct because the transformation asks about age. 'How much', 'How many', and 'How far' ask about price/quantity or distance, not age.
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Question 13: Match each question to the correct question word function.

Question 13 options
Who is your teacher?
Where is the school?
When is your birthday?
How far is the park?
Asking about distance
Asking about a place
Asking about a time
Asking about a person

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

'Who' asks about a person, 'Where' asks about a place, 'When' asks about time, and 'How far' asks about distance.
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Question 14: 'Which' and 'what' can both ask about a choice, but 'which' is used when the choices are limited or specific.

Question 14 options
True because 'which' implies a limited set of options (e.g. 'Which colour do you want — red or blue?'), while 'what' is used for open, unlimited choices.
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Question 15: A friend says, 'There are two restaurants near here.' You want to know which one they prefer. Which question is best?

Question 15 options
'Which restaurant do you prefer?' is best because 'which' is used when choosing from a limited, specific set of options. 'What restaurant' is less natural when the options are already defined.