NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR QUIZ
‘W/H’ QUESTIONS (past simple)
Complete the sixteen sentences below.
1. (A) … did you do yesterday? 9. (A) … ate the cake?
(B) I went shopping. (B) Stewart ate it.
a) What a) What
b) Where b) Who
c) Who c) How
2. (A) … did you get to San Francisco? 10. (A) … was that on the phone?
(B) We traveled by bus (B) It was Steven.
a) Who a) Where
b) Where b) Who
c) How c) Why
3. (A) … old were you last year? 11. (A) … did she say?
(B) I was twenty-three. (B) She said, “Good-bye.”
a) Why a) What
b) What b) When
c) How c) Who
4. (A) … was that noise? 12. (A) … did they graduate?
(B) It was just the wind. (B) They graduated in 2014.
a) What a) What
b) Where b) When
c) Who c) Who
5. (A) … were they? 13. (A) … time did you go to bed?
(B) They were at the library. (B) I went to bed at eleven o’clock.
a) Where a) How
b) What b) When
c) When c) What
6. (A) … did you have lunch? 14. (A) … did he see a doctor?
(B) We had lunch at noon. (B) He hurt his hand.
a) How a) Why
b) What b) Who
c) When c) Where
7. (A) … was your teacher? 15. (A) … were your bags?
(B) Ms. Jones was my teacher. (B) They were on the train.
a) What a) Where
b) Who b) Why
c) Why c) How
8. (A) … were you late? 16. (A) … was the movie?
(B) I missed the bus. (B) It was great!
a) When a) How
b) Why b) Who
c) Who c) Where
15 – 16 = Excellent 13 – 14 = Good 12 or Less = Study More!
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NAME: ________________________ DATE: ________________________
GRAMMAR WORKSHEET
‘W/H’ QUESTIONS: PAST SIMPLE
I
Who (… with)* you
What** he
Where did she wash the car?
When it
How
we
Why
they
*Who did he wash his car with? OR Who washed the car?
** What did he wash? OR What did he do?
Write W/H Questions for the statements below.
1. Sam washed the car.
Why _______________________________________________________________
2. They ate dinner.
Where ______________________________________________________________
3. I saw my friend.
6. Who ________________________________________________________________
4. The telephone rang.
8. When _______________________________________________________________
5. They came to school by bus.
10. How ________________________________________________________________
6. Ms. Brown bought a new coat.
12. What _______________________________________________________________
7. The party started at three o’clock.
14. When _______________________________________________________________
8. I saw a ghost!
13. Where ______________________________________________________________
9. She went home.
15. Why ________________________________________________________________
10. He read a magazine.
What _______________________________________________________________
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