Tag Question

01. He is your best friend, isn’t he? is a/an- 16. Banks close at 4 p.m. ____
a) interrogative sentence a) do they? b) must they?
b) negative sentence c) don’t they? d) isn’t they?
c) exclamatory sentence 17. Every thing looked beautiful, ______.
d) tag question a) didn’t they? b)wasn’t it? ) didn’t it? d)did it?
02. For the boys the task was easy, ___? 18. She knows you, _____?
a) weren’t they b) didn’t they a) hasn’t she b) haven’t she
c) wasn’t it d) isn’t it c) don’t you d) doesn’t she
03. He can go to the university by bus, ____? 19. You broke the machine,______.
a) won’t he b) must he c) can’t he d) will he a) haven’t you? b) hadn’t you?
04. They have tried but failed, ____? c) did you? d) didn’t you?
a) haven’t they b) aren’t they 20. He always lags behind, _____
c) don’t they d) didn’t they a) won’t he? b) can’t he?
05. This balm has lessened your pain___. c) didn’t he? d) doesn’t he?
a) Doesn’t it? b) Will it? 21. The girl broke the cup, ____.
c) Don’t it d) Won’t it? a) did she? b) didn’t she?
06. She could have been more discreet, ____ c) hadn’t she? d) hasn’t she?
a) didn’t she b) can’t she 22. She often visits her home town, ____
c) won’t she d) couldn’t she a) hasn’t she? b) doesn’t she?
07. He has to work hard to get higher salary, ____? c) didn’t she? d) isn’t she?
a) hasn’t he b) has he c) doesnt hed) does he 23. I need some books, ____?
08. We have another carton of milk, ___? a) don’t I b) do I
a) haven’t we b) do wec) don’t we d) have we c) need I d) needn’t I
09. He is trying to give up smoking, ____. 24. I’m just hopeless at telling jokes, ___
a) isn’t he? b) is he? c) won’t he? d) will he? a) am I? b) amn’t I?
10. We will go home soon ____ c) aren’t I? d) it it?
a) will we b) wouldn’t we 25. I am going to fall in love, ____? Choose the
c won’t we d) isn’t it correct tag-
11. She won’t dance in the party, ____. a) am not! b) amn’t I
a) will she? b) Will not she? c) aren’t I d) Both b & c
c) Would she? d) Wouldn’t she ? 26. The right expression for `Am I not?’ is-
12. I don’t like talking in the class,___? a) aren’t I? b) Isn’t I?
a) do I b) are I c) nor I d) I like c) amn’t I? d) amn’t I?
13. We didn’t play very well today,____ 27. I am a teacher of English, ____? Which tag is
a) did we? b) could we? appropriate?
c) should we d) must we? a) am I? b) ‍am I not?
14. He couldn’t have forgotten the address, ____? c) amn’t I? d) aren’t I?
a) did he b) had he c) not he d) could he 28. Which of the following has incorrect tag?
15. The tag for the blank in `You forgot my a) I am your friend, amn’t I?
birthday, _______? b) He used to play football, didn’t he?
a) haven’t you b) didn’t you c) Man cannot swim, can he?
c) hadn’t you d) wouldn’t you d) Have a cup of tea, won’t you?
29. Lily hardly helps her mother with the
housework nowadays, ____? 41. What is the correct question tag? Nobody
a) is it b) does she phoned you, _____.
c) doesn’t she d) isn’t she a) did anybody b) didn’t they?
30. He never goes out with hid dog, _____ ?” c) did they? d) didn’t anybody
a) does he b) doesn’t he 42. None of us can solve this problem, ____?
c) does ever he d) does never he a) can’t we b) do we c) don’t you d) can we
31. It’s hardly rained at all this summer, ____? 43. Everybody hates a liar, ____?
a) has it b) is it c) isn’t d) hasn’t it a) does he b) doesn’t he
32. He used to visit regularly, - Identify the correct c) can he d) don’t they
tag question. 44. Everyone should respect the teachers, shouldn’t
a) wasn’t he? b) wouldn’t he? ___?
c) didn’t he? d) won’t he? a) I b) they c) he d) you
33. I ought to complain, _____ 45. Everybody was present there, - What will be
a) oughtn’t I? b) don’t I? the correct tag question?
c) shouldn’t I? d) won’t I? a) wasn’t it? b) didn’t they?
34. Pass the salt, ____? c) weren’t they? d) wasn’t he?
a) do you b) will you c) are you d) did you 46. There has not been a great response to the sale,
35. Which one is correct? a great demand for the course, ____?
a) Don’t forget, are you? a) doesn’t there b) hasn’t there
b) Don’t forget, will you? c) hasn’t it d) has there
c) Don’t forget, do you? 47. There are a few departments at Chittagong
d) Don’t forget, should you? University, ____?
36. Which of the following has a correct tag? a) as n’t it b) isn’t there
a) I am late, shan’t I? c) aren’t there d) haven’t there
b) There are some upstairs, are there? 48. All’s well that ends well, ____?
c) Don’t forget, could you? a) doesn’t it b) does it c) isn’t it d) is it
d) Let’s have a party, shall we? 49. Choose the correct tag question of: Kamal talks
37. Let’s go home, ____? as if he knows everything.
a)will we b)shall we c) won’t we d) shan’t we a) Kamal talks as if he knows everything, is not
38. Let’s have a cup of tea, ____. Kamal?
a) have we? b) haven’t we? b) Kamal talks as if he knows everything, is not he?
c) shall we? d) shan’t we? c) Kamal talks as if he knows everything,
39. Let him take the exam, _____? is- doesn’t he?
a) shouldn’t we b) won’t we d) Kamal talks as if he knows everything, don’t he?
c) will he d) won’t you 50. Let me see, the bus goes at ten past, ___?
40. Nobody here likes that kind of music, ____? a) doesn’t it b) shall we c) will you d) don’t we
a) don’t they b) does it c) doesn’t it d) do they
Answer
1 d 2 c 3 c 4 a 5 d 6 d 7 a 8 a 9 a 10 c
11 a 12 a 13 a 14 d 15 b 16 c 17 c 18 d 19 d 20 d
21 b 22 b 23 a 24 c 25 d 26 a 27 d 28 a 29 b 30 a
31 a 32 c 33 a 34 b 35 b 36 d 37 b 38 c 39 d 40 d
41 c 42 d 43 d 44 b 45 c 46 d 47 c 48 c 49 c 50 a