Select the correct Question Tag – Tnpsc General English Questions

Select the correct Question Tag – Tnpsc General English Questions

QUESTION TAG

The shortened forms of the negative tag

1. is not – isn’t

2. are not – aren’t

3. was not – wasn’t

4. were not – weren’t

5. do not – don’t

6. Does not – Doesn’t

7. did not – didn’t

8. have not – haven’t

9. has not – hasn’t

10. had not – hadn’t

11. shall not – shan’t

12. will not – won’t

13. should not – shouldn’t

14. would not – wouldn’t

15. cannot – can’t

16. could not – couldn’t

17. may not – mayn’t

18. might not – mightn’t

19. need not – needn’t

20. must not – mustn’t

21. ought not – oughtn’t

Select the correct Question Tag

1. It is raining.

A) Is it?

B) Isn’t it?

C) Does it?

D) Did it?

Answer : B) Isn’t it?

2. My wife cooks very well.

A) Does she?

B) Doesn’t she?

C) Is she?

D) Can she?

Answer : B) Doesn’t she?

3. Janaki sang well.

A) Does she?

B) Didn’t she?

C) Is she?

D) Could she?

Answer : B) Didn’t she?

4. They are coming here.

A) Are they?

B) Are he?

C) Aren’t they?

D) None of these

Answer : C) Aren’t they?

5. Sheela has received a letter

A) Has she?

B) Does she?

C) Doesn’t she?

D) hasn’t she?

Answer : D) hasn’t she?

6. Padma will not come today.

A) Will she?

B) Won’t she?

C) Shall she?

D) None of these

Answer : A) Will she?

7. Chandran can play on violin.

A) Can he?

B) Could he?

C) Can’t he?

D) Does he?

Answer : C) Can’t he?

8. Everyone knows our Prime Minister.

A) Doesn’t he?

B) Don’t he?

C) Do they?

D) Did he?

Answer : C) Do they?

9. Let us attend the party.

A) Shall we?

B) Shall not we?

C) shan’t we?

D) None of these

Answer : A) Shall we?

10. Boys rarely attend classes.

A) Don’t they?

B) Do they?

C) Doesn’t he?

D) Didn’t they?

Answer : B) Do they?

11. I am honest.

A) Am I?

B) Aren’t I?

C) Am not I?

D) Didn’t I?

Answer : C) Am not I?

12. Every one is liable to make mistake.

A) Aren’t they?

B) Is he?

C) Are they?

D) Do they?

Answer : A) Aren’t they?

13. None of us answered the question.

A) Didn’t we?

B) Did us?

C) Did we?

D) Are we?

Answer : C) Did we?

14. Will you, please lend me your book.

A) Won’t you?

B) Will you?

C) Do you?

D) Didn’t you?

Answer : B) Will you?

15. Let us leave the place.

A) Do we?

B) Shall we?

C) Will we?

D) Do we?

Answer : B) Shall we?

16. It is very hot today.

A) Isn’t it?

B) Is it?

C) Was it?

D) Wasn’t?

Answer : A) Isn’t it?

17. We have plenty of time?

A) Hasn’t we?

B) Have we?

C) Haven’t we?

D) Do we?

Answer : C) Haven’t we?

18. None of the food was wasted.

A) Wasn’t it?

B) Was it?

C) Is it?

D) Isn’t it?

Answer : B) Was it?

19. He goes no where these days.

A) Does he?

B) Doesn’t he?

C) Do he?

D) Was he?

Answer : A) Does he?

20. A little progress has been made.

A) Hasn’t it?

B) Has it?

C) Has it progress?

D) Does it?

Answer : B) Has it?

21. Rama is intelligent.

A) Is he?

B) Isn’t he?

C) Is Rama?

D) Wasn’t he?

Answer : B) Isn’t he?

22. We saw no one known to us.

A) Did we?

B) Didn’t we

C) Did I?

D) Didn’t I?

Answer : A) Did we?

23. I am rich.

A) Am I?

B) Amn’t I?

C) Aren’t I?

D) Do I?

Answer : B) Amn’t I?

24. We had not much money.

A) Do we?

B) Had we?

C) Hadn’t we?

D) Don’t we?

Answer : B) Had we?

25. You must leave the place now.

A) Must you?

B) Mustn’t you?

C) Do you?

D) Will you?

Answer : B) Mustn’t you?

26. Pass me the newspaper, will you please.

A) Will you?

B) Won’t you?

C) Do you?

D) Must you?

Answer : A) Will you?

27. Let us play.

A) Shalln’t we?

B) Shall we?

C) Do we?

D) Can we?

Answer : B) Shall we?

28. Every one can do it.

A) Can he?

B) Can’t he?

C) Can’t they?

D) Won’t he?

Answer : C) Can’t they?

29. Some of us met her.

A) Do we?

B) Don’t we?

C) Didn’t we?

D) Do they?

Answer : C) Didn’t we?

30. It broke down unexpectedly.

A) Do it?

B) Didn’t it?

C) Was it?

D) Is it?

Answer : B) Didn’t it?

31. The house is comfortable.

A) Is it?

B) Was it?

C) Isn’t it?

D) Does it?

Answer : C) Isn’t it?

32. Indian team has beaten the Australian team.

A) Is it?

B) Hasn’t it?

C) Has it?

D) Does it?

Answer : B) Hasn’t it?

33. I never drink coke.

A) Do I?

B) Did I?

C) Don’t I?

D) Will I?

Answer : A) Do I?

34. Come here.

A) Will you?

B) Won’t you?

C) Can you?

D) Don’t you?

Answer : A) Will you?

35. We were in time to attend the function.

A) Weren’t we?

B) Were we?

C) Did we?

D) Do we?

Answer : A) Weren’t we?

36. They are rushing to get the tickets.

A) Are they?

B) Aren’t they?

C) Don’t they?

D) None of these

Answer : B) Aren’t they?

37. The stars were twinkling bright.

A) Were they?

B) Weren’t they?

C) Didn’t they?

D) None of these

Answer : B) Weren’t they?

38. He was feeling cold.

A) Was he?

B) Wasn’t he?

C) Doesn’t he?

D) None of these

Answer : B) Wasn’t he?

39. This tree can’t bear fruit.

A) Can it?

B) Can’t it?

C) Won’t it?

D) None of these

Answer : A) Can it?

40. Sweetie and Preethi are enjoying themselves.

A) Don’t they?

B) Aren’t she?

C) Aren’t they?

D) None of these

Answer : A) Don’t they?

41. A plumber fixes pipes.

A) Didn’t he?

B) Does he?

C) Doesn’t he?

D) None of these

Answer : B) Does he?

42. Hawkers sell goods from street to street.

A) Don’t they?

B) Do they?

C) Doesn’t he?

D) Didn’t they?

Answer : A) Don’t they?

43. Newton invented the sundial.

A) Did he?

B) Didn’t he?

C) Does he?

D) Do he?

Answer : B) Didn’t he?

44. The minister celebrated his birthday yesterday.

A) Does he?

B) Did he?

C) Didn’t he?

D) Doesn’t he?

Answer : C) Didn’t he?

45. My mother woke me up early.

A) Did she?

B) Didn’t she?

C) Does she?

D) None of these

Answer : B) Didn’t she?

46. Deepa doesn’t play cricket.

A) Doesn’t she?

B) Does she?

C) Did she?

D) Didn’t she?

Answer : B) Does she?

47. The Prisoner has been granted his wish.

A) Hasn’t he?

B) Has he?

C) Didn’t he?

D) None of these

Answer : A) Hasn’t he?

48. They had saved the drowning child.

A) Were they?

B) Had they?

C) Hadn’t they?

D) Don’t they?

Answer : C) Hadn’t they?

49. They had a quarrel yesterday.

A) Hadn’t they?

B) Didn’t they?

C) Did they?

D) Don’t they?

Answer : B) Didn’t they?

50. Selva hasn’t answered my call.

A) Has he?

B) Hasn’t he?

C) Doesn’t he?

D) Does he?

Answer : A) Has he?

51. Pakistan has won the match.

A) Has he?

B) Hasn’t he?

C) Does it?

D) Did it?

Answer : B) Hasn’t he?

52. They had a party last night.

A) Didn’t they?

B) Hadn’t they?

C) Did they?

D) Do they?

Answer : A) Didn’t they?

53. We have a problem to solve.

A) Do we?

B) Don’t we?

C) Haven’t we?

D) Have we?

Answer : B) Don’t we?

54. Giri has accepted his fault.

A) Has he?

B) Hasn’t he?

C) Doesn’t he?

D) Does he?

Answer : B) Hasn’t he?

55. Neither Sally nor Betty is helpful?

A) Is she?

B) Isn’t she?

C) Aren’t they?

D) Don’t they?

Answer : C) Aren’t they?

56. Children do not hate sweets.

A) Do they?

B) Don’t they?

C) Did they?

D) Didn’t they?

Answer : A) Do they?

57. None of them is willing to come.

A) Is it?

B) Are they?

C) Isn’t they?

D) Aren’t they?

Answer : B) Are they?

58. Not one apple has a sweet taste.

A) Has it?

B) Haven’t they?

C) Does it?

D) Doesn’t it?

Answer : C) Does it?

59. Sharad has never been rude.

A) Hasn’t he?

B) Has he?

C) Have he?

D) Haven/t he?

Answer : B) Has he?

60. I ate a little.

A) Did I?

B) Didn’t I?

C) Do I?

D) Doesn’t I?

Answer : B) Didn’t I?

61. The manager scarecely shouts at his officers.

A) Does he?

B) Doesn’t he?

C) do they?

D) Didn’t he?

Answer : A) Does he?

62. Grandpa hardly eats sweets.

A) Does he?

B) Doesn’t he?

C) Do they?

D) Didn’t he?

Answer : A) Does he?

63. The tourists rarely prefer spicy food.

A) Don’t they?

B) Didn’t they?

C) Do they?

D) Has they?

Answer : C) Do they?

64. I came across few rhinoceros at the zoo.

A) Do I?

B) Did I?

C) Didn’t I?

D) Doesn’t I?

Answer : B) Did I?

65. A few tickets are left.

A) Are they?

B) Aren’t they?

C) Weren’t they?

D) Won’t they?

Answer : B) Aren’t they?

66. We need a little help.

A) Do we?

B) Don’t we?

C) Need we?

D) Did we?

Answer : B) Don’t we?

67. She is left with few friends.

A) Is she?

B) isn’t she?

C) Doesn’t she?

D) Does she?

Answer : A) Is she?

68. Only Mr Sampath is correct in his views.

A) Aren’t he?

B) Don’t he?

C) Isn’t he?

D) None of these

Answer : C) Isn’t he?

69. Let’s choose the red paint.

A) Shall we?

B) Shan’t we?

C) Will we?

D) Won’t we?

Answer : A) Shall we?

70. Let’s play a game of chess.

A) Shall we?

B) Can’t we?

C) Will you?

D) Can we?

Answer : A) Shall we?

71. Let’s take a drink.

A) will we?

B) shall we?

C) will you?

D) Won’t you?

Answer : B) shall we?

72. Cover your notebooks.

A) Won’t you?

B) Musn’t you?

C) Will you?

D) Can’t you?

Answer : A) Won’t you?

73. Accompany me to the bus stop.

A) Won’t you?

B) Can’t you?

C) Will you?

D) Can you?

Answer : C) Will you?

74. Study well.

A) Won’t you?

B) Can’t you?

C) Will you?

D) Can you?

Answer : C) Will you?

75. Wait, listen for a moment.

A) Shalln’t you?

B) Can’t you?

C) Will/Won’t you?

D) Can you?

Answer : C) Will/Won’t you?

76. Open the door?

A) Won’t/will you?

B) Can’t you?

C) Shouldn’t you?

D) None of these

Answer : A) Won’t/will you?

77. Use your brains.

A) Will you?

B) Won’t you?

C) Can’t you?

D) Do you?

Answer : A) Will you?

78. Stop crying.

A) Will you?

B) Won’t you?

C) Can’t you?

D) Can you?

Answer : A) Will you?

79. Stop arguing.

A) Will you?

B) Won’t you?

C) Can’t you?

D) Can you?

Answer : A) Will you?

80. Each letter was answered.

A) Will it?

B) Wasn’t it?

C) Weren’t they?

D) None of these

Answer : B) Wasn’t it?

81. Someone called me.

A) Did he?

B) Didn’t he?

C) Weren’t he?

D) Do he?

Answer : B) Didn’t he?

82. Nobody is wrong.

A) Are they?

B) Aren’t they?

C) Isn’t he?

D) Were they?

Answer : A) Are they?

83. All must be present.

A) Mustn’t they?

B) Must they?

C) Won’t they?

D) Will they?

Answer : A) Mustn’t they?

84. Everyone is unique.

A) Is he?

B) Are they?

C) Aren’t they?

D) Were they?

Answer : C) Aren’t they?

85. No one is wicked.

A) Is he?

B) Are they?

C) Isn’t they?

D) Is they?

Answer : B) Are they?

86. Every organ has a function.

A) Hasn’t it?

B) Do it?

C) Don’t it?

D) Does it?

Answer : A) Hasn’t it?

87. Wait for me.

A) Will/won’t you?

B) Can’t you?

C) Don’t they?

D) Can you?

Answer : A) Will/won’t you?

88. Sherene had cut her finger.

A) Did she?

B) Didn’t she?

C) Hadn’t she?

D) Does she?

Answer : C) Hadn’t she?

89. Only the selected ones were allowed.

A) Weren’t they?

B) Can’t they?

C) Hadn’t they?

D) Do they?

Answer : A) Weren’t they?

90. Please visit us.

A) Will you?

B) Won’t you?

C) Can’t you?

D) Can you?

Answer : A) Will you?

91. The woodcutters fell trees.

A) Do they?

B) Didn’t they?

C) Won’t they?

D) Are they?

Answer : B) Didn’t they?

92. Stop the bus.

A) Will you?

B) Can’t you?

C) Won’t you?

D) Can you?

Answer : A) Will you?

93. Meet me tomorrow.

A) Will you?

B) Can’t you?

C) Won’t you?

D) Shall you?

Answer : B) Can’t you?

94. Let’s make dolls.

A) Shall we?

B) Will we?

C) Won’t we?

D) Can you?

Answer : A) Shall we?

95. Few girls came back to thank.

A) Will they?

B) Didn’t they?

C) Can you?

D) Will you?

Answer : B) Didn’t they?

96. Catch me.

A) Will you?

B) Won’t you?

C) Can you?

D) Can’t you?

Answer : C) Can you?

97. Jo rarely plays outside.

A) Does he?

B) Doesn’t he?

C) Won’t he?

D) Do he?

Answer : A) Does he?

98. We could find them nowhere.

A) Did we?

B) Couldn’t we?

C) Could we?

D) Didn’t we?

Answer : C) Could we?

99. Only little water is left.

A) Wasn’t it?

B) Isn’t it?

C) Must it?

D) Is it?

Answer : B) Isn’t it?

100. Mala has not had breakfast.

A) Has she?

B) Was she?

C) Hasn’t she?

D) Is she?

Answer : A) Has she?