Five-Minute Tests

I. Make questions to find out the following information.

0. The place where the boy with fair hair lives.

Where does the boy with fair hair live?

1. The subject that Mr. Smith teaches.

What ________________________?

2. John’s way of spending his free time.

How _________________________?

3. The departure time of the next bus.

What time ____________________?

4. The languages that Mary learns at school.

What languages ________________?

5. The month when Pete’s parents usually go on holiday.

When ________________________?

Key:

1. What subject does Mr. Smith teach?

2. How does John spend his free time?

3. What time does the next bus leave?

4. What languages does Mary learn at school?

5. When do Pete’s parents usually go on holiday?

II. Make some “follow-up” questions.

0. Mr. Campbell speaks four languges.

Does he speak Spanish?

What languages does he speak?

Does he speak Italian as fluently as he speaks German?

1. Nick often misses school.

How often ________________?

Why _____________________?

__________________ he do his best at school?

2. George plays pop music.

What instrument ____________?

Where ____________________?

_________ alone or in a musical band?

How often _________________?

3. Anne’s sister goes to evening classes.

Why______________________?

How often _________________?

_____________ her classes start?

Key:

1. How often does he miss school?

Why does he miss school so often?

Does he do his best at school?

2. What instrument does he play?

Where does he play?

Does he play alone or in a musical band?

How often does he have rehearsals?

3. Why does she go to evening classes?

How often does she have her evening classes?

When do her classes start?

III. Write sentences with not.

0. He likes skating. (skiing)

He doesn’t like skiing.

1. Tobacconists sell cigarettes. (newspapers)

____________________________

2. She teaches English. (German)

____________________________

3. That computer belongs to me. (my brother)

____________________________

4. They often go to Spain. (Portugal)

____________________________

5. Sally goes on holiday in July. (September)

____________________________

Key:

1. Tobacconists don’t sell newspapers.

2. She doesn’t teach German.

3. That computer doesn’t belong to my brother.

4. They don’t often go to Portugal.

5. Sally doesn’t go on holiday in September.

to be continued