Questions keep aconversation going. Questions help you to find out more information fromsomeone.

Questions show someone that you're interested inwhat they haveto say, and enjoy talking to them.
These exercises focus on forming questions correctly, and avoiding mistakes. Check your answers in
theAnswer Key after you've done each exercise.
Write down the QUESTIONS that ledto each of these answers. The first isdone for you as an example.
1 At:'~.y.Q(.I.M..t:~M~.i~I:'f......... That's right. Pleased to meet you.
2 . ? Yes, thanks, I had avery good flight.
3 ... ..? I'd liketo seeMr Perez, if he's inthe office.
4 ? On my last visit I spoke to Ms Wong.
5 ? It was Mr Griin who recommended the hotel to me.
6 ..? No, my husband istravelling with me. I'mmeeting himlater.
7 ..? We'll probably bestaying till Friday morning.
8 . ? No, this ishis first visit - he's never been here before.
Check your answers before you do the next exercise.
Imagine that you're talking to someone who talks rather unclearly, and that you can't catch someof the
information heor shegivesyou.
Write down the questions you'd ask this person to find out themissing ( ---- ) information.
1 'I work for ----.' Who do you work for?
2 'I livein ----.' Where do you live?
3 'I've beenworking here for ---- years.' How
4 'Wekeep our salesfilesinthe ---- room.' Which ?
5 'Wenever phone inthemorning because ----.' Why
6 'I started working for the firmin 19----.' When ?
7 'I'd likea---- roomfor two nights, please.' What kind of ?
8 'I heard about this product fromMr ----.' Who
9 'The complete package costs only $----.' How much ?
10 'They printed ---- thousand copies of thereport.' How many ?
11 'They asked meto ---- as soon aspossible.' What
12 'Mrs ---- told meI should get intouch with you.' Who
Inthese sentences the 'question tags' aremissing, aren't they? Complete each sentencewith
asuitable question tag. The first two aredone for you as examples.
1 They don't normally pay their account late, ...(.I.Q .th e y.? ..
2 Thephone number is 518361, ...i~t1.1it?..
3 They'll let us know before the end of the month, ?
4 Wecan send thecatalogues by surface mail, . .....?
5 They can't provide us with theinformation weneed, . ?
6 Sheisn't inthe officetoday, .. . ?
7 This machine doesn't operate automatically,.. . ?
8 Youknow agreat de.al about economics, . ?
9 You've studied this subject for sometime, ?
10 Weshouldn't interrupt the meeting, ?
11 Wemust confirmthis bysending themafax, ?
12 He hasn't heard that thefirmhas been taken over, ?