Asking questions

5-1 YES/NO QUESTIONS AND SHORT ANSWERS

YES/NO QUESTIONS SHORT ANSWERS

a) Do you know Jim Adams? Yes, I do. No, I don’t.

b) Did it rain last night? Yes, it did. No, it didn’t.

c) Are you studying English? Yes, I am. No, I am not.

d) Was Ann in class? Yes, she was. No, she wasn’t.

e) Will Bob be here soon? Yes, he will. No, he won’t.

f) Can you swim? Yes, I can. No, I can’t.

Exercise 1: In the following dialogues, the long answer is given in brackets. Look at the long answer and then make the appropriate yes/no question and short answer to complete each dialogue. Do not use a negative verb in the question.

1. A: Do you know my brother?

B: No, I ______.

2. A: _________________________________

B: Yes, ____________. (Jane eats lunch at the cafeteria every day).

3. A: ______________________________________________________

B: No, ____________. (that pen doesn’t belong to me).

4. A: ________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ___________. (the students in this class speak English well).

5. A: __________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ______________. (I slept well last night).

6. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: No, ___________. (Ann and Jim didn’t come to class yesterday).

7. A: ____________________________________________________________

B: Yes, __________. (I’m studying my grammar book).

8. A: _____________________________________________________________

B: No, _______. (the children aren’t watching TV).

9. A: _______________________________________________________

B: Yes, _______. (Tim Wilson is in my class).

10. A: ________________________________________________________

B: No, ________. (It wasn’t foggy yesterday).

11. A: _________________________________________________________

B: No, ______. (I won’t be in class tomorrow).

12. A: __________________________________________________________

B: No, _______. (Larry isn’t going to be in class tomorrow).

13. A: ____________________________________________________________

B: Yes, _________. (Karen will finish her work before she goes to bed).

14. A: __________________________________________________________

B: No, _________. (I can’t play the piano).

15. A: _________________________________________________________

B: Yes, _________. (some birds can swim under water).

16. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ___________. (You need to make an appointment to see the doctor).

17. A: ___________________________________________________________

B: Yes, ___________. (I have a bicycle).

5-2 YES/NO QUESTIONS AND INFORMATION QUESTIONS