Junior Secondary · English Language

Tenses in question tags: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 5 written questions with worked solutions. All on Tenses in question tags.

10 questions24 marksFree, no account

Question 1

1 mark

Read the following sentence and choose the correct question tag:
"They have already finished their science project, ______?"

Question 2

1 mark

Which of the following sentences correctly applies a question tag to the Past Perfect Tense?

Question 3

1 mark

Read the following sentence which describes a scientific observation:

"The chemical solution in the beaker has turned cloudy after the reaction, ______?"

Choose the correct question tag to complete the statement.

Question 4

1 mark

Determine the correct question tag for a sentence describing a past event in a History report:
"The explorers found no evidence of previous settlements on the island, ______?"

Question 5

1 mark

Complete the sentence with the appropriate question tag:
"The students were practicing their listening skills in the lab, ______?"

Question 6

2 marks

Provide the appropriate question tag for the following statement:
The school assembly has already started, _______?<\/b><\/p>

Write your answer out first, then check it against the worked solution.

Question 7

3 marks

Determine the correct question tag for the following statement involving the present perfect tense and a negative adverb:
The teacher has never punished a student for making mistakes, _______?<\/b><\/p>

Write your answer out first, then check it against the worked solution.

Question 8

5 marks

Identify the correct question tag for the following future perfect tense statement:
By next month, the students will have finished the entire writing curriculum, _______?<\/b><\/p>

Write your answer out first, then check it against the worked solution.

Question 9

4 marks

Read the following statement about a Science experiment and answer the sub-questions below:

"Neither the lead researcher nor his assistants were aware that the chemical reaction had already completed."

a) Provide a suitable question tag for the statement above.

b) Explain the grammatical rules regarding the polarity (positive/negative) and the subject pronoun used in your tag based on the presence of the word 'Neither'.

Write your answer out first, then check it against the worked solution.

Question 10

5 marks

In an academic report about Science, a student writes:

"The solution will have dissolved the eggshell by the end of the 48-hour period, ______?"

a) Identify the exact tense used in the main clause.
b) Provide the correct question tag for this sentence.
c) If the student changed the sentence to: "The solution hardly dissolved the shell, ______?", what would the new tag be? Explain the change in polarity.

Write your answer out first, then check it against the worked solution.

* The content provided by thinka is generated by AI and may not always be accurate or up-to-date. Please use it as a supplementary resource and verify with official materials.

You've seen the model answer. Now get yours marked.

This page can show you how a good answer looks. It cannot tell you what your answer was missing. thinka marks your written work against the real mark scheme in about 15 seconds.

Get My Answers Marked Back to the notes

Want more questions like these? Get a fresh set on this topic, graded as you go.

Practice More