IMO Practice Test — Question Tags
8 Questions • 15 min • Olympiad level
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Question 1 of 8
Add the tag: 'You'd rather stay home, ___?'
wouldn't you?
hadn't you?
didn't you?
won't you?
Explanation: ''d rather' = 'would rather' → 'wouldn't you?'.
Question 2 of 8
Choose the correct tag: 'There is little hope, ___?'
isn't there?
is there?
doesn't there?
won't there?
Explanation: 'little' is a hidden negative → positive tag; subject is 'there'.
Question 3 of 8
Add the tag: 'Neither of them agreed, ___?'
didn't they?
did they?
did he?
weren't they?
Explanation: 'Neither' is negative → positive tag, conventionally 'did they?'.
Question 4 of 8
Spot the error: 'He used to live here, didn't he?'
This is correct.
didn't he → usedn't he only
didn't he → wasn't he
used to is wrong
Explanation: 'used to' standardly takes 'didn't he?' (or 'usedn't he?').
Question 5 of 8
Add the tag: 'Let me help you, ___?'
shall I?
will you?
may I?
won't I?
Explanation: 'Let me' (offer) takes 'shall I?'.
Question 6 of 8
Choose: 'Hardly anyone came, ___?'
didn't they?
did they?
did he?
weren't they?
Explanation: 'Hardly' is negative → positive tag 'did they?'.
Question 7 of 8
Add the tag: 'You needn't worry, ___?'
needn't you?
need you?
do you?
will you?
Explanation: 'needn't' (negative) → positive tag 'need you?'.
Question 8 of 8
Add the tag: 'I think he is right, ___?'
don't I?
isn't he?
do I?
aren't I?
Explanation: With 'I think + clause', the tag agrees with the inner clause: 'isn't he?'.