KS2 Writing Quiz: Dive into the Magic of Asking Questions

English Quiz - Asking Questions (Questions)

Get ready for a fun KS2 English quiz all about asking questions! Punctuation is like magic when we ask questions in writing.

In Spanish, they have an upside-down question mark at the start. In English, we rely on word order. 'You are' becomes 'Are you?' – see how the words flip? Take this quiz and become a question wizard! Test your question-making skills and have a blast!

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Change this statement into a question.
The radiators are not working.

[ ]	Are the radiators not working.
[ ]	Are the radiators not working?
[ ]	Are not the radiators working.
[ ]	The radiators are working?

Change this statement into a question.
I like chocolate.

[ ]	You like chocolate?
[ ]	Yes.
[ ]	Do I like chocolate.
[ ]	Do I like chocolate?

Change this statement into a question.
My favourite toy has disappeared.

[ ]	Has my favourite toy disappeared?
[ ]	My favourite toy disappeared has?
[ ]	Has my favourite toy disappeared.
[ ]	Where is my favourite toy?

Change this statement into a question.
You are eleven years old today.

[ ]	Are you eleven years old today.
[ ]	You are eleven years old? today?
[ ]	Are you eleven years old today?
[ ]	Eleven? Years old? Today?

Change this statement into a question.
We will be visiting the museum later today.

[ ]	Will we be visiting the museum later today?
[ ]	Will we be visiting the museum later today.
[ ]	Is the museum open later today?
[ ]	The museum will be open later today?

Change this statement into a question.
I can smell something delicious cooking for tea.

[ ]	I can smell something delicious cooking for tea?
[ ]	Can I smell something delicious cooking for tea.
[ ]	Can I smell something delicious cooking for tea?
[ ]	Is something delicious cooking for tea?

Change this statement into a question.
You are excited about the school trip.

[ ]	You are? Excited about the school trip?
[ ]	Are you excited about the school trip.
[ ]	Are you excited about the school trip?
[ ]	Am I excited about the school trip?

Change this statement into a question.
A terrible storm is on its way.

[ ]	Is a terrible storm on its way.
[ ]	Is a terrible storm on its way?
[ ]	Are you worried about the storm on its way?
[ ]	A terrible storm? Is on its way.

Change this statement into a question.
He has wanted to be a doctor since he was a child.

[ ]	Has he wanted to be a doctor since he was a child?
[ ]	Has he wanted to be a doctor since he was a child.
[ ]	Did he want to be a doctor since he was a child?
[ ]	Does he want to be a doctor since he was a child?

10.

Change this statement into a question.
Let's take the train to London.

[ ]	Let's take the train to London?
[ ]	Us let take the train to London.
[ ]	Us let take the train to London?
[ ]	Shall we take the train to London?

English Quiz - Asking Questions (Answers)

Change this statement into a question.
The radiators are not working.

[ ]	Are the radiators not working.
[x]	Are the radiators not working?
[ ]	Are not the radiators working.
[ ]	The radiators are working?

Often the word order has to change quite a bit when you turn a statement into a question.

Change this statement into a question.
I like chocolate.

[ ]	You like chocolate?
[ ]	Yes.
[ ]	Do I like chocolate.
[x]	Do I like chocolate?

'Do I like chocolate?' is an example of a rhetorical question. You wouldn't really expect someone else to answer that for you!

Change this statement into a question.
My favourite toy has disappeared.

[x]	Has my favourite toy disappeared?
[ ]	My favourite toy disappeared has?
[ ]	Has my favourite toy disappeared.
[ ]	Where is my favourite toy?

Don't forget to add the question mark.

Change this statement into a question.
You are eleven years old today.

[ ]	Are you eleven years old today.
[ ]	You are eleven years old? today?
[x]	Are you eleven years old today?
[ ]	Eleven? Years old? Today?

The last answer is not correct, but would work very well when writing dialogue.

Change this statement into a question.
We will be visiting the museum later today.

[x]	Will we be visiting the museum later today?
[ ]	Will we be visiting the museum later today.
[ ]	Is the museum open later today?
[ ]	The museum will be open later today?

In some instances, you might hear this as a question: 'We will be visiting the museum later today?' - using this word order would only be as a repetition of the original statement in order to express surprise.

Change this statement into a question.
I can smell something delicious cooking for tea.

[ ]	I can smell something delicious cooking for tea?
[ ]	Can I smell something delicious cooking for tea.
[x]	Can I smell something delicious cooking for tea?
[ ]	Is something delicious cooking for tea?

The last answer makes sense but forgets to mention smell.

Change this statement into a question.
You are excited about the school trip.

[ ]	You are? Excited about the school trip?
[ ]	Are you excited about the school trip.
[x]	Are you excited about the school trip?
[ ]	Am I excited about the school trip?

Punctuation is important when writing English.

Change this statement into a question.
A terrible storm is on its way.

[ ]	Is a terrible storm on its way.
[x]	Is a terrible storm on its way?
[ ]	Are you worried about the storm on its way?
[ ]	A terrible storm? Is on its way.

All sentences must end with a form of punctuation.

Change this statement into a question.
He has wanted to be a doctor since he was a child.

[x]	Has he wanted to be a doctor since he was a child?
[ ]	Has he wanted to be a doctor since he was a child.
[ ]	Did he want to be a doctor since he was a child?
[ ]	Does he want to be a doctor since he was a child?

'He has' simply becomes 'has he'.

10.

Change this statement into a question.
Let's take the train to London.

[ ]	Let's take the train to London?
[ ]	Us let take the train to London.
[ ]	Us let take the train to London?
[x]	Shall we take the train to London?

'Let's' = 'let us' - the only way to turn this into a question is to use 'shall we'.