2928 grammar meets conversation whquestions 3 general knowledge

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Complete the questions with the correct question words.
Interview a friend using your questions. Record the answers.
Tell the class some things about one of the topics.
(Optional) Write a paragraph about one of the topics.

1. …………… is the
president of the
USA?
a. How
b. When
c. Who
d. When

2. ………… does the
president of the
USA live?

a. Who
b. Why
c. When
d. Where

3. …………… eggs are
there in a dozen?

5. …………… is it
winter in South
Africa?
a. Why
b. How
c. When
d. What time

6. …………… do you call
the brother of your
father?
a. Who
b. What
c. Why
d. When

7. …………… is the
richest man in the
world?
a. What
b. Where
c. Who

d. How much

8. …………… do dogs
wag their tail?

9. …………… do
elephants live?

10. …………… does a
can of Coke cost?

11. …………… do lions
eat?

12. …………… legs does
a beetle have?

a. How many
b. What
c. Where
d. When

a. How many
b. How much
c. How long
d. How often

a. What time
b. Where
c. Who

d. What

a. How many
b. How much
c. How long
d. How often

13. …………… does the
sun go down near the
equator?
a. Why
b. Where
c. When
d. How long

14. …………… is Mount
Everest?
a. How much
b. How high
c. How heavy
d. How far

15. ………… did Neil
Armstrong say when
he first set foot on
the moon?
a. Why
b. When
c. What
d. How

16. …………… is the
snow cap on Mount
Kilimanjaro melting?
a. Why
b. How
c. When
d. Where

17. …………… animal is
bigger? A hippo or a
whale?
a. Why
b. When
c. Which
d. How many

18. …………… pandas
are left in the wild?

19. ………… discovered
America?

a. Where
b. Which
c. How much
d. How many

a. When
b. Who

c. Why
d. What time

20. …………… is the
coldest place on
Earth?
a. When
b. Who
c. Why
d. Where

a. Which
b. How many
c. How long
d. How much

4. …………… is the
weather like in
winter?
a. What
b. When
c. Where
d. How

a. How many
b. How far
c. What
d. Why

Step 1 : Complete the questions with the correct question words.
Step 2 : Interview a friend using your questions. Record the answers.
Step 3 : Tell the class some things about the person you interviewed.

1. …………… is the
president of the
USA?
a. How
b. When
c. Who
d. When

2. ………… does the
president of the
USA live?
a. Who
b. Why
c. When
d. Where

3. …………… eggs are
there in a dozen?

5. …………… is it
winter in South
Africa?
a. Why
b. How
c. When
d. What time

6. …………… do you call
the brother of your
father?
a. Who
b. What
c. Why
d. When

7. …………… is the
richest man in the
world?
a. What
b. Where
c. Who
d. How much

8. …………… do dogs
wag their tail?

9. …………… do
elephants live?

10. …………… does a
can of Coke cost?

11. …………… do lions
eat?

12. …………… legs does

a beetle have?

a. How many
b. What
c. Where
d. When

a. How many
b. How much
c. How long
d. How often

a. What time
b. Where
c. Who
d. What

a. How many
b. How much
c. How long
d. How often

13. …………… does the
sun go down near the
equator?
a. Why
b. Where
c. When
d. How long

14. …………… is Mount
Everest?
a. How much
b. How high
c. How heavy
d. How far

15. ………… did Neil
Armstrong say when
he first set foot on
the moon?
a. Why
b. When
c. What
d. How

16. …………… is the
snow cap on Mount
Kilimanjaro melting?
a. Why
b. How
c. When
d. Where

17. …………… animal is
bigger? A hippo or a
whale?
a. Why
b. When
c. Which

d. How many

18. …………… pandas
are left in the wild?

19. ………… discovered
America?

a. Where
b. Which
c. How much
d. How many

a. When
b. Who
c. Why
d. What time

20. …………… is the
coldest place on
Earth?
a. When
b. Who
c. Why
d. Where

a. Which
b. How many
c. How long
d. How much

4. …………… is the
weather like in
winter?
a. What
b. When
c. Where
d. How

a. How many
b. How far
c. What
d. Why


Answer Key
1.

c – Barack Obama

2. d – the White House, Washinton DC, USA
3. b - twelve
4. a – it’s cold, windy, rainy, snowy
5. c – December to February
6. b - uncle
7. c – Bill Gates (2010)
8. d – because they are happy (?)
9. c – Africa and Asia
10. b – check local prices
11. d – meat (zebra, antelope, smaller animals etc.)

12. a - six
13. c – around 6 PM
14. b – 8848 metres
15. c – That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”
16. a – climate change, rising temperatures
17. c - whale
18. d – 1600 (2004 estimate)
19. b – Christopher Columbus (or Amerigo Vespucci as some claim)
20. d - Antarctica