This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversions – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversions Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Little did she know that Cory ..... already madedinner. A) HAVE. B) HAD. C) HAS. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) HAD. 2. What would be original sentence of this inversion?:Not often will he go to work A) Often he will go to work. B) To work he will often go. C) He will often go to work. D) He won't often go to work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He won't often go to work. 3. Hardly ..... when the train began to move. A) I sat down. B) Had I sat down. C) I had sat down. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had I sat down. 4. During a temperature inversion, what happens to the temperature profile of the atmosphere? A) The air gets cooler as you go up. B) There is a layer of warm air above cooler air. C) The air is dryer. D) The air is wetter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is a layer of warm air above cooler air. 5. How do temperature inversions impact aviation and air travel? A) Enhance visibility for pilots. B) Lead to the formation of contrails. C) Create turbulence in the atmosphere. D) Improve aircraft fuel efficiency. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Create turbulence in the atmosphere. 6. Is this sentence correct?:Not before you send in your passport you can receive a visa. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 7. What is ecological succession? A) The process by which an ecological community undergoes changes following disturbance or colonization. B) The process of animal migration. C) The growth of plants in a controlled environment. D) The cycle of seasons in an ecosystem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process by which an ecological community undergoes changes following disturbance or colonization. 8. They were walking around, waiting. A) Were they walking around, waiting. B) They walking around were, waiting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They walking around were, waiting. 9. She will contact you if there is any news about the case. A) Only if there is any news about the case will she contact you. B) Only if is there any news about the case will she contact you. C) Only if is there any news about the case she will contact you. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only if there is any news about the case will she contact you. 10. If I ..... studied business in college, I might be running my own company now. (Past unreal condition, present unreal result) A) HAD. B) HAVE. C) HAVING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HAD. 11. Her face is very stern; ..... that as it may, she is reallyfriendly. A) IS. B) BE. C) BEING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BE. 12. An interval of a Minor 2nd (m2) inverts to ..... A) Major 7th. B) Minor 7th. C) Minor 3rd. D) Major 2nd. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Major 7th. 13. VERB PATTERNSI distinctly remember ..... the door but I found it open when I returned. A) Closing. B) To close. C) Close. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Closing. 14. Never ..... such a ridiculous argument. A) Have I heard. B) I've heard. C) I heard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have I heard. 15. Match the sentence beginning: "Only when it started raining ..... " with the correct ending. A) Did she offer me her umbrella. B) Could they drive home. C) Did we leave the house. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did she offer me her umbrella. 16. Hardly ..... I closed the door when it started raining. A) HAS. B) HAVE. C) HAD. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HAD. 17. Do you remember that hiker that got lost in the forest? ..... a survival course, he would have had a better experience. A) Had he taken. B) He had taken. C) Has he taken. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had he taken. 18. Not only ..... shade and beauty, but they also reduce carbon dioxide. A) Trees provide. B) Provide trees. C) Do trees provide. D) Trees do provide. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do trees provide. 19. Which of the following is an example of secondary succession? A) Plant growth on bare rock. B) Forest regrowth after a fire. C) Glacier retreat. D) Coral reef formation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forest regrowth after a fire. 20. Rarely ..... professional boxers remain active beyond the age thirty-five. A) Are. B) Do. C) Were. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do. 21. Which order of notes represents an Ab diminished chord in first inversion? A) Ab-Cb-Ebb. B) Cb-Ebb-Ab'. C) Ebb-Ab'-Cb'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cb-Ebb-Ab'. 22. ..... great was the dustruction that the south took decades to recover. A) Very. B) So. C) Too. D) Such. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) So. 23. You can't tell him under no circumstances. A) Under no circumstances can you tell him. B) Under no circumstances can't you tell him. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under no circumstances can you tell him. 24. During a temperature inversion in a large city, the accumulation of pollutants close to the ground can lead to: A) Clear skies and clean air. B) Decreased temperatures worldwide. C) Increased visibility. D) Severe air quality issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Severe air quality issues. 25. INVERSIONS ..... had John been to such a fantastic restaurant A) Scarcely. B) In no way. C) Never. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Never. 26. The supervisor had got his appointment to the post. He fell ill. A) Hardly had the supervisor been appointed to the post when he fell ill. B) But for his appointment to the post, the supervisor wouldn't have been ill. C) The supervisor had been ill before he was appointed to the post. D) No sooner had the supervisor appointed to the post than he fell ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hardly had the supervisor been appointed to the post when he fell ill. 27. The hotel room was not only depressing, but it was cold as well A) Not only was the hotel room depressing, but it was cold as well. B) Not only the hotel room was depressing, but it was cold as well. C) Not only the hotel room depressing, but it is cold as well. D) Not only the hotel room is depressing, but it was cold as well. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not only was the hotel room depressing, but it was cold as well. 28. Hardly ..... the phone rang. A) Had I arrived when. B) Did I arrive when. C) I had arrived when. D) Had I arrived than. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had I arrived when. 29. What role do temperature inversions play in the context of the albedo effect and its influence on ice caps and glaciers? A) Decrease albedo, accelerating glacial melting. B) Promote vertical mixing, influencing albedo variations. C) Increase albedo, leading to glacial preservation. D) Have no impact on albedo in polar regions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Decrease albedo, accelerating glacial melting. 30. During an El Nino, it rains A) In the central Pacific. B) In the FAR eastern Pacific. C) In the western Pacific. D) In all of the Pacific. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the central Pacific. 31. Not a penny ..... me. A) He has given. B) He gave. C) Did he give. D) Has he gave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did he give. 32. What kind of triad(s) have a perfect fifth? A) Major. B) Minor. C) Major and Minor. D) Augmented. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Major and Minor. 33. Not once we did hear the Prime Minister apologise. A) RIGHT. B) WRONG. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WRONG. 34. Why do inversions exist? A) To create better voicings. B) To stay in the range of instruments. C) To give the composer freedom. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 35. Little did anyone ..... the seriousness of the situation. (INVERSIONS ALSO FOR EMPHASIS) A) REALIZE. B) REALIZED. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) REALIZE. 36. We can't watch television until the guests have left A) Not until the guests have left can we watch television. B) We could watch the TV if they leave. C) Please leave us. D) Not until the guests have leave can we watch television. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not until the guests have left can we watch television. 37. What is the primary function of feedback loops in nature? A) To create new cycles. B) To maintain balance in the environment. C) To disrupt existing cycles. D) To eliminate factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To maintain balance in the environment. 38. What is the primary impact of temperature inversions on atmospheric stability? A) Higher humidity levels. B) Increase in air turbulence. C) Enhanced dispersion of pollutants. D) Creation of a stable atmospheric layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Creation of a stable atmospheric layer. 39. Were they to offer me the position, I would accept without hesitation. A) Hypothetical future situation or a polite suggestion. B) Present or future situations that are unlikely or impossible. C) Hypothetical past situations that did not happen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Present or future situations that are unlikely or impossible. 40. When one note of an interval in put above or below the other note, it is known as ..... A) Harmony. B) Composition. C) Inversion. D) Melody. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inversion. 41. During a calm winter morning in a valley, what characteristic feature of temperature inversions might be observed? A) They occur exclusively during the daytime. B) They promote vertical mixing of air pollutants. C) They trap air pollutants close to the ground. D) They reduce the severity of storms. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They trap air pollutants close to the ground. 42. What is the inversion of an Augmented 5th (A5) A) Diminished 4th. B) Diminished 5th. C) Augmented 4th. D) Perfect 4th. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diminished 4th. 43. At no time ..... he seem to realise what an idiot he was making of himself. A) Do. B) Has. C) Did. D) Does. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did. 44. Make an inversion out of this structure:I have been to France twice. A) Have I been to France twice. B) Have been I to France twice. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have I been to France twice. 45. ..... had I walked in the door when my dog came rushing to greet me. A) Barely. B) Little. C) Not until. D) Only when. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Barely. 46. Using Roman numerals, how would I label an F major chord in a C major diatonic scale? A) IV. B) Iv. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) IV. 47. Not many young people now learn survival skills ..... know that survival skills are important. A) Little they. B) Little do they. C) Little they do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Little do they. 48. He started working in the World Bank. That was right after he had graduated from university. A) Before he graduated from university, he had started working in the World Bank. B) No sooner had he graduated from university than he started working in the World Bank. C) Hardly had he started working in the World Bank when he graduated from university. D) No sooner had he started working in the World Bank than he graduated from university. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No sooner had he graduated from university than he started working in the World Bank. 49. She had just finished the exam. She realized she forgot to answer one question. A) No sooner had she finished the exam than she realized she forgot to answer one question. B) Only after she finished the exam did she realize she forgot to answer one question. C) Not until she realized she forgot to answer one question did she finish the exam. D) Hardly she had finished the exam when she realized she forgot to answer one question. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No sooner had she finished the exam than she realized she forgot to answer one question. 50. "Only after reading the ancient book ..... the secret door open." A) Did. B) Does. C) Do. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did. 51. Which negative adverbial correctly completes the sentence?" ..... had they arrived at the airport when their flight was announced as delayed." A) Rarely. B) Not until. C) Seldom. D) Hardly. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hardly. 52. What effect do temperature inversions have on the sound propagation? A) Sound waves are refracted downwards, enhancing sounds at ground level. B) Sound waves travel faster, increasing noise pollution. C) Sound waves are absorbed, reducing noise pollution. D) They have no effect on sound propagation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sound waves are refracted downwards, enhancing sounds at ground level. 53. No sooner had she come back ..... I saw her. A) Than. B) But. C) When. D) That. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 54. They only lit the fire when it was unusually cold A) Only when it was unusually cold did they light the fire. B) Only when was it unusually cold did they light the fire. C) Only when it is unusually cold did they light the fire. D) Only when it was unusually cold they light the fire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only when it was unusually cold did they light the fire. 55. How do temperature inversions impact air pollution? A) Enhance vertical mixing of air masses. B) Trap pollutants near the surface. C) Have no influence on air quality. D) Increase dispersion of pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Trap pollutants near the surface. 56. Should you need any assistance, please let me know. A) Hypothetical future situation or a polite suggestion. B) Present or future situations that are unlikely or impossible. C) Hypothetical past situations that did not happen. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hypothetical future situation or a polite suggestion. 57. Major second-M2, inverts to ..... A) Minor seventh-m7. B) Minor third-m3. C) Minor second-m2. D) Minor sixth-m6. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minor seventh-m7. 58. By no means ..... an expert. A) Can he considered. B) Can be considered. C) Can he be considered. D) He can be considered. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can he be considered. 59. It was not until I had arrived home ..... my appointment with the doctor. A) When I remembered. B) That I remembered. C) And I remembered. D) Did I remember. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That I remembered. 60. Is this sentence correct?:Little food did he had to share. A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesEnglish Grammar QuizzesInversions Quiz 2Inversions Quiz 3Inversions Quiz 4Inversions Quiz 5Inversions Quiz 6Inversions Quiz 7Adverbial Fronting With Inversion QuizAgreement Rules Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books