This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversion In English – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversion In English Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Seldom do we get the chance to meet our heroes. A) Seldom do we get the chance to meet our heroes. B) Often we meet our heroes. C) Sometimes we encounter our legends. D) Rarely do we see our idols. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seldom do we get the chance to meet our heroes. 2. Hardly had (A) he entered the (B) office when (C) he realized that he forgot (D) his wallet A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) D. 3. Little ..... what is in store for him. A) He knows. B) Does he know. C) Knows he. D) Knew he. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does he know. 4. I seldom leave my house so early. A) Seldom do I leave my house so early. B) Seldom do I leave my house so early. C) Seldom I leave my house so early. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seldom do I leave my house so early. 5. Not until the last minute did he submit his work. A) He submitted his work after the deadline. B) He submitted his work at the last minute. C) He forgot to submit his work. D) He submitted his work early. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He submitted his work at the last minute. 6. Provide an example of inversion with 'never'. A) Never have I seen such beauty, which emphasizes the speaker's experience. B) I have never seen such beauty, which emphasizes the speaker's experience. C) Never I have seen such beauty, which emphasizes the speaker's experience. D) Such beauty have I never seen, which emphasizes the speaker's experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never have I seen such beauty, which emphasizes the speaker's experience. 7. The noise next door didn't stop until midnight A) It was not until midnight that the noise next door stopped. B) Not until midnight did the noise next door stopped. C) Only when midnight did the noise next door stopped. D) Hardly did the noise next door stopped when it was midnight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not until midnight did the noise next door stopped. 8. Instructions:Choose the correct answer.Since ..... known her, we've never argued. A) I have. B) Have I. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I have. 9. He spent all his money. He even borrowed some from me. A) As soon as he borrowed some money from me, he spent it all. B) Hardly had he borrowed some money from me when he spent it all. C) Not only did he spent all his money but also he borrowed some from me. D) Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me as well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not only did he spend all his money but he borrowed some from me as well. 10. Recognize the inversion in this sentence:'On the table lay the keys.' A) The inversion is 'lay the keys'. B) The inversion is 'lay on the table'. C) The inversion is 'on the table'. D) The inversion is 'the keys lay'. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The inversion is 'lay the keys'. 11. ..... did Jerry forget my birthday, but he also forgot our wedding anniversary. A) No longer. B) For no reason. C) Not only. D) In any time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not only. 12. You see Frank at the conference, give him my regards A) Would. B) Could. C) Should. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 13. In a critical situation where time is of the essence, a team is gathered to discuss an urgent project deadline. One of the team members stands up and emphasizes the need for immediate action. A) You should act now!. B) Act you must now!. C) Now you can act!. D) Now must you act!. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Now must you act!. 14. Rewrite the following sentence with the given word in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.2. He had hardly left the office when the telephone rang.No sooner ..... A) No sooner had he left the office than the telephone rang. B) No sooner he left the office when the telephone rang. C) No sooner had he left the office when the telephone rang. D) No sooner he had left the office than the telephone rang. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No sooner had he left the office than the telephone rang. 15. Rewrite each of the following sentences with the given words in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.4. I understood Hamlet only after seeing it on the stage. A) Only after seeing it on the stage did I understand Hamlet. B) Only after reading Hamlet did I understand it on the stage. C) I understood Hamlet before seeing it on the stage. D) I did not understand Hamlet even after seeing it on the stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only after seeing it on the stage did I understand Hamlet. 16. Rewrite 'He is not only talented but also hardworking' using inversion. A) Not only hardworking is he, but also talented. B) He is hardworking and talented not only. C) Not only is he talented, but he is also hardworking. D) Talented he is not only, but hardworking also. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not only is he talented, but he is also hardworking. 17. ..... his skill in cooking, he failed to win the Master Chef Season 2. A) Although. B) In spite. C) Due to. D) Despite. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Despite. 18. Press photographers are banned from taking photographs backstage. (Scarcely) ..... A) Scarcely are press photographers allowed to take photographs backstage. B) Scarcely press photographers are allowed to take photographs backstage. C) Scarcely do press photographers allow to take photographs backstage. D) Scarcely allowed are press photographers to take photographs backstage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scarcely are press photographers allowed to take photographs backstage. 19. Rewrite the following sentence with the given word in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it. A) Had I realized what was happening, I wouldn't have accepted the job. B) If I had realized what was happening, I would have accepted the job. C) Had I not realized what was happening, I wouldn't have accepted the job. D) If I realized what was happening, I wouldn't have accepted the job. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had I realized what was happening, I wouldn't have accepted the job. 20. Identify the sentence with subject-verb inversion:A. Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset. B. I have never seen such a beautiful sunset. C. I never have seen such a beautiful sunset. D. I have seen never such a beautiful sunset. A) I have seen never such a beautiful sunset. B) I have never seen such a beautiful sunset. C) I never have seen such a beautiful sunset. D) Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Never have I seen such a beautiful sunset. 21. Transform the sentence 'She rarely goes to the gym' using inversion. A) She goes to the gym rarely. B) Rarely does she go to the gym. C) Rarely she goes to the gym. D) She does rarely go to the gym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rarely does she go to the gym. 22. Never before (A) has (B) so many people in the U.S (C) been interested in (D) soccer. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 23. Hardly had I arrived when the rain started. (What does this inversion imply?) A) It implies that the rain was a common occurrence during that time. B) It suggests that the rain was unexpected and surprising. C) It implies a close temporal relationship between the arrival and the rain starting. D) It indicates that the rain started before the arrival. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It implies a close temporal relationship between the arrival and the rain starting. 24. ..... the South Americans lose their ice-cold concentration, and rarely did they fail to control the ball. A) Never. B) Never had. C) Never did. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Never did. 25. Only when he tried to run ..... that he had injured his knee. A) Did he discovered. B) Did he discover. C) Was he discovered. D) Had he discovered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did he discover. Next →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesInversion In English Quiz 2Inversion In English Quiz 3Inversion In English Quiz 4Inversion In English Quiz 5Inversion In English Quiz 6Inversion In English Quiz 7Inversion In English Quiz 8Inversion In English Quiz 9Inversion In English Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books