This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversion In English – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversion In English Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Not only the child but also the grandparents ..... A) Is joining. B) Joins. C) Were joining. D) Has joined. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Were joining. 2. When can we express with an inversion? A) In an urban context. B) With a formal adjective. C) With a negative adverb. D) Just with some verbs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) With a negative adverb. 3. Which sentence uses inversion correctly after "Scarcely" ? A) Scarcely had I started my speech when the lights went out. B) Scarcely I had started my speech when the lights went out. C) Had I scarcely started my speech when the lights went out. D) When the lights went out, scarcely had I started my speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scarcely had I started my speech when the lights went out. 4. Which of the following sentences is most appropriate for a parent speaking to a child about ordering food? A) Should you fancy a pizza, let's order one now. B) Seldom has the country faced a greater threat. C) Scarcely had we been introduced when he punched me for no reason. D) No sooner had I turned out the light, than I heard a noise outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should you fancy a pizza, let's order one now. 5. 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.5. A sleeping dog was lying under the table.Under the table ..... A) Under the table was lying a sleeping dog. B) Under the table a sleeping dog lying was. C) Under the table lying was a sleeping dog. D) Under the table was a sleeping dog lying. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Under the table was lying a sleeping dog. 6. Which sentence shows correct inversion following the adverbial phrase "At no time" ? A) At no time I have been aware of any issues. B) At no time have I been aware of any issues. C) Have at no time I been aware of any issues. D) I have at no time been aware of any issues. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At no time have I been aware of any issues. 7. Seldom ..... a newspaper. A) Buy Anna. B) Does Anna buy. C) Bought Anna. D) Anna does buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Does Anna buy. 8. To rewrite "It's not common for us to see so much rain in March, " which word should be used to complete the sentence: "Seldom ..... so much rain in March" ? A) Did we saw. B) Is normal to see. C) Do we see. D) Seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Do we see. 9. In the question 'Isn't she coming to the party?', what is the emphasis created by the negative form? A) The emphasis indicates a lack of interest in the party. B) It suggests that she is definitely not coming. C) The emphasis created by the negative form indicates surprise or expectation regarding her attendance. D) The negative form shows indifference to her absence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The emphasis created by the negative form indicates surprise or expectation regarding her attendance. 10. Identify the negative inversion in the sentence:'Little did he know about the surprise party.' A) Little did he know. B) He had no idea about the surprise party. C) Little did he expect the surprise party. D) He knew little about the surprise party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Little did he know. 11. Only once ..... late to school. A) He came. B) Did he came. C) Came he. D) Did he come. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did he come. 12. Only at weekend ..... my kids to the Ocean Park. A) I don't take. B) Do I take. C) I take. D) I do take. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do I take. 13. Rewrite the following sentence with the given word in such a way that it means the same as the sentence printed above it.14. If you do happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me? A) Should you happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me?. B) If you should happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me?. C) If you see Helen, you must ask her to call me. D) If you happen to see Helen, you should ask her to call me. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should you happen to see Helen, could you ask her to call me?. 14. What is the effect of using inversion in writing? A) Inversion can create a more formal tone and draw attention to specific parts of a sentence. B) Inversion makes sentences longer and more complex. C) Inversion is used to simplify the structure of sentences. D) Inversion has no significant effect on writing style. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Inversion can create a more formal tone and draw attention to specific parts of a sentence. 15. Often ..... a meeting. A) Do we have. B) We do have. C) Have we. D) We have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do we have. 16. Instructions:Choose the correct answer.He can speak French but ..... it in public, and almost never when on diplomatic duty. A) Seldom does he use. B) Rarely he uses. C) Not once does he use. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seldom does he use. 17. Rewrite 'They seldom visit us' using inversion. A) They visit us seldom. B) Seldom do they visit us. C) Do they seldom visit us?. D) They rarely visit us. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Seldom do they visit us. 18. A country cannot be prosperous if it is not quite independent. A) Unless a country is quite independent, it can be prosperous. B) Without complete independence, a country can be prosperous. C) Only when a country is quite independent can it be prosperous. D) It is not until a country is quite independent can it be prosperous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only when a country is quite independent can it be prosperous. 19. It was (A) not until he was 30 did he get married (B), had a job and lived independently (C) of (D) his parents. A) A. B) B. C) C. D) D. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B. 20. Choose the sentence that correctly uses inversion to emphasize the location. A) The bus came around the bend. B) Around the bend the bus came. C) Around the bend came the bus. D) Came the bus around the bend. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Around the bend came the bus. 21. Which of these questions correctly uses a contraction and pronoun? A) Amn't I on the list?. B) Aren't I on the list?. C) Am I not on the list?. D) Is I not on the list?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aren't I on the list?. 22. Rewrite this sentence using inversion with SUCH:She has such a soft voice that everyone likes her. Such ..... A) Such a soft voice has she that everyone likes her. B) Such she has a soft voice that everyone likes her. C) Such has she a soft voice that everyone likes her. D) Such a voice soft has she that everyone likes her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Such a soft voice has she that everyone likes her. 23. Use RARELY, SELDOM or LITTLE to rewrite the sentence using inversion. Public borrowing has seldom been so high. A) Seldom has public borrowing been so high. B) Seldom public borrowing has been so high. C) Seldom has been public borrowing so high. D) Seldom been has public borrowing so high. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Seldom has public borrowing been so high. 24. ..... football, but he also plays the piano. A) Not only he plays. B) Not only does he play. C) Not only does he plays. D) Not only do he plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not only does he play. 25. Just after solving one problem, I was faced with another. A) Scarcely had I solved one problem when I was faced with another. B) Hardly had I solved one problem when I was faced with another. C) No sooner had I solved one problem than I was faced with another. D) All are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All are correct. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesInversion In English Quiz 1Inversion 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books