This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversion In English – Quiz 17 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversion In English Quiz 17 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How did you get that ..... eye!? A) Purple. B) Brown. C) Black. D) Pink. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Black. 2. Explain the phrase 'in no way'. A) 'In no way' is used to emphasize that something is not true or will not happen, often followed by inversion. B) 'In no way' indicates a strong agreement with a statement. C) 'In no way' suggests a possibility of something happening. D) 'In no way' is a phrase used to express uncertainty. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'In no way' is used to emphasize that something is not true or will not happen, often followed by inversion. 3. Analyze the structure of the sentence:'Seldom do we encounter such challenges.' What is the subject and verb? A) Subject:we, Verb:encounter. B) Subject:challenges, Verb:do encounter. C) Subject:we, Verb:do encounter. D) Subject:seldom, Verb:encounter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Subject:we, Verb:do encounter. 4. II. Use RARELY, SELDOM or LITTLE to rewrite the sentence using inversion. 2. She has rarely travelled more than fifty miles from her village. A) Rarely has she travelled more than fifty miles from her village. B) Rarely she has travelled more than fifty miles from her village. C) Has she rarely travelled more than fifty miles from her village. D) She rarely has travelled more than fifty miles from her village. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rarely has she travelled more than fifty miles from her village. 5. Provide an example of inversion in a question. A) Did she sit down?. B) She did sit down?. C) Did she sat down?. D) She has sat down?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did she sit down?. 6. Why do we use inversion in:No sooner had they arrived than the show began? A) To show emphasis and formality. B) To form a question. C) To shorten the sentence. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To show emphasis and formality. 7. Identify the sentence with subject-verb inversion:A. Rarely do I eat fast food. B. I rarely eat fast food. C. I eat fast food rarely. D. I eat fast food rarely do. A) I eat fast food rarely do. B) Rarely do I eat fast food. C) I rarely eat fast food. D) I eat fast food rarely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rarely do I eat fast food. 8. 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.3. He didn't finish his work until the bell rang. A) Not until the bell rang did he finish his work. B) He finished his work before the bell rang. C) He finished his work as soon as the bell rang. D) He finished his work after the bell rang had stopped. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not until the bell rang did he finish his work. 9. Transform the positive sentence 'She is happy' into a negative sentence using inversion. A) She is not happy?. B) Is she not happy?. C) Happy she is not?. D) Isn't she happy?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is she not happy?. 10. Seldom have I encountered such a challenge. (Explain the use of inversion) A) Inversion indicates a positive experience with the challenge. B) Inversion is used to express a future possibility. C) Inversion highlights the ease of overcoming the challenge. D) Inversion emphasizes the rarity of the challenge. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inversion emphasizes the rarity of the challenge. 11. If I had enough time, I would help you with the project. TO A) Were to I have enough time, I would help you with the project. B) Were I to enough have time, I would help you with the project. C) Were to have I enough time, I would help you with the project. D) Were I to have enough time, I would help you with the project. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Were I to have enough time, I would help you with the project. 12. Which of the following sentences is an example of negative inversion? A) 'Never have I felt so alive.' B) 'I have never felt so alive.' A) A) 'Never have I felt so alive.'. B) I have always felt so alive. C) Seldom have I felt so alive. D) Always have I felt so alive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) 'Never have I felt so alive.'. 13. In which verb tense do we use inversion with 'am I', 'are you', and 'is he'? A) Past simple. B) Present perfect. C) Present simple. D) Future simple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Present simple. 14. In no way ..... question his honesty, although I think that he made some wrong decisions. A) Did I ever. B) I ever did. C) Had I ever. D) I had ever. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Did I ever. 15. InversionsNot until I heard my name ..... I had won the race. A) I belived. B) Did I believed. C) Did I believe. D) That I believed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did I believe. 16. During a hot summer day, Zoe decided to treat herself to some ice cream. Create a sentence with inversion that emphasizes a negative condition regarding her feelings about ice cream. A) Rarely have I found ice cream unappealing. B) Seldom do I dislike chocolate. C) Always have I enjoyed ice cream. D) Never have I liked ice cream. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Never have I liked ice cream. 17. If I had been aware of the situation, I would have acted differently. (Transform using inversion) A) Had I been aware of the situation, I would have acted differently. B) If I had been aware of the situation, I would have acted differently. C) Had I known the situation, I would have acted differently. D) Had I been aware, I would have acted differently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had I been aware of the situation, I would have acted differently. 18. No sooner ..... I realised I had forgotten to bring my books to return A) Had I arrived at the library than. B) Had I arrived at the library before. C) I had arrived at the library than. D) I had arrived at the library before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had I arrived at the library than. 19. Inversion can occur in all the conditional sentences. Is this statement true or false? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. Which auxiliary verb is used in the present continuous for inversion? A) Am. B) Was. C) Have. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am. 21. I. Use NEVER to rewrite the sentence using inversion.2. I have never heard such nonsense! A) Never have I heard such nonsense!. B) Never I have heard such nonsense!. C) Never heard I such nonsense!. D) Never have such nonsense I heard!. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Never have I heard such nonsense!. 22. What is the main purpose of using inversion in writing or speaking? A) To sound more poetic. B) To confuse the audience. C) To make the sentence more complex. D) To emphasize what is being said. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To emphasize what is being said. 23. Transform this sentence using inversion:'Noah and Oliver will not attend the meeting.' A) Will Noah and Oliver not attend the meeting?. B) Noah and Oliver are not attending the meeting. C) Noah and Oliver will attend the meeting?. D) Will Noah and Oliver attend the meeting?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will Noah and Oliver not attend the meeting?. 24. Only then ..... that she still loved him A) Did I realised. B) I did realise. C) I realised. D) Did I realise. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did I realise. 25. Which question correctly asks about the object of the action, using subject-verb inversion? A) What did you buy at the store?. B) Who bought the snacks for the party?. C) You bought what at the store?. D) What you did buy at the store?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) What did you buy at the store?. ← 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