This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversions – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversions Quiz 15 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... had I sat down to read than my doorbell rang. A) Rarely. B) No sooner. C) Scarcely. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No sooner. 2. Right after his appointed to the past, he fell ill. A) No sooner did he appointed to the post than he fell ill. B) No sooner had he appointed to the post than he fell ill. C) Hardly had he appointed to the post when he fell ill. D) HArdly had he been appointed to the post when he fell ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) HArdly had he been appointed to the post when he fell ill. 3. During a calm winter morning in a valley, why might residents experience poor air quality? A) A decrease in air temperature with height, improving air quality. B) An increase in air temperature with height, trapping pollutants near the surface. C) A decrease in air temperature with depth in water, improving water quality. D) An increase in water temperature with depth, trapping pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) An increase in air temperature with height, trapping pollutants near the surface. 4. Which option completes the sentence correctly? "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: A) It was not until midnight that the noise next door stopped. 5. She discovered a whole new world when she went to Patagonia. A) Only when she went to Patagonia she discovered a whole new world. B) Only when did she go to Patagonia she discovered a whole new world. C) Only when she went to Patagonia did she discover a whole new world. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only when she went to Patagonia did she discover a whole new world. 6. No sooner had I pulled out of the parking space ..... a massive pickup truck rammed into the back end of my car. A) Than. B) Then. C) When. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Than. 7. What effect can temperature inversions have on weather conditions? A) They can lead to increased wind speeds. B) They can cause thunderstorms. C) They can result in fog formation. D) They can lead to a decrease in precipitation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They can result in fog formation. 8. No sooner had we started the picnic ..... the rain poured down. A) When. B) That. C) And. D) Than. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Than. 9. Rarely ..... you read any good news in the newspaper. A) DO. B) DOES. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DO. 10. We had been here first. A) Had we been here first. B) Been we had here first. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had we been here first. 11. Major intervals always invert to ..... A) Major intervals. B) Perfect intervals. C) Minor intervals. D) Diminished intervals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Minor intervals. 12. Had I been notified, I would have ..... ofassistance. A) BEING. B) BEEN. C) BE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BEEN. 13. What is the correct order of notes for an F minor triad in second inversiom A) F-Ab-C. B) Ab-C-F'. C) C-Ab'-F'. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C-Ab'-F'. 14. Hardly had I left the building when I saw the accident happen. A) I left the building first. B) I saw the accident first. C) Both events happened simultaneously. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I left the building first. 15. Little did he know that he was the next target. A) He knew he was the next target. B) He didn't know he was the next target. C) He suspected he was the next target. D) We are asking if he knew. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He didn't know he was the next target. 16. No sooner had I arrived home than the doorbell rang. A) The doorbell rang first. B) I arrived home first. C) Both events happened simultaneously. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I arrived home first. 17. There are no circumstances where audience members may consume alcohol. A) Under no circumstances may audience members consumed alcohol. B) May under no circumstances audience members consume alcohol. C) Under no circumstances may audience members consume alcohol. D) Audience members under no circumstances may consume alcohol. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Under no circumstances may audience members consume alcohol. 18. What was the question?Answer:Nous jouons le baseball. A) Jououns-tu le baseball?. B) Jouons-toi le baseball?. C) Jouez-vous le baseball?. D) Vous-jouez le baseball?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Jouez-vous le baseball?. 19. Translate the following:Does he play football? A) Joue-il le football?. B) Joue-t-il le football?. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joue-t-il le football?. 20. The concert had just started. It began to rain heavily. A) No sooner the concert had started than it began to rain heavily. B) Scarcely had the concert started when it began to rain heavily. C) Only after had the concert started did it begin to rain heavily. D) Not until it had begun to rain did the concert start. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scarcely had the concert started when it began to rain heavily. 21. She had just begun to read the book. She fell asleep. A) Hardly had she begun to read the book when she fell asleep. B) Scarcely had she begun to read the book when did she feel asleep. C) Only after she had begun to read the book she fell asleep. D) Not until had she fallen asleep did she begin to read the book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hardly had she begun to read the book when she fell asleep. 22. How can temperature inversions contribute to the phenomenon known as "winter smog" ? A) By increasing the temperature of the atmosphere. B) By allowing warm air to rise and disperse pollutants. C) By trapping cold air and pollutants near the surface. D) By causing sudden temperature drops. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By trapping cold air and pollutants near the surface. 23. If he were my son, I would encourage him to go to the gym. A) Were he my son, I would encourage him to go to the gym. B) Weren't he my son, I'll be happy. C) If he were my son, I will encourage him to go to the gym. D) I would encourage him to go to the gym if he were my son. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were he my son, I would encourage him to go to the gym. 24. Only after her parents sign the form ..... her leave school early. A) We will let. B) Will let. C) Do we let. D) Will we let. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will we let. 25. CHOOSE THE CORRECT INVERSION:My dad is in the hotel. A) In the hotel my dad is. B) In the hotel is my dad. C) My dad in the hotel is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the hotel is my dad. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesInversions Quiz 1Inversions Quiz 2Inversions Quiz 3Inversions Quiz 4Inversions Quiz 5Inversions Quiz 6Inversions Quiz 7Inversions Quiz 8Inversions Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books