This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Sentence Structure > Inversions – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Inversions Quiz 2 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The supervisor had got his appointment to the post. He fell ill. A) The supervisor had been ill before he was appointed to the post. B) No sooner had the supervisor appointed to the post than he fell ill. C) But for his appointment to the post, the supervisor wouldn't have been ill. D) Hardly had the supervisor been appointed to the post when he fell ill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hardly had the supervisor been appointed to the post when he fell ill. 2. The hotel room was not only depressing, but it was cold as well A) Not only the hotel room depressing, but it is cold as well. B) Not only the hotel room is depressing, but it was cold as well. C) Not only the hotel room was depressing, but it was cold as well. D) Not only was the hotel room depressing, but it was cold as well. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not only was the hotel room depressing, but it was cold as well. 3. Hardly ..... the phone rang. A) Had I arrived when. B) Had I arrived than. C) I had arrived when. D) Did I arrive when. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had I arrived when. 4. What role do temperature inversions play in the context of the albedo effect and its influence on ice caps and glaciers? A) Increase albedo, leading to glacial preservation. B) Decrease albedo, accelerating glacial melting. C) Have no impact on albedo in polar regions. D) Promote vertical mixing, influencing albedo variations. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decrease albedo, accelerating glacial melting. 5. 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. 6. Not a penny ..... me. A) He gave. B) Did he give. C) He has given. D) Has he gave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did he give. 7. 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. 8. 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. 9. 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. 10. 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. 11. We can't watch television until the guests have left A) Please leave us. B) We could watch the TV if they leave. C) Not until the guests have left can we watch television. D) Not until the guests have leave can we watch television. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not until the guests have left can we watch television. 12. What is the primary function of feedback loops in nature? A) To create new cycles. B) To disrupt existing cycles. C) To maintain balance in the environment. D) To eliminate factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To maintain balance in the environment. 13. What is the primary impact of temperature inversions on atmospheric stability? A) Increase in air turbulence. B) Creation of a stable atmospheric layer. C) Higher humidity levels. D) Enhanced dispersion of pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creation of a stable atmospheric layer. 14. 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. 15. When one note of an interval in put above or below the other note, it is known as ..... A) Composition. B) Melody. C) Inversion. D) Harmony. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inversion. 16. During a calm winter morning in a valley, what characteristic feature of temperature inversions might be observed? A) They promote vertical mixing of air pollutants. B) They trap air pollutants close to the ground. C) They occur exclusively during the daytime. D) They reduce the severity of storms. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They trap air pollutants close to the ground. 17. What is the inversion of an Augmented 5th (A5) A) Augmented 4th. B) Diminished 4th. C) Diminished 5th. D) Perfect 4th. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Diminished 4th. 18. At no time ..... he seem to realise what an idiot he was making of himself. A) Does. B) Did. C) Has. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Did. 19. 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. 20. ..... had I walked in the door when my dog came rushing to greet me. A) Not until. B) Barely. C) Only when. D) Little. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Barely. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. He started working in the World Bank. That was right after he had graduated from university. A) No sooner had he started working in the World Bank than he graduated from university. B) Hardly had he started working in the World Bank when he graduated from university. C) No sooner had he graduated from university than he started working in the World Bank. D) Before he graduated from university, he had started working in the World Bank. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No sooner had he graduated from university than he started working in the World Bank. 24. 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) Hardly she had finished the exam when she realized she forgot to answer one question. C) Only after she finished the exam did she realize she forgot to answer one question. D) Not until she realized she forgot to answer one question did she finish the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No sooner had she finished the exam than she realized she forgot to answer one question. 25. "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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesGrammar QuizzesInversions Quiz 1Inversions Quiz 3Inversions Quiz 4Inversions Quiz 5Inversions Quiz 6Inversions Quiz 7Inversions Quiz 8Inversions Quiz 9Inversions Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books