Grade 12 [Unit: 1] Exercise and Answer | Critical Thinking Exercises and Answer

Unit: 1 [Critical Thinking] Exercises and Answer

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A. Study the following examples.

a. You are tired, aren’t you?

b. He left Kathmandu, didn’t he?

c. Your father never touched alcoholic drinks, did he?

B. Rewrite the following sentences adding appropriate question tag.

a. Gill does not know Ann,………?

→ Gill does not know Ann, does he?

b. I’m very patient,…….?

→ I’m very patient, aren’t I?

c. They’d never met me before,……?

→ They’d never met me before, had they?

d. Listen carefully,…….?

→ Listen carefully, will you?

e. Let’s have a break,…….?

→ Let’s have a break, shall we?

f. Let us invite them,……..?

→ Let us invite them, will you?

g. Hari used to live in France as a boy, ……?

→ Hari used to live in France as a boy, didn’t he?

h. You’d better not take a hard drink,…..?

→ You’d better not take a hard drink, had you?

i. Sheep eat grass,…?

→ Sheep eat grass, don’t they?

j. Mr. Pande can speak nine languages, ………….?

→ Mr. Pande can speak nine languages, can’t he?

k. She’s finished her classes, ………………?

→ She’s finished her classes, hasn’t she?

l. She barely managed to reach the goal,……….?

→ She barely managed to reach the goal, did she?

m. Don’t let him swim in that pond, ……….?

→ Don’t let him swim in that pond, will you?

n. There are lots of people here,…………..?

→ There are lots of people here, aren’t there?

C. Read the following situations. What do you say in these situations? Use question tags.

a. The sky is full of cloud. You can see lightning and hear thunder.

It’s going to rain soon, isn’t it?

b. You want to pay the taxi fare but you are short by 100 rupees.

Shyam, you lend me 100 rupees, will you?

c. You have met a stranger at a party and you want to have a chat with him/ her.

Let’s have chat, shall we?

d. You came out of the film hall with your friend. You enjoyed the film.

The film was interesting, wasn’t it?

e. You and your friend listened to a comedian on the stage and felt spellbound by his/her performance.

He gave an excellent performance, didn’t he?

f. You think your friend’s father has arrived from the US but you are not sure.

Your father has arrived from the US, hasn’t he?

g. You think Susan will join the new job tomorrow but you are not sure

Susan will join the new job, won’t he?

h. Your friend’s hair looks too short.

You have got your hair trimmed, haven’t you?

i. You want to go for a picnic with your friends in class.

Let’s go for a picnic, shall we?

j. You want permission from your father to go for a walk.

Let me go for a walk, will you?

Now, play quiz and test your knowledge.