HSLC Mock Test – 50 MCQs : Topics: Articles, Determiners, Question Tags


1. She is very kind, ___? āϤāĻžāχ āϖ⧁āĻŦ āĻĻ⧟āĻžāϞ⧁, āύāĻšā§Ÿ āύ⧇āĻ•āĻŋ ?
a) is she b) isn’t she c) doesn’t she d) wasn’t she
Ans: b) isn’t she
Explanation: Positive sentence → Negative tag. The sentence is affirmative, so the tag must be negative.


2. They haven’t finished the work, ___? āϤ⧇āĻ“āρāϞ⧋āϕ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽāĻŸā§‹ āĻļ⧇āώ āϕ⧰āĻž āύāĻžāχ, āύāĻšā§Ÿ āύ⧇āĻ•āĻŋ ?
a) have they b) haven’t they c) do they d) did they
Ans: a) have they
Explanation: Negative sentence → Positive tag. “haven’t” is negative, so tag must be positive using same auxiliary.


3. He plays football every day, ___? āϏ⧇āχ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āĻšāϜāύ⧇ āĻĒā§ā§°āϤāĻŋāĻĻāĻŋāύ⧇ āĻĢ⧁āϟāĻŦāϞ āϖ⧇āϞ⧇, āύāĻšā§Ÿ āύ⧇āĻ•āĻŋ ?
a) isn’t he b) doesn’t he c) didn’t he d) won’t he
Ans: b) doesn’t he
Explanation: No auxiliary verb “plays” → use “does” in tag. Positive sentence → negative tag → “doesn’t he?”


4. Let’s go for a walk, ___? āφāĻšāĻž āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ–ā§‹āϜāĻ•āĻžāϟāĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āϝāĻžāĻ“āρ, āύāĻšā§Ÿ āύ⧇āĻ•āĻŋ ?
a) will we b) won’t we c) shall we d) do we
Ans: c) shall we
Explanation: Sentences with “Let’s” always take “shall we?” as tag.


5. I am your friend, ___? āĻŽāχ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžā§° āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁, āύāĻšā§Ÿ āύ⧇āĻ•āĻŋ ?
a) am I not b) don’t I c) aren’t I d) didn’t I
Ans: c) aren’t I
Explanation: Special rule: “I am” takes “aren’t I?” in question tag.


6. She didn’t call you, ___? āϤāĻžāχ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāĻ• āĻĢā§‹āύ āϕ⧰āĻž āύāĻžāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āύāĻšā§Ÿ āύ⧇āĻ•āĻŋ ?
a) did she b) didn’t she c) does she d) isn’t she
Ans: a) did she
Explanation: Negative sentence → Positive tag. Past tense of main verb without auxiliary → use “did”.


7. Open the window, ___? āϜāĻžāύ⧇āϞāĻžāĻŸā§‹ āĻ–ā§‹āϞāĻžāĻšā§‹āύ, āύāĻšā§Ÿ āύ⧇āĻ•āĻŋ ?
a) do you b) will you c) did you d) are you
Ans: b) will you
Explanation: Imperative sentence → tag uses “will you / won’t you”.


8. We have completed the task, ___? āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻŽāĻŸā§‹ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻŋāϛ⧋āρ, āύāĻšā§Ÿ āύ⧇āĻ•āĻŋ ?
a) have we b) haven’t we c) do we d) did we
Ans: b) haven’t we
Explanation: Present perfect tense → same auxiliary in tag. Positive → negative → “haven’t we?”


9. He never tells a lie, ___? āϏ⧇āχ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āĻšāϜāύ⧇ āϕ⧇āϤāĻŋ⧟āĻžāĻ“ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ›āĻž āύāĻ•ā§Ÿ, āύāĻšā§Ÿ āύ⧇āĻ•āĻŋ ?
a) does he b) doesn’t he c) is he d) isn’t he
Ans: a) does he
Explanation: Negative meaning word “never” → Positive tag → use “does he?”.


10. Let’s revise the lesson, ___? āφāĻšāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻŸā§‹ āĻĒ⧁āύ⧰āĻžāĻŦ⧃āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŋ āϕ⧰⧋āρ, āύāĻšā§Ÿ āύ⧇āĻ•āĻŋ ?
a) will we b) won’t we c) shall we d) do we
Ans: c) shall we
Explanation: “Let’s” → “shall we?”


11. She is a teacher, ___? āϤāĻžāχ āĻāϜāύ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻ•, āύāĻšā§Ÿ āύ⧇āĻ•āĻŋ ?
a) is she b) isn’t she c) doesn’t she d) did she
Ans: b) isn’t she
Explanation: Positive sentence → negative tag.


12. This is ___ apple. āĻāχāĻŸā§‹ ___ āφāĻĒ⧇āϞāĨ¤
a) a b) an c) the d) no article
Ans: b) an
Explanation: Apple starts with vowel sound → use “an”.


13. I saw ___ elephant in the zoo. āĻŽāχ āϚ⧰āĻžāχāϘ⧰āϤ⧋ ___ āĻšāĻžāϤ⧀ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻŋāϞ⧋āρāĨ¤
a) a b) an c) the d) no article
Ans: b) an
Explanation: Elephant begins with vowel sound → “an” is correct.


14. We went to ___ Ganga last year. āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¯ā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻŦāϛ⧰⧇ ___ āĻ—āĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻž āĻ—ā§ˆāĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧋āρāĨ¤
a) a b) an c) the d) no articl
Ans: c) the
Explanation: Unique river → always use “the”.


15. She has ___ orange and ___ apple. āϤāĻžā§° āĻ•āĻžāώāϤ ___ āĻ•āĻŽāϞāĻž āφ⧰⧁ ___ āφāĻĒ⧇āϞ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
a) a, a b) an, an c) a, an d) an, a
Ans: c) a, an
Explanation: Orange → consonant sound → a, Apple → vowel sound → an


16. I have ___ book on the table. āĻŽā§‹ā§° āĻāĻ–āύ āĻ•āĻŋāϤāĻžāĻĒ āĻŸā§‡āĻŦ⧁āϞ⧰ āĻ“āĻĒā§°āϤ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
a) a b) an c) the d) no article
Ans: a) a
Explanation: Singular countable noun, consonant sound → “a”


17. He doesn’t like coffee, ___? āϤ⧇āĻ“āρ āĻ•āĻĢāĻŋ āĻĒāϚāĻ¨ā§āĻĻ āύāϕ⧰⧇, āύāĻšā§Ÿ āύ⧇āĻ•āĻŋ ?
a) does he b) doesn’t he c) is he d) isn’t he
Ans: a) does he
Explanation: Negative sentence → Positive tag → “does he”


18. This is ___ best day of my life. āĻāχāĻŸā§‹ āĻŽā§‹ā§° āĻœā§€ā§ąāύ⧰ ___ āĻļā§ā§°ā§‡āĻˇā§āĻ  āĻĻāĻŋāύāĨ¤
a) a b) an c) the d) no article
Ans: c) the
Explanation: Superlative → always use “the”


19. They are ___ honest people. āϏ⧇āχāϞ⧋āĻ•āϏāĻ•āϞ ___ āϏāĻ¤ā§ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧁āĻšāĨ¤
a) a b) an c) the d) no article
Ans: b) an
Explanation: Honest → silent “h” → vowel sound → use “an”


20. You can speak English, ___? āϤ⧁āĻŽāĻŋ āχāς⧰āĻžāĻœā§€ āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻž, āύāĻšā§Ÿ āύ⧇āĻ•āĻŋ ?
a) can you b) can’t you c) do you d) don’t you
Ans: b) can’t you
Explanation: Positive sentence with modal verb → Negative tag → “can’t you?”