Question

Use the correct question word (who, what, where, when, why, how many) and the correct form of the verb “to be” in the past tense to make questions. The underlined words are the answers to the questions.

Ex. Why was she absent yesterday?
She was absent because she was sick.
1.___________________________________________________________________________________ She was tired because she worked hard all day.
2. ___________________________________________________________________________________ She was at the mall last night.
3. ___________________________________________________________________________________ There were twenty people at the party.
4. ___________________________________________________________________________________ A diamond ring was in the box.
5. ___________________________________________________________________________________ The secretary was in the office.
6. ___________________________________________________________________________________ The students were absent last Tuesday.
7. ___________________________________________________________________________________ She was late because she missed her bus.
8. ___________________________________________________________________________________ Mrs. Jones was at the door.

Answer 1

why was she tired?

where was she Last night?

how many people were there at the party?

what was in the box?

who was in the office?

when were the students absent?

why was she late?

who was at the door?