Question 1
Your train was canceled by a member of staff, but you didn’t catch the person’s name. _____? — The station manager.
Options: When did they cancel it, Who canceled it, Why did they cancel it
Complete the past WH-questions and the follow-up responses. Use each direct answer to choose the right question word, then add the reason, result, feeling, or next step.
Practice 2 of 5
Question 1
Your train was canceled by a member of staff, but you didn’t catch the person’s name. _____? — The station manager.
Options: When did they cancel it, Who canceled it, Why did they cancel it
Question 2
The border officers stopped us for an hour. A: _____? B: They needed to check our passports. _____.
Options: Who stopped you, Why did they do that, When did they do that, As a result, we missed our bus, Why did we miss our bus, At the border for an hour
Question 3
I had to sleep at the airport. _____?
Options: Who did you stay with, Who you did stay with, Who did you stayed with
Question 4
The taxi driver took the wrong road. A: _____ the station? B: It took almost an hour. _____.
Options: Who took you to, How long did it take to reach, Why did it take you to, I felt relieved when we arrived, Did I feel relieved when we arrived, I feel relieved when we arrived yesterday
Question 5
A storm closed the airport. _____ the delay?
Options: When did they announce, When they did announce, When did they announced
Question 6
The airline changed our departure time at the last minute. A: _____ about it? B: I called the hotel, and then _____.
Options: Why did you do it, When did you do it, What did you do, did I change my booking, I changed my booking, I change my booking yesterday
Question 7
I spent the night in the station even though there was a hotel nearby. _____ there?
Options: Why did you stay, Why you did stay, Why did you stayed
Question 8
The receptionist gave us the wrong room key. _____? — By going back downstairs and speaking to her.
Options: Who solved the problem, How did you solve the problem, When did you solve the problem
Question 9
I told the clerk that my passport was missing. A: _____? B: He told me to contact the police, so _____.
Options: Why did he say it, What did he say, When did he say it, did I call them immediately, I calling them immediately, I called them immediately
Question 10
Our flight landed in a different city because of fog. _____? — Just after midnight.
Options: How did you reach your hotel, Who reached your hotel, When did you reach your hotel
Question 11
A staff member found my missing suitcase. A: _____? B: A cleaner found it. _____.
Options: Where did they find it, Who found it, When did they find it, Did I feel relieved when she returned, I feel relieved yesterday, I felt relieved when she brought it back
Question 12
The airline gave us money for food after the long delay. A: _____? B: Twenty euros. _____.
Options: What time did they give you money, How much money did they give you, How long did they give you money, So I bought dinner at the airport, So did I buy dinner at the airport, So I buy dinner after the delay yesterday
Practise WH Questions - Travel Problems with this interactive fill-in-the-blank exercise of 12 questions. Choose the option that correctly completes each sentence, then submit to check your answers and get instant feedback on every choice.
Practising grammar in real sentences — rather than memorising rules in isolation — is one of the most effective ways to make a structure stick. You can retry as many times as you like to build accuracy and confidence using WH Questions - Travel Problems in everyday English.
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