Adult ESL/ELL Beginner Quiz: Questions About Schedules
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A school schedule shows: Math class — Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 8:00 a.m. in Room 10. Science class — Tuesday and Thursday at 1:00 p.m. in Room 22. English class — Monday and Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. in Room 5.

A student asks: "Where is the class that meets three days a week?" What is the correct answer?

The class that meets three days a week is in Room 22.
The class that meets three days a week is in Room 5.
The class that meets three days a week is in Room 10.
The class that meets three days a week is at 11:00 a.m.
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Adult ESL/ELL Beginner Quiz: Questions About Schedules

Practice Questions About Schedules in Adult ESL/ELL Beginner with focused quiz questions that help you check what you know, review explanations, and build confidence with test-style prompts.

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Question 1

A school schedule shows: Math class — Monday, Wednesday, Friday at 8:00 a.m. in Room 10. Science class — Tuesday and Thursday at 1:00 p.m. in Room 22. English class — Monday and Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. in Room 5.

A student asks: "Where is the class that meets three days a week?" What is the correct answer?

  1. The class that meets three days a week is in Room 22.
  2. The class that meets three days a week is in Room 5.
  3. The class that meets three days a week is in Room 10. (correct answer)
  4. The class that meets three days a week is at 11:00 a.m.
Explanation: When reading a schedule, always start by identifying the key detail in the question before searching the passage. Here, the question asks about "the class that meets three days a week," so your first job is to count the days for each class. Looking at the schedule: Math meets Monday, Wednesday, and Friday — that's three days. Science meets Tuesday and Thursday — two days. English meets Monday and Wednesday — two days. Math is the only class with three meetings per week, and the passage tells you Math is held in Room 10. That makes C the correct answer. Now let's look at why the other choices miss the mark. A points to Room 22, which is the location for Science class. Science only meets two days a week (Tuesday and Thursday), so this doesn't match the question. B points to Room 5, which is where English class meets — also only two days a week (Monday and Wednesday), not three. D says the answer is "at 11:00 a.m.," but the question asks where (a location), not when (a time). Even if the time were relevant, 11:00 a.m. belongs to English class, which meets only twice a week. A useful strategy for schedule-reading questions: underline or circle the key word in the question (where, when, how many days) before scanning the passage. This keeps you focused on the right type of information and helps you avoid mixing up details like room numbers and times — a very common trap on this type of question.

Question 2

Ana and Tom are making plans. Ana says: "The community center has a free English class. It starts at 6:30 in the evening." Tom says: "That sounds good. I finish work at 6:00." Then Ana says: "Great! The class is only on Tuesdays and Thursdays."

Tom wants to confirm the days of the class. Which response from Ana correctly answers Tom's question "What days is the class?"

  1. "The class is at 6:30 every evening."
  2. "The class is on Tuesdays and Thursdays." (correct answer)
  3. "The class is at the community center."
  4. "The class starts after 6:00 in the evening."
Explanation: When someone asks "What days is the class?", they are asking specifically about days of the week — not the time, not the location, not any other detail. This is a reading comprehension skill: matching the question to the right type of information in the passage. The passage clearly states that the class is "only on Tuesdays and Thursdays." So when Tom asks about the days, Ana should repeat exactly that information. Choice B, "The class is on Tuesdays and Thursdays," answers the question directly and completely — it gives the days Tom asked about, nothing more, nothing less. Choice A is wrong because it answers a time question ("when does it start?"), not a days question. Saying "6:30 every evening" tells Tom nothing about which days of the week the class meets. Choice C is wrong because it answers a location question ("where is the class?") — the community center is where the class is held, but Tom didn't ask about that. Choice D is also about time, not days. It restates when the class starts relative to Tom's work schedule, which still does not tell him which days to show up. A helpful strategy: when a question asks "What days...?", the correct answer must contain days of the week (Monday, Tuesday, etc.). If an answer has a time (like 6:30) or a place (like "community center") instead, it is answering the wrong question. Train yourself to match the question word — who, what, when, where, why — to the right kind of information in the answer.

Question 3

Maria is talking to her coworker, Jin. Jin says quickly: "I have a meeting on Wednesday at 3:00 in the afternoon, and another one at 10:00 in the morning next week." Maria did not hear which day the morning meeting is.

Maria wants to ask Jin which day the morning meeting is. Which question should Maria ask?

  1. "What time is your Wednesday meeting in the afternoon?"
  2. "Where is your 10:00 morning meeting located?"
  3. "What day is your 10:00 morning meeting?" (correct answer)
  4. "When is your afternoon meeting this Friday?"
Explanation: When you need to ask a clarifying question, the key is to match your question exactly to the missing information. Ask yourself: "What does this person not know, and what kind of answer would fill that gap?" In this situation, Maria heard the time (10:00 in the morning) but missed the day of that meeting. That means she needs to ask a question that will produce a day of the week as its answer — something like "Monday" or "Thursday." The question word "What day" does exactly that, making C ("What day is your 10:00 morning meeting?") the correct choice. It targets the missing information precisely and uses the detail Maria did hear (10:00 morning) to identify which meeting she's asking about. Choice A is wrong because Maria already knows the Wednesday meeting is at 3:00 in the afternoon — Jin said that clearly. Asking for that time again doesn't help her. Choice B asks about location, but Maria isn't missing location information — she never needed to know where the meeting is held. Choice D is doubly wrong: it asks about the "afternoon meeting this Friday," but Jin never mentioned a Friday meeting at all. Maria would be asking about something that doesn't exist in the conversation. A useful strategy: before choosing a question, identify the one piece of missing information and find the answer choice whose question word matches it. "What day" → answers with a day. "What time" → answers with a time. "Where" → answers with a place. Matching the question word to the gap is your fastest path to the right answer.

Question 4

Carlos asks his teacher: "What time does English class start?" The teacher answers: "Class starts at 9:00 and ends at 11:00. We meet in Room 204 on Mondays and Wednesdays."

Carlos wants to ask one more question about WHERE the class meets. Which question is correct?

  1. "When does the class meet every week?"
  2. "What time does the class end on Mondays?"
  3. "Where does the English class meet?" (correct answer)
  4. "What days does the class start at 9:00?"
Explanation: When asking a question in English, the question word you choose must match the kind of information you want. "Where" asks about a place or location, "when" and "what time" ask about time, and "what days" asks about a schedule. Carlos already has the time information — he wants to know about a place, so he needs a "where" question. That makes C the correct answer. "Where does the English class meet?" directly asks for a location, which matches what Carlos wants to know. The teacher's answer — "Room 204" — is exactly the kind of response this question would get. Looking at the other choices: A asks "When does the class meet every week?" — this uses "when," which asks about time, not location. It would get an answer like "Mondays and Wednesdays," not a room number. B asks "What time does the class end on Mondays?" — this also focuses on time, and Carlos already learned the class ends at 11:00, so this question isn't even asking for new information. D asks "What days does the class start at 9:00?" — again, this is about the schedule (days and time), not a location. All three wrong answers are time or schedule questions, not place questions. A helpful tip: before choosing a question, ask yourself what kind of answer you expect. If you want a room number, building, or address, you need "where." If you want a time, use "what time." If you want a day, use "what day." Matching your question word to your expected answer will help you on questions like this every time.

Question 5

Lin and Sara are talking. Sara says: "I have yoga class, a dentist appointment, and a work meeting this week." Lin asks: "When is your dentist appointment?" Sara says: "It's on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m." Lin then asks: "And where is your work meeting?" Sara says: "It's in the big conference room downtown."

Lin wants to ask one more question about the yoga class schedule. She does NOT know the day or the time. Which question asks about BOTH the day AND the time in one sentence?

  1. "What day and what time is your yoga class?" (correct answer)
  2. "What time is your yoga class, and is it downtown?"
  3. "Where and when is your yoga class this week?"
  4. "Where does your yoga class meet, and how long is it?"
Explanation: When you need to ask about two specific pieces of information in one question, every part of your question must match exactly what you're looking for. Here, Lin needs to know the day and the time of the yoga class — nothing else. Choice A — "What day and what time is your yoga class?" — is the correct answer. It names both missing pieces of information directly: day and time. The grammar is clear, and nothing extra is added. This is exactly what Lin needs to ask. Choice B asks about time, but then adds "is it downtown?" — that asks about location, not the day. Lin already knows where the yoga class is, or at least doesn't need that information right now. This answer only covers one of the two required topics. Choice C says "Where and when is your yoga class?" — when does cover both day and time, but where asks about location again. Lin needs day and time, not location. This question asks about the wrong combination of details. Choice D asks "Where does your yoga class meet, and how long is it?" — this asks about location and duration. Neither of those is day or time. This answer misses both required pieces of information completely. A helpful tip: before choosing your answer, underline the key words in the question — here, "day" and "time." Then check each answer choice and ask yourself, does this ask about BOTH of those things and nothing else? Choice A is the only one that matches perfectly.

Question 6

David calls the library. He says: "I want to come to the reading group." The librarian says: "The reading group meets every Saturday in the Main Hall."

David already knows the day and the location. What question should David ask to get information he does NOT yet know?

  1. "What day does the reading group meet at the library?"
  2. "Where does the reading group meet on Saturdays?"
  3. "Does the reading group meet every week at the Main Hall?"
  4. "What time does the reading group start on Saturdays?" (correct answer)
Explanation: When answering questions like this, your job is to figure out what information is missing — not what has already been shared. Read the passage carefully and track exactly what the characters already know before choosing a question. In the passage, the librarian tells David two things: the reading group meets every Saturday (the day) and in the Main Hall (the location). That means David now knows the day and the place. But David never learned what time the group starts. That's the missing piece — and D asks exactly that: "What time does the reading group start on Saturdays?" This is the only question that would get David genuinely new, useful information. Here's why the other choices don't work. A asks "What day does the reading group meet?" — but David already knows it's Saturday. Asking this would be asking for information he just received, which makes no sense. B asks "Where does the reading group meet on Saturdays?" — again, David already knows: the Main Hall. Asking this would also repeat information already given. C asks "Does the reading group meet every week at the Main Hall?" — this combines both pieces of information David already has (the frequency and the location), so it adds nothing new and would likely confuse the librarian. Only D identifies a gap — the start time — and asks a question to fill it. A helpful habit: before picking a question, mentally cross off everything the passage already answered. Whatever is left uncovered is what the right question should target.

Question 7

Rosa is helping her neighbor, Mr. Lee, practice English. Rosa asks: "What time is your English class?" Mr. Lee answers: "My class is on Monday."

Mr. Lee did NOT answer Rosa's question correctly. What mistake did Mr. Lee make?

  1. Mr. Lee answered with a location instead of a time, so his answer does not match the question.
  2. Mr. Lee answered correctly because 'Monday' tells Rosa when the class happens.
  3. Mr. Lee answered with a time instead of a day, so his answer gives too much information.
  4. Mr. Lee answered with a day instead of a time, so his answer does not match the question. (correct answer)
Explanation: When someone asks a question in English, the answer must match what was asked. "What time...?" is asking for a clock time — like "3:00" or "two o'clock." A day of the week, like "Monday," tells you which day something happens, but it does not tell you what time it happens. Mr. Lee confused these two types of information, which is the key mistake in this passage. That makes D the correct answer. Rosa asked "What time is your English class?" — a question about the hour of day. Mr. Lee responded with "Monday," which is a day, not a time. His answer does not match what Rosa needed to know, even though it is related to his class schedule. Looking at the other choices: A is wrong because Mr. Lee did not answer with a location (like "at the school" or "on Main Street"). He answered with a day, not a place. B is wrong because while "Monday" does tell Rosa when in a general sense, it does not answer the specific question "what time?" — Rosa still doesn't know if class is at 9 a.m. or 7 p.m. C is wrong because it gets the error backwards — Mr. Lee answered with a day, not a time, so he gave too little information about the time, not too much. A helpful study tip: always match the question word to the answer type. "What time?" → clock time. "What day?" → day of the week. "Where?" → location. Mixing these up is a very common ESL mistake to watch for.

Question 8

A worker reads this message from her boss: "Please come to the team meeting. It is on Thursday. It is in Conference Room B."

The worker needs to know what time the meeting starts. The message does NOT say the time. Which question should she ask her boss?

  1. "Where is the team meeting on Thursday?"
  2. "What time does the team meeting start on Thursday?" (correct answer)
  3. "When is the team meeting this week?"
  4. "What day is the team meeting in Conference Room B?"
Explanation: When someone gives you information, always check: what did they tell me, and what is still missing? The boss's message tells the worker three things — there is a meeting, it is on Thursday, and it is in Conference Room B. Notice what is not there: the time. The worker's goal is to find out when the meeting starts, so she needs to ask a question that requests exactly that missing piece. Choice B — "What time does the team meeting start on Thursday?" — is the correct question to ask. It directly targets the missing information (the time) without asking about anything the message already answered. Choice A asks "Where is the team meeting on Thursday?" but the message already tells her the location: Conference Room B. Asking this would waste her boss's time by requesting information she already has. Choice C asks "When is the team meeting this week?" but "when" is a broad word that usually means the day or date — and she already knows it's Thursday. This question does not clearly ask for the time, so it might not get her the answer she needs. Choice D asks "What day is the team meeting in Conference Room B?" but again, she already knows the day is Thursday. This question goes backwards, asking for something the message clearly stated. A useful strategy: before choosing a question to ask, mentally list what you already know and what you still need to know. The right question always targets the gap — the missing information — not the details already provided.

Question 9

Your friend says: "My bus leaves at 7:45 in the morning." You want to ask where the bus goes. Which question is correct?

  1. "Where does your bus go every morning?" (correct answer)
  2. "When does your bus arrive at the station?"
  3. "What time does your bus leave in the morning?"
  4. "What day does your bus leave at 7:45?"
Explanation: When someone tells you information and you want to learn something different about that same topic, you need to choose a question that asks for new information — not repeat what you already know. Your friend already told you when the bus leaves (7:45 in the morning). So your job is to ask where the bus goes, since that's the missing piece you want to know. Choice A — "Where does your bus go every morning?" — is the correct question. It directly asks about the destination, which is exactly the new information you're looking for. The phrasing is natural and grammatically correct for English. Choice B asks when the bus arrives, which is asking about time — something related to what you already know, not where the bus goes. This doesn't match your goal. Choice C asks what time the bus leaves — but your friend just told you that! Asking this again would make no sense in the conversation. You already have that information. Choice D asks what day the bus leaves at 7:45, which is also a time-related question. Again, your friend gave you time information; you don't need more of it. You need location information. A useful tip: before choosing a question in an English conversation exercise, ask yourself — "What do I already know, and what am I still missing?" The correct question fills the gap, not repeats what was said. This habit will help you both on the exam and in real English conversations.

Question 10

Someone asks you: "Does your doctor's appointment start at 2:00 or 2:30?" You want to ask a question back because you are NOT sure what time it starts. Which question is the best response?

  1. "Where is the doctor's office located on that day?"
  2. "What time does my doctor's appointment start?" (correct answer)
  3. "When is the doctor's office open every week?"
  4. "What day is the doctor's appointment scheduled for?"
Explanation: When someone gives you two choices and you're not sure which one is correct, the best response is to ask directly about the thing you're unsure of. In this situation, you were asked whether your appointment starts at 2:00 or 2:30 — so the information you need is the time. Choice B, "What time does my doctor's appointment start?" is the best response because it asks exactly what you need to know. It's clear, polite, and directly addresses your confusion about the time. This is the correct answer. Choice A asks where the doctor's office is located — but that has nothing to do with what you were just asked. You already know there's an appointment; you just don't know the time. Asking about location changes the subject completely. Choice C asks when the office is open every week. This is about the office's general schedule, not your specific appointment time. It doesn't help you figure out whether your appointment is at 2:00 or 2:30. Choice D asks what day the appointment is scheduled for. Again, the original question was about the time, not the day. Asking about the day would confuse the conversation and still wouldn't give you the time you need. A helpful tip: when answering questions like this on the exam, identify the key information missing from the conversation first. Ask yourself, "What does the person actually need to know?" Then look for the answer choice that asks about that specific thing — not something related, but something different.