ASKING QUESTIONS IN ENGLISH

A. YES/NO QUESTIONS
YES/NO QUESTIONS MERUPAKAN PERTANYAAN
PERTANYAAN YANG MEMBUTUHKAN JAWABAN
YES/NO.
1. Linda is a midwife. = Is Linda a midwife? Yes,
she is.
2. Linda and tina are in the operation room=Are
Linda and Tina in the operation room? No,
they are not.
3. These medical tools are sterile=Are these
medical tools sterile. Yes, they are.
Is, am, are, do, does, may, can, must...
Is Destina a studet at FKK Unpri? Yes, she is.
Am I Feverish, doctor? Yes, you are.
Are they midwives at the hospital? Yes, they are.
Are these pills for stomachache? Yes, they are.
Is the hospital Downtown? No, it is not.
Is his vision Blurry? Yes, it is.
Are vegetables and fruits important for vitamin
C? Yes, they are.
Does a pregnant woman need good nutrition?
Yes, she does.
Does the woman breasfeed her baby? Yes, she
does.
Do the midwives work at Public Health Center?
Yes, they do.
May I help you? Yes, you may.
Can a pregnant woman drink alchohol? No, she
cannot.
Must I go to doctor now? Yes, you must.
Must a woman breasfeed her baby? Yes, she
must.
Past Tense: was, were, did, could
1. Was your mother a midwife? Yes, she was.
2. Were your father and mother in the
operation room? Yes, they were.
3. Did your mother work in Public Health
center? Yes, she did.
4. Could you remove this patient to ICU? Yes, I
could.
Present Perfect Tense: has/have
1. Have you had your breakfast? Yes, I have.
2. Have you drunk your medicine? No, I havent
3. Has the midwife worked in the hospital for
10 years? Yes, she has
4. Has your wife checked up her pregnancy this
month? Yes, she has.
Detect, graduate, prescribe, consume, third
trimester, foetus, uterus, caesarean
operation, experience, near
 WH-QUESTIONS
1. WHAT : apa
2. WHO: siapa
3. WHERE: dimana
4. WHEN: kapan
5. WHY: mengapa
6. HOW: bagaimana
7. WHICH: yang mana
8. WHOSE: milik siapa
9. WHOM: dengan siapa
10. HOW LONG: berapa lama
11. HOW MANY TIMES: berapa kali
12. HOW FAR: seberapa jauh
13. HOW OFTEN: seberapa sering

EXAMPLES
The nurse works in a hospital.
Y/Q. Does the nurse work in a hospital? Yes, he/she
does.
Who works in a hospital? The nurse does.
What does the nurse do in a hospital? Works
Where does the nurse work? In the hospital

A mother usually breastfeeds her baby at home.

Y/N. Does a mother usually breasfeed her baby at
home? Yes, she does.
Who usually breastfeeds her baby at home? A
mother.
How often does a mother breastfeed her baby at
home? Usually.
What does a mother usually do to her baby at home?
Breastfeeds.
Whom does a mother usually breastfeed at home?
Her baby
Where does a mother usually breastfeed her baby? At
home

The child brushes teeth 3 times a day.

Does the child brush teeth 3 times a day? Yes, he/she
does.
Who brushes teeth 3 times a day? The child does.
What does the child do 3 times a day? Brushes teeth.
How many times does the child brush teeth? 3 times a
day.

The nurse worked in the clinic 8 hours in a day last

year.
6 questions (did)
Did the nurse work in the clinic 8 hours in a day last
year? Yes she/he did.
Who worked in the clinic 8 hours in a day last year?
The nurse did.
What did the nurse do in the clinic 8 hours in a day
last year? worked
Where did the nurse work 8 hours in a day last year?
In the clinic
How long did the nurse work in the clinic last year? 8
hours
When did the nurse work 8 hours in the clinic? Last
year

The child was at ICU for 8 hours yesterday.

5 questions (was)
The hospital will recruit 100 nurses next month.
4 questions (will)
The doctor prescribed some medicine for the woman
yesterday.
5 questions (did)
It took 2 hours to finish the operation.
3 questions (did)
 4. Linda was a registered nurse=Was Linda a
registered nurse? Yes, she was.
Dengue fever was a dangerous disease=Was
dengue fever a dangerous disease? Yes, it was.
The nurse works in a hospital.
Does the nurse work in a hospital? Yes, he/she
does.
Viruses spread very quickly.=Do virusses spread
very quickly? Yes, they do.
The nurse injected vaccines to the child.=did the
nurse inject vaccines to the child? Yes, he/she did.
Nurses prepared medical equipments for the
operation.
Did nurses prepare medical equipments for the
operation? Yes, they did.
The patient has recovered.= Has the patient
recovered? No, he/she has not. (hasn’t).
The two doctors have prescribed different
medicines for me.=Have the two doctors
prescribed different medicines for you? Yes, they
have.
Rani has finished her homework.
Has Rani finished her homework? Yes, she has.

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Quiz
1. Some diseases are very dangerous.
Are some diseases very dangerous? Yes, they
are.
2. The hospital recruited some nurses.
Did the hospital recruit some nurses? Yes, it did.
3. The hospital needs qualified nurses.
Does the hospital need qualified nurses? Yes, it
does.
4. The nurses have worked in this hospital for 3
years.
Have the nurses worked in this hospital for 3
years? Yes, they have.
5. The doctor made a wrong diagnosis.
Did the doctor make a wrong diagnosis? Yes,
he/she did.
6. Some patients suffered from respiratory
diseases.
Did some patients suffer from respiratory
diseases? Yes, they did.
7. Linda and Tina had operation in Penang.
Did Linda and Tina have operation in Penang?
Yes, they did.
8. These medical tools are out of order.
Are these medical tools out of order? Yes, they
are.
WH-QUESTIONS: What, where, when, who, whose,
whom, how, why, how many/much, how often, how
many times, how far, how long.
 The hospital is in the center of this city.
What is in the center of this city? The hospital.
Where is the hospital? In the center of this city.
 The doctors always make accurate diagnosis for
their patients.
Who always make accurate diagnosis for ther
patients? the doctors do.
How often do the doctors make accurate
diagnosis for their patients? (always, usually,
often/ frequently, sometimes, rarely/ seldom,
hardly ever, never)
What do the doctors always make for their
patients? Accurate diagnosis.
For whom do the doctors always make accurate
diagnosis? For the patients.
Operation:
Is this major operation? No, it is not.
When did the operation happen? Yesterday.
How long did the operation happen? 2 hours.
Why did the operation happen? Because it is very
important.
Who handled the operation? The doctor team.
What are the nurses’ duties in an operation?
Some: sterilize equipments, help doctors to take
equipments, etc.

The nurse injected vaccines to the child twice.

(simple past tense)
1. Y/N question: did the nurse inject vaccines to
the child twice? Yes, he/she did.
2. The Nurse: who injected injected vaccines to
the child twice? the nurses did.
3. Vaccines: what did the nurse inject to the
child twice?
4. The child: for whom did the nurse inject
vaccines?
5. Twice: how many times did the nurse inject
vaccines to the child?

The nurses have been in the operation room for 2

hours.
1. Y/N: have the nurses been in the OR for 2
hours? Yes, they have.
2. The nurses: who have been in the OR for 2
hours? The nurses have.
3. In the operation room: where have the nurses
been for 2 hours?
 4. 2 hours: how long have the nurses been in the
operation room?

INTERVIEWING PATIENTS
N: Where do you live?
P: I live on Jalan Veteran No. 2
N: How many children do you have?
P: I have 2 sons and a daughter.
N: what is your job?
P: I work as a government officer.
N: do you regurlarly check up your health?
P: Yes, I regularly check up my health.
N: where do you usually check up your health?
P: I usually check up my health at the laboratory clinic.
N: what is your health problem?
P: it’s difficult for me to sleep at night.
N: how many hours/how long do you work in a day?
P: I work around 10 hours in a day.
N: is your blood pressure usually abnormal?
P: No, my blood pressure is usually normal.
N: how do you feel at night?
P: I usually feel dizzy at night, and sometimes feel
headache.
N: have you consulted to other doctors before?
P: No, I haven’t consulted to other doctors before.
DEGREE OF COMPARISONS (TINGKAT PERBANDINGAN)

Comfortable, diligent, clean, accurate, hygiene,

sterile, friendly, complicated, dangerous, toxious,
quick, slow, nutrious, easy
This sofa is as comfortable as that bed.
This sofa is more comfortable than that bed.
The midwives are as diligent as the nurse.
The nurse is not as diligent as the midwives.
The midwives are more diligent than the nurse.
WRITING QUESTIONS FROM STATEMENTS

THE NURSE MEASURES HIS HEARTBEAT. (Simple

Present Tense)
1.Does the nurse measure his heartbeat?
Yes, he/she does
2.What does the nurse do? Measures his
heartbeat.
3.What does the nurse measure?
THE DOCTOR HAS BEEN IN THE OPERATION ROOM FOR 2
HOURS. (Present Perfect Tense)
1. Has the doctor been in the operation room for 2 hours?
Yes he/she has.
 2. Where has the doctor been for 2 hours? In the
operation room.
3. How long has the doctor been in the operation room?
For 2 hours.
THIS TYPE OF VIRUS SPREADS VERY RAPIDLY. (Simple Present
Tense)
1. Does this type of virus spread very rapidly? Yes, it does.
2. Which type of virus spread very rapidly? This type.
3. How does this type of virus spread? Very rapidly.
THE HOSPITAL PURCHASED MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS FROM
GERMANY. (Simple Past Tense)
1. Did the hospital purchase ME from Germany? Yes, it did
2. What did the hospital purchase from Germany? Medical
equipments.
3. Where did the hospital purchase Medical equipments
from? From Germany
THE NURSES WERE IN BANDUNG FOR PRENATAL CARE
TRAININGS FOR 3 WEEKS. (Simple Past Tense)
1. Were the nurses in Bandung for Prenatal care trainings
for 3 weeks? Yes, they were.
2. Who were in Bandung for Prenatal care training for 3
weeks? The nurses.
3. Where were the nurses for prenatal care training for 3
weeks? In Bandung
4. What were the nurses in Bandung for 3 weeks for? For
prenatal care training
5. How long were the nurses in Bandung for prenatal care
training? 3 weeks
Tugas 1
 A human beings needs 8 glasses of water every day.
The baby weight is only 1.7 kgs at birth.
Medical equipments need to be sterilized before use.
The patients have been in Emergency Unit since 2 days
ago.
The woman consumed a lot of fruits to replace rice for
her diet.

Write down yes/no questions and wh-questions

from the underlined words
1.The hospital will need 12 midwives next year.
2.the midwife helped the woman to deliver her
baby normally.
3.The new born babies suffered from diarhea
last week.
4.UNPRI is located in the center of Medan.
5.the doctor always prescribes vitamin A to the
woman.
6.The doctor team have been in operation room
for 2 hours.
7.Toni consulted to a cardiologist about his
chest pain yesterday.
8.Lida wants to go to Penang for medical
treatment next week.
9.The nurses have been working in this clinic for
3 years.
10. The patients need a lot of liquid now.

1.The doctor visited the hospital four times a

week last year. 6 questions
a. did the doctor visit the hospital four times a
week last year? Yes, she/he did.
b. who visited the hospital four times a week
last year? The doctor did.
c. what did the doctor do four times a week
last year? Visited the hospital.
d. how many times did the doctor visit the
hospital last year? Four times a week.
e. when did the doctor visit the hospital four
times a week? Last year.
f. where did the doctor visit four times a week
last year? The hospital
2.Dengue fever spreads very quickly in rainy
season. 4 Questions.
3.Thousands of indonesians go to penang for
medical treatment every year.
4.Nurses need to sterilize operation equipments
before an operation. 5 questions
5.The midwife refered the patient to Royal
Prima Hospital two days ago. 6 questions

1. What medical tools does a

doctor need to examine patients?
2. Who usually accompanies a
doctor to examine patients?
3. Where does a nurse keep
medical tools/equipments?
4. When is a big operation done in
a hospital; in the morning,
afternoon and in the evening?
5. Whose stethoscope is there on
the table?
6. With whom did the pediatrician
talk just now?
7. Why must paramedics keep
secret of patients weaknesses?
8. Which hospital will you get
medical treatment?
9. How do you feel being treated in
this hospital?
10. How long does a doctor usually
do regular visit to his patients?
11. How far is the
pharmacy/drugstore from this
hospital?
12. How many times must I drink
this medicine in a day?
13. How many nurses are there in
this hospital?
14. How much should a patient pay
to have a normal delivery in a
hospital?
15. How often do you experience
headache?