What Are They Doing?

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1. What's he doing?

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The correct answer is "He's listening to music" because the question asks about what the person is doing, and out of the three options, only "He's listening to music" describes an action that can be done while sitting or standing still. Drinking and dancing are both physical activities that would involve movement, whereas listening to music can be done without any noticeable physical action.

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What Are They Doing? - Quiz

This is an ESL beginning low quiz to test present continuous skills. � Identify and describe everyday activities. � What are they doing? � Choose the correct answer.

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2. What are they doing?

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The correct answer is "They're watching TV" because the statement implies that the people mentioned in the question are engaged in the activity of watching television. The other options, "They're washing TV" and "They're sleeping," do not align with the given statement.

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3. What are these babies doing?


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The correct answer is "They're sleeping" because the question asks about what the babies are doing, implying that there are multiple babies. The pronoun "they" is used to refer to a plural subject, indicating that more than one baby is sleeping.

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4. What's he doing?  

 

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The correct answer is "He's eating breakfast" because the question asks about what the person is currently doing, and out of the three options given, this is the only one that describes an action that is typically done during breakfast time.

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5. What's the teacher doing?



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The correct answer is "She's teaching" because the question is asking about the teacher's current activity. The pronoun "she" indicates that the teacher is a female, and the verb "teaching" indicates that she is currently engaged in the act of teaching.

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6. What's Mike doing?

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The correct answer is "He's singing" because the question asks for Mike's current activity, and the sentence "He's singing" indicates that he is currently engaged in singing.

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7. What's she doing?

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The correct answer is "She's drinking milk." This is evident from the statement "She's drinking milk" in the given options. It is clear that the person in question is engaged in the act of drinking milk, as opposed to eating milk or drinking coffee.

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8. What's your grandfather doing?

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The correct answer is "He's reading the newspaper." This answer is supported by the fact that the question asks about the grandfather's activity, and out of the given options, only "reading the newspaper" is a suitable activity for someone's grandfather. The other options, "reading a magazine" and "studying," do not specifically refer to the grandfather and are more general activities that could apply to anyone.

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9. What's Susan doing?

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The correct answer is "She's cooking dinner." This answer is supported by the fact that the question asks about Susan's activity, and the pronoun "she" indicates that the person in question is female. Additionally, the verb "cooking" indicates that Susan is preparing a meal, specifically dinner. Therefore, the most appropriate answer is that Susan is cooking dinner.

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10. What are the students doing?

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The correct answer is "They're studying mathematics." This answer is supported by the phrase "studying mathematics," which implies that the students are actively engaged in learning the subject. The other options, "reading mathematics" and "they mathematics," are grammatically incorrect and do not accurately convey the action of studying.

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