ALL the final year students passed the test.

Analyze the question

This is an emphatic stress question. In the original paper, one word in the sentence is written in capital letters, and that word shows what the question is really asking about. The word in capitals is the new or important information that answers the question. ("Street word" is a typo for "stressed word.")

The sentence is: "ALL the final year students passed the test."

Explain the concept

The stressed word is the part of the sentence that corrects or answers the question. So we look for the question whose point of doubt is exactly that word. Here the stressed word is ALL, so the question should be about whether all or only some of the students passed.

Check each option

• A. "Did all the final year students fail the test?" The doubt is about pass or fail, so this would stress PASSED. Wrong.
• B. "Did some final year students pass the test?" The doubt is about the quantity (some or all), which fits the stress on ALL. The statement answers it: not just some, but ALL.
• C. "Did all the first year students pass the test?" The doubt is about the class level, so this would stress FINAL. Wrong.
• D. "Did all the final year students pass the exam?" The doubt is about test or exam, so this would stress TEST. Wrong.
• E. "Do all the final year students pass the test?" This is about tense, so it would stress PASSED. Wrong.

Answer: B fits the stress on ALL, because the quantity (some versus all) is what is being clarified.

Tip: In emphatic stress questions, find the word in capitals, then pick the option that differs from the statement in exactly that word's place. Options A, C, D and E each change a different word, so they test other stressed words. B changes the quantifier, which is where ALL sits.