Test 2

Test 2
Name____________________ Class_______
Use your English
1 Complete these sentences using the correct past simple form of the verbs below.
There is one verb which you do not need to use.
play
be
get
say
warn
think
deny
wear
put
have
like
1 She ________________________ her best dress at her brother’s wedding.
2 The teacher ________________________ him that his jacket was not acceptable.
3 This morning I ________________________ out of bed, had breakfast and went to work.
4 The police accused him of murder but he ________________________ the charges.
5 I ________________________ my pen on the desk this morning but now I can’t find it.
6 He ________________________ in the football match on Saturday and scored three goals.
7 He ________________________ a haircut before he went to the interview.
8 I asked her to marry me but she ________________________ ‘no’.
9 Yesterday it ________________________ cold but today it’s warmer.
10 When she was a teenager, she ________________________ pop music but she doesn’t any more.
Marks:
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2 Choose the correct tense (past simple or past continuous) in these sentences.
1 I knew he was a police officer because he was wearing/wore
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his uniform.
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2 She took her dog because it needed/was needing a walk.
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3 She wore her sunglasses because the sun was shining/shone.
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4 I failed/was failing my exam twice last year.
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5 They watched/were watching TV when they heard a crash.
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6 Last year we went/were going camping and we had a great time.
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7 My mum was taking/took a picture when she dropped the camera.
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8 Hippies lived/were living in the 1960s and 1970s.
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9 The plane arrived/was arriving in Madrid on time.
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10 I played/was playing football when I broke my leg.
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Marks:
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3 Rewrite these questions correcting the mistakes.
1 What clothes she wore at the party?
2
3
4
5
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What time it started to rain?
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What you were doing when the bomb exploded?
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Was it snowed when you woke up?
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Why he did wear jeans to the wedding?
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6 Were you did a happy child at school?
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7 When it was being your birthday?
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8 What time were you waking up this morning?
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9 Did he reading when he heard the scream?
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10 Which book did you enjoying most?
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Marks:
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Words, words, words
4 Write the words which mean the following. The first letter of each word has been
provided.
1 Children wear this to school to make them look the same.
u _____________________
2 A jacket and trousers made from the same material.
s _____________________
3 A man wears this round his neck and over his shirt to make him look smart.
t _____________________
4 We wear these to protect our clothing.
o _____________________
5 This is made of wool and keeps us warm in winter.
j _____________________
6 You might wear this on the beach in the summer.
T- _____________________
7 A girl wears this to get married.
d _____________________
8 These casual trousers are often blue.
j _____________________
9 These are shoes for sports or for everyday casual wear.
t _____________________
10 At school, girls wear a blouse with this.
s _____________________
Marks:
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Marks:
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5 Complete these sentences using an appropriate word in each space.
1 The film was very ________________________ and not at all boring.
2 The party was very ________________________. Nobody wore casual clothes.
3 Heavy metal music is so ________________________. Can’t you listen to something quiet?
4 We bought a ________________________ pizza because the restaurant was expensive.
5 These trousers are too ________________________. I need some bigger ones!
6 He’s a very _____________________ basketball player and so scores more points than the short
ones.
7 The rest of the flat is neat but her room is very ________________________.
8 It was a ________________________ thing to do, but he isn’t very clever.
9 This test is ________________________. I want a fair one!
10 Don’t laugh. This matter is not ________________________. It’s very serious.
Total marks:
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