Quick 05-06A History and Telling Stories

Complete the sentences with the past form of the verbs in brackets.

0 The rain (start) started at half past four.

1 Christopher Wren (design) __________________ St Paul’s Cathedral.

2 Christopher Columbus (discover) ___________________ America.

3 Vincent Van Gogh (paint) _______________ the Sunflowers.

4 Madonna (marry) _______________ Guy Ritchie.

5 Princess Diana (die) _______________ in 1997.

(5 marks)

2 Underline the correct form; was or were in these sentences.

0 Indira Ghandi was | were the president of India.

1 Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton was | were Presidents of the USA.

2 Pierre and Marie Curie was | were scientists.

3 The Spice Girls was | were popular a few years ago.

4 My parents was | were late.

5 Where was | were you on Thursday?

6 She was | were with her three sisters.

7 Was | Were it warm yesterday?

8 How many people was | were at the party?

9 All the students in the class was | were late.

10 Was | Were there any bananas at the shop?

(10 marks)

Complete the text with the past form of the verbs below.

Last year we went (0) on holiday

to Thailand. We _____________ (1) from London

to Bangkok. When we _____________ (2) we

_____________ (3) very tired. We _____________ (4)

a taxi straight to our hotel. After we _____________ (5)

to the hotel, we _____________ (6) for three hours!

We _____________ (7) at about seven o’clock.

We _____________ (8) dinner in the hotel.

I _____________ (9) some delicious lobster. My

husband _____________ (10) a lot of beer!

(10 marks)

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in brackets.

0 George Bush is an American politician (politics).

1 Craig David is a popular ____________________ (music)

2 Copernicus was a very important ____________________ (science).

3 The ____________________ (dance), Rudolph Nureyev was born in Kazan.

4 This ____________________ (paint) is by a famous South African artist.

5 Läzlo Biró is remembered for his ____________________ (invent) of the ball point pen.

6 Alexander Flemming won a Nobel Prize for his ____________________ (discover) of penicillin.

7 Mozart wrote very quickly and left many wonderful ____________________ (compose).

8 The ____________________ (industry) revolution started in the 18th century.

9 Galileo described a lot of ____________________ (science) experiments.

10 The pyramids in Mexico were used for ____________________ (religion) ceremonies.

(10 marks)

Read the answers. Write the questions. Use the notes.

0 direct | Jurassic Park

Who directed Jurassic Park? .

Steven Spielberg.

When did he direct it? .

1993.

What else did he direct? .

Saving Private Ryan.

1 win | 100 metres in the Olympic Games?

__________________________________________________.

Carl Lewis.

__________________________________________________.

1984.

__________________________________________________.

The long jump.

__________________________________________________.

2 write | David Copperfield

__________________________________________________.

Charles Dickens.

__________________________________________________.

1849.

__________________________________________________.

Oliver Twist.

__________________________________________________.

3 design | Eiffel Tower

__________________________________________________.

Gustave Eiffel.

__________________________________________________.

1887.

__________________________________________________.

The frame of the Statue of Liberty.

4 bring | tobacco from America to Europe

__________________________________________________.

Walter Raleigh.

__________________________________________________.

In the 16th century.

__________________________________________________.

Potatoes.

5 compose | Don Giovanni

__________________________________________________.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

__________________________________________________.

1787.

__________________________________________________.

The Magic Flute.

Quick 07-08A Healthy Living and Sport

Complete the shopping list with phrases from the table.

0 A carton of yoghurt.

1 ___________________­­­­­­­­­­­___________ biscuits.

2 ___________________­­­­­­­­­­­___________ chocolates.

3 ___________________­­­­­­­­­­­___________ mineral water.

4 ___________________­­­­­­­­­­­___________ crisps.

5 ___________________­­­­­­­­­­­___________ cola.

6 ___________________­­­­­­­­­­­___________ soap.

7 ___________________­­­­­­­­­­­___________ lemonade.

8 ___________________­­­­­­­­­­­___________ cereal.

9 ___________________­­­­­­­­­­­___________ tuna.

10 ___________________­­­­­­­­­­­___________ potatoes.

2 Write some or any.

0 Jim doesn’t have any brothers but he has two sisters.

1 Can I have ____________________ milk in my coffee?

2 Are there ____________________ girls with blue eyes in your class?

3 Please get me hot ____________________ water.

4 I’ve got ____________________ good news for you!

5 There aren’t ____________________ mangos in the shop.

6 I didn’t get ____________________ sleep last night!

7 There are ____________________ apples on the tree.

8 I haven’t ____________________ got money.

9 Is there ____________________ ice cream in the fridge?

10 Have you got ____________________ red wine?

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