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(Time: 50 minutes)
TEST PAPER

1.Liz spent her summer holiday in a town by the sea called. Find out the place
by completing this puzzle with the Simple Past forms of the following verbs:
1.break
1
2.drink
2
3.do
3
4.buy
4
5.catch
5
6.leave
6
7.write
7
8.go
8
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2.Read Janes story. Fill in the gaps with one of the following words:
meal, river, suddenly, fell, afternoon, yesterday, first.
(1)I was in Cambridge with Monica. It was a very exciting day. In the morning we
were in the centre of Cambridge and then we had a (2)in a nice restaurant near the river Cam.
The weather was lovely so in the (3) we went on the (4). In a punt,
that;s a kind of boat. It was Monicas (5) time in in a punt.
(6). I dont know how, Monica (7).. into the river.
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3.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form of the Past Tense:
1. Mother.(clean) the windows twice last week.
2.They..(not/go) on holiday to Spain last year.
3.Tina.(not/sing) in the school concert yesterday.
4.Mother Teresa(help) the poor people of India.
5.Her sister..(bake) this beautiful cake on Monday.
6.He often.(play) football with his dad when he was a kid.
7(Sam/enjoy) his trip to Wales last weekend?
8.Robert and Maria.(graduate) four years ago.
9..(you/find) your books yesterday?
10.My parents.(not/let) me go to the concert on Saturday.
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4.Mark is a busy man. Look at what he did yesterday and ask questions to which the underlined
words are answers:
a. What time did he walk his dog?
He walked the dog at six oclock in the morning.
b ?
He bought some food from the pet shop.
c ?
He washed his car.
d ..?
He washed his car for one hour.
e ..?
Mark helped his neighbour with mowing his lawn.
f ..?
They stopped mowing the lawn because it started to rain.
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5.Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple:

Ferdinand Magellan 1) was(be) a Portuguese sailor who 2) (want) to sail
around the world. Emperor Charles the V of Spain gave him some ships and two hundred and sixty five
Spanish sailors. They left Spain on 20th September, 1519, and 3)(begin) their long
and dangerous journey.
On the journey, Magellan 4).(discover) the Pacific Ocean. Unfortunately,
he and many sailors 5)(die) in a battle on 27th April, 1521. After that, a Spanish
sailor took control of the ship and set off to complete the voyage. Only one ship and sixteen men survived the
journey. They arrived back in Spain on 6th September, 1522. They 6)(be) the first men to sail
around the world.
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6.Read the text again and ask and answer questions as in the example:
1.Ferdinand Magellan/be/a Portuguese sailor?
Was Ferdinand Magellan a Portuguese sailor?
Yes, he was.
2.the Emperor of Spain/give him/fifteen ships?
Did the Emperor of Spain give him fifteen ships?
No, he didnt. he gave him five ships.

3.They/leave Spain/in 1619?

4.the journey/be/long and dangerous?

5.Magellan/discover/the Pacific Ocean?

6.Magellan/die/with soldiers in battle?

7.a Spanish sailor/complete/the voyage?

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7.Choose the correct word from the ones in italics:
1.Tim always helps everyone, because he is funny/helpful.
2.This film is very smart/boring. I want to go home!
3.My father is a calm/violent person who never gets angry.
4.These people are very loud/optimistic. I cant do my homework here!
5.The soldier was decorated because he was lazy/brave.
6.He is never late. He is very punctual/patient.
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