ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA DE ODIVELAS

PREPARATION FOR THE TEST

7TH FORM

ANSWER KEY
PART I

1. Answer the following questions according to the text.

a. Molly’s Easter holidays were a week long.
b. She went to Scotland.
c. Her favourite subjects are Music, Dancing and Drama.
d. She wants to be an actress.

2. Find evidence in the text…

a) “I really missed you at Easter (…) I couldn’t go home.”
b) “I went to her house in Scotland where I spent a wonderful time.”
c) “These have been the best days of my life.”
d) “…the drama course is what I really wanted…”
e) “I have a group of special friends who come from other countries too.”

3. Underline the verbs in the 1st paragraph.

3.1. a) and c)

4. Now complete the rule: The Past Simple…

…of the verb ‘to be’ is WAS for the singular and WERE for the plural forms.

…of the regular verbs is formed with -ED in the end of the verb.

PART II
1. Where is Pinky? Complete the sentences using the PREPOSITIONS OF PLACE.
a) The cat is under the table e) The cat is between the chairs.
b) The cat is opposite the girl. f) The cat is in the left.
c) The cat is on the table. g) The cat is in the right.
d) The cat is in the drawer. h) The cat is next to/below the painting.

2. Write the nouns in the PLURAL. 3. Rewrite the following sentences in the plural.
a) Cities f) Boys a) The babies are in the cradles.
b) Animals g) Girls b) The boys are playing with the balls.
c) Buses h) Children c) The mice are running in the houses.
d) Films i) Shelves d) Her feet don’t fit her shoes.
e) Women j) Gentlemen e) The books are on the shelves.

4. Complete the table with the affirmative form of the VERB TO BE in the PAST SIMPLE.
Affirmative Negative Interrogative
I Was Wasn’t Was I…?
You Were Weren’t Were you…?
He/she/it Was Wasn’t Was he/she/it…?
We Were Weren’t Were we…?
You Were Weren’t Were you…?
They Were Weren’t Were they…?

5. Make sentences using the PAST SIMPLE OF THE VERB ‘TO BE’.
a) Were you at school yesterday? d) There were a lot of people at the party.
b) My grandfather was a pharmacist. e) Mary and I were good at Maths.
c) We were not friends three years ago. f) What was the weather like yesterday?

6. Complete the following sentences with the verbs in brackets in the SIMPLE PAST. These are regular verbs.
a) Molly was away from home during Easter holidays.
b) Did she and her friends study a lot for the exams?
c) She didn’t travel to Scotland to meet her friend.
d) They played computer games and watched TV during the weekend.
e) After the holidays, they returned to school.
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See which of the subjects you have more difficulties in and
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to do the worksheet again.

May 2009 1/1

Teacher: Elsa Maximiano