Fill in the blank with the simple past tense of the verbs in the brackets.

1. The girl __________________ gracefully at the concert. (dance)

2. The athlete ________________ the sweat off his face with towel. (wipe)
3. Mei Na _______________ the vase that was on the table. (break)
4. Amin opened the door when the bell ___________________. (ring)
5. The child __________________ behind a tree while plying hide-and-see. (hide)
6. Father ____________________ me an expensive mobile phone for my thirteenth birthday.
(buy)
7. The man _______________________ childrens toys before he became a millionaire. (sell)
8. I ___________________ the letter to my pen pal last weekend. (write)
9. Jamal __________________ the mosquito as hard as he could as it was bothering him. (hit)
10. The scouts _________________ in sleeping bags when they went camping last month.
(sleep)
[10 marks]