LICEO EL ENCUENTRO PA -007

“Dios da la Sabiduría y el Conocimiento que llena nuestra vida de Alegría” Prov. 2:10

GRAMMAR QUIZ.
EIGTH GRADE
FIRST TERM

NAME:_________________________________________________ DATE:___________________

1. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in simple present tense or
present progressive tense.

Rachel's Diary – Do Not Touch!!! September

29, 2010 – My First Day Here

Today (be) (1) the first day at my new school. Right now, it is lunch time, and

all of the students (eat) (2) their lunches. They (sit)

(3) around the big table in the cafeteria, (talk) (4) in small groups. I (sit)
(5) alone. I (be) (6) pretty nervous. I (hope) _______
(7) the other students (not, think) (8) I am weird. I (write)
(9) in my diary right now to look like I (have) (10)
something important to do.
For lunch today, I (have) (11) an apple, pretzels, and a tuna fish sandwich. I (hate) (12)
tuna fish, but my mom (love) (13) it. She (say) (14) it
is good for me. She (pack) (15) it for me every day, so I (guess) (16) I
have to eat it. I (also, have) (17) some cookies. At least I (like)
(18) to eat those.
Hey! The girls at the big table (look) (19) at me! What (they, want)
(20)? They (laugh) (21) At something.
What (they, laugh) (22) at? I hope they (not, laugh)

(23) at me. I (get) (24) nervous again.

Oh my gosh! One of them (come) (25) this way! Stay calm,

Rachel. She is not going to hurt you. She is just another girl like you, right?
Wait. Now she (hold) (26) out her hand to me. Does she (want)
(27) to be friends? What (she, do) (28)? Oh, I know! She
(invite) (29) me to her table! Maybe I (be, not) ______
(30) that weird after all!

2. Fill in the spaces with the correct form of the verb in parentheses in simple past tense.

When Abby (be) (1) seven years old, she (do, not, like)

(2) piano lessons. She (do, not, like) (3) to practice, and

sometimes she even (cry) (4) when it (be) (5) time to

practice. Finally, she (stop) (6) taking lessons.

Some of Abby's friends (do, not, quit) (7) their

lessons.

They (continue) (8) to play. After much practice, they (learn) (9) to play very well.

About ten years (pass) (10) before Abby (become) (11) interested in music or the piano

again. After she (graduate) ______(12) from high school, Abby (decide) (13) that she (want)

_____(14) to study music in college. She (call) ___(15) the lady who (teach)

(16) her when she (be) ___(17) a little girl. The lady (say) (18) she would

teach Abby again.

The lady (need) (19) someone to help her daughter with homework. Abby (say) (20) she

would help with homework in exchange for lessons. Because of this, the piano lessons (cost) (21) her nothing!

She (work) (22) very hard to catch up. Now she is making good progress.
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“Dios da la Sabiduría y el Conocimiento que llena nuestra vida de Alegría” Prov. 2:10

Soon she will go to college, majoring in music.