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WORKSHEET 3: MAKING A DIFFERENCE!

- Select the correct answer.

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- Unscramble the verbs to complete the text.

You CAN make a difference!

This is a famous MOTIVATIONAL story: ‘The Starfish’. Read it and put the verbs in the brackets into the PAST SIMPLE tense.

One sunny day, a young boy ________ (go) onto the beach. He _________
(look) up and he _________ (see) a beautiful, blue sky. He _________ (look)
down and he _________ (notice) a starfish. He _________ (pick) it up and he
_________ (throw) it into the sea. The starfish _________ (swim) away. An
old man _________ (come) up to the boy. He ________ (ask): ’What are you
doing?’ The young boy _________ (reply), ‘I am saving the starfish. The sun is
coming up and it will dry out and die.’ The old man _________ (laugh). ‘Ha ha, but
look! There are hundreds of these starfish! You can’t make any difference to
their situation.’

It was true. There were lots of starfish. The young lad _________ (sigh) and he
________ (smile). Then, he _________ (bend) down and _________ (pick) up
another starfish and ________ (throw) it into the sea.

He _________ (turn) to the old man and _________ (say) ‘Well, I _________
(make) a difference to that
Answer one!
the questions in full sentences.
a) Where did the boy go?
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b) When did he go there?
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c) Who came up to him?
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d) What did the boy see when he looked up?
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e) What did the boy see when he looked down?
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f) What did he throw into the sea?
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g) What did the old man ask the boy?
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h) Did the boy want to kill the starfish, or save it?
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i) How many starfish were there on that beach?
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Twee = sentimental, sweet, sugary, not

realistic.

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