I.

Circle the correct answer:

1) The bag (be) ________ blue.
A. am B. are C. is
2) The rocks (be) ________ hard.
A. am B. are C. is
3) The children (be) ________ young.
A. am B. are C. is
4) Thomas (be) ________ nice.
A. am B. are C. is
5) The game (be) ________ difficult.
A. am B. are C. is
6) They (be) ________ tired.
A. am B. are C. is
7) I (be) ________ thirty years old.
A. am B. are C. is
8) Susan and Juan (be) ________ married.
A. am B. are C. is
9) Teddy (be) ________ my friend.
A. am B. are C. is
10) We (be) ________ in English class.
A. am B. are C. is 20p
II. Fill in with the correct form of the verb `To Be`:
1) The old man (be) ________ wise. 2) The sun (be) ________ hot.
3) The children (be) ________ eating bananas. They (be, not) ____ ____ eating apples.
4) I (be) ________ happy. I (be, not) ____ ____ sad.
5) The racecar (be) ________ fast. It (be, not) ____ ____ slow.
6) My friend (be) ________ buying a new car. Her old car broke down. It doesn't work anymore.
7) I (be) ________ at the beach with my family. It (be) ________ hot and sunny outside. The ocean
water (be) ________ warm.
8) Ko and Jacob (be) ________ very smart. Ko (be) ________ a scientist and Jacob (be) ________ an
engineer.
9) The library (be) ________ open until 9:00 p.m.
10) The school (be) ________ small. It (be, not) ____ ____ big. 26p
Read the text and answer the questions.
My Wonderful Family
I live in a house near the mountains. I have two brothers and one sister, and I was born last.
My father teaches mathematics, and my mother is a nurse at a big hospital. My brothers are
very smart and work hard in school. My sister is a nervous girl, but she is very kind. My
grandmother also lives with us. She came from Italy when I was two years old. She has grown
old, but she is still very strong. She cooks the best food!
My family is very important to me. We do lots of things together. My brothers and I like to go
on long walks in the mountains. My sister likes to cook with my grandmother. On the
weekends we all play board games together. We laugh and always have a good time. I love
my family very much.

Please answer the following questions of understanding:

1. My mother is a...
a Nurse
b Doctor
c Writer
d Waitress
2. My house is near the...
a City
b Italy
c Monastery
d Mountains
3. How old was I when my grandmother came?
a Ten years old
b Two years old
c Three years old
d Just born
4. On the weekends, we...
a Play board games together
b Go to a movie
c Cook pasta
d Clean the house
5. My sister is kind, but also...
a Nervous
b Strong
c Quiet
d Mean