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Test: All about famous people

1) Read about John Lennon and answer the questions.

John Lennon was born on 9th October 1940. He was born

in Liverpool, England. His mother died when he was eighteen
and he lived with his aunt. John didn’t see his father very
much. John was friend with Paul McCartney and George
Harrison at school and they started a band. It was the famous
“The Beatles”. John’s first wife was Cynthia Powell and Julian
was their son. His second wife was Yoko Ono and their son
was Sean. John Lennon died in 1980. He was only 40.

1) Where was John Lennon born?

2) How old was John when his mum died?
3) Who were John’s friends?
4) What was his band’s name?
5) How old was John when he died?

2) Look at the box and write the correct word in the gap.

was / was / wasn’t / were / weren’t

1. The Beatles _______________ an American pop group. They were from Liverpool.
2. Marilyn Monroe _______________ British. She was born in the USA
3. _______________ the Beatles American? No, they were American
4. Princess Diana _______________ English. She was born in the UK
5. Who _____________ Elvis Presley? A singer

3) Order the words to make sentences

1. the / from / weren’t / Rolling Stones / America.

2. a / wasn’t / Marie Curie / composer / Polish.

3. was / when / Elvis Presley / born?

4. brothers Wright / the / artists /weren’t.

5. born/ in / was / Shakespeare / the UK.

4) Write about this famous person. Follow John Lennon’s biography.

Name: George Harrison

Job: guitarist of the Beatles
(February 25, 1943 - November 29, 2001)
Place of birth: Liverpool, UK
Age: 58 years old.