ESL – Grade 7A – Practice worksheet Name: _____________________________

Week 15 Class: _____________________________

I. Content:
- Grammar: Past simple
- Vocabulary: School things
II. Practice:
2.1 Listening
Listen to Dan talking to his friend Cate about going on a trip. For each question, choose the
right answer (A, B or C). You will hear the conversation twice.
Listening audios
1. Who will take the cameras?
A Dan B Cate C both Dan and Cate
2. What clothes will they need?
A a lot of trousers B a few clothes C warm clothes https://bit.ly/pbtctt15mp3
3. Why will they wear boots?
A because perhaps there will be snakes
B because it will be wet
C because they are comfortable
4. How will they get to the village?
A on foot B by car C by plane
5 What time do they hope to reach the gorillas?
A 5 am B 6 am C 7 am

2.2 Grammar and vocabulary

Exercise 1: Complete the following table with the correct form of the verbs
Infinitive Past simple Infinitive Past simple
eat lie
felt made
found paid
hear run
hold teach
left thought
lead understood

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Exercise 2: Complete the following sentences with the past form of the verbs in box
Teach Cook Want Spend Ring
Be Sleep Study Go Write

1. She …………… out with her boyfriend last night.

2. Laura …………… a meal yesterday afternoon.
3. Mozart …………… more than 600 pieces of music.
4. I …………… tired when I came home.
5. The bed was very comfortable so they …………… very well.
6. Jamie passed the exam because he …………… very hard.
7. My father …………… the teenagers to drive when he was alive.
8. Dave …………… to make a fire but there was no wood.
9. The little boy …………… hours in his room making his toys.
10. The telephone …………… several times and then stopped before I could answer it

Exercise 3: Choose the correct answers (A, B, C or D)

1.They …………… the bus yesterday.
A. don’t catch B. weren’t catch C. didn’t catch D. not catch
2. My sister …………… home last night.
A. comes B. come C. came D. was come
3. My father …………… tired when I …………… home.
A. was / got B. is / get C. was / getted D. were / got
4. What …………… you …………… two days ago?
A. do / do B. did / did C. do / did D. did / do
5.Where …………… your family …………… on the summer holiday last year?
A. do / go B. does / go C. did / go D. did / went
6. We …………… David in town a few days ago.
A. did see B. was saw C. did saw D. saw
7. It was cold, so I …………… the window.
A. shut B. was shut C. am shut D. shutted
8. I …………… to the cinema three times last week.
A. was go B. went C. did go D. goed
9.What …………… you …………… last weekend?
A. were / do B. did / did C. did / do D.do / did
10.The police …………… on my way home last night.
A. was stop B. stopped C. stops D. stopping

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2.3 Reading
Read the article about two teenage hikers. Choose the best word (A, B or C) for each space.
Hiking teens lucky to be alive!
When teenagers Kyndall Jack and Nicholas Cendoya decided to go hiking (1) …………… the
forest near Los Angeles, they didn't plan to get lost (2) …………… five days. They were hiking
(3) …………… near the city they could see the tall buildings and hear the traffic, but the forest
was so thick they couldn't find a road that was just 150m (4) ……………. When they realized
they were lost, they called 911, but their phone stopped (5) …………… before police could find
where they were. They only had a (6) …………… water and soon it was all gone. Police used
dogs to help search (7) …………… them. (8) …………… Kyndall and Nicholas were taken
straight to hospital. They were tired and thirsty, but knew they were lucky to be alive!
1. A at B in C up
2. A for B since C about
3. A too B enough C so
4. A away B far C short
5. A to work B worked C working
6. A little B few C lot
7. A after B around C for
8. A Both B Each C They

2.4 Writing
Exercise 1: Reorder the words or phrases to make meaningful sentences.
1. yesterday/ who/ play/ football/ you/ did/ with?
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2. Sunday/ I/ usually/ friends/ swimming/ on/ go/ mornings/ with/ my/.
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3. match/ you/ on/ the/ did/ television/ last night/ watch/ basketball/ the?
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Exercise 2: Make correct sentences from the words and phrases given
1. Where/ the children/ be/ yesterday morning? They/ be/ at the swimming pool.
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2. His father/ teach/ him/ how/ play/ football/ a very young age.
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