Test in Writing (Wider World 1 Unit 6)

Guess what kind of sport is it?

Use the Past Simple affirmative of the verbs in brackets to complete the text.

Yesterday, I (get)     up early. I love running and yesterday I (have)     an important race for my school. My parents (come)      with me to the track.

I (put)     my running clothes on – I was very nervous! My mum and dad
(watch)         me as I (go)      around the track. I (run )     really fast and (win )     the race – I was first! And the best thing was that my mum and dad (watch )         me do it!

Write was, were, wasn’t or weren’t into the gaps to complete these sentences.

1. Who          [was, were, was not, were not] the first president of the USA?

2. How old          [was, were, was not, were not] you in 2010?

3. Who          [was, were, was not, were not]the first person in space?

4. There          [was, were, was not, were not] any mobile phones 100 years ago.

5. Uruguay          [was, were, was not, were not]the first winner of the football World Cup in 1930.

6. My grandad          [was, were, was not, were not]alive in 1930 – he          [was, were, was not, were not]born in 1939.

7. We          [was, were, was not, were not]at home at 6 o’clock yesterday – we          [was, were, was not, were not]out at the cinema with our friends.

8. Denny          [was, were, was not, were not]very happy because his friends          [was, were, was not, were not]very late!

Complete the dialogue with was, were, wasn’t or weren’t.

Chris:          [was, were, was not, were not] you at college yesterday?

Mel: No, I          [was, were, was not, were not]. I          [was, were, was not, were not]at my grandma’s house.

Chris: Oh, why          [was, were, was not, were not]you there?

Mel: It          [was, were, was not, were not] her eightieth birthday.

Chris:          [was, were, was not, were not] everyone in your family there?

Mel: No, they          [was, were, was not, were not]. My brother          [was, were, was not, were not] there.

Chris: Why not?

Mel: He          [was, were, was not, were not] at work.

Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. You play tennis on a tennis       [pitch, court].

2. If you go once around a running       [field, track], it’s about 400m.

3. Most football clubs play in         [races, leagues].

4. We had a chance of winning, but lost in the            [semi-final, half-final].

5. A person who takes part in bike races is a         [cycler, cyclist].

6. My favourite sport is         [run, running, runner].

7. If you come second in a race in the Olympic Games, you win a silver       [cup, prize, medal].

8. Geraldine       [does, plays, wins]judo every Wednesday evening with a really good teacher.

9. The sport in which players hit a ball over a net with their hands is called            [archery, tennis, volleyball].

Choose the correct words from the box to complete the questions and nswers. There are five extra words.

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1. What are your hobbies and           , Julie?

2. Oh, I      a lot of basketball.

3. What do you do in your      time?

4. I      out with my friends.

5. Are you a big     of skateboarding?

6. No,     really – I prefer mountain biking.

7. Are you keen    football?

8. No, I’m not very interested    it.

9. Do you    a lot of running?

10. Yes, I’m really into    .