
Starter unit 8
Quiz by YULI ARIZA
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Grammar
1 past Simple of to be: positive and negative
Underline the correct word.
I was/ were born in 1995.
1 We wasn’t / weren’t at Paul’sparty yesterday.
Grammar
1 past Simple of to be: positive and negative
Underline the correct word.
I was/ were born in 1995.
2 Dad was / were at workyesterday evening.
Grammar
1 past Simple of to be: positive and negative
Underline the correct word.
I was/ were born in 1995.
3 You was / were late again.
Grammar
1 past Simple of to be: positive and negative
Underline the correct word.
I was/ were born in 1995.
4 I wasn’t / weren’t at school yesterday.
Grammar
1 past Simple of to be: positive and negative
Underline the correct word.
I was/ were born in 1995.
5 They was / were on holiday inAugust.
2 past Simple of to be: questions
Writethe questions. Use question words.
When were you born?
I was born in 1995.
1 ____________________________________________?
My favourite teachers were Mr Brown and Mrs Jones.
2 past Simple of to be: questions
Write the questions. Use question words.
When were you born?
I was born in 1995.
2 ____________________________________________?
Jan was at school.
2 past Simple of to be: questions
Writethe questions. Use question words.
When were you born?
I was born in 1995.
3 ____________________________________________?
My grandmother’s name was Alice.
2 past Simple of to be: questions
Writethe questions. Use question words.
When were you born?
I was born in 1995.
4 ____________________________________________?
Laura and Stephen were born in Rome.
2 past Simple of to be: questions
Writethe questions. Use question words.
When were you born?
I was born in 1995
5 ____________________________________________?
The football match was on Saturday.
3 questions with how
Completethe sentences with the correct adjective. Use the words in brackets to helpyou.
How long was the film? (time)
1 How ________ is your brother? (height)
3 questions with how
Completethe sentences with the correct adjective. Use the words in brackets to helpyou.
How long was the film? (time)
2 How ________ is your school from your home? (distance)
3 questions with how
Completethe sentences with the correct adjective. Use the words in brackets to helpyou.
How long was the film? (time)
3 How ________ is the river? (depth)
3 questions with how
Completethe sentences with the correct adjective. Use the words in brackets to helpyou.
How long was the film? (time)
4 How ________ is your new laptop? (weight)
3 questions with how
Completethe sentences with the correct adjective. Use the words in brackets to helpyou.
How long was the film? (time)
5 How________ is your garden? (length)
Vocabulary
4 saying years
Write the years.
1987 nineteen eighty-seven
1. 2015 _________________
Vocabulary
4 saying years
Writethe years.
1987 nineteen eighty-seven
2 . 1834 _________________
Vocabulary
4 saying years
Writethe years.
1987 nineteen eighty-seven
3. 1969 _________________
Vocabulary
4 saying years
Writethe years.
1987 nineteen eighty-seven
4 . 2001 ________________
Vocabulary
4 saying years
Writethe years.
1987 nineteen eighty-seven
5. 1652 ________________
5 jobs
Complete the sentences. You have the 1stletter to help you.
Which actors were in the Harry Potter films?
1 My favourite s _ _ _ _ _ is Shakira. I love her songs.
5 jobs
Completethe sentences. You have the 1stletter to help you.
Which actors were in the Harry Potterfilms?
2 My brother’s a m _ _ _ _ _ _ _. He plays the piano
5 jobs
Completethe sentences. You have the 1stletter to help you.
Which actors were in the Harry Potterfilms?
3 Jon’s a w _ _ _ _ _. Do you know his books?
5 jobs
Completethe sentences. You have the 1stletter to help you.
Which actors were in the Harry Potterfilms?
4 Lionel Messi is a fantastic s_ _ _ _ _ star. He plays football so well.
5 jobs
Completethe sentences. You have the 1stletter to help you.
Which actors were in the Harry Potterfilms?
5 Picasso is my favourite a _ __ _ _. I love his paintings.
6 past time expressions
Complete the sentences with yesterday, ago, last or in.
Where were you last week?
1 I was born ________ 1990.
6 past time expressions
Complete the sentences with yesterday, ago, last or in.
Where were you last week?
2 We were on holiday in France two weeks ________.
6 past time expressions
Completethe sentences with yesterday, ago, last or in.
Where were you last week?
3 Mark wasn’t at home ________ afternoon.
6 past time expressions
Complete the sentences with yesterday, ago, last or in.
Where were you last week?
4 Jana’s birthday is ________ April
6 past time expressions
Complete the sentences with yesterday, ago, last or in.
Where were you last week?
5 I was very tired ________ night.
How to …
9 ask about a past experience.
Complete the questions with a word from the box.
weekend day holiday party flight date
How was your day?
It was OK. I was at home.
1 How was your________?
Saturday was OK but Sunday was awful.
Howto …
9 ask about a past experience.
Complete the questions with a word from the box.
weekend day holiday party flight date
How was your day?
It was OK. I was at home.
2 How was your ________?
It was terrible. The plane was late
Howto …
9 ask about a past experience.
Completethe questions with a word from the box.
weekend day holiday party flight date
How was your day?
It was OK. I was at home.
3 How was the ________?
There weren’t many people so it was really bad.
Howto …
9 ask about a past experience.
Completethe questions with a word from the box.
weekend day holiday party flight date
How was your day?
It was OK. I was at home.
4 How was your ________?
It was fantastic. The hotel was great and the weather was really good
Howto …
9 ask about a past experience.
Completethe questions with a word from the box.
weekend day holiday party flight date
How was your day?
It was OK. I was at home.
5 How was your ________?
It was awful. David was soboring.
10 Reading
Read the web forum. Put the sentences into the correct place.
Memories
I’m writing a project on memories so pleasewrite and tell me about special people or places from your past.
Jim
I remember the house where I was born. (0) ___________ We were a big family: mymother’s parents were with us and there were five children – me and my fourbrothers. We were poor but happy! Today I still live in the same town but thehouse isn’t there any more. (1)___________
Dimiter
I remember my English teacher Sarah. She was from London and she was the firstEnglish teacher in our school in Bulgaria. We were very lucky because she was a very good teacher. (2)____________________________ Now I live inthe USA but I often think of those happy times.
Jana
My first trip to London was fantastic. I was 14 and we were on a school trip. We were in a hotel in the centre of thecity. (3) ___________There were so manyinteresting places to visit – we were at Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, the Housesof Parliament … and I was in every photograph! (4) ___________
Claudia
My first love of course – that’s a goodmemory. His name was Giorgio and he wasItalian. He was from Venice. He was in Germany for one month in the summerbecause his cousins were in Munich. Theywere my friends so we were together a lot for those four weeks. (5) ___________ Maybe he’s married too.
It was very old and really small.
a My children laugh at my clothes and my hair but I was a teenager!
10 Reading
Read the web forum. Put the sentences into the correct place.
Memories
I’m writing a project on memories so pleasewrite and tell me about special people or places from your past.
Jim
I remember the house where I was born. (0) ___________ We were a big family: mymother’s parents were with us and there were five children – me and my fourbrothers. We were poor but happy! Today I still live in the same town but thehouse isn’t there any more. (1)___________
Dimiter
I remember my English teacher Sarah. She was from London and she was the firstEnglish teacher in our school in Bulgaria. We were very lucky because she was a very good teacher. (2)____________________________ Now I live inthe USA but I often think of those happy times.
Jana
My first trip to London was fantastic. I was 14 and we were on a school trip. We were in a hotel in the centre of thecity. (3) ___________There were so manyinteresting places to visit – we were at Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, the Housesof Parliament … and I was in every photograph! (4) ___________
Claudia
My first love of course – that’s a goodmemory. His name was Giorgio and he wasItalian. He was from Venice. He was in Germany for one month in the summerbecause his cousins were in Munich. Theywere my friends so we were together a lot for those four weeks. (5) ___________ Maybe he’s married too.
It was very old and really small.
b Now I’m married, but not to him.
10 Reading
Read the web forum. Put the sentences into the correct place.
Memories
I’m writing a project on memories so pleasewrite and tell me about special people or places from your past.
Jim
I remember the house where I was born. (0) ___________ We were a big family: mymother’s parents were with us and there were five children – me and my fourbrothers. We were poor but happy! Today I still live in the same town but thehouse isn’t there any more. (1)___________
Dimiter
I remember my English teacher Sarah. She was from London and she was the firstEnglish teacher in our school in Bulgaria. We were very lucky because she was a very good teacher. (2)____________________________ Now I live inthe USA but I often think of those happy times.
Jana
My first trip to London was fantastic. I was 14 and we were on a school trip. We were in a hotel in the centre of thecity. (3) ___________There were so manyinteresting places to visit – we were at Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, the Housesof Parliament … and I was in every photograph! (4) ___________
Claudia
My first love of course – that’s a goodmemory. His name was Giorgio and he wasItalian. He was from Venice. He was in Germany for one month in the summerbecause his cousins were in Munich. Theywere my friends so we were together a lot for those four weeks. (5) ___________ Maybe he’s married too.
It was very old and really small.
c Her classes were really interesting and fun.
10 Reading
Read the web forum. Put the sentences into the correct place.
Memories
I’m writing a project on memories so pleasewrite and tell me about special people or places from your past.
Jim
I remember the house where I was born. (0) ___________ We were a big family: mymother’s parents were with us and there were five children – me and my fourbrothers. We were poor but happy! Today I still live in the same town but thehouse isn’t there any more. (1)___________
Dimiter
I remember my English teacher Sarah. She was from London and she was the firstEnglish teacher in our school in Bulgaria. We were very lucky because she was a very good teacher. (2)____________________________ Now I live inthe USA but I often think of those happy times.
Jana
My first trip to London was fantastic. I was 14 and we were on a school trip. We were in a hotel in the centre of thecity. (3) ___________There were so manyinteresting places to visit – we were at Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, the Housesof Parliament … and I was in every photograph! (4) ___________
Claudia
My first love of course – that’s a goodmemory. His name was Giorgio and he wasItalian. He was from Venice. He was in Germany for one month in the summerbecause his cousins were in Munich. Theywere my friends so we were together a lot for those four weeks. (5) ___________ Maybe he’s married too.
Itwas very old and really small.
d We were twenty students and there were two teachers as well.
10 Reading
Read the web forum. Put the sentences into the correct place.
Memories
I’m writing a project on memories so pleasewrite and tell me about special people or places from your past.
Jim
I remember the house where I was born. (0) ___________ We were a big family: mymother’s parents were with us and there were five children – me and my fourbrothers. We were poor but happy! Today I still live in the same town but thehouse isn’t there any more. (1)___________
Dimiter
I remember my English teacher Sarah. She was from London and she was the firstEnglish teacher in our school in Bulgaria. We were very lucky because she was a very good teacher. (2)____________________________ Now I live inthe USA but I often think of those happy times.
Jana
My first trip to London was fantastic. I was 14 and we were on a school trip. We were in a hotel in the centre of thecity. (3) ___________There were so manyinteresting places to visit – we were at Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, the Housesof Parliament … and I was in every photograph! (4) ___________
Claudia
My first love of course – that’s a goodmemory. His name was Giorgio and he wasItalian. He was from Venice. He was in Germany for one month in the summerbecause his cousins were in Munich. Theywere my friends so we were together a lot for those four weeks. (5) ___________ Maybe he’s married too.
It was very old and really small.
e I feel sad about that.