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Unit test 6A Elementary

1 Complete the sentences with the Past Simple form of 3 Rewrite the Past Simple sentences in the negative.
the verbs in brackets. 1 I worked in a café.
1 My mother studied (study) Business at I didn’t work in a café.
university. 2 They lived in New York.
2 Susie (become) a teacher last summer.
3 My grandfather (give) me a lot of 3 Yes, we did.
good advice.
4 I (like) the story about the fisherman.
4 We visited Madame Tussauds Museum.
5 My brother (catch) the train this
morning.
6 Marcia (help) Tash with her 5 Melanie came to class with me.
homework.
7 He (interview) ten students last week. 6 Luke and Will were the first to arrive.
8 Marie Tussaud (open) her first
museum in London. 1 point for each correct answer 5
9 The plane (fly) to Mexico without our
bags. 4 Complete the sentences with yesterday or last.
10 We (plan) our holiday carefully. 1 We saw Fiona last night.
11 My parents (pay) for our lunch. 2 I travelled to Prague month.
12 Justin (inherit) some money from 3 What did you do weekend?
his aunt. 4 I ran for 30 minutes morning.
13 He (spend) all the money on a 5 Did you watch TV evening?
new car.
6 Monday it was cold and wet.
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1 point for each correct answer 5
2 Write Past Simple questions.
5 Complete the text with the Past Simple form of
1 what / be / your favourite food in your childhood?
the verbs in the box. There are two verbs that you
What was your favourite food in your childhood? don’t need.
2 what / you / watch / on TV last week?
be not be try want talk win bake
start ask find spend have meet make
3 where / you / meet / your best friend?
Kayleigh Burrows and Asha DeSouza (1) met
4 what / you / have / for dinner last night? at school and (2) their first business
when they (3) 12 years old. ‘We
5 when / you / last / have a holiday? (4) cakes for our friends,’ laughs Kayleigh.
‘They (5) very good cakes, but we
6 when / you / last / send an email? (6) hard.’
In 2016, Asha (7) the idea for their
business: SouzaBandz. She (8) some
1 point for each correct answer 5
pieces of old cloth and (9) them into
colourful hair bands. ‘All my friends (10)
one of the hair bands,’ says Asha. ‘So, of course, I
(11) Kayleigh to help me. Today, we make
lots of different clothes — all from recycled cloth — and
last month, we (12) a major fashion prize.’

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Unit test 6A Elementary

6 Circle the correct word. 8 Complete the table.

1 My week was tiring / tired. We write: We say:
2 I’m annoying / annoyed because I can’t find my 1 2/9/1907 the second of September,
handbag. nineteen oh seven
3 Our lessons were really interested / interesting 2 12/5/2010
this week!
4 She’s boring / bored because the film is too long. 3 21/12/2001
5 I’m very exciting / excited because it’s my birthday
tomorrow. 4 3/4/1984
6 That news story is very worried / worrying.
7 Toba was disappointed / disappointing with her 5 14/7/1789
test score.
1 point for each correct answer 6
6 31/1/1801

7 Add a verb from A and a noun or phrase from B to 7 6/6/2019

complete the sentences.
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A B
became lunch 9 Write the Past Simple verbs in the correct column in
had business the pronunciation table.
catch songs
started millionaire exported finished asked received
walk money interviewed decided moved opened wanted
sang fish started talked watched cleaned
make village
t/ /d/ /ɪd/
1 Gregor and Janek started an online
last year. finished moved started

2 They all and clapped

their hands, so it was very noisy.
3 Lianne is rich. She a
when she was only 23.
4 We in a restaurant next
to the sea.
5 Did you a for our 1 point for each correct answer 10
dinner?
6 The tired tourists back to the
after a busy day.
7 Did the business a lot of ?
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10 Choose the correct linking word to complete the

sentences.
1 He’s tired because he didn’t sleep very well
last night.
a because b but
2 Chantelle didn’t go to school she
was eight.
a and b until
3 My job was boring I studied hard and
got a new qualification.
a because b so
4 I started playing the piano I was five.
a when b however
5 She moved to London, she didn’t like
it there.
a when b but
6 The film was exciting. , it was a bit
too long.
a However b So
7 Daphne is a full-time mum, she also
runs a small business.
a until b and
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11 Correct the mistake in each item.

1 When did this lesson started? start
2 We didn’t had much money.
3 They went to holiday to Mallorca.
4 The hat costed £10.
5 What happened in January 23rd?
6 The driver didn’t to see me.
7 Is April and first a special day in your country?

8 James can ride a bike when he was three years old.

9 When did you lastly eat chocolate?

10 Yesterday, Oti go to work by bus.
11 She was born in nineteenth eighty-nine.

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