English 6th grade Past simple to be + school worksheet 1

READING
Laura’s webpage

My name is Laura and I am 14 years old. I go to a public middle school, Twelve Corners Middle School, in Rochester,
New York. It is for grades 6, 7, and 8, or ages 11-14. School begins at 7:45 in the morning and finishes at 2:06 in the
afternoon, but clubs go on until 3:00 pm and sports go on until 5:00 pm. There are a lot of clubs at our school. The
most popular clubs are the Ski Club, Drama Club, and Green Thumb Club, where we take care of our school's garden.

Last year there was an Art Club, but it stopped having meetings. Now I just stay after school with my Art teacher and
draw with my friends. My favourite after-school activity is the English Club. I love the stories we read and the
projects we do. I also like my English teacher. She’s really friendly. I also enjoy other activities at school, like the
special football game we play in June. The boys play football and the girls are cheerleaders*.

COMPREHENSION

1. Complete the table about Laura’s school.

School’s name:

Location:

Grades/ages:

Most popular clubs:

Laura’s favourite activity:

2. Answer these questions about the text.

1. What time does Laura’s school begin and finish?

2. When do they go to clubs or do sports?

3. What do they do at the Green Thumb Club?

4. Why does she love the English Club?

5. Why does she like the football game they play in June?

GRAMMAR

3. Put in was/were or wasn’t/weren’t.

1. Yesterday, Laura ______________ at school. She was ill.
2. The boys ______________ at the sports field. They were playing a game.
3. We ______________ at the swimming pool because it was cold.
4. Jill ______________ at the cinema. I was with her.

4. Look at the table and write questions and short answers. Use the verb to be in the Past Simple.

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English 6th grade Past simple to be + school worksheet 1
SKI CLUB YESTERDAY DRAMA CLUB LAST FRIDAY
JILL x √
LAURA AND JILL √ x

Example: Was Fred at the club yesterday? Yes, he was. / No, he wasn´t.

5. Complete the dialogue. Use the correct form of there + to be.

A: ________________________ a football game after school yesterday?

B: Yes, ________________________.

A: ________________________ many cheerleaders?

B: Yes, ________________________.

A: ________________________ many girls watching the game?

B: No, ____________________________________

6. Make correct appropriate questions for the following answers.

6.1. ……………………………………………………………………
6.2. I was at the library yesterday.

6.3. ………………………………………………………………….
6.4. She was in bed at ten o´clock.

6.5. ……………………………………………………………………
6.6. They were born in London.