31 marks. Use Practice to check each answer as you go, or Exam to answer everything first. Ask a grown-up to help you mark the written answers.
Section A: objective questions
8 marks
Choose the best answer for each question.
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Question 1
Look at Diagram 1. Fill in the blank. "Where were you yesterday afternoon?" "I was at the ________."
Diagram 1
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B
The picture shows a stage with red curtains. That is a theatre.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 8.1
Textbook p. 75
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Question 2
In 1900 there were lots of horses and carriages. Which picture shows a carriage?
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C
A carriage has wheels and is pulled by a horse.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 8.3
Textbook p. 79
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Question 3
Where ________ she yesterday morning?
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A
She is one person and yesterday is the past, so we use was.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 8.1
Textbook p. 75
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Question 4
"Were you at the zoo yesterday?" "No, we ________. We were at the park."
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D
The question uses were and the answer is no, so we say: No, we weren't.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 8.2
Textbook p. 77
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Question 5
Which word has the same ng sound as king?
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A
Long and king both end with ng. Kick and clock have ck; bank has nk.
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 8.7
Textbook p. 112
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Question 6
Read the dialogue. Anna: Mmm... That was delicious! Mum: Anna? The film was delicious? Anna: Umm... No, the popcorn was.
What was delicious?
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C
Anna says: No, the popcorn was. The popcorn was delicious, not the film.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 8.2
Textbook p. 76
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Question 7
New York City in 1900 was very different. There were lots of horses and carriages, but there ________ many cars.
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D
Cars is more than one, so we use were. The word but tells us it is the opposite: there were not many cars. So: There weren't many cars.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 8.3
Textbook p. 78
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Question 8
Which sentence is correct?
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B
Lions is more than one, so we use were. The intensifier so comes before the adjective scary.
For the teacher: Analysing, medium difficulty, standard 8.5
Textbook p. 81
Section B: structured questions
23 marks
Answer all questions. Circle the answer or write it in the space.
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Question 9
Look at the pictures. Where were they yesterday? Choose the correct place.
[1 mark](a)Yesterday morning, Jill was ________.Show answerHide answer
at the park
[1 mark](b)Yesterday morning, Bill was ________.Show answerHide answer
at the shopping centre
[1 mark](c)Yesterday afternoon, Kate was ________.Show answerHide answer
at home
[1 mark](d)Yesterday evening, Jill and Kate were ________.Show answerHide answer
at the theatre
For the teacher: Remembering, low difficulty, standard 8.1
Textbook p. 84
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Question 10
Look and choose the correct adjective. How was it?
[1 mark](a)It was ________.Show answerHide answer
scary
[1 mark](b)It was ________.Show answerHide answer
funny
[1 mark](c)It was ________.Show answerHide answer
delicious
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 8.2
Textbook p. 76
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Question 11
Read the text A city from the past. Is each sentence true or false?
A city from the past
[1 mark](a)There were shopping centres in New York City in 1900.Show answerHide answer
False
There weren't any shopping centres or cinemas.
[1 mark](b)There were shops and theatres.Show answerHide answer
True
[1 mark](c)There were lots of horses and carriages.Show answerHide answer
True
[1 mark](d)The streets were quiet.Show answerHide answer
False
The streets weren't quiet. They were noisy and full of people.
For the teacher: Understanding, medium difficulty, standard 8.3
Textbook p. 78
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Question 12
Read Kelly's diary. Then answer the questions.
Kelly's diary
[1 mark](a)Where was Kelly on Saturday morning?Show answerHide answer
at the shopping centre
[1 mark](b)Who was Kelly with at the zoo?Show answerHide answer
her father
On Sunday morning, I was at the zoo with my father.
[1 mark](c)Name two animals at the zoo.
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Tick each point you got.
[1 mark](d)How was the restaurant on Sunday evening?
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It was boring, but the vegetable soup was really delicious.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Understanding, low difficulty, standard 8.5
Textbook p. 81
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Question 13
Choose the correct word: was, were, wasn't or weren't.
[1 mark](a)Yesterday I ________ at the bookshop with my mother.Show answerHide answer
was
[1 mark](b)"Were Kevin and Sandra at the circus?" "Yes, they ________."Show answerHide answer
were
[1 mark](c)"Was the film funny?" "No, it ________. It was boring."Show answerHide answer
wasn't
For the teacher: Applying, low difficulty, standard 8.2
Textbook p. 77
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Question 14
Rearrange the words to make correct sentences.
[1 mark](a)yesterday / Where / you / were / ?
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[1 mark](b)really / The / delicious / soup / was / .
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Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Applying, medium difficulty, standard 8.1
Textbook p. 75
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Question 15
Look at the picture. Ali and his family were here yesterday evening. Write three sentences about it. Word clues: cinema, film, popcorn, funny / scary, very / really / so
Yesterday evening
[3 marks](a)Write three sentences. Use was or were.
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Yesterday evening Ali and his family were at the cinema. The film was really funny. The popcorn was so delicious.
Accept any sensible sentence that matches the picture. Each sentence needs a capital letter, a full stop and correct was / were to earn its mark.
Tick each point you got.
For the teacher: Creating, high difficulty, standard 8.5
