Hotspot 3 unit test 2

Master past tenses! Practice simple & continuous verbs, build vocabulary, and boost listening skills.

I. ListeningListen and choose the correct answers.1. Helen Keller had a serious illness when she was_ a child twenty 2. She couldn’t see or_ hear walk 3. When she was _ her parents found her a special teacher. six sixteen 4. Helen’s teacher taught her how to _ . spell words speak English 5. When Helen grew up she learnt five different _ . languages dances 6. She met _ in 1953. the President of the USA The Queen II. Vocabulary 1) Match the words. a bone hammock flowerbed clothes line flowerpot 2) Circle the correct words.1. _ the plants. water sleep 2. _ the lawn. pay mow 3. _ the washing. mow hang up 4. _with toys. play water III. Grammar1) Complete the sentences with the past simple form of the verbs. 1. Janek jumped (jump) 1.8 metres.2. Anita won (win) the swimming race.3. I threw (throw) the javelin 6 metres.4. We swam (swim) very fast.5. Rita twisted (twist) her ankle.6. George broke (break) his arm. 2) Write sentences in the past continuous. 1. We / listen to music. We were listening to music2. Mum / not mow the lawn. My mom wasn't mowing the lawn 3. My dog / play with a toy. My dog was playing with a toy 4. We / climb a tree. We were climbing a tree 5. I / have a shower. I was having a shower 6. They / not read a magazine. They weren't reading a magazine 3) Choose the correct verb tense.Yesterday evening, I 1) _(watch)_TV when the phone 2)_ (ring)_.It was my cousin from America. 1) was watching 1) watched 2) rang 2) was ringing We 3)_ (talk)_when the doorbell 4)_ (ring)_. 3) talked 3) were talking 4) was ringing 4) rang I 5)_ (open)_ the door when I 6)_ (hear)_ my cousin's laugh. was opening opened was hearing heard He 7)_ (stand)_ in front of me! stood was standing in total: 34