Simple Past and Comparatives Test

LISTENING SECTION Listen to the conversation. Then choose the correct answer for each question. Play min 00:00-01:01 EXAMPLE: Florida 1976 1979 (Correct) 1980 1. Germany 1975 1981 1985 2. Hawaii 1978 1988 1998 3. Vancouver 2000 2002 2020 Listen to the conversations. Then listen again and circle the letter of the correct answer. Play min 01:07- 02:27 EXAMPLE:. If it is October, then they went to Havana in _ September April July (CORRECT) 4 . If today is Friday, the meeting was on _ Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 5. Today is Sunday. The people went to the beach on _ Saturday Sunday Monday 6. It is June now. The sale was in _ March April May Listen to the conversation. Then choose the correct answer for each question. Play min 02:36-03:20 1. How was Alan’s trip? okay aweful really wonderful 2. How long was Alan’s trip? three days five days ten days 3. When did Alan get back? last night last week this morning 4. Alan thinks that the food he ate on his vacation was strange very good too expensive 5. Alan’s flight home was late bumpy scary GRAMMAR SECTION Complete the paragraph. Use was, wasn’t, were, or weren’t I remember my first swimming lesson. I wasvery old – only five – and I wasvery scared. I didn’t want to go in the water! I think the other kids were nervous, too. But the teacher, Ms. Peterson, wasvery nice. We loved her, but the swimming didn’t go very well. We weren'tvery good at first, but Ms. Peterson wasa wonderful teacher. Choose the word that best matches each definition. not common; strange unusual causing you to feel afraid scary unfriendly cold making you feel calm and peaceful relaxing pretty; interesting to see scenic not interesting borinng Look at Diego’s date book for last week. Complete each sentence below it with the simple past tense form of the verb from the date book. Conjuga los verbos correctamente y completa de acuerdo a la información en la imagen previa. 1. On Monday evening, Diego madedinner for Mr. and Mrs. Ortega.2. Diego workedat home on Tuesday.3. On Thursday, Diego read his e-mail.4. He ate lunch with Mr. Rodriguez.5. He wentto the beach with Carla.6. He had dinner with Elisa on Saturday evening Complete each sentence with the comparative form of the adjective. Use than if necessary.Example: This jacket is_more expensive than_ (expensive) any of the others. 1. These pants are too small. I need bigger (big) pants.2. Sherry is so nice. She’s nicer than (nice) any other girl I know.3. These shoes hurt my feet. I need more comfortbale (comfortable) shoes.4. This coat is too light. I need a warmer (warm) coat. READING COMPREHENSIONRead the postcard. Then choose True or False for each statement. 1. Holly ate fish at a Japanese restaurant True False 2. The girls got to Vancouver a week ago. True False 3. Holly saw nothing she wanted to buy in the public market. True False 4. The girls rode bikes yesterday. True False 5. Holly enjoyed her time in Stanley Park. True False Read the paragraphs. Then check True, False, or No information for each one.Paragraph 1 In August of last year, the Smith family took an exciting vacation to Egypt to see the pyramids. They spent an incredible two weeks there. One of the high points of their vacation was a visit to the Sphinx. Their tour guide was especially helpful. He told them a lot of interesting stories. They stayed in a wonderful, four-star hotel in Cairo. The hotel had a great restaurant, and the waiters were all very friendly. It was the perfect vacation Paragraph 2 Two months ago, Brian Winters traveled to Cairo, Egypt on a short business trip. He stayed at a wonderful hotel—one with a great manager and friendly staff. One day, he had a little extra time, so he took a taxi to the pyramids. The taxi driver was kind of unfriendly, but the visit to the pyramids was amazing. Brian was in Egypt for only four days, so he did not have time to see much more. He hopes to see the Sphinx on his next trip. 1. Brian Winters went to Egypt to see the pyramids. True False No information 2. The Smiths liked their hotel. True False No information 3. . The Smiths spent two weeks in Egypt. True False No information 4.. The Smiths and Brian stayed at the same hotel. True False No information 5. Brian was in Egypt for two months True False No information 6. Brian Winters often goes on trips to interesting places. True False No information WRITING TESTWrite two sentences about things you did last week. Write two sentences about things you did NOT do last week. Describe a vacation you have had. Write at least 40 words to describe it. Take some ideas from the list:weatherfoodnightlifethe citythe peoplethe hotelthe restaurantsthe souvenirsthe trip (bus, car or plane)