Past Continous Lesson

​New Years
Trivia Questions

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the day before New Years Day?

• Christmas Eve
• New Years Eve
• Easter
• Thanksgiving

Multiple Choice

What do people do on the night before New Years Day?

• Countdown
• run laps
• look for eggs
• sing Christmas Songs

Multiple Choice

What date begins the New Year?

• April 23
• August 20
• December 16
• January 1

Multiple Choice

How many months are in a New Year?

• 10
• 11
• 12
• 9

Multiple Choice

New Year's is a national holiday.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is a resolution? 

• a law
• a promise
• a holiday

Multiple Choice

What Season is it on new years day?

• fall

• winter

• spring

• summer

Multiple Choice

What promise do people make at New Years?

• A New Year Pinky Promise.

• A New Year Resolution.

• A New Year Secret.

Multiple Choice

Who celebrates New Year?

• Only people in the UK.

• Almost everyone around the world.

• Just the people I know.

Multiple Choice

New Zealand is the first country to celebrate New Year's Eve each year?

• True
• False

Multiple Choice

January is named after what Roman god who had two faces so he could look ahead to the future and back at the past at the same time?

• Jupiter
• Janus
• Jason
• Justica

Multiple Choice

In the United States, the coming of the New Year is celebrated by the lowering of a gigantic crystal ball.  Where does this event take place?

• Central Park
• Times Square
• Yankee Stadium
• The Statue of Liberty

Multiple Choice

Which clock do British people watch and listen to at midnight on New Year's Eve?

• London clock

• Big Ben clock

• Trafalgar clock

• Thames clock

Learning Check

Part-1

Multiple Choice

She ________ when the shark _________ her.

• surf / attack

• surfing / attacked

• was surfing / was attacking

• was surfing / attacked

Multiple Choice

He ___________ at a party when he ___________ his girlfriend.

• danced / met

• danced / was meeting

• was dancing / met

• was danced / was meeting

Multiple Choice

I ________ a picnic when I _________ my sister.

• was having / saw

• had / saw

• was having / was seeing

• had / seen

Multiple Choice

Susan _____ while I ________ dinner.

• arrived / had

• arriving / having

• arrived / was having

• was arriving / was having

Multiple Choice

He ______ football when he ________ his leg.

• was playing / broke

• played / was breaking

• was playing / was breaking

• played / broke

Multiple Choice

I _________ for my friend when the bus ____________ .

• waited / arrived

• was waiting / was arriving

• was waiting / arrived

• waited / was arrived

Multiple Choice

A: Hi, Jenny, what _____(9)_____ last weekend?

B: I _________ to a party.

• did you do

• are you doing

Multiple Choice

When I _________ , my mum _________ dinner.

• got back / cooking

• got back / was cooking

• got back / cooked

• was getting back / was cooking

Multiple Choice

I _________ for my friend when the bus ____________ .

• waited / arrived

• was waiting / was arriving

• was waiting / arrived

• waited / was arrived

Part-2

Open Ended

1. 1. They ___ ___ ___ (eat) lunch in the cafeteria at noon. They ___ ___(study) in the library.

​1. They were not eating lunch in the cafeteria at noon. They were studying (study) in the library.

Open Ended

2. 2. A: ___ you ___(sing)  a few minutes ago?   

   B: No, I ___ ___(listen)to the radio.

​2.
A: Were you singing a few minutes ago?   
B: No, I was listening to the radio.

Open Ended

3. 3. I ___ ___(walk)  home when I saw the robbery.

3. I was walking home when I saw the robbery.

Open Ended

4. 4. My brother and I ___  ___(run) in the park together at lunchtime when it started to rain.

4. My brother and I were running in the park together at lunchtime when it started to rain.

Open Ended

5. While he ___ ___ (fix) the car, we (8.) ___ ___(clean) our bikes.

5. While he was fixing the car, we were cleaning our bikes.

Open Ended

6.

A: What ___you ___(do) at one o’clock?   

B: I ___ ___ (shop) for groceries.

6.
A: What were you doing at one o’clock?   
B: I was shopping for groceries.

Open Ended

7. They ___ ___ ___(not listen)  to the teacher because ___ ___ ___ (use) their phones in class.

7. They were not listening to the teacher because they were using their phones in class.

Open Ended

8. 8. Jane ___ ___ (work)as a teacher in London last year.

8. Jane was working as a teacher in London last year.

Open Ended

9. We ___ ___ (play)badminton while you ___ ___ (swim).

9. We were playing badminton while you were swimming.

Open Ended

10. 10. Mary ___ ___(drink)coffee in the cafe while ______ (look) out of the window in the café when she saw her friend .

10. Mary was drinking coffee in the cafe while looking out of the window in the café when she saw her friend .

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