Past simple vs past continuous

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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
His cell phone______ (ring) when he ________(drive)
was ring/ drove
rang/ was drive
was ringing/drove
rang/was driving
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CCSS.L.3.1E
CCSS.L.4.1B
CCSS.L.5.1.B-D
CCSS.L.5.1C
CCSS.L.5.1D
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Neil _______ (arrive) late when his boss _______ (make) a speech.
arrived/was making
arrived/made
was arriving/was making
was arriving/made
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
They________ (play) soccer when it ________ (start) to rain.
played/was starting
played/started
were playing/started
were playing/was starting
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
We _______ (have) a party when I _________ (take) this photo.
had/took
had/ was taking
were having/ was taking
were having/took
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
We ______(hear) the score when we ______ (travel) in Florida.
heard/ traveled
heard/were traveling
were hearing/were traveling
were hearing/traveled
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Tommy _______ (fall off) his bike when he _______(ride) home.
fell off/ was riding
felt off/ was riding
was falling off/ rode
was falling off/ was riding
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Mark ________ (talk) on the phone when he ________ (get) a text.
talked/ was getting
was talking/gotten
was talking /got
talked / got
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