IELTS 5.0 - Unit 2 - Lesson 2 - Past Simple practice

Tony ___ his grandfather.

• is looking like

• looks like

• look like

why ___ children are jealous of each other?

• are you thinking

• do you think

___ (you/know) that something similar to pizza was prepared in Ancient Greece?

• Do you know

• Did you know

First Officer Jeffery Skiles ___ the Airbus A320 when it ___ from La Guardia airport ar 3.25 pm on Jan 15th 2009.

• piloted/took off

• was piloting/took off

• piloted/taking off

• was piloting/ taking off

While it ___ , and below 1,000 metres, he ___ a flock of birds ___ towards the aircraft.

• was still climbing/ noticed/ was coming

• still climbed/noticing/came

• was still climbing/noticing/was coming

• still climbed/noticed/came

a few minutes later the plane ___ with the birds and the engines ___ losing power.

• collided/were losing

• was colliding/ were losing

• collided/lost

• was colliding/lost

Sullenberger ___ permission from La Guardia control tower to land back at the airport, but since the plane ___ height, it soon ___ clear that would not be possible.

• was getting/rapidly lost/became

• got/was rapidly losing/was becoming

• was getting/rapidly lost/was becoming

• got/was rapidly losing/became

With no poer in the engines, Sullenberger ___ an instant decision, and ___ to land the plane in the Hudson River, the only free space available.

• made/was deciding

• was making/was deciding

• made/decided

• was making/decided

Choose the answer which has the similar meaning to the first sentence: The start of the match was at 3.00

• The match is starting at 3.00

• The match started at 3.00

• The match starts at 3.00

• The match start at 3.00

Choose the answer which has the similar meaning to the first sentence: After the explosion, what was your next action?

• What did you do after the explosion

• What do you do after the explosion

• What are you doing after the explosion

• What did you did after the explosion