Famous People in the Past - Using past verb to be was-were

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English
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8th Grade
•
Medium
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
He _____ Michael Jackson "the King of Pop". He _____ British
was / was
was / wasn't
was / weren't
were / wasn't
Tags
past
verb
to
be
was
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
They _____ the Beatles. They _____ a famous British band
was / wasn't
were / wasn't
was / weren't
were / were
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
He _____ Vicente Fernandez. He _____ one of the most famous ranchera singers
was / wasn't
was / were
were / were
was / was
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
He _____ Diomedes Diaz. He _____ born in Perú. He _____ a vallenato singer
were / wasn't / were
was / wasn't / was
was / wasn't / wasn't
was / weren't / was
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
He was Pablo Picasso. He was born in _____ . He was a famous _____
Portugal / painter
Mexico / singer
Spain / painter
Brazil / guitarrist
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 1 pt
He _____ Mohammed Ali. He _____ a British boxer
was / was
wasn't / were
was / were
was / wasn't
Tags
past verb to be was - were
7.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
These cities were former capital of Brazil
Sao Paulo
Brasilia
Salvador Du Bahía
Rio de Janeiro
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