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Evelyn Smith

Evelyn Smith was a pilot. Her father, David, had an important company in Kansas, USA, where she was born. They later moved to Texas with her Californian mother, and there Evelyn grew up with her younger sister, Helen, who became a painter and also wrote for a newspaper there. Evelyn got interested in airplanes when she was 20. Her uncle Jim, who was a mechanic, took her to a fair. They both got on an airplane and he flew it while she watched him. That's when she knew she wanted to learn to fly!

0. From the text, it can be understood that Evelyn’s dad was

• an artist.

• a businessman

• a journalist.

What is the present of "Was" in this sentence: Evelyn Smith was a pilot.

• Is

• Are

• Be

• were

how many verbs in past simple can you find in the first paragraph? (sin repetirse)

• 9

• 24

• 15

• 11

how many regular verbs can you find in the first paragraph?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

how many irregular verbs can you find in the first paragraph?

• 8

• 7

• 9

• 5

Evelyn Smith Evelyn Smith was a pilot. Her father, David, had an important company in Kansas, USA, where she was born. They later moved to Texas with her Californian mother, and there Evelyn grew up with her younger sister, Helen, who became a painter and also wrote for a newspaper there. Evelyn got interested in airplanes when she was 20. Her uncle Jim, who was a mechanic, took her to a fair. They both got on an airplane and he flew it while she watched him. That's when she knew she wanted to learn to fly!

34. Where did Evelyn live when she was a teenager?

• in Kansas

• in California

• in Texas

Evelyn Smith was a pilot. Her father, David, had an important company in Kansas, USA, where she was born. They later moved to Texas with her Californian mother, and there Evelyn grew up with her younger sister, Helen, who became a painter and also wrote for a newspaper there. Evelyn got interested in airplanes when she was 20. Her uncle Jim, who was a mechanic, took her to a fair. They both got on an airplane and he flew it while she watched him. That's when she knew she wanted to learn to fly!

35. Her first contact with planes happened thanks to

• David

• Helen

• Jim

Evelyn later traveled to Toronto, Canada, where she helped sell medicines for sick people. In 1919, she returned to the USA and got into medical school in Philadelphia. Then, she moved to Sacramento, where she learned how to fly along with her cousin, who sang and played popular music. During their training, Evelyn once saw a plane catch fire, but she wasn't frightened

36. The first time Evelyn got on a plane, she was the

• pilot

• passenger

• mechanic

Evelyn later traveled to Toronto, Canada, where she helped sell medicines for sick people. In 1919, she returned to the USA and got into medical school in Philadelphia. Then, she moved to Sacramento, where she learned how to fly along with her cousin, who sang and played popular music. During their training, Evelyn once saw a plane catch fire, but she wasn't frightened.

37. What occupation did she have while being in a foreign country?

• pharmacist

• student

• musician

Evelyn later traveled to Toronto, Canada, where she helped sell medicines for sick people. In 1919, she returned to the USA and got into medical school in Philadelphia. Then, she moved to Sacramento, where she learned how to fly along with her cousin, who sang and played popular music. During their training, Evelyn once saw a plane catch fire, but she wasn't frightened

38. Where was she taught to fly a plane?

• in Philadelphia

• in Toronto

• in Sacramento