Great Writing Unit-4 Test

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow.

Walter Elias Disney (1901–1966)

(1) Walt Disney was an incredibly creative and successful person. (2) When he was young, he enjoyed drawing, painting, and photography. (3) Walt took art classes at the Chicago Art Institute, but he never finished school there. (4) He had enough talent to find work without a college degree. (5) Before he moved to Hollywood, he worked in advertising and also opened an animation business. (6) In Hollywood, Walt founded Walt Disney Studios in 1923. (7) Five years later, he created Mickey Mouse. (8) From that point on, he made one movie after another, including Snow White, Bambi, and Mary Poppins. (9) Today, people still enjoy Walt Disney’s talent. (10) Families love to watch the classic movies and visit Disney parks all over the world.

1. How is the simple past used in the paragraph?

• a. to write about a recent event

• b. to describe the events in a person’s life

• c. to report on the result of an experiment

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow.

Walter Elias Disney (1901–1966)

(1) Walt Disney was an incredibly creative and successful person. (2) When he was young, he enjoyed drawing, painting, and photography. (3) Walt took art classes at the Chicago Art Institute, but he never finished school there. (4) He had enough talent to find work without a college degree. (5) Before he moved to Hollywood, he worked in advertising and also opened an animation business. (6) In Hollywood, Walt founded Walt Disney Studios in 1923. (7) Five years later, he created Mickey Mouse. (8) From that point on, he made one movie after another, including Snow White, Bambi, and Mary Poppins. (9) Today, people still enjoy Walt Disney’s talent. (10) Families love to watch the classic movies and visit Disney parks all over the world.

2. What is the simple past verb in sentence 4?

• had

• find

• work

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow.

Walter Elias Disney (1901–1966)

(1) Walt Disney was an incredibly creative and successful person. (2) When he was young, he enjoyed drawing, painting, and photography. (3) Walt took art classes at the Chicago Art Institute, but he never finished school there. (4) He had enough talent to find work without a college degree. (5) Before he moved to Hollywood, he worked in advertising and also opened an animation business. (6) In Hollywood, Walt founded Walt Disney Studios in 1923. (7) Five years later, he created Mickey Mouse. (8) From that point on, he made one movie after another, including Snow White, Bambi, and Mary Poppins. (9) Today, people still enjoy Walt Disney’s talent. (10) Families love to watch the classic movies and visit Disney parks all over the world.

3. How many simple past verbs are in sentence 5?

• 1

• 2

• 3

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow.

Walter Elias Disney (1901–1966)

(1) Walt Disney was an incredibly creative and successful person. (2) When he was young, he enjoyed drawing, painting, and photography. (3) Walt took art classes at the Chicago Art Institute, but he never finished school there. (4) He had enough talent to find work without a college degree. (5) Before he moved to Hollywood, he worked in advertising and also opened an animation business. (6) In Hollywood, Walt founded Walt Disney Studios in 1923. (7) Five years later, he created Mickey Mouse. (8) From that point on, he made one movie after another, including Snow White, Bambi, and Mary Poppins. (9) Today, people still enjoy Walt Disney’s talent. (10) Families love to watch the classic movies and visit Disney parks all over the world.

4. What is a past time word or phrase in the paragraph?

• In Hollywood

• Five years' later

• Today

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow.

Walter Elias Disney (1901–1966)

(1) Walt Disney was an incredibly creative and successful person. (2) When he was young, he enjoyed drawing, painting, and photography. (3) Walt took art classes at the Chicago Art Institute, but he never finished school there. (4) He had enough talent to find work without a college degree. (5) Before he moved to Hollywood, he worked in advertising and also opened an animation business. (6) In Hollywood, Walt founded Walt Disney Studios in 1923. (7) Five years later, he created Mickey Mouse. (8) From that point on, he made one movie after another, including Snow White, Bambi, and Mary Poppins. (9) Today, people still enjoy Walt Disney’s talent. (10) Families love to watch the classic movies and visit Disney parks all over the world.

5. Why is the simple present used in the two concluding sentences?

• to describe a habit

• to describe a face

• to describe a process

INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in each blank with the correct simple past form of the verb in parentheses.

6. I ________________ in Peru for ten years. (live)

INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in each blank with the correct simple past form of the verb in parentheses.

7. Serena and Erin ________________ at the mall yesterday. (be)

INSTRUCTIONS: Fill in each blank with the correct simple past form of the verb in parentheses.

8. We ________________ him a new sweatshirt. (buy)

INSTRUCTIONS: Change the underlined verb in each sentence to the negative simple past. 9. The candidate spoke about the economy.

INSTRUCTIONS: Change the underlined verb in each sentence to the negative simple past.

10. Minjun was very tired last night.