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Ancient Civilisations. (Past Simple)

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Ancient Egyptians ... build huge pyramids.

a)

couldn't

b)

could

c)

were

d)

can

2.

Ancient Egyptians ... boats.

a)

didn't have

b)

could

c)

were

d)

had

3.

Ancient Egyptians ... transport things by boats.

a)

were

b)

could

c)

couldn't

d)

had

4.

Ancient Egyptians ... blocks of flats.

a)

didn't have

b)

could

c)

didn't had

d)

had

5.

Ancient Egyptians ... travel by plane.

a)

didn't have

b)

couldn't

c)

could

d)

can't

6.

Ancient Egyptians ... cars.

a)

didn't have

b)

couldn't

c)

weren't

d)

had

7.

Ancient Egyptians ... farmers.

a)

were

b)

weren't

c)

was

d)

wasn't

8.

Ancient Egyptians ... on the river Nile.

a)

are fishing

b)

fish

c)

fished

d)

fishes

9.

Ancient Egyptians ... football.

a)

don't play

b)

played

c)

didn't play

d)

are playing

10.

Only boys ... school in ancient Egyp.

a)

attended

b)

admired

c)

attend

d)

built

11.

Ancient Romans ... play football.

a)

didn't have

b)

didn't could

c)

could

d)

can't

12.

Ancient Romans ... read and write.

a)

didn't could

b)

couldn't

c)

didn't can

d)

can't

13.

Ancient Romans ... the piano.

a)

didn't play

b)

didn't played

c)

play

d)

can't play

14.

Ancient Romans ... swim.

a)

were

b)

could

c)

had

d)

was

15.

Ancient Romans ... ride bikes.

a)

weren't

b)

can

c)

had

d)

couldn't

16.

Troy ... a small city.

a)

weren't

b)

wasn't

c)

hadn't

d)

couldn't

17.

There ... a palace in Troy.

a)

weren't

b)

wasn't

c)

was

d)

could

18.

There ... any hotels in Troy.

a)

weren't

b)

wasn't

c)

was

d)

were

19.

Troy ... thick stone walls.

a)

didn't have

b)

wasn't

c)

was

d)

had

20.

Troy ... thin stone walls.

a)

didn't have

b)

wasn't

c)

was

d)

had

21.

Troy ... narrow streets.

a)

didn't have

b)

wasn't

c)

was

d)

had

22.

Troy ... wide streets.

a)

didn't have

b)

wasn't

c)

was

d)

had

23.

There ... a temple in Troy.

a)

weren't

b)

wasn't

c)

was

d)

were

24.

There ... a small marketplace in Troy.

a)

weren't

b)

wasn't

c)

was

d)

were

25.

Troy ... a university.

a)

didn't have

b)

could

c)

was

d)

had

26.

Troy ... supermarkets.

a)

didn't have

b)

could

c)

were

d)

had

27.

The Vikings ... (жили) in Scandinavia.

a)

is living

b)

lived

c)

live

d)

lives

28.

The Vikings ... (працювали) traders.

a)

worked as

b)

work as

c)

worked in

d)

worked

29.

The Vikings ... (подорожували) to England in the 8th century.

a)

could travelled

b)

travel

c)

travelled

d)

was travelled

30.

The Vikings ... (сконструювали) ships to sail (плавати) fast.

a)

designed

b)

design

c)

did design

d)

are designing

31.

The Viking Eric the Red ... (відкрив) Greenland in 981 AD (нашої ери).

a)

is discovering

b)

disovers

c)

discovered

d)

are discovering

32.

The Vikings ... (грали) games, music and sport.

a)

had play

b)

could play

c)

can play

d)

played

33.

The Vikings ... (не працювали) as sailors (моряками).

a)

didn't work

b)

didn't worked

c)

can't work

d)

worked

34.

The Vikings ... (не конструювали) planes (літаки).

a)

didn't designed

b)

didn't design

c)

can't design

d)

hadn't design

35.

The Viking Eric the Red ... (не відкрили) China in 981 AD (нашої ери).

a)

isn't discovering

b)

didn't discover

c)

didn't discovered

d)

hadn't discovering

36.

... ancient Egyptians ... on boats?

No, they ...

a)

Did/live; didn't

b)

Did/lived; didn't

c)

Did/lived; did

d)

Did/live; weren't

37.

... ancient Egyptians sail (плавали на) boats?

Yes, they ...

a)

Did; weren't

b)

Did; did

c)

Was; did

d)

Did; could

38.

Did girls in ancient Egypt ... school?

a)

attended;

No, they did.

b)

attend;

Yes, they did.

c)

attend;

No, they didn't.

d)

attended;

Yes, she did.

39.

There ... (не було) wide streets in the ancient city of Athens*, they were ... (вузькі).

*Афіни - столиця Греції

a)

couldn't; thick

b)

weren't; narrow

c)

didn't have; large

d)

wasn't; busy

40.

Ancient Athens*... (не мали) department stores, but it ... (мали) a marketplace.

*Афіни - столиця Греції

a)

didn't had;

had

b)

didn't have;

had

c)

wasn't have;

had

d)

didn't have;

haved

41.

There was a great theatre in ... Athens*.

*Афіни - столиця Греції

a)

ancient

b)

acient

c)

ancent

d)

encient

42.

Most buildings ... running (протічна) water in ancient Athens*, but there ... public fountains.

*Афіни - столиця Греції

a)

weren't have;

were

b)

didn't had;

had

c)

didn't haved;

was

d)

didn't have;

were

43.

Translate into English.

The Aztecs ... (працювали) as farmers and craftsmen.

(a)  

44.

The Aztecs ... (перевозили) goods by boats.

a)

transport

b)

transported

c)

travel

d)

travelled

45.

Translate into Ukrainian.

The Aztec men (чоловіки Ацтеки) hunted for meat.

(a)  

46.

Translate into English.

The Aztec children ... (грали) a game similar to (схожу на) basketball and footbal.

(a)  

47.

The Aztec Emperor ... the Empire with his army.

a)

admired

b)

ruled

c)

studied

d)

hunted

48.

Translate into Ukrainian.

Many Aztec children attended school.

(a)  

49.

Translate into Ukrainian.

The Aztec Emperor ruled the Empire with his army.

(a)