WorksheetsWhy Were They Famous? [ Grammar Quizzes]
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 37mins
Put the verbs in the brackets into their correct forms of Simple Past.
Text For No. 1-12
Thatcher 1._____ (to be) born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on October 13 1925.Her father 2.____ (to be) Alfred Roberts and her mother 3.____ (to be) Beatrice Ethel. When she 4.____ (to be) a child, they 5.____ (live) in Grantham, where her father 6.____ (run) two grocery shops. Her parents 7.____ (raise) her and her older sister, Muriel, in the flat above the grocery shop on North Parade, near the railway line. Her father 8.____ (to be) an active member of the Liberal party. He 9.____ (bring up) his daughter strictly. He 10.____ (to be) appointed the Mayor of Grantham in 1945-1946. When the Labour Party 11.____ (win) Grantham Council, he 12.____ (lose) his position as alderman.
1._____ (to be)?
(a)
Text For No. 1-12
Thatcher 1._____ (to be) born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on October 13 1925.Her father 2.____ (to be) Alfred Roberts and her mother 3.____ (to be) Beatrice Ethel. When she 4.____ (to be) a child, they 5.____ (live) in Grantham, where her father 6.____ (run) two grocery shops. Her parents 7.____ (raise) her and her older sister, Muriel, in the flat above the grocery shop on North Parade, near the railway line. Her father 8.____ (to be) an active member of the Liberal party. He 9.____ (bring up) his daughter strictly. He 10.____ (to be) appointed the Mayor of Grantham in 1945-1946. When the Labour Party 11.____ (win) Grantham Council, he 12.____ (lose) his position as alderman.
2.____ (to be)?
(a)
Text For No. 1-12
Thatcher 1._____ (to be) born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on October 13 1925.Her father 2.____ (to be) Alfred Roberts and her mother 3.____ (to be) Beatrice Ethel. When she 4.____ (to be) a child, they 5.____ (live) in Grantham, where her father 6.____ (run) two grocery shops. Her parents 7.____ (raise) her and her older sister, Muriel, in the flat above the grocery shop on North Parade, near the railway line. Her father 8.____ (to be) an active member of the Liberal party. He 9.____ (bring up) his daughter strictly. He 10.____ (to be) appointed the Mayor of Grantham in 1945-1946. When the Labour Party 11.____ (win) Grantham Council, he 12.____ (lose) his position as alderman.
3.____ (to be)?
(a)
Text For No. 1-12
Thatcher 1._____ (to be) born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on October 13 1925.Her father 2.____ (to be) Alfred Roberts and her mother 3.____ (to be) Beatrice Ethel. When she 4.____ (to be) a child, they 5.____ (live) in Grantham, where her father 6.____ (run) two grocery shops. Her parents 7.____ (raise) her and her older sister, Muriel, in the flat above the grocery shop on North Parade, near the railway line. Her father 8.____ (to be) an active member of the Liberal party. He 9.____ (bring up) his daughter strictly. He 10.____ (to be) appointed the Mayor of Grantham in 1945-1946. When the Labour Party 11.____ (win) Grantham Council, he 12.____ (lose) his position as alderman.
4.____ (to be)?
(a)
Text For No. 1-12
Thatcher 1._____ (to be) born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on October 13 1925.Her father 2.____ (to be) Alfred Roberts and her mother 3.____ (to be) Beatrice Ethel. When she 4.____ (to be) a child, they 5.____ (live) in Grantham, where her father 6.____ (run) two grocery shops. Her parents 7.____ (raise) her and her older sister, Muriel, in the flat above the grocery shop on North Parade, near the railway line. Her father 8.____ (to be) an active member of the Liberal party. He 9.____ (bring up) his daughter strictly. He 10.____ (to be) appointed the Mayor of Grantham in 1945-1946. When the Labour Party 11.____ (win) Grantham Council, he 12.____ (lose) his position as alderman.
5.____ (live)?
(a)
Text For No. 1-12
Thatcher 1._____ (to be) born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on October 13 1925.Her father 2.____ (to be) Alfred Roberts and her mother 3.____ (to be) Beatrice Ethel. When she 4.____ (to be) a child, they 5.____ (live) in Grantham, where her father 6.____ (run) two grocery shops. Her parents 7.____ (raise) her and her older sister, Muriel, in the flat above the grocery shop on North Parade, near the railway line. Her father 8.____ (to be) an active member of the Liberal party. He 9.____ (bring up) his daughter strictly. He 10.____ (to be) appointed the Mayor of Grantham in 1945-1946. When the Labour Party 11.____ (win) Grantham Council, he 12.____ (lose) his position as alderman.
6.____ (run)?
(a)
Text For No. 1-12
Thatcher 1._____ (to be) born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on October 13 1925.Her father 2.____ (to be) Alfred Roberts and her mother 3.____ (to be) Beatrice Ethel. When she 4.____ (to be) a child, they 5.____ (live) in Grantham, where her father 6.____ (run) two grocery shops. Her parents 7.____ (raise) her and her older sister, Muriel, in the flat above the grocery shop on North Parade, near the railway line. Her father 8.____ (to be) an active member of the Liberal party. He 9.____ (bring up) his daughter strictly. He 10.____ (to be) appointed the Mayor of Grantham in 1945-1946. When the Labour Party 11.____ (win) Grantham Council, he 12.____ (lose) his position as alderman.
7.____ (raise)?
(a)
Text For No. 1-12
Thatcher 1._____ (to be) born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on October 13 1925.Her father 2.____ (to be) Alfred Roberts and her mother 3.____ (to be) Beatrice Ethel. When she 4.____ (to be) a child, they 5.____ (live) in Grantham, where her father 6.____ (run) two grocery shops. Her parents 7.____ (raise) her and her older sister, Muriel, in the flat above the grocery shop on North Parade, near the railway line. Her father 8.____ (to be) an active member of the Liberal party. He 9.____ (bring up) his daughter strictly. He 10.____ (to be) appointed the Mayor of Grantham in 1945-1946. When the Labour Party 11.____ (win) Grantham Council, he 12.____ (lose) his position as alderman.
8.____ (to be)?
(a)
Text For No. 1-12
Thatcher 1._____ (to be) born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on October 13 1925.Her father 2.____ (to be) Alfred Roberts and her mother 3.____ (to be) Beatrice Ethel. When she 4.____ (to be) a child, they 5.____ (live) in Grantham, where her father 6.____ (run) two grocery shops. Her parents 7.____ (raise) her and her older sister, Muriel, in the flat above the grocery shop on North Parade, near the railway line. Her father 8.____ (to be) an active member of the Liberal party. He 9.____ (bring up) his daughter strictly. He 10.____ (to be) appointed the Mayor of Grantham in 1945-1946. When the Labour Party 11.____ (win) Grantham Council, he 12.____ (lose) his position as alderman.
9.____ (bring up)?
(a)
Text For No. 1-12
Thatcher 1._____ (to be) born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on October 13 1925.Her father 2.____ (to be) Alfred Roberts and her mother 3.____ (to be) Beatrice Ethel. When she 4.____ (to be) a child, they 5.____ (live) in Grantham, where her father 6.____ (run) two grocery shops. Her parents 7.____ (raise) her and her older sister, Muriel, in the flat above the grocery shop on North Parade, near the railway line. Her father 8.____ (to be) an active member of the Liberal party. He 9.____ (bring up) his daughter strictly. He 10.____ (to be) appointed the Mayor of Grantham in 1945-1946. When the Labour Party 11.____ (win) Grantham Council, he 12.____ (lose) his position as alderman.
10.____ (to be ) ?
(a)
Text For No. 1-12
Thatcher 1._____ (to be) born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on October 13 1925.Her father 2.____ (to be) Alfred Roberts and her mother 3.____ (to be) Beatrice Ethel. When she 4.____ (to be) a child, they 5.____ (live) in Grantham, where her father 6.____ (run) two grocery shops. Her parents 7.____ (raise) her and her older sister, Muriel, in the flat above the grocery shop on North Parade, near the railway line. Her father 8.____ (to be) an active member of the Liberal party. He 9.____ (bring up) his daughter strictly. He 10.____ (to be) appointed the Mayor of Grantham in 1945-1946. When the Labour Party 11.____ (win) Grantham Council, he 12.____ (lose) his position as alderman.
11.____ (win) ?
(a)
Text For No. 1-12
Thatcher 1._____ (to be) born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, on October 13 1925.Her father 2.____ (to be) Alfred Roberts and her mother 3.____ (to be) Beatrice Ethel. When she 4.____ (to be) a child, they 5.____ (live) in Grantham, where her father 6.____ (run) two grocery shops. Her parents 7.____ (raise) her and her older sister, Muriel, in the flat above the grocery shop on North Parade, near the railway line. Her father 8.____ (to be) an active member of the Liberal party. He 9.____ (bring up) his daughter strictly. He 10.____ (to be) appointed the Mayor of Grantham in 1945-1946. When the Labour Party 11.____ (win) Grantham Council, he 12.____ (lose) his position as alderman.
12.____ (lose) ?
(a)
Complete the paragraph with the pattern of to be + verb 3.
Text for No.13-17
Thatcher 13.____ (appoint) a member of the Order of Merif after she resigned as Prime Minister and 14.____ (make) a Baroness at the same time. She sat in the House of Lords in 1992 with a life peerage as Baroness Thatcher. In 1995, she 15.____ (appoint) a Lady Companion of the UK's highest order of chivalry. In 1938, Thatcher 16.____ (elect) a fellow of the Royal Society even though there was a controversy among other fellows. In addition, she gained full membership rights of the Carlton Club on becoming the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975. Thatcher 17.____ (honor) by the US government by awarding her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor.
13.____ (appoint)?
(a)
Text for No.13-17
Thatcher 13.____ (appoint) a member of the Order of Merif after she resigned as Prime Minister and 14.____ (make) a Baroness at the same time. She sat in the House of Lords in 1992 with a life peerage as Baroness Thatcher. In 1995, she 15.____ (appoint) a Lady Companion of the UK's highest order of chivalry. In 1938, Thatcher 16.____ (elect) a fellow of the Royal Society even though there was a controversy among other fellows. In addition, she gained full membership rights of the Carlton Club on becoming the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975. Thatcher 17.____ (honor) by the US government by awarding her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor.
14.____ (make) ?
(a)
Text for No.13-17
Thatcher 13.____ (appoint) a member of the Order of Merif after she resigned as Prime Minister and 14.____ (make) a Baroness at the same time. She sat in the House of Lords in 1992 with a life peerage as Baroness Thatcher. In 1995, she 15.____ (appoint) a Lady Companion of the UK's highest order of chivalry. In 1938, Thatcher 16.____ (elect) a fellow of the Royal Society even though there was a controversy among other fellows. In addition, she gained full membership rights of the Carlton Club on becoming the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975. Thatcher 17.____ (honor) by the US government by awarding her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor.
15.____ (appoint) ?
(a)
Text for No.13-17
Thatcher 13.____ (appoint) a member of the Order of Merif after she resigned as Prime Minister and 14.____ (make) a Baroness at the same time. She sat in the House of Lords in 1992 with a life peerage as Baroness Thatcher. In 1995, she 15.____ (appoint) a Lady Companion of the UK's highest order of chivalry. In 1938, Thatcher 16.____ (elect) a fellow of the Royal Society even though there was a controversy among other fellows. In addition, she gained full membership rights of the Carlton Club on becoming the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975. Thatcher 17.____ (honor) by the US government by awarding her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor.
16.____ (elect) ?
(a)
Text for No.13-17
Thatcher 13.____ (appoint) a member of the Order of Merif after she resigned as Prime Minister and 14.____ (make) a Baroness at the same time. She sat in the House of Lords in 1992 with a life peerage as Baroness Thatcher. In 1995, she 15.____ (appoint) a Lady Companion of the UK's highest order of chivalry. In 1938, Thatcher 16.____ (elect) a fellow of the Royal Society even though there was a controversy among other fellows. In addition, she gained full membership rights of the Carlton Club on becoming the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975. Thatcher 17.____ (honor) by the US government by awarding her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor.
17.____ (honor) ?
(a)
Word Order (No.18-25)
Use 'always/often/usually' in the middle of the sentence: subject + always/often/usually + verb.
18. ______.
I always listen to her.
Always I listen to her.
19. _____.
Usually I get up very early.
I usually get up very early.
20._____.
He criticizes her always.
He always criticizes her.
21.______.
He often arrives late.
He arrives late often.
22._______.
Always you are right.
You are always right.
23._____.
Often she visits this place.
She often visits this place.
24.______.
Often I do it.
I often do it.
25._____.
It often happens.
Often it happens.
