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THERE WAS/THERE WERE

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(NEGATIVE) there was an apple.

a)

There was didn´t an apple.

b)

There wasn´t an apple.

c)

There didn´t apple.

d)

There was not apples.

2.

(INTERROGATIVE) There were cups on the tables.

a)

there were cups on the tables?

b)

Was there cups?

c)

Was there cups on the tables?

d)

Were there cups on the tables?

3.

(SHORT ANSWER) Was there a banana? (+)

a)

No, bananas

b)

No, there was.

c)

No, there wasn´t.

d)

Yes, there was.

4.

(NEGATIVE) There were shoes on the floor.

a)

There weren´t shoes on the floor.

b)

There wasn´t shoes on the floor.

c)

No, there was.

d)

Yes, there weren´t

5.

(INTERROGATIVE) There was a cell phone on the desk.

a)

Were they cell phone on the desk?

b)

Was there a cell phone on the desk?

c)

Were there cell phones?

d)

Yes, there was.

6.

(SHORT ANSWER) Was there a pillow under the bed? (-)

a)

No, they aren´t.

b)

No, there were.

c)

No, there wasn´t.

d)

No, there isn´t.

7.

(NEGATIVE) There were notebooks.

a)

There wasn´t notebooks.

b)

There were not notebooks.

c)

They weren´t books.

d)

There was not a notebook.

8.

(INTERROGATIVE) There were some pillows.

a)

Were there any pillows?

b)

Was there a pillow?

c)

Were there a pillow?

d)

Was there pillows?

9.

(SHORT ANSWER) Were there students in the school? (-)

a)

No, there wasn´t.

b)

No, they are.

c)

No, there weren´t.

d)

No, there wasn´t

10.

(INTERROGATIVE) There were some pictures on the wall.

a)

Were you any pictures on the wall?

b)

Was there a picture on the wall?

c)

Was were pictures on the wall?

d)

Were there any pictures on the wall?

11.
a)
There was a super hero in the park
b)
There were a super hero in the stadium
c)
There was a superhero in the stadium
d)
Were there a superhero in the stadium
12.
a)
There was a super hero in the stadium
b)
There was a superhero in the city
c)
There were superheroes 
d)
There were superheroes in the city 
13.
a)
There were cats
b)
There were two cats on the sofa
c)
There was one cat on the sofa
d)
There was one cats on the sofa 
14.
a)
There was one dog and one cat
b)
There were two dogs
c)
There was one dog and one man
d)
There were two persons 
15.
a)
There were nine birds
b)
There were two birds
c)
There were three birds
d)
There were ten birds
16.

............. two children.

a)

There was

b)

There were

c)

Was there

d)

Were there

17.

............. a TV.

a)

There was

b)

There wasn`t

c)

There were

d)

There weren`t

18.

............. two chairs and ............. two armchairs.

a)

There was / there was

b)

There were / there were

c)

There was / there were

d)

There were / there was

19.

............. a carpet on the floor.

a)

There was

b)

There were

c)

Was there

d)

Were there

20.

............. a small round table near the window and ............. a telephone on it.

a)

There was / there was

b)

There were / there were

c)

There was / there were

d)

There were / there was

21.

What does the topic sentence of a paragraph tell you?

a)

How many sentences the paragraph has

b)

A supporting detail about the topic

c)

The main idea of a paragraph

d)

A summary of the supporting details

22.

The topic sentence is the ____________ sentence of a paragraph.

a)

first

b)

second

c)

third

d)

last

23.

What do supporting details do?

a)

Introduce the main idea

b)

Prove why the main idea is true

c)

Give a summary of the main idea

d)

Restate the main idea in different words

24.

What is a topic sentence?

a)

It is the ending of a paragraph.

b)

It is a complete sentence that expresses the main idea of a paragraph and it is mostly found at the beginning.

c)

It is not important.

25.

Which sentence in the paragraph is not related to the topic sentence?


My favorite food is pizza. I like pepperoni and banana peppers on it. I love the crunchy crust and the melted cheese. My sister doesn’t like chicken. I even eat my pizza cold the next morning. Sometimes I dip it in ranch dressing. Yum!

a)

My favorite food is pizza.

b)

I even eat my pizza cold the next morning.

c)

My sister doesn't like chicken.

26.
First, I made flyers describing my service and prices. Mom and I delivered them to all the houses in our neighborhood. A few days later my neighbors dog was my first customer. The owner thought I did such a nice job that he told all his friends. I've been in business almost a year and I'm so busy. Every Saturday I have about seven dog washing appointments. I hope to save enough money to buy a pet store some day. What would be a good topic sentence for this paragraph? 
a)
My Own business
b)
Last summer I started my dog washing business. 
c)
Mom helped me with my business.
d)
I have lots of dogs to wash on Saturday. 
27.

In Scotland, there are some ... called Orkney

a)

villages

b)

passages

c)

islands

28.

There were passages with a ...from one house to the next

a)

ceiling

b)

floor

c)

roof

29.

There were no trees in Skara Bree so people made everthing with

a)

metal

b)

stone

c)

concrete

30.

What do you call this animal in English?

a)

a donkey

b)

a dolphin

c)

a whale

31.

They also ... ... wood from the beach

a)

went up

b)

picked up

32.

What's that caled in English?

a)

a ceramic bowl

b)

a stone pot

c)

a ceramic pot

33.

What's that?

a)

A model

b)

A shape

c)

A sculpture

34.

They used ..... bowls for eating

a)

stone

b)

wooden

c)

ceramic

35.

Find odd one out: history, science, seahorse, maths

4 lines
36.

Say 3 types of materials used by pre-historic people of Skara Brae

4 lines
37.

People used whale .... to make musical instruments and toys

a)

skin

b)

tail

c)

bone