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Year 6 It's An Emergency! (While and When)

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

He _________ when his wife ____________him.

a)

worked / was calling

b)

was working / called

2.

I _______ this morning while it _________ heavily outside.

a)

getting up / rained

b)

got up / was raining

3.

We __________ in Madrid when our old aunt _________.

a)

were living / died

b)

lived / was dying

4.

I ________ History when my friends _________ to my house.

a)

was studying / came

b)

studied / were coming

5.

My mum ______ her back while she ___________ in the garden.

a)

hurt / was working

b)

was hurting / worked

6.

Julie ________her bedroom when she _________ a huge spider on the wall. 

a)
was tidying / found
b)

tidied / was finding 

7.

I ......................my finger while I ..........................dinner. 

a)

was cutting / cooked

b)
cut / was cooking 
8.

We met a good friend in the town centre .............. we were doing some shopping.

a)

while

b)

when

9.

The aliens arrived ......... we were sleeping.

a)

while

b)

when

10.

I saw the robber ran away .......... the policemen were asking some questions.

a)

while

b)

when

11.

The mouse saw the cat _________ it was running across the room.

a)

when

b)

while

12.

She sent a message ___ she was walking down the street.

a)

while

b)

when