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The Beatles

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why did the Beatles become so popular in the sixties, and why are they ........ so popular today?

a)

already

b)

yet

c)

still

2.

They became popular because they ........ the spirit of a generation

a)

catch

b)

caught

c)

catched

3.

Sixties teenagers were very different ........ fifties teenagers; they wanted to change things, and escape from the rather dull fifties

a)

from

b)

over

c)

than

4.

The Beatles came along, offering a new type of music, with new instruments (.........)

a)

violins

b)

drums

c)

electric guitars

5.

They were not ..... only group, of course; but they were ..... best, ..... most original

a)

a

b)

the

c)

-

6.

At first, they copied rock 'n' roll songs from ......

a)

Australia

b)

America

c)

Europe

7.

Sailors brought the most popular records from America, and these became popular ...... young musicians in Liverpool

a)

in

b)

of

c)

with

8.

Instead, they ...... back the frontiers of pop/rock music in all directions

a)

pushed

b)

broke

c)

gave

9.

 Today people are still following them; and probably they will continue ......... for a long time to come

a)

follow

b)

following

c)

followers

10.

These were not well-known in England at the time, but it was easy to get rock 'n' roll records in ......, a busy port city at the time

a)

Cambridge

b)

Manchester

c)

Liverpool