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CUESTIONARIO 150 PREGUNTAS INGLES II BLOQUE I.II.III

BLOQUE I

I.-ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTIONS USE ONLY :

A) WAS B) WERE C) WASN´T D) WEREN´T
( )1. Paulina Valeria and I _________D____________happy.in my aol town (-)
( )2. Where _____________B____________you born?
( )3. In 1979, home consoles ________B_____________very cheap.
( )4. The Tetris ________A_____________an American game.
( )5. Sega Rally ________C_____________a racing game.(-)
( )6. Who ___________A__________your first teacher?
( )7. When ________A_____________your last birthday?
( )8. What __________B___________your favorite subjects last year?
( )9. Where _________B____________you at 8 o'clock this morning?
( )10. Alice __________C___________in the house´s my best friends. (-)

II.-CHOOSE THE BETTER OPTION FOR THESE CUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS.

EXERCISE NUMBER II READ AND ANSWER THE NEXT QUESTIONS.

Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809.

He was a British naturalist who became famous for his theories of evolution and natural selection.
In South America, Darwin found that fossils of extinct animals were similar to modern species.
Many people were strongly opposed to the idea of evolution because it conflicted with their religious beliefs.
Throughout his life, Darwin was a reserved, thorough, hard working scholar.

QUESTIONS ANSWERS
A) for his theories of evolution and natural
( D )11.-Who was Charles Darwin? selection
( H )12.-Where was he born? B) On February 18, 1209
( E )13.-When was he born? C) It was conflict a with their religious beliefs
( A )14.-Why was he famous for? D) British naturalist
( C )15.-Why were people opposed to his E) on February 12, 1809
theories? F) reserved, and hard working scholar
( F )16.-What was he like? G) In UK.
H) In England

III.-WRITE THE MISSING WORDS IN THE QUESTIONS.

Use ‘did’ and a verb from the box

a.-watch b.-go c.- get d.- play

e.- have f.- see g.- eat h.- start
17( B )Where ___did___ you ______ for your last holiday?
18( G )What __________ you __________ for dinner last night?
19( E )__________ you __________ fun at school yesterday?
20( D )Who __________ you __________ football with last week?
21( A )__________ you __________ TV yesterday?
22( C )What presents __________ you __________ for your last birthday?
23( H )When __________ you __________ learning English?
24( F )__________ you __________ your best friend yesterday?

IV.- COMPLETE THESE SENTENCES WITH :

a.-used to b.-didn’t use to. C) Did you use to
25( b ) I _______________ play the guitar, but I do now.
26( c ) ______________ ride a bike? No, I didn´t
27( a ) _______________ collect stamps, but I don’t any more.
28( b ) I _______________ enjoy getting up early, but I do now.
29( c ) _______________ be worried about the environment? Yes, I did.
30( a ) I _______________ be afraid of flying, but I’m not anymore.
31( a ) I _______________ know how to fly an airplane
TIME EXPRESSIONS :
WRITE THE CORRECT LETTER
a) BEFORE b) AFTER c) AT d) ON e) IN,

___a___32) Paul and Sheila always walk their dog _________________going to bed
___b___33) I always brush my teeth _______________meals
___d___34) I never go shopping ___________________ Saturdays because it's always crowded
__e____35) _______________June the weather is always lovely here.

Choose the correct preposition

__c____36) The picture is ____ the wall.

a) in
b) under
c) on
___a___37) The desks are ____ the blackboard in the classroom.
a) opposite
b) between
c) above
___a___38) The cat always sleeps ____ my bed.
a) under
b) above
c) between
___c___39) There is a bench ____ my house.
a) under
b) on
c) in front of
___c___40) You sit ____ me in the classroom.
a) between
b) on
c) in front of

BLOQUE II

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION

41.We _______________ down when we saw the woman.

walked
were walkes
were walking
walking
42.While I ___________________ for English test yesterday, my brother _____________ fun with his
friends.
was studying / was having
studied / was having
was studied / had
was studying / was hasing
43.What did you say? I _______________ to you.
am not listening
wasn't listening
didn't listening
don't listen
44. I ___________________ TV when I ____________ a loud noise.
was watching / was hearinh
watched / was hearing
watched / heard
was watching / heard
45.What is wrong with this sentence? "She was cleaning the garage while she saw a spider."
"cleaning" must be "clean"
"saw" must be "was seeing"
"while" must be "when"
"cleaning" must be "cleaned"
46.______ they swimming when the phone rang?
Were
Are
Do
Did
47.Mrs Adams was ___________ dinner at 6 o'clock yesterday morning.
hasing
had
have
having
48.Tom wasn't reading a book. He ______________ the dog.
was feeding
fed
was fed
is feeding
49._______ Ben was doing his homework, he got a text message from his friend.
When
While
However
If
50.What _________ Add and Helen __________ when you broke the glass?
are / doing
was / doing
were / doing
did / did
51. Which one is wrong?
see - seen
sleep - slept
argue - argued
disturb- disturbed
52. Which one is wrong?
hurt - hurted
break - broke
read - read
listen - listened
53. Which one is wrong?
fly - flew
send - sent
teach - teached
win – won

54. Which one is wrong?

 cut - cut
forget - forgot
clean - cleaned
leave – leaved
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
55. Did you ___________ what he said?
understand
understood
understanding
understands
56. I ______ to take a job in New York.
choosed
choose
chose
choosing
57. I didn't ________ the correct answer.
knew
know
known
knowed
58. Which one is wrong?
sing - sang
catch - catched
bite - bit
look - looked
59. Which one is wrong?
lose - lost
become - becomed
correct - corrected
write - wrote
60. Which one is wrong?
invite - invited
knock - knocked
find - found
spend – spended
61.I _________ football with my friends in the park yesterday. I _________ a lot of goals.
play / score
played / scored
playing / scored
playing / scoring
62.I _________ some crisps at home this morning.
ate
eated
was eat
was ate
63.My father _________ five kilometres in the park last week.
run
was run
runned
ran
64.There _________ a big football match in this stadium last night. I _________ it on TV.
are / see
be / saw
was / saw
were / was see
65.I _________ swimming every Saturday but I _________ last Saturday because I _________ ill.
go / didn’t go / was
like / was go / am
am interested in / was / became
am not / start / were
66.Some of my friends _________ a lot of questions to our new teacher.
asking
asked
asks
were asked
67._________ your brother go swimming last week?
Are
Is
Did
Does
68.He _________ study enough for his English exam so he _________ just forty-five points.
wasn’t / took
didn’t / got
isn’t / gets
was / didn’t get
69.A funny thing _________ to me this morning. I _________ my books into my father’s bag by mistake.
happen / put
was happen / put
happening / was put
happened / put
70.There _________ a newspaper on the table in the kitchen but I _________ read it.
were / wasn’t
did / didn’t
was / didn’t
was / wasn’t
71.It ______________ this winter. The weather is hotter than last year.
did snowed
wasn’t snow
wasn’t snowed
didn’t snow
72.She_________ the toilet but she _________ it dirty.
was used / leave
was used / was left
used / left
using / is leaving
73.She _________ the control of the car and _________ the wall.
loses / hit
lost / hit
was lost / was hit
was lose / was hit
74.She _________ a lot of mistakes in the exam so she _________ pass the class.
made / didn’t
made / don’t
make / wasn’t
was make / wasn’t

75.The teacher _________ the students about the school trip.

tell
told
was tell
was told
76.She _________ very tired so she _________ the dishes.
feels / didn’t washes
didn’t feel / didn’t washed
felt / didn’t wash
was felt / wasn’t washed
77.It _________ rainy but she _________ an umbrella with her.
was / brings
is / isn’t bring
can / brought
wasn’t / brought
78.The weather _________ nice so she _________ her kids to the park.
were / takes
did / did take
was / took
is / take
79.He usually _________ to school by his car but today he _________. Because his car _________ broken.
went / walked / did
goes / walked / was
go / walks / was
did go / walked / was
80.The swimming pool ________ clean enough, so he _________.
wasn’t / didn’t swim
weren’t / swam
didn’t / swam
was / wasn’t

81.Andrew _________ go to the cinema yesterday. He _________ at home.

wasn’t / stayed
didn’t / was stayed
 wasn’t / was stay
didn’t / stayed
82.She __________ cook anything so the children _________ hungry.
wasn’t / were
wasn’t / did
didn’t / ate
didn’t / were
83.There _________ an interesting movie on TV last night but I _________ watch it.
did / didn’t
was / wasn’t
was / didn’t
did / wasn’t
84.The door _________ open but the children _________ enter the room.
did / didn’t
was / weren’t
was / didn’t
did / weren’t
85.The young man _________ two sandwiches but he _________ still hungry.
did eat / was
ate / was
eated / was
ate / did
86.The police _________ the thief but they __________ find the jewellery.
catched / can’t
caught / couldn’t
caught / weren’t
were catch / didn’t
87.The firefighter _________ for the little boy in the rooms and he _________ him.
looked / found
was looked / was found
did look / did find
looked / was find
88.He _________ buy anything to eat because he _________ his wallet.
didn’t / lost
can’t / lose
wasn’t / lost
didn’t / was lose
89.They _________ play football because there _________ enough players.
weren’t / weren’t
didn’t / weren’t
aren’t / aren’t
didn’t / wasn’t

90. I ___________ the kitchen floor yesterday.

mopped
was mopped
 mopping
am mopping
91. First she ____________ the door and then she ____________ out.
opened / was going
opened / went
was opening / went
opens / went
92. Elvis Presley __________ many great songs.
is singing
was sung
sang
was sang
93. I ___________ a hamburger for lunch.
was have
am have
had
was had
94. How _______ your friend get to the airport yesterday?
was
are
does
did
95. Where _______ your friends _______ after school yesterday?
was / going
were / went
did / went
did / go
96. Steven Spielberg ____________ TV programmes and then he ___________to direct films.
directed / started
was direct / started
directed / was starting
did direct / started
97. _____ you ________ Tom yesterday?
Were / see
Have / see
Did / see
Did / saw
98. Nobody ____________ the school uniforms yesterday.
did wear
didn't wear
was wear
wore

99. My father ________ my grandparents yesterday.

visited
did visit
 visits
was visit
100. Shakespeare __________ a wife. He was single.
wasn't have
didn't have
had
didn't had

UNDERLINE THE SIMPLE PAST OF THE FOLLOWING VERBS

101. PLAY
A) plaid B) played C) plays D) playied
102. EAT
A) eated B) ate C) eaten D) eats
103. GO
A) goed B) went C) gone D) goes
104. DRAW
A) drawed B) drawn C) drew D) drewed
105. BUY
A) buyed B) bought C) boughted D) buys
106. BREAK
A) broke B) broken C) breaked D) breaks
107. SING
A) sung B) singed C) sang D) sings
108. DRIVE
A) drived B) driven C) drove D) droved
109. HAVE
A) had B) haved C) haded D) has
110. GIVE
A) gived B) gaved C) gave D) given

BLOQUE III

111. Yesterday, at six I ___________ dinner.

A) was preparing
B) was prepare
C) was prepared
D) did prepare
112. My father __________ a novel while I _______ TV.
A) was read / was watching
B) were reading / was watching
C) read / watched
D) was reading / was watching
113. We ___________ our school when he came in.
A) talked
B) were talking
C) were talked
D) talking
114. The kids _____________ in the garden when it suddenly started to rain.
A) played
B) playing
C) were playing
D) was playing
115. Most of the time we __________ in the park.
A) were sat
B) sitting
C) was sitting
D) were sitting
116. While I ____________ in my room, my sister left home.
A) was studying
B) studied
C) study
D) have studied

117. My baby brother ______________ loudly so I couldn't do my homework.

A) was cried
B) cried
C) was crying
D) has cried
118. The teacher tried to explain but they they __________.
A) were listening
B) weren't listening
C) listened
D) have listened
119. _______ you doing your homework at six o'clock last night?
A) Are
B) Did
C) Have
D) Were
120. The teacher was angry because some students ___________ football in the class when he came in.
A) are playing
B) played
C) have played
D) were playing
121. My brother and sister _____ playing tennis at 11am yesterday.
A) are
B) was
C) were
122. _____ you still working at 7pm last night?
A) Were
B) Are
C) Was
123. At 8.30am today I _____ driving to work.
A) was
B) am
C) were
124. We _____ sleeping when the police came.
A) was
B) weren't
C) won't
125. Why _____ he having lunch at 4pm?
A) was
B) does
C) were
126.The children ________ outside.
A) were playing
B) was playing
C) were play
127. The dog ________ at us.
A) were barking
B) was barking
C) was bark
128. My teacher ________ the exercise to me.
A) was explaining
B) were explaining
C) were explain
129. I ________ to my mp3 player.
A) were listening
B) was listening
C) was listen
130. Those people ________ towards the library.
A) were walking
B) was walking
C) was walk
131. Sylvia _____________ when she ___________ the DVDs.
A) was running / dropped
B) ran / dropped
C) was running / was dropping
D) ran / was dropping
132. While Steve ___________ a documentary, he __________ asleep.
A) was watched / fell
B) was watching / fell
C) watched / was falling
D) was watching / felt

133. They _________ when you _________ for remote control.

A) aren't listening / were asking
B) weren't listening / were asking
C) weren't listening / asked
D) listened / asked
134. ______ you __________ anything when I ______ you?
A) Are / doing / called
B) Were / doing / calling
C) Did / do / was calling
D) Were / doing / called
135. ________ you ____________ my friends while you ______________ to school?
A) Are / see / went
B) Did / see / were going
C) Did / saw / were going
D) Were / see / went
136. We _____________ home when the accident ___________.
A) were driving / happened
B) drove / happened
C) drove / was happening
D) were drive / happened
137. I _______________ a novel while my mother ___________.
A) was read / was cooking
B) read / cooked
C) was reading / was cooking
D) was reading / cooks
138. I ___________ out of the window when the accident happened.
A) was looked
B) looked
C) looking
D) was looking
139. You ___________ while I ____________.
A) played / study
B) were playing / studying
C) were playing / was studying
D) were played / was studying
140. He _____________ when his father came home.
A) were doing
B) was doing
C) did
D) did do
141. Which question word is used for asking about time?
A) where
B) when
C) how
142. Choose the correct question word: "I can't find my glasses. _______ are they?"
A) What
B) How
C) Where
143. "I wasn't listening. _______ did she say?"
A) How
B) What
C) Why
144. "Why did they go there?" means the same as "What did they go there _______?"
A) for
B) with
C) to
145. I pointed at the phone I wanted to buy and said, "_______ is that one?"
A) How many
B) How much
C) What cost
146. After they'd checked the cinema listings, Mario said, " _______ one do you want to see?"
A) How
B) What
C) Which
147. To find out the reason for something, we usually ask a question that begins with
A) How
B) What
C) Why

148. Jenny made a suggestion. She said, "_______ we go for a walk?"

A) Why didn't
B) Why don't
C) Why do
149. There was a phone on the floor, so I picked it up and said, "_______ phone is this?"
A) Whose
B) Whom
C) Who
150. "How come?" is a more informal way of saying
A) Why?
B) What?
C) Which?