Past Continuous
Multiple Choice
Story Adjectives
Past Continuous
Unscramble
Story Vocabulary
Past Continuous
Question Responses
100

Sally ... video games when her phone ... .

a plays / was ringing
b was playing / rang
c was playing / rings

b was playing / rang

100

The story makes you laugh.

funny

100

when / What / doing / he / arrived? / were they

What were they doing when he arrived?

100

The person who tells the story is...

...the narrator.

100

BONUS!
What colour is a capybara?

Brown

200

Ben ... a picnic when it ... to rain.

a had / starts
b were having / was starting
c was having / started

c was having / started

200

The story makes you feel terrified.

scary
200

BONUS!
What are baby capybaras called?

pups
(babybaras are cuter)

200

The bad character who fights the hero is...

...the villain.
200

Were they writing their own stories?

a No, they didn't.
b No, they wasn't.
c No, they weren't.

c No, they weren't.

300

BONUS!
How fast can a capybara run?

35 km/h

300

This story has detectives in it.

mystery

300

sleeping / when / you / Were / I / called?

Were you sleeping when I called?

300

Stories that can happen in real life are...

...non-fiction.

300

BONUS!
Which continent are capybaras come from?

South America

400

They ... down the road when they ... a small puppy.

a were walking / found
b walk / found
c walked / are finding

a were walking / found

400

You don't expect the ending.

surprising

400

BONUS!
What is the scientific name of the capybara?

Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris

400

Stories that don't happen in real life are...

...fictional.

400

Was she reading about the vampire?

a Yes, she were.
b Yes, she was.
c Yes, she reading.

b Yes, she was.

500

Eric ... when the football game ... .

a is cooking / started
b cooked / is starting
c was cooking / started

c was cooking / started

500

The ending is... weird...?

confusing

500

Where / were they / when / called? / Stacy / going

Where were they going when Stacy called?

500

A story often begins with the words...

..."Once upon a time...".

500

Were you talking to your friends?

a Yes, I was.
b Yes, I talked.
c Yes, I did.

a Yes, I was.

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