Past tense 1
1. She __________ a beautiful song at the concert last night.
A) sing
B) sang
C) sung
D) singing
B) sang
6. __________ you see the movie last weekend?
A) Do
B) Does
C) Did
D) Done
C) Did
She __________ her grandmother on the telephone.
A) call
B) calling
C) calls
D) called
D) called
During the football match, John took a hard fall and his lower leg bone snapped. The doctor confirmed he _____ his tibia.
A) dislocated
B) bruised
C) broke
D) scraped
C) broke
Where did the main character first practice high-wire walking?
A) The Empire State Building
B) The steeples of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris
C) A bridge in London
D) The Statue of Liberty
B) The steeples of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris
2. We __________ pizza for dinner yesterday.
A) eat
B) eating
C) ate
D) eaten
C) ate
7. She __________ her homework before watching television.
A) finish
B) finishes
C) finished
D) finishing
C) finished
I __________ not know that you were coming.
A) do
B) did
C) have
D) am
B) did
After slipping on the ice, Sarah's shoulder joint popped completely out of its socket. She _____ her shoulder.
A) dislocated
B) cut
C) scraped
D) broke
A) dislocated
How did Philippe Petit and his friends disguise themselves to sneak into the building?
A) As window cleaners
B) As postal workers
C) As security guards
D) As construction workers
D) As construction workers
3. They __________ to the park to play basketball.
A) go
B) goed
C) went
D) gone
C) went
8. They __________ very tired after the long flight.
A) was
B) were
C) be
D) been
B) were
They __________ the game by two points.
A) win
B) won
C) winning
D) wined
B) won
The chef was chopping vegetables and accidentally sliced his finger with a sharp knife. He _____ his finger quite deeply.
A) bruised
B) cut
C) broke
D) dislocated
B) cut
Which object did Philippe and his friends use to try and shoot the cable line across the gap to the other tower?
A) A water balloon
B) A tennis ball
C) An arrow with a fishing line
D) A paper airplane
C) An arrow with a fishing line
4. I __________ my keys on the kitchen table this morning.
A) leave
B) leaved
C) leaving
D) left
D) left
9. I __________ a great book about history last month.
A) read
B) readed
C) reading
D) reads
A) read
He __________ a beautiful painting for his mother.
A) make
B) making
C) makes
D) made
D) made
While running on the pavement, Tim tripped and dragged his knee across the rough concrete. He _____ his knee, leaving a red, gravelly mark.
A) cut
B) broke
C) scraped
D) dislocated
C) scraped
What was the most difficult part of the secret mission, according to the author?
A) Taking the elevator to the top floor
B) Getting the wire stretched and secured between the two towers in the dark
C) Finding the building on the map
D) Getting people to look up at him
B) Getting the wire stretched and secured between the two towers in the dark
5. He __________ the book to the library.
A) return
B) returned
C) returning
D) returnes
B) returned
10. He __________ me his old bicycle.
A) give
B) gave
C) giving
D) given
B) gave
The children __________ happily in the garden all afternoon.
A) play
B) played
C) playing
D) plays
B) played
Although the skin didn't break, Mark had a large, dark-purple mark on his arm after hitting the heavy wooden table. His arm was badly _____.
A) cut
B) bruised
C) dislocated
D) scraped
B) bruised
What is one of the major themes at the end of the story?
A) It is important to always follow every rule.
B) The Twin Towers remain a permanent memory despite their destruction.
C) Philippe never wanted to perform again.
D) The police were wrong to arrest him.
B) The Twin Towers remain a permanent memory despite their destruction.