Past Simple
Vocabulary
Complete the sentences.
Word Skills
Parts of animals
Jobs
100

They ... (watch) TV last night.

watched

100

A / An ______ is an insect with big coloured wings.

a butterfly

100

It’s a beautiful day. There isn’t a cloud in the ______.

sky

100

Holly is going ______ the shop to     buy a newspaper.    

   a along    b down   c into

b into

100

What does an animal use to walk and to stand?

feet

100

Joseph Pulitzer worked for different journals and newspapers. He was a ______.

journalist

200

Marie (not) at film club yesterday.

wasn't

200

A / An ______ is a reptile with a long thin body and no legs.

a snake

200

In the Himalayas, there’s always snow on the ______.

mountains

200

We walked ______ the road when the cars stopped.   

 a across    b off    c past

a across

200

What does an animal use to see?

eyes

200

Marco Polo explored China and Central Asia. He was an ______.

explorer

300

... you wind-surf when you were 7?

Could

300

A / An ______ is a very big mammal from Africa or Asia with big ears and a long nose

an elephant

300

When I was a child, I loved playing with the sand on the ______.

beach

300

Drive ______ the bridge and then turn right.   

 a into    b over    c up

b over

300

What does an animal use to hear?

ears

300

John F. Kennedy worked in politics in the 1950s and 60s. He was a ______.

politician
400

... the bus late today?

Was

400

A / An ______ is a large bird that can see very well.

an eagle

400

It was a clear night, so we could see the moon and all the ______.

stars

400

We can go the long way round or take a shortcut ______ the wood.    a across    b along    c through

c through

400

What does an animal use to fly?

wings

400

Captain James Cook was the first European to sail to Australia. He was a ______.

sailor

500

I ... the money from my classmate (borrow)

borrowed

500

A / An ______ is a big fish that lives in the sea.

a shark

500

We stopped to have lunch on the grass under a ______.

tree

500

The cat jumped _______ the chair  and stayed there all evening.

a onto     b round    c to

a onto

500

What does an animal use to make sounds and to eat?

mouth

500

Marie Curie was good at science, especially physics and chemistry. She was a ______.

scientist