Units 0, 1 or 2
Write pairs of opposites.
quiet • hard-working • terrible • messy • loud • foolish • lazy • fantastic • clever • neat
quiet = loud
hard-working = lazy
terrible = fantastic
messy = neat
clever = foolish
Choose the correct answer.
1. You play the saxophone / bass guitar with your mouth and your fingers.
2. You play the drums / violins by hitting them.
3. A recorder / piano is a large musical instrument.
4. You usually hear an organ / a trombone in church.
5. You need electricity to play a flute / keyboard.
1. saxophone
2. drums
3. piano
4. organ
5. keyboard
Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple affirmative.
1. Yesterday, I …………………… (win) a ticket to a rock concert.
2. My mother …………………… (teach) music five years ago.
3. The musician …………………… (buy) a new saxophone last night.
4. We …………………… (eat) hamburgers after the concert.
5. The music …………………… (stop) at half past twelve.
1. won
2. taught
3. bought
4. ate
5. stopped
Complete the sentences with the words below.
back • knees • die • grow • forehead • lift • hear • drop
1. Be careful. Don’t …………………… the dishes.
2. Don’t shout. I can …………………… you.
3. Your …………………… is above your eyebrows.
4. Without food and water, people …………………… .
5. Jane is carrying her schoolbag on her …………………… .
6. Many people …………………… vegetables in their garden.
7. Your …………………… are part of your legs.
8. This box is heavy. I can’t …………………… it.
1. break
2. hear
3. forehead
4. die
5. back
6. grow
7. knees
8. lift
Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Past Simple negative.
walk • win • write • invent • become • paint
1. Van Gogh …………………………… the Mona Lisa. It was by Leonardo Da Vinci.
2. J.K. Rowling …………………………… Romeo and Juliet. It was by Shakespeare.
3. Neil Armstrong …………………………… on the moon in 2009. He was there on 20th July, 1969.
4. England …………………………… the FIFA World Cup in 2014. Germany got the cup.
5. Barack Obama …………………………… president of the USA in 2004. His presidency started on 4th November, 2008.
6. Albert Einstein …………………………… the light bulb. It was Thomas Edison’s creation.
1. didn't paint
2. didn't write
3. didn't walk
4. didn't win
5. didn't become
6. didn't invent
Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1. People look happy when they s…………………… .
2. When you drop a glass, it usually b…………………… .
3. H…………………… r…………………… music is often loud and fast.
4. An a…………………… has got maps of the world.
5. Students use a microscope in s…………………… lessons.
1. smile
2. breaks
3. Hard rock
4. atlas
5. science
Circle the word that doesn’t belong.
1. hip-hop • electric guitar • reggae • R&B
2. piano • organ • recorder • keyboard
3. fantastic • terrible • upbeat • exciting
4. violin • trumpet • saxophone • trombone
1. electric guitar
2. recorder
3. terrible
4. violin
Complete the diary entry with the verbs below. Use the Past Simple affirmative.
sit • go • see • know • play
I 1…………………… to a concert last night. I 2…………………… at the front, so I 3…………………… the band really well. They 4…………………… R&B and they
were fantastic. I 5…………………… all the songs!
1. went
2. sat
3. saw
4. played
5. knew
The words in bold are in the wrong sentences. Write them next to the correct sentences.
1. You taste food with your feathers. ……………………
2. A bird holds food in its neck. ……………………
3. A cat fights with its beak. ……………………
4. Birds have got hundreds of claws. ……………………
5. You think with your stomach. ……………………
6. Food goes into our tongue. ……………………
7. You wear a scarf around your brain. ……………………
1. tongue
2. beak
3. claws
4. feathers
5. brain
6. stomach
7. neck
Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the Past Simple affirmative or negative.
post • leave • go • have • die
1. I was very sad when my dog …………………………… .
2. Joe …………………………… to the concert last night. He was at home.
3. I …………………………… breakfast this morning because I wasn’t hungry.
4. The aeroplane …………………………… on time because there was a storm.
5. Yesterday, I …………………………… some pictures on the Internet.
1. died
2. didn't go
3. didn't have
4. didn't leave
5. posted
Write a suitable word.
1. People often fly in this to other countries: ……………………
2. You use this type of book at school: ……………………
3. You use your ears to do this: ……………………
4. Students often use paintbrushes in this lesson: ……………………
5. People often do this when they’re sad: ……………………
1. plane
2. dictionary / atlas
3. hear
4. art
5. cry
Complete the types of music.
1. h ...... p-h ...... p
2. ...... a ...... in
3. ...... a ...... d r ...... c ......
4. ...... e c ...... ...... o
5. r ...... ...... g ...... e
1. hip-hop
2. Latin
3. hard rock
4. techno
5. reggae
Write the words in the correct order to make sentences.
1. classical / Segovia / a / was / musician
2. loud / likes / my dad / music
3. was / singer / terrible / the
4. has got / an / guitar / President Obama / expensive
5. beautiful / a / is / the clarinet / instrument
1. Segovia was a classical musician
2. My dad likes loud music
3. The singer was terrible
4. President Obama has got an expensive guitar
5. The clarinet is a beautiful instrument
Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1. Your t ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... is in your mouth.
2. Bananas g ...... ...... ...... in hot countries.
3. A cat has got four p ...... ...... ...... .
4. I k ...... ...... ...... all of my money in the bank.
5. The doctor listened to my h ...... ...... ...... ...... .
1. tongue
2. grow
3. paws
4. keep
5. heart
Write the sentences in the negative using the words in brackets.
1. The plane landed at 10 o’clock. (9 o’clock)
2. David bought a house last week. (a car)
3. Tanya and Betty chatted on the Internet. (phone)
4. I met Kate at the sports centre. (post office)
5. Irene wore a dress at the party. (jeans)
1. The plane didn't land at 9 o’clock.
2. David didn't buy a car last week.
3. Tanya and Betty didn't chat on the phone.
4. I didn't meet Kate at post office.
5. Irene didn't wear jeans at the party.
Write a suitable word
6. Mozart wrote this type of music: ……………………
7. People usually do this when they watch a comedy: ……………………
8. You do this with money when you buy things: ……………………
9. Math students use this to draw a circle: ……………………
10. A bird cleans its feathers with this part of its body: ……………………
6. classical
7. laugh
8. pay
9. compass
10. beak
Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1. Millions of people buy this band’s music. The band is very p…………………… .
2. To play the d……………………, you hit them.
3. H…………………… r…………………… music is very fast and loud.
4. It doesn’t cost any money. It’s f…………………… .
1. popular
2. drums
3. hard rock
4. free
5. hip-hop
6. colourful
Complete the questions about music in the 1960s. Use Was there or Were there. Then, asnwer the questions.
1. …………………………… any techno music? No,
2. …………………………… electric guitars? Yes,
3. …………………………… any iPods? No,
4. …………………………… any rock music? Yes,
5. …………………………… music shops? No,
1. Was there ? No, there wasn't
2. Were there? Yes, there were
3. Were there? No, there weren't
4. Was there? Yes, there was
5. Were there? No, there weren't
Complete the sentences with the words below. Make any necessary changes.
drop • claws • pay • beak • survive
1. You can’t …………………… without food and water.
2. A bird uses its …………………… to carry things.
3. Cats can hurt you with their …………………… .
4. I broke my phone when I …………………… it.
5. I …………………… £25 for those shoes.
1. survive
2. beak
3. claws
4. dropped
5. paid
Write questions with the words below. Use the Past Simple.
1. Annie / survive
2. where / the man / catch / the fish
3. how / the dolphins / save / the woman
4. who / win / the football match
5. the athlete / hurt / his arm
1. Did Annie survive?
2. Where did the man catch the fish?
3. How did the dolphins save the woman?
4. Who won the football match?
5. Did the athlete hurt his arm?
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
1. I ……………………………… (not drink) coffee every day.
2. Where …………………… you usually …………………… (shop) for clothes?
3. Kate ……………………………… (not play) the violin at the moment.
4. Tom ……………………………… (not wake up) early on Sundays.
5. What …………………… you …………………… (bake)? It smells fantastic!
1. don't drink
2. do _ shop
3. isn't playing
4. doesn't wake
5. are _ baking
Complete the sentences with the adjectives below.
loud • famous • terrible • colourful • unusual • crowded • quiet • free
1. You don’t need to pay. The concert is …………………… .
2. I must study. Please be …………………… .
3. I hate that music. It’s …………………… !
4. I can’t hear you! The music is very …………………… .
5. People know the band all over the world. They’re …………………… .
6. The musicians’ shirts are yellow and red. They’re very …………………… .
7. You rarely hear music like that. It’s very …………………… .
8. There are thousands of people in the stadium. It’s …………………… .
1. free
2. quiet
3. terrible
4. loud
5. famous
6. colourful
7. unusual
8. crowded
Put the past simple of the following verbs:
sit • go • see • know • win • teach • buy • eat • stop • worry
sat
went
saw
knew
won
taught
bought
ate
stopped
worried
Replace the words in bold with the words below.
Write the correct answer next to each sentence.
terrible • sad • keyboard • atlas • fantastic • history • neat • parents • enjoy • die
1. My room is not messy. ……………………
2. The concert was very good. ……………………
3. The film was very bad. ……………………
4. We learn about the past. ……………………
5. Do you like jazz music? ……………………
6. These are my mother and father. ……………………
7. When did your cat stop living? ……………………
8. I play the electronic piano. ……………………
9. Tom is not happy. ……………………
10. Where is your book with maps? ……………………
1. neat
2. fantastic
3. terrible
4. history
5. enjoy
6. parents
7. die
8. keyboard
9. sad
10. atlas
Complete the questions according to the answers in bold. Use the Past Simple.
1. …………………… you …………………… Bigfoot?
Yes, I did. I saw Bigfoot.
2. …………………… …………………… Sue …………………… ?
She sang a hip-hop song.
3. …………………… …………………… the students …………………… ?
They helped some homeless people.
4. …………………… Tim …………………… his dog?
No, he didn’t. He didn’t find his dog.
5. …………………… …………………… the band …………………… ?
The band played in Berlin.
6. …………………… …………………… Liz …………………… a doctor?
Liz became a doctor in 2005.
7. …………………… …………………… Ben …………………… home?
Ben returned home because he hurt his leg.
8. …………………… …………………… you …………………… for that?
I paid €200.
1. Did _ see
2. What did _ sing
3. Who did _ help
4. Did _ find
5. Where did _ play
6. When did _ become
7. Why did _ return
8. How much did _ pay