Simple Past Reading

Maulana Dien Islamia

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Task 3

Simple Past Reading 

Question 1 of 1

1. Question

Answer the question with information from the reading

1. What time did Debbie wake up? 

Answer : She woke up at 07.00 am

2. When did the bus arrive at the stop?

Answer : When the bus arrived, it was almost 09.00 am

3. Was Debbie late ? (Yes/No)

 Answer : Not

4. Did Debbie go on the correct day? (Yes/No )

 Answer : Not

READING

Read it passage carefully and discuss with your friends about William Shakespeare

1. What do you think about Shakespeare

Answer : he is best known for his plays, which have been translated into every major language and are perfomed more than those of any other playwright in the world

2. Which of his plays would you most like to see in the theatre? 

Answer : I would see romeo and Juliet

3. Who is Shakespeare?

Answer : William Shakespeare was a poet and a playwright and is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language. He was born in Stratford-upon-Avon, in central England, in 1564 and he died in 1616. His surviving work consists of 38 plays, 154 sonnets and some other poems. Shakespeare’s work is still very popular today. But why do we like these old plays? Perhaps it is because they all contain fantastic stories. His characters suffer bloody battles, deaths by poison, huge family fights, problems between brothers and sisters, problems between parents and children. The plays are also full of parties, weddings and funerals. They are quite simply action-packed.

Exercise

1. The day I heard (hear) the news, I was studying (study) for my midtest.

was heard - studied 

hearing - studying 

was hearing - studied 

heard - was studying

2. Hi Diana, can you tell me what you were doing (do) at 10 o’clock last night?

were doing

were you doing 

have done

do

3. I was walking (walk) down the street when it began (begin) to rain.

Walked - begun

was walking - began

walked - was beginning

was walking - was beginning

4. While Ben was shoveling (shovel) snow from his driveway yesterday, his wife brought (bring) him a cup of hot chocolate.

shovelled - had brought

was shovelling - was bringing 

was shovelling - brought 

shovelled - was bringing

5. You were working (work) as a waitress in a cocktail bar, when I met (meet) you.

were working - meet

were working - met

worked - was meeting worked - have met

6. Tajib was climbing (climb) the stairs when he tripped (trip) fell (fall). 

climbed - was tripping – falling

 climbing - tripping - falling 

climbed - tripped - fell

was climbing - tripped - fell

7. As soon as I heard (hear) the news I called (call) my mom.

was hearing - was calling

heard - called

was hearing - called 

heard - was calling

8. While I was studying (study) in one room of our apartment, my roommate was having (have) a party in the other room.

Studied - was having

was studying - had

was studying - was having 

were studying - was having

9. What were you doing (you/do) when the phone rang (ring) ?

were you doing - rang

were you do - rang

did you do - was ringing 

did you do - was rung

10. I slipped (slip) on the ice while I was crossing (cross) the street in front of the dorm yesterday.

slipped - was crossing

slipped - were crossing

read the following story. Then answer questions about it

1. Where did Hannah meet Jamie?

Answer : Hannah met Jamie in the summer of 2004 at a club

2. What was Jamie doing when they met?

Answer : He was playing songs because he is a DJ

3. Where did they go on their first date?

Answer : They went to a very romantic French restaurant

4. Why did Hannah run to her car one October evening?

Answer : Because she was arriving late to her meeting with Jamie

5. What did she do after she hit the man?

Answer : She didn’t stop and continued driving

6. How long did she wait for Jamie?

Answer : She waited for ten minutes and then went home