9 Test A

1 Complete the sentences with was, wasnt, were, or werent.

NAME:

Giuseppe Verdi / 1819?

Was Giuseppe Verdi born
1 When was your father born?
in 1819? No, he wasnt.
When ________ your parents born?
Yes, I ________ in Dublin in 1999. Queen Victoria / German?
Gandhi ________ a politician.
Beethoven ________ a scientist.
________ Sam at home yesterday? No, he Louis Pasteur / 1822?
________ .
No, I ________ at the beach yesterday.
No, they ________ American. Emily Dickinson / American?
________ Pete and Clare at work yesterday?
Yes, they ________ .

2 points for each correct answer 20 Pablo Picasso / 1819?

2 Write the years in words.

Kurt Weill / American?
1 1840 eighteen forty
2 1955 __________________
3 1762 __________________
4 1979 __________________ 3 points for each correct answer 15
5 2007 __________________
6 1442 __________________ Look at the table in exercise 3 again.
Write negative sentences.
1 point for each correct answer 5
Giuseppe Verdi / British
Giuseppe Verdi wasnt British.
3 Look at the table. Write questions and answers. Louis Pasteur and Pablo Picasso / American

Name Nationality Born

Kurt Weill / 1830
Giuseppe Verdi Italian 1813

Queen Victoria British 1819 Queen Victoria and Emily Dickinson / German

Louis Pasteur French 1822

Giuseppe Verdi / 1830
Emily Dickinson American 1830

Pablo Picasso Spanish 1881 Louis Pasteur / Italian

Kurt Weill German 1900

2 points for each correct answer 10

36 U N I T 9 Test A New Headway Beginner Oxford University Press P H O T O C O P I A B L E

 NAME:

5 Complete the sentences. Circle the correct letter. 8 Read the text. Are the sentences true () or false ()?
1 Last week I __________ shopping in London. Chris and Steve live in Oxford. They are
a go b went c goes d were married but they like different things.
2 Pamela __________ a film yesterday evening. Last Saturday they went to London. In the morning they went on a
tourist bus. They saw a lot of famous places. They went to an Italian
a saw b saws c see d sees
restaurant for lunch. Chris said the lunch wasnt good. Steve said it
3 Pamela __________ the film was very good. was. In the afternoon they went to the National Gallery. Steve saw a
a says b say c said d saids lot of beautiful paintings. Chris bought some postcards in the shop.
4 Frank and Betty __________ a beautiful painting. Then they went shopping in Oxford Street. Steve bought a new

a buy b bought c be d were CD player and Chris bought some books. The CD player was
very expensive. The books were very cheap. In the evening
5 They __________ the painting to an expert.
they went to the theatre. Steve said it wasnt very good. Chris
a went b take c took d tell said it was excellent. They went home on the 11 p.m. train.
6 I __________ to see my grandparents last Wednesday. Steve and Chris both said it was a lovely day!

a go b goes c were d went

1 Chris and Steve live in Oxford.
2 points for each correct answer 10
2 Last Saturday they went to Oxford. _____
3 Chris and Steve went on a tourist bus. _____
6 Write questions. 4 They went to a restaurant for dinner. _____
1 We went to London. 5 Steve said the lunch was good. _____
Where did you go ? Chris saw a lot of paintings in the gallery. _____
They bought a painting. Steve and Chris bought books and a
What _________________________ ? CD player in London. _____
She was born in 1984. 8 The books were expensive. _____
When _________________________ ? 9 Steve said the theatre was good. _____
They saw their old friends. 10 They went home by bus. _____
Who __________________________ ? 11 They said it was a lovely day. _____
He said Good morning.
2 points for each correct answer 20
What _________________________ ?
I took my dog for a walk yesterday.
Look at the information about Charles Dickens
When _________________________ ? and complete the text.
2 points for each correct answer 10 NAME Charles Dickens

BORN 1812

7 Write the dates. JOB writer

1 15/01 January 15th TOWN AND COUNTRY Portsmouth, England

2 20/09 _______________________ WIFES NAME Catherine

3 03/07 _______________________
Charles Dickens was a (1) _______________ . He
4 06/04 _______________________
(2) _______________ (3) _______________ in 1812.
5 30/11 _______________________
He (4) _______________ in Portsmouth in England.
6 27/05 _______________________ His wifes name (5) _______________ Catherine.
1 point for each correct answer 5
1 point for each correct answer 5

TOTAL
100
100