Form 6 Test 3 Variant I

Vocabulary

A Complete the sentences with the correct word.

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1. The giant terrified the _ stealing their sheep and eating people.

2. Julius Caesar achieved many things in his _ .

3. The early Pilgrims _ in an area near the sea and built a town called Plymouth.

4. Genghis Khan’s Mongolian empire _from Hungary to Korea.

5. Henry Carter _ the lost tomb of Tutankhamun.

6. Alexander the Great created a huge _ and won a place in history.

7. The early Pilgrims made a long _ on the Mayflower to reach America.

8. According to _, the city of Atlantis sank into the sea after a huge earthquake.

9. Mozart was a(n) _ musician and composed his first concerto at the age of 5.

10. Da Vinci’s maps are extremely _ and show every detail.

B Underline the correct item.

1. Christopher Columbus was a famous inventor/explorer.

2. The theft of the painting from the museum caused/carried a great scandal.

3. The man yelled/heard to his wife to call the police.

4. In the past a voyage/flight from England to America used to take two months.

5. A mermaid/giant looks half human, half fish.

6. On Thanksgiving Americans have a rest/feast.

· Grammar

C Underline the correct word.

1. They watched/were watching TV when I came in.

2. What did you buy/were you buying last Saturday?

3. While I phoned/was phoning her, she was washing her hair.

4. What did you do/were you doing at 7 o’clock yesterday?

5. My parents were getting/got married in 1980.

6. Did you go/were you going to the museum last week?

7. A young man sprayed/was spraying paint on a statue when the police caught him.

8. At this time a year ago she flew/was flying to Paris.

9. Nancy lost/was losing her mother and started crying.

10. Were you playing/Did you play football from 3 till 5 yesterday?

D Fill in the gaps with the correct question word.

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1. _ was Da Vinci born? - In Tuscany, Italy.

2. _ was Alexander the Great? – The king of Macedonia.

3. _ did Columbus discover in 1492? – America.

4. _did Tutankhamun become Pharaoh of Egypt?

5. _ did the Pilgrims survive? – They fished, hunted and grew crops.