Knowledge 5: Chapter 6
Worksheet 6: What a story!
1. Choose the correct word to complete the sentences.
a. The new president celebrated his victory with triumph / predicament
b. Their child’s mystery / milestones were recorded in a special album.
Name:
Date:
c. The government estimated the damage of the lucky break / disaster to be over 2 million dollars.
d. It’s such a coincidence / misfortune that both sisters gave birth on the same day.
e. Everyone should know how to perform CPR in case of a(n) predicament / emergency
2. Write your own sentences using the words in brackets.
a. (mystery)
b. (misfortune)
c. (lucky break)
d. (predicament)
e. (milestone)
3. Replace the words with a reflective pronoun expression and rewrite the sentence.
a. Have a great time at the party!
b. Please feel comfortable in our house and enjoy your stay.
c. Grab whatever you want from the food table.
d. Make sure you act properly when you’re a guest at someone’s house.
4. Use the prompts to write questions using the simple past and the past continuous.
a. Where / your parents / live / when / they / meet?
b. What / you / do / when / your parents / get / home yesterday?
c. Who / you / talk to / while / you / go / to school?
d. What / you / eat / while / you / watch TV?
5. Choose the correct option.
a. I went / was going snorkelling while I vacationed / was vacationing in Australia.
b. We were walking / walked home from school when it started / was starting to snow.
c. While I visited / was visiting my grandparents, I learned / was learning to knit.
d. We watched / were watching the football match when our team won / was winning the match.
e. When the mailman came / was coming, I got / was getting ready to leave for school.
6. Complete the sentences using the past perfect. Then number the sentences in order to rewrite the story.
a. The fire (already / reach) the roof by the time the firemen arrived.
b. Sonia went to bed after she (watch) her favourite TV programme.
c. The house was cold because it (snow) earlier in the day. (1)
d. Sonia (put) some wood in the fireplace to burn after dinner.
e. Sonia (forget) to put out the fire before going to bed.
f. The fire (start) to spread in the living room when Sonia woke up from the smoke.
7. Link two halves to form sentences.
a. First of all, in order to be successful.
b. The rescue team was tired, Nevertheless, she earned a good grade.
c. I don’t want to go there. but in fact, it’s quite difficult.
d. The main dish was excellent. Furthermore, I don’t have time to go anyways.
e. Cars must stop at the red light. As a result, he had to take it to the mechanic.
f. Chemistry was difficult. however, they continued their search.
g. He crashed his car. Later we’ll stop by the ice cream shop.
h. It sounds really simple, Likewise, the desserts were delicious.
i. You need to work hard Similarly, bicycles must stop too.
j. First we’ll go to the park. let’s review what we learned yesterday.
8. Finish the sentences with a connector and your own idea.
a. It was a very hot and sunny day
b. My parents went to work
c. I had lunch
d. I didn’t go to
e. It’s a beautiful coat
9. Complete the dialogue with a reflexive pronoun.
a. A: I taught Chinese this last summer.
B: Really? That’s amazing! How did you teach without a teacher?
A: I used an online programme.
b. A: Did you boys bake this cake all by ?
B: Yes, mum. We read the recipe and followed the instructions.
c. A: Son, didn’t you say you were going to wash the car ?
B: Yeah… although I was hoping it would wash !
10. Write a short paragraph describing a favourite childhood memory or milestone you are proud of. Use the past tense voice (simple, continuous and/or perfect).