Third year sample test - reading. Past tense of TO BE: was / were

1. ENGLISH EXAM
III. Ask and answer questions about your city. (08 points)
Name: __________________________________ 3rd grade: _________ 1. ……………………………………………………………………………?
Teacher: Roger Aguirre Lopez Date: ___________________________
Mr. Valentín Fernandez was the mayor of Nuevo Chimbote in 2009.
2. ……………………………………………………………………………?
I. Put the sentences below in the dialog. (08 points)
Yes, there was. There was a train station in Chimbote.
Who’s that? …………………………………………….
3. Who were “The Pasteles Verdes”?
……………………………. Because he was a writer.
……………………………………………………………………………
……………………………. No, he wasn’t. He was English. 4. When was the district of Nuevo Chimbote founded?
And was he married? ……………………………………………. ……………………………………………………………………………
And were they happy? I don’t know
…………………………………………….
IV. Complete the paragraphs with these words. (10 points)
Yes, he was. His wife’s name was Annie. stronger – whales – elephants – camels – giraffes – which
I don’t know. CHAMPIONS IN THE WILD
It’s William Shakespeare. ___________ is ___________, a camel or an elephant?
Why was he famous?
____________ are stronger. They can carry heavy things or pull
Was he Scottish?
down big trees. They are one of the heaviest animals in the
world, too. ____________ can weigh 7,000 kilos!
____________ are the biggest animals in the world. The biggest
II. Match the phrases in the boxes to complete the sentences. one is the blue whale. It can be 30 meters long. ____________
(12 points) are heavier than elephants, but they are slower.
Peruvian police officers
was an earthquake fishing port ____________ are faster than elephants or whales. They can run
wasn’t any years old 60 kilometers an hour, but elephants can run only 40 kilometers
were born in Chimbote an hour. ____________ are tall. They can be 3 meters tall. But
an important in Lima elephants are taller (about 3-4 meters).
weren’t
46 writers But ____________ are the tallest animals. They can be 5.3
meters tall. They have longer necks than other animals. Because
1 There ……………………………………………………………. in 1970. they have such long necks, ____________ can eat the highest
leaves on the trees.
2 Chimbote ………………………………………………….… in the 70s.
3 Ciro Alegría and Ricardo Palma……………………………………….. V. Complete the sentences according to the text. (10 points)
1. Elephants can __________________________ things.
4 In the Incas’ time, there ………………………………………..……….
2. Blue whales are ______________________________.
5 Eva Ayllón ……………………………………………………… in 1956. 3. Elephants are _______________________ than camels.
6 Cesar Vallejo …………………………………………..…when he died. 4. Camels can be _______________________ tall.
5. Giraffes have _______________________ other animals.