Evaluating The Simple Past Tense

Written Assessment – The Simple Past Tense

A- Write about these people:

Names: Larry, Moe and Curly
Profession: actors
Country: the U.S.A.
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Name: Diana Spencer
Profession: teacher
Country: England
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Name: Agnes Gonxha Bojarchiu
Profession: nun
Country: Albania
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Name: Charles Gardès
Profession: singer
Country: France
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B- Answer:

1. Was Charles Gardès from France? ……………………………………………
2. Were the three stooges from England? ………………………………………
3. Was Agnes a teacher? ………………………………………………………………
4. Were Charles Gardès and Diana Spencer from Brazil? …….…………
5. Was Diana Spencer from England? ……………………………………………
6. Was Agnes Bojarchiu a nun? ……………………………………………………
7. Were the three stooges actors? …………………………………………………
8. Was Charles Gardès a singer? ……………………………………………………
9. Was Agnes from Poland? …………………………………………………………
10. Were the three stooges from the U.S.A.? …………………………………


C- Read and Answer:

Federico Garcia Lorca

Federico was born in Fuente Vaqueros in 1898. He went to New York in June, 1929 to study English. He was there for ten months.

He visited a lot of places in New York: Wall Street, the Zoo and Coney Island, a popular beach.

Federico described the city in Poeta en Nueva York. He also made a drawing of the city: it showed his face, the animals and blocks of flats.


1. When was Federico Garcia Lorca born? ………………………………………
2. Where was Federico Garcia Lorca born? ………………………………………
3. Was he born in Perico? ……………………………………………………………….
4. Where did he go in 1929? ……………………………………………………………
5. Why did he go to New York? ………………………………………………………
6. What places did he visit? …………………………………………………………….
7. Did he make a drawing of the city? ………………………………………………
8. What did it show? ……………………………………………………………………..

D- Write a short biography:

Pope John Paul II
1920-2005

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-Remember that you have to practice these activities with your students before using this evaluation instrument.

Miss C_D1