XI A: Module 2 Test 

Unit 2: Essays and Grammar (The Past Tenses: Past Simple and Continuous, Past Perfect Simple and Continuous)

Working time: 20'

Punctaj total: 100 = 30 + 10 + 20 + 30 + 10 (din oficiu)

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10 points
A. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense (past simple or past perfect simple). 

(6 x 0.50 = 3p)

Please pay attention to the sequence of actions and time expressions. What tense do we use to talk about an action which happened before another past action? What tense do we use to talk about an action in progress in the past? And what tense do we use for shorter actions or which happened at a specific time in the past?
Residents of Dinnead were evacuated from the town yesterday as major flooding ........................ (1 - continue).
Torrential rain ................... (2 - cause) a nearby river to swell and, as a result, manya reas were flooded. The rain .................................. (3 - start) to fall early on Sunday morning and by noon on Monday the small river Dinn .................................... (4 - burst) its banks and ........................ (5 - turn) into a raging torrent.
As the water ....................... (6 - rise) to dangerous levels, many families were airlifted to safety by Emergency Services. 
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30 points
B. In what style is this narrative essay extract written? *
10 points
C. Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense (past simple, past continuous or past perfect simple).

(6 x 0.50 = 3p)

Please pay attention to the sequence of actions and time expressions. What tense do we use to talk about an action which happened before another past action? What tense do we use to talk about an action in progress in the past? And what tense do we use for shorter actions or which happened at a specific time in the past?
1. Bill ............... with an appaling headache. *
5 points
2. He put his hand to his head and realised his hair ............... think with dried blood. *
5 points
3. What on earth .................. ? *
5 points
4. He ............ out of bed and struggled over the window. *
5 points
5. He ............ the curtains when an icy voice ............. from behind,  "I wouldn't dare that if I were you." *
10 points
D. Listen to the song, then put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense (present perfect simple or past simple). 

(4 x 0.50 = 2p)

"You .................. (1 - carry) on so long
You .................. (2 - not/can) stop if you ................ (3 - try) it
You ......................(4 - build) your wall so high
That no one could climb it
But I'm going to try..."

Songwriters: Emeli Sande / Timothy Mckenzie / Mike Posner
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