Simple Past Tense - Quiz 1


1.  What did they think about the lecture yesterday?
            They  ____________________ it was interesting.

A though
B thought
C thinked
D thank
 

2.  Where did you buy that bracelet?
         I __________________ it at Nordstrom's.

A buyed
B bawt
C bought
D buied
 

3.  What did he say?
         He just  ____________________ "Hi."

A said
B sayed
C sought
D saed
 

4.  Where did you read that article?
         I __________________ it in the newspaper.

A read
B red
C readed
D raided
 

5.  How many gifts did she choose?
         She _____________________ 10 gifts

A choosed
B chosed
C chought
D chose
 

6.  How high did the water rise during the 1962 floods?
         It _____________________   about 10 feet.

A rise
B rised
C rase
D rose
 

7.  How long did the soldier stand at attention?
        He _______________________ at attention for an hour.

A stand
B standed
C stode
D stood
 

8.  How did he break that lamp?
         He __________________ it by accidentally knocking it over with his elbow.

A broke
B brake
C broked
D breaked
 

9.  How did they send the letter?
        They __________ it by airmail.

A saint
B sent
C sunt
D suit
 

10. What did you know about Japan before you went there?
          I __________________ that the language would be hard for me to learn.

A knew
B knaw
C knowed
D know
 

11. What did the diplomat mean when she said "We had a frank discussion.?"
          She _________________ that they shouted at each other.

A mint
B meaned
C mought
D meant
 

12. How many paragraphs did you write for your essay?
          I ___________________ eight paragraphs.

A wrote
B wrought
C wrate
D writed
 

13. How late did your brother sleep yesterday morning?
          He ___________________ until 10:30 AM.

A slipped
B sleeped
C slebbed
D slept
 

14.  How many library books did she take last week?
          She __________________ five books.

A toke
B taked
C tight
D took
 

15. When did the lake freeze?
      It __________________ last week when the temperature went down to 0 degrees.

A freezed
B freize
C fraze
D  froze
 


 

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