Basic Verbs: Practice Questions

Sugar ____ sweet.

According to the event information, the 9th Hong Kong Winter World Festival ______ on 17th December and provides many fun activities for children of all ages.

The old computer finally ____ yesterday after ten years of heavy use, so we need to buy a new one.

I __________ my teeth every day to keep them healthy.

Elephants are very strong, so they ____ heavy logs easily.

According to the Ice-cream Dream Factory advertisement, identify one action performed to gain factual information and one action performed to apply toppings to a cone.

According to the Snowflakes Wonderland House 2 and House 3 descriptions, identify one action that involves wearing a costume and one action that involves tasting aquatic food.

According to the Snowflakes Wonderland House 1 and House 3 descriptions, identify one action that involves manual assembly and one action that involves drinking a warm beverage.

Read the short story about Tom and complete the tasks.

Last Saturday afternoon, while Tom (1) ____ (play) football in the park, he (2) ____ (hurt) his ankle. He (3) ____ (be) very careful since the accident happened. His doctor told him that he (4) ____ (must / can) stay at home to recover. Tom hopes he (5) ____ (join) the school sports day next month.

a) Fill in the blanks (1), (2), (3), and (5) with the correct form of the verbs in brackets to show the right sequence of time. (4 points)

b) In blank (4), choose the most suitable modal verb to show a strong medical necessity. Explain why this choice is better than the other option in this context. (2 points)

c) In the sentence "Tom had to give up his practice for a week," identify the phrasal verb and rewrite the entire sentence as a question beginning with the auxiliary verb "Did". (2 points)