QUIZ 1:
Using the Verb "To be"
READ AND COMPLETE WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF "TO BE"
My name (be) ________(1 ) John. I (be) ________(2) fifteen years old. I live on a
farm. It (be) ________(3) in the country. It is quiet in the country. It (be, not)
____ ____(4) loud in the country. I wake up early. Sometimes, I wake up before
the sun rises.
Sometimes, it (be) ________(5) still dark when I wake up. But I don’t mind. I like
waking up that early. I like the way the country looks in the morning.
The first thing I do after I wake up is milk the cow. After I (be) ________(6 )
finished milking the cow, I bring the milk to my mom. I think she uses it to make
breakfast. She makes a delicious breakfast. My mom (be) ________(7 ) a really
good cook.
Next, I feed the pigs. One time, I asked my mom how come my little sister doesn’t
feed them. She said it is because my sister (be, not) ____ ____(8 ) strong enough.
But I still don’t understand. She is almost as strong as me! I guess my mom doesn’t
want my sister to get hurt. After all, the pigs can (be) ________(9 ) pretty rough,
especially when they (be) ________(10 ) hungry.
The last thing I do (be) ________(11) feed the chickens. That (be) ________(12) easy.
I just throw some food down on the ground and they run out and eat it. While the
chickens
(be) ________(13) eating, I go into their house to collect their eggs. Chicken eggs
(be) ________(14) really good to eat. They (be) ________(15) easy to cook too.
That is what I do in the mornings. I (be) ________(16 ) pretty busy.
QUIZ 2
Using the Verb "To be"
Choose the correct form of "to be" in present tense.
Example: I (be) am excited.
Example: Jessica and Akbar (be) are happy.
Example: The new car (be) is nice.
1) The bag (be) ________ blue. 2) The rocks (be) ________ hard.
A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is
3) The children (be) ________ young. 4) Thomas (be) ________ nice.
A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is
5) The game (be) ________ difficult. 6) They (be) ________ tired.
A. am A. am
B. are B. are
C. is C. is
7) I (be) ________ thirty years old. 8) Susan and Juan (be) ________
married.
A. am A. am
B. is B. are
C. is C. is
9) Teddy (be) ________ my friend. 10) We (be) ________ in English
class.
A. am
B. are A. am
C. is B. are
C. is