ESOL 19
Grammar Quiz #3
Part I. Choose the best answer to complete the dialogue.
1. Q: ____________________________________?
A: She grew up in Kenya.
a. Where did Wangari grow up?
b. Where did Wangari grows up?
c. Where Wangari grew up?
d. Where did Wangari was grow up?
2. Q: Did Lindbergh fly helicopters?
A: No, _________________________________. He flew planes.
a. he doesn’t
b. he didn’t
c. he did
d. he wasn’t
3. Q: When did Wangari win the Nobel Peace Prize?
A: She ____________ the Nobel Peace Prize in 2004.
a. did win
b. was win
c. winned
d. won
4. Q: ____________________________________?
A: Yes, he was. He was the first pilot to fly across the Atlantic ocean.
a. Was Charles Lindbergh a famous pilot?
b. Did Charles Lindbergh a famous pilot?
c. Charles Lindbergh were a famous pilot?
d. Did Charles Lindbergh was a famous pilot?
5. Q: Where was Aung San Suu Kyi born?
A: She _______________________ in Burma.
a. borned
b. was borned
c. was born
d. born
Part II. Identify the choice that best completes the statement.
6. Lindbergh ____________ a radio with him on his non-stop flight across the Atlantic Ocean.
a. didn’t has
b. didn’t have
c. don’t had
d. not had
7. Lindbergh __________ for the fastest flight across the United States.
a. setted a record
b. was set a record
c. set a record
d. setting a record
8. The women in Kenya _____________ how to plant trees, so Wangari showed them.
a. did know
b. not knowed
c. wasn’t know
d. didn’t know
9. Many African women planted trees and their lives ________ better.
a. getted
b. getting
c. got
d. gotted
10. Eleanor Roosevelt _______ very strong and independent, and she ______ out about her ideas.
a. was/speaks
b. is/speaks
c. did/spoke
d. was/spoke
Part III. Each sentence has four underlined words or phrases. The four underlined parts of the
sentence are marked A, B, C, and D. Circle the letter of the ONE underlined part that is NOT
CORRECT.
11. Wangari talked to many women and encourages them to plant trees.
A
B
C
D
12. People in Kenya didn’t had enough food.
A
B C
D
13. Wangari Maathai telled a story from Japan when she spoke at the United Nations in 2005.
A
B
C
D
14. On March 1, 1932, someone kidnaped the Lindbergh’s baby.
A
B
C
D
15. Lindbergh paid the kidnapper $50,000, but unfortunately, the baby was died.
A
B
C
D
Part IV. On the back of the scantron, write the numbers 16-20. Then write the verbs in the simple past
to complete the conversation. Only write the missing verbs.
A: Who ________________ for your presentation on famous people?
16. (you/choose)
B: I chose Charles Lindbergh. He was the first person to fly non-stop from The U.S.
to France. Because of his historic flight, Lindbergh __________ very famous.
17. (become)
A: That’s interesting. On what date _____________ this historic flight?
18. (he/make)
B: He ________ from New York on May 20, 1927, and he _______ in Paris on May 21.
19. (take off)
20. (land)
A: Wow! I can’t wait to hear your presentation!