1Where did the clever pig live?
2Could the pig in the song read? How do you know?
3What puzzled the pig?
4Find the words from the story which have these meanings: crafty, a part of a whole, great or massive, cutting, hinder or obstruct, yelled or screamed.
5Write True or False: (a) Nothing was left for the brothers when their parents had died. (b) The elder brother was not as clever as the younger one. (c) Ali milked the cow, sold it and earned a lot of money. (d) Abraham never beat the loving cow. (e) The tree was given to the younger brother. (f) When Ali was up in the tree, his brother started cutting it. (g) Finally, both brothers lived happily.
6Which part of the cow was given to the younger brother?
7How many things did the brothers divide between them?
8When did Ali agree to share the money they would earn from the cow?
9Why were small holes made in the tree?
10What did the villager suggest to Abraham?
11How did Ali react when his brother started cutting the tree while he was fixing the pots?
12Did Ali realise his mistake? How?
13Choose the correct answer: (a) He was hit by a car when he (cycled / was cycling) to school. (b) The plane (was taking / took) off at 10 pm. It was right on time! (c) Yesterday, she (went / was going) to the post office. (d) He (was leaving/didn't have // left/wasn't having) the party because he was not enjoying it. (e) France (won / had won) the football World Cup in 2012.
14Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: (a) Peter was Sally's best friend. She .......... (know) him all her life. (b) We were very hungry because we .......... (not/eat) anything. (c) I was delighted when I found my keys. I .......... (lose) them for two days. (d) She was exhausted because she .......... (work) hard. (e) Everything was white because it .......... (snow). (f) The passengers were angry because the airline .......... (lose) everyone's bags. (g) I .......... (not/see) Jacob for several years, but I recognised him immediately. (h) When I saw her, she .......... (sing). (i) The phone rang while I .......... (wash) dishes.
15Fill in the blanks with information from the hotel conversation: (a) The tourist needs .......... room. (b) The tourist wants to have a room on the .......... (c) The check-out time is .......... (d) According to the receptionist, the time was exactly .......... when they were talking. (e) The information about the hotel can be found in the ..........
16Answer these questions about the hotel conversation: (a) Where has the conversation taken place? (b) According to the receptionist, how many vacancies might there be that day? (c) What has happened with the tourist's watch? (d) Where does the receptionist want the tourist to wait? (e) How did the tourist feel about the price of the hotel rooms?
17Rewrite the story of the wolf and the little girl using the past simple or past continuous tense.
18Rewrite the extract from the story correcting the mistakes: the case of the cow was resolved but the issue of the tree was intact ali made holes in the upper part of the tree and a kind of sweet-smelling juice came out of those holes small pots were attached to the holes where the juice could seep ali sold the juice and earned a huge sum of money
19Complete the conversation between Joe and May with correct expressions of your own: Joe: What did you do yesterday? May: Not much, I read a book. .......... ? Joe: I watched TV for a couple of hours and went to bed early. I've been really tired lately. May: .......... What from? Joe: Nothing in particular, I think I'm just bored.
20You and your friend are planning a picnic next week. Compose a dialogue between you and your friend, including examples of surprise and dismay.
21What is the difference between the past continuous and the past perfect? Give one example of each.
22Pick out three expressions of surprise or dismay from the hotel conversation and say what each one shows.
23Why can dividing a cow into a front share and a hind share never be a fair division?