Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1............... , in a small village near the sea, there lived a girl who could talk to birds.
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Use "Once upon a time" to begin a traditional or fairy-tale style story.
2............... , Leo found a strange key under the old library steps.
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Use "One day" to introduce a particular event at the start of a story.
3............... my brother missed the last bus home.
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Use "It all began when" to show the event that started the story.
4The morning was quiet, and the streets were empty. ............... the phone rang in the kitchen.
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Use "Then" to move from the opening situation to the next event in a story.
5Maya was reading by the fire when ............... a loud crash came from upstairs.
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Use "Suddenly" when something happens quickly and unexpectedly in a story.
6Tom ............... through the forest when he heard someone call his name.
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Use "was walking" for a background action that was in progress when another past event happened.
7Before that night, I ............... the moon shine so brightly.
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Use "had never seen" for something that was true before another past moment.
8The café looked ordinary from the outside. ............... , a strange music was coming from the basement.
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Use "However" to show a contrast between the normal café and the strange event.
9At the edge of town lived a young man ............... dreamed of building a flying machine.
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Use "who" to add information about a person.
10Near the river stood an old house ............... strange lights appeared every winter.
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Use "where" to describe a place in a story setting.
11When Anna opened the gate, she saw a stranger ............... beside her bicycle.
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After "saw" with an object, use "standing" to describe what the person was doing at that moment.
12............... , I did not understand why the letter had no name on it.
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Use "Looking back" when the narrator comments on a past event from a later time.
Done.
Score: 0/12
Answers
- Once upon a time , in a small village near the sea, there lived a girl who could talk to birds.
- One day , Leo found a strange key under the old library steps.
- It all began when my brother missed the last bus home.
- The morning was quiet, and the streets were empty. Then the phone rang in the kitchen.
- Maya was reading by the fire when Suddenly a loud crash came from upstairs.
- Tom was walking through the forest when he heard someone call his name.
- Before that night, I had never seen the moon shine so brightly.
- The café looked ordinary from the outside. However , a strange music was coming from the basement.
- At the edge of town lived a young man who dreamed of building a flying machine.
- Near the river stood an old house where strange lights appeared every winter.
- When Anna opened the gate, she saw a stranger standing beside her bicycle.
- Looking back , I did not understand why the letter had no name on it.
