Cutting Edge Elementary Unit 7 Past Simple 1

Ryan O'Neal ______ an Oscar winner, but his daughter the actress Tatum O'Neal was an Oscar winner.

• was
• wasn't
• isn't
• were

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–91) ____________an Austrian composer. Mozart composed music including opera and symphony.

• was
• wasn't
• isn't
• were

The Jackson 5 with lead singer Michael Jackson ________a famous pop group in the 1970s.

• was

• wasn't

• weren't

• were

_________she a gold medal winner?

• was
• wasn't
• weren't
• were

________they famous when they were young?

• was
• wasn't
• weren't
• were

Michael Jackson and his four brothers _________ in a jazz group, but they ___________ in a pop group.

• weren’t / were
• were / were
• weren’t / weren’t
• weren’t / was

The Olsen twins ____________ born in 1986 .

• was
• wasn't
• weren't
• were

Tara Lipinski ____________ a gold medal winner at the Winter Olympics, not at the Summer Olympics.

• was
• wasn't
• weren't
• were

Pele _________ the youngest player in the 1962 World Cup, but in the 1958 World Cup.

• was
• wasn't
• weren't
• were

Ben Silbermann _________ an ordinary boy. He _________ born in 1982 in Iowa in the USA and he loved collecting things: stamps, leaves and especially insects.

• was / was
• wasn’t / was
• was / wasn’t
• wasn’t / wasn’t