Question

25 Write questions with was/were + the words in brackets (), and give short answers.
1 MAX: My grandmother died in 1976. OSCAR: Was she very old? (old)
MAX: No, she wasn't.
2 ELSA: James and Ruth had an oral examination yesterday ? (difficult)
BETH: ELSA: No,
3 SALLY: I had a little red sports car in 1993. ?
(fast) TONY:
SALLY: Yes,
4 DAVE: Mike got some tickets for the World Cup. ?
(expensive) SUE:
DAVE: No, 5 ALAN: I didn't like school when I was young.
KATE: (lazy)
ALAN: No,
6 BEN: Julia wasn't at work yesterday.
MARK: ? (ill)
BEN: Yes,
7 RUTH: My grandfather met the comedians Laurel, and Hardy in 1950. ? (famous) TOM:
RUTH: Yes,​

Answer 1

1 MAX: My grandmother died in 1976.

OSCAR: Was she very old?

MAX: No, she wasn't.

2 ELSA: James and Ruth had an oral examination yesterday?

BETH: Was it difficult?

ELSA: No, it wasn't.

3 SALLY: I had a little red sports car in 1993.

TONY: Was it fast?

SALLY: Yes, it was.

4 DAVE: Mike got some tickets for the World Cup.

SUE: Were they expensive?

DAVE: No, they weren't.

5 ALAN: I didn't like school when I was young.

KATE: Were you lazy?

ALAN: No, I wasn't.

6 BEN: Julia wasn't at work yesterday.

MARK: Was she ill?

BEN: Yes, she was.

7 RUTH: My grandfather met the comedians Laurel, and Hardy in 1950.

TOM: Were they famous?

RUTH: Yes,​ they were.