Test: Was or Were

1. Fill in the blank:
When _____ the news first broadcast?
A: was
B: weren't
C: were

2. Fill in the blank:
Both the boy and the kitten _____ asleep.
A: was
B: were
C: wasn't

3. Fill in the blank:
Who _____ your best friends in high school?
A: wasn't
B: weren't
C: was

4. Choose the CORRECT RESPONSE:
It was a really long and tiring day, so we _____ exhausted.
A: was
B: weren't
C: were

5. Choose the CORRECT RESPONSE:
What _____ the name of the Beatles’ first movie?
A: was
B: were
C:wasn't

6. Which is CORRECT?
The houses in my neighborhood _____ built in the 1890s.
A: wasn't
B: were
C: was

7. Fill in the blank:
Sue _____ only twenty when she graduated from university.
A: were
B: wasn't
C: was

8. Fill in the blank:
Why_____ the United States able to grow from a few colonies?
A: was
B: wasn't
C: were

9. Fill in the blank:
One mother _____ surprised to learn that her kids were always late.
A: were
B: was
C: weren't

10. Fill in the blank:
Because Pat and I _____ underage, we didn’t vote in last year’s election.
A: were
B: was
C: weren't

11. Fill in the blank:
A:  _____ there any good news on TV? B:  There _____ only violance.
A: Was / was
B: Were / were
C: Were / was

12. Fill in the blank:
A: How many people _____ there in the movie last night? B:  There _____ only a few men.
A: was / was
B: was / was
C: were / were

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