English. homework

A. Answer these questions.

1. When did Jimmy get the drum?

Jimmy get the drum in his birthday.

2. Whom did he get it from?

He get it from his grandfather.

3. Why didn’t his father hear it?

Jimmy’s father didn’t hear it, because Jimmy was in bed when he got home in the evening.

4. Why did the neighbour really want Jimmy to cut the drum open?

She want to spoil Jimmy’s drum.

5. What did she say to Jimmy to make him cut it open?

She said there was something very nice inside the drum.


B. Write these sentences. Put one of these in each empty place:

a lot / a lot of / many / much

‘How much did Jimmy’s drum cost?’

‘Oh, it didn’t cost much; but his toy horse cost quite much.’

‘How many other birthday presents did he get?’

‘He got quite many nice things.’

‘Did he get . . . other toys?’

‘Oh, yes, he got quite lot of And he got lot of chocolate, but not lot of sweets.’

‘Did he get a lot chocolate from his parents?’

‘No, he didn’t get any from them.’

C. Which of the answers to these questions are right? Write the correct ones down:

1. Who gave Jimmy the drum?

a. His father.

b. His grandfather.

c. His mother.

2. Why did Jimmy’s father not stop him making a noise with the drum?

a. Because he didn’t mind.

b. Because he wasn’t at home then.

c. Because Jimmy only played it in the evening.

3. What did Jimmy’s neighbour really want him to do?

a. To spoil his drum.

b. To find something nice in his drum.

c. To make a noise on his drum with a knife.