Jeopardy - Reviewing the Simple Past Tense
Autor: Joyce Vieira Fettermann | Publicado: 2012-06-17T14:13:00-07:00


A nice way for reviewing a lesson is by playing a game in which students have fun and learn at the same time. Jeopardy is a good option for this!
The teacher divides the class into two groups, then each of them choose a letter and a number of points at a time, so they have a question to answer. In this case, they gotta complete the sentences putting the verbs in parenthesis in the past tense.
During the game, we can also check the pronunciation and spelling of the verbs with students, besides the time expressions that usually come in these kind of sentences.
At the end of the game, the group who has more points, gets a prize.  It's a great activity because students decide together which verb they have to say and they do it in English. It is a very nice moment for practicing the language!

* Each teacher can adapt this activity according to his/her group and the content he/she is teaching.

The sentences: 



1. Yesterday I ______ (go) to school by bus. (A – 600) went

2. Yesterday, I _____ (write) a letter to my uncle. (C – 800) wrote

3. Last night I ____ (read) a book about animals. (E – 1000) read

4. He ____ (swim) in that dirty pool last summer. (B – 700) swam

5. My teacher ______ (teach) us how to speak Arabic
last year. (D – 900) taught

6. My sister _____ (buy) this watch for $ 1000. (D – 800) bought

7. John ___ (do) his homework before going to bed last
night. (A – 500) did

8. I ___ (meet) Susan at the market today. (C – 700) met

9. John ___ (see) a UFO last night. (B – 500) saw

10. The police _____ (catch) the thief as he tried to
escape. (B – 1000) caught

11. My grandpa ____ (fight) against the Japanese in
WWII. (D – 1000) fought

12. The clown ____ (wear) a silly hat at the show. (E – 700) wore

13. The football match ____ (begin) at 7:30 p.m. (A – 800) began

14. Lily ____ (throw) rubbish in the bin this morning.
(B – 900) threw

15. He ___ (drink) ten glasses of orange juice and
felt sick. (C – 500) drank

16. I went shopping but _____ (forget) to take my
wallet. (D – 600) forgot

17. Mary _____ (take) a shower twice yesterday. (D – 500) took

18. I was surprised when my dad ____ (speak) Japanese
at the meeting. (A – 700) spoke

19. My cousin ____ (study) German when she was at
school. (E – 500) studied

20. I _____ (listen) to music last night before going
to bed. (B – 600) listened

21. She ____(arrive) late for classes, so the teacher
punished her. (C – 600) arrived

22. Our team ____ (come) last in all games. (D – 700) came

23. China ____ (win) 50 gold medals and came first at
the Beijing Olympics. (E – 700) won

24. We ___ (empty) the trash can yesterday. It's your
turn today. (C – 900) emptied

25. We _____ (fly) to Sydney last summer. (B – 800) flew

26. He ___ (eat) too much at the party and ended in
hospital. (E – 600) ate

27. He ___ (make) me do it. I didn't want to. (E – 800) made

28. The woman ____(scream) for help when she saw the
monster. (A – 1000) screamed&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 

29. I ____ (order) a pizza. I didn't order a hamgurger.
(A – 800) ordered

30. He ___ (laugh) until he fainted. (C – 1000) laughed

The game:


 

  
A

  
B

  
C

  
&nbsp;D

  
&nbsp;E

 

  


500

  


500

  


500

  


500

  


500

 

  


600

  


600

  


600

  


600

  


600

 

  


700

  


700

  


700

  


700

  


700

 

  


800

  


800

  


800

  


800

  


800

 

  


900

  


900

  


900

  


900

  


900

 

  


1000

  


1000

  


1000

  


1000

  


1000