Activity Book: Inventions
Cambridge Primary English Grade 6 · Unit 8: Inventions · Lesson 31 · Term 2 · Marshall Cavendish
Also known as: Unit 8 practice · Activity Book
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Lesson idea
Activity Book practice for Unit 8 on the past passive, adverbs of time, gadgets, inventing steps and invention facts.
Key points
- Form the past passive with was or were + past participle.
- Use ever, before, already and yet with the present perfect.
Lesson questions (19)
- Complete: Bread is made of a ___ of flour, water and yeast.
Answer: mixture - Complete: Nowadays people write by ___ on computers.
Answer: typing - Complete: The modern seatbelt ___ in 1959.
Answer: was invented - Who invented jeans?
Answer: Levi Strauss - In what year were jeans invented?
Answer: 1873 - Complete: Jeans ___ for workmen at first.
Answer: were designed - Which invention did a Japanese survey name the best of the 20th century?
Answer: Instant noodles - Rewrite in the passive: Alfred Nobel invented dynamite.
Answer: Dynamite was invented by Alfred Nobel. - What does the robot bird do at Canadian airports?
Answer: It chases away real birds - Why are birds dangerous to planes?
Answer: They can cause accidents at take-off and landing - Complete: She went to the hospital ___.
Answer: yesterday - Complete: Sorry, I can't talk ___, I must hurry.
Answer: now - Complete: Have you ___ used a laptop?
Answer: ever - Put in order: yet? / you / a new battery / bought / Have
Answer: Have you bought a new battery yet? - Who invented the kind of cloth called Kevlar?
Answer: Stephanie Kwolek - Complete: Coffee was first found in ___.
Answer: Ethiopia - Who noticed that goats had energy after eating berries?
Answer: Kaldi - Which was invented in Germany in 1817?
Answer: The bicycle - Which was invented in China about 3,000 years ago and used by emperors in silk?
Answer: The umbrella
About this lesson
“Activity Book: Inventions” is from Cambridge Primary English Grade 6 (Unit 8: Inventions) and has 19 questions with answers. Sample questions: “Complete: Bread is made of a ___ of flour, water and yeast.” and “Complete: Nowadays people write by ___ on computers.”. Every question can be played in any Hessa Play game or activity.
How to use it in class
- Show the question on the board and let students think before the options appear.
- Split the class into two teams; every correct answer earns a point.
- Display it on the smart board, send it as homework by link, or play it solo or in two teams.
Questions about this lesson
How do we form the past passive?
We form the past passive with was or were + the past participle. Example: The telephone was invented long ago. Radios were sold.
Which adverbs do we use with the present perfect?
With the present perfect we use adverbs such as ever, before, already and yet. Example: Have you ever used it? I haven't finished yet.
What is an example of already?
already shows that the action was done before now, and it comes between have and the past participle. Example: I have already finished my homework.
Do students need an account to play this lesson?
No. The teacher shares the lesson link; the student types a first name and plays on a phone or computer, and the score reaches the teacher.
Which games suit this lesson?
You can play it in The Hunter, Complete the sentence, Match Up, Matching pairs and the other games and activities on Hessa Play.