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Charlie Chaplin: Life and Career Overview

The document is a test containing questions about Charlie Chaplin's life and career. It provides information that Charlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889, began his career in music halls and on the London stage, then went to the US in 1910 to work for Fred Karno's company. In 1913 he started working at Keystone Company in Hollywood where he introduced his famous Little Tramp character in his 1914 film Kid Auto Races at Venice. The document also states that Chaplin married his last wife Oona O'Neill in 1942 when he was 54 years old. He left the US for political reasons in 1952 and lived in Switzerland until his death in 1977.

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Charlie Chaplin: Life and Career Overview

The document is a test containing questions about Charlie Chaplin's life and career. It provides information that Charlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889, began his career in music halls and on the London stage, then went to the US in 1910 to work for Fred Karno's company. In 1913 he started working at Keystone Company in Hollywood where he introduced his famous Little Tramp character in his 1914 film Kid Auto Races at Venice. The document also states that Chaplin married his last wife Oona O'Neill in 1942 when he was 54 years old. He left the US for political reasons in 1952 and lived in Switzerland until his death in 1977.

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TEST

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Charlie Chaplin was born in London in 1889. He first appeared in music halls and then acted on the London stage. In

1910 he went to the USA with Fred Karno’s company, but he didn’t stay with Karno very long. In 1913 he started to work

at the Keystone Company in Holywood. There he made his first film, Making A Living , in 1914. In his second film, Kid

Auto Races at Venice, 1914, he introduced the little tramp. This character made him famous.

Chaplin got married several times. He met his last wife, Oona O’Neill in 1942 and married her a year later. Chaplin

was then 54 years old and Oona was 18. He left the USA in 1952 for political reasons and lived with his family in

Switzerland for the rest of his life. He died in 1977.

1. (5x3p=15p)Decide if the sentences are R( right) or W(wrong):

a) Charlie Chaplin was an English actor.

b) Charlie Chaplin’s first movie was Making a Living.

c) The character little tramp didn’t make Charlie Chaplin famous.

d) Charlie Chaplin married with Oona O’Neil in 1942.

e) He lived in Switzerland until his death.

2. (5x4p=20p)Answer the questions:


Where was Charlie Chaplin born?
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What was the name of the company for which Chaplin started to work in 1913?
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How old was Chaplin when he married his last wife?
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Why did Chaplin leave the USA in 1952?
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When did Chaplin die?
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3. (5x3p=15p)Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple of the verb to be:
a) Picasso ................ a Spanish painter.
b) We ................ playing football.
c) It ..................a rainy day.
d) The children ..................in the park.
e) Lorena and I ...................on the same class.

4. (5x3p=15p)Complete the sentences with the correct form of There was/ there were.
a)  ...............a mouse in the garden.
b) ..................................a plastic cup on the table.
c) ...............................children in the classroom.
d) ...........................any carpets on the floor?
e) ...........................an actor in the restaurant.

5. (5x3p=15p)Complete the sentences with the correct form of the past simple of the verb have got.
a) When I was six years old I ..........................a bike.
b) My parents ..............................a wonderful holiday last year.
c) What animals............................you...............................on the farm when you were little?
d) My sister...............................a lot of homework yesterday.
e) İ ...................................my camera with me when we visited the museum.

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