The document is a worksheet for students learning about New York City. It contains multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, and short answer questions about famous New York landmarks like the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building. It asks students to order events, correct incorrect statements, and imagine a visit to New York. The worksheet provides vocabulary and comprehension practice for students learning about the history and attractions of New York City.

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New York Worksheet 1
1 Read the sentences and circle the correct word.
1 Many people call New York The Big Banana / Apple / Orange.
2 Most of the city’s famous buildings are in Manhattan /
Brooklyn / Queens.
3 The Flatiron building was one of the city’s first buildings /
shops / skyscrapers.
4 The Statue of Liberty was a present from the people of Britain /
Canada / France.
5 Most taxis in New York are yellow / blue / black.
6 You can walk across the Brooklyn Bridge from Brooklyn to
Staten Island / Queens / Manhattan.
7 In Central Park there are lots of paths and stone
buildings / bridges / statues.
8 There are more than 20,000 department stores / museums /
restaurants in New York.
2 Read the sentences. Put the numbers in the correct column. Which
place are they talking about?
1 In 1933 it was in a very famous film.
2 It is 93 metres tall.
3 New Yorkers started to build this
in 1858.
4 It was the tallest building in the world.
5 There are 354 steps here.
6 Tourists can go up to the 102nd floor.
7 You can go for a quiet walk or visit a
zoo here.
8 It came from a different country.
Empire State
Building
Statue of
Liberty
Central
Park
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New York Worksheet 2
1 These sentences about New York are wrong. Correct them.
1 There are four different parts of New York.
There are five different parts of New York.
2 There are more Italians in New York than there are in Italy.
3 Outside the United Nations building you can see maps of all the countries in it.
4 The Statue of Liberty is on a little island east of Manhattan.
5 Most of New York’s trains run above the streets.
6 On New Year’s Eve, there is always a huge parade in New York.
2 Imagine you are going to New York. Write three
places you want to see and three things you want
to do. Give your reasons why.
Places to see: Things to do:
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Why? Why?
2 2
Why? Why?
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Why? Why?
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New York Worksheet 3
1 Complete the speech bubbles.
Big cities are scary. We live
in a small village .
There are lots of fantastic
shops in New York. Let’s
go !
There was a at
the jewellery shop this morning.
Perhaps the wants
to sell the diamond to someone.
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Dan asked us to help him.
He wanted to give you a
Big Apple .
2 Number the sentences in the correct order.
a A man in the park drops a piece of paper.
b A police officer tells the children about a robbery at the jewellery shop.
c Jane and Alex learn the truth about Dan’s
plan to give them a Big Apple adventure.
d The children are in Central Park.
e The children take a taxi to the south of Manhattan.
f Jane and Alex meet Greg.
g They get on the ferry to the Statue of Liberty.
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New York Worksheet 4
1 Order the words to make questions.
a did / in / New York? / visit / Who / you
Who did you visit in New York?
b favourite / place? / What / your / was
c travel / you / city? / the / around / How / did
d see / Liberty? / of / the / you / Did / Statue
e enjoy / trip? / you / Did / your
2 Look at Activity 1. Write the letters next to the answers.
1 We walked and sometimes we went by yellow taxi.
2 Yes, I did. It was really exciting!
3 We visited our cousin Dan.
4 My favourite place was Central Park.
5 Yes, we did, but we didn’t go inside it.
3 Write a new ending for the story. Start from page 23.
Imagine that the thief and the police officer are not actors.
The children are on the ferry and they see the man from the park.
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Worksheet 1
1 Read the sentences and circle the correct word.
1 Apple, 2 Manhattan, 3 skyscrapers, 4 France, 5 yellow, 6 Manhattan, 7 bridges, 8 restaurants
2 Read the sentences. Put the numbers in the correct column. Which place are they talking about?
Empire State Building: 1, 4, 6
Statue of Liberty: 2, 5, 8
Central Park: 3, 7
Worksheet 2
1 These sentences about New York are wrong. Correct them.
1 There are five different parts of New York.
2 There are more Italians in New York than there are in Rome.
3 Outside the United Nations building you can see flags of all the countries in it.
4 The Statue of Liberty is on a little island south of Manhattan.
5 Most of New York’s trains run under the streets.
6 On Thanksgiving Day, there is always a huge parade in New York.
2 Imagine you are going to New York. Write three places you want to see and three things you want
to do. Give your reasons why.
Pupils’ own answers.
Worksheet 3
1 Complete the speech bubbles.
1 village, 2 shopping, 3 robbery, 4 thief, 5 adventure
2 Number the sentences in the correct order.
1 d, 2 a, 3 b, 4 e, 5 g, 6 f
Worksheet 4
1 Order the words to make questions.
a Who did you visit in New York?
b What was your favourite place?
c How did you travel around the city?
d Did you see the Statue of Liberty?
e Did you enjoy your trip?
2 Look at Activity 1. Write the letters next to the answers.
1 c, 2 e, 3 a, 4 b, 5 d
3 Write a new ending for the story. Start from page 23. Imagine that the thief and the police officer
are not actors.
Pupils’ own answers.
Answer Key
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