Who Helped Whom at the Open Day? Rebuild the Event Record

An open-day record has lost some names. Read the account, identify each missing role, and ask questions to rebuild the record. This B1 lesson takes about 35 minutes. There are 12 short checks and two conversation tasks. All six volunteers and their actions are fictional.

Meet the event team

The adult volunteers are Nina, Omar, Sara, Ben, Inez and Leo. Nina arranges invitations; Omar helps with the welcome area; Sara prepares the displays; Ben welcomes visitors; Inez shows newcomers around; Leo checks the entrance. These roles introduce the team, but use the account below as evidence for individual actions.

Read the incomplete record

The incomplete record: A. ___ invited Omar. B. Omar helped ___. C. ___ thanked Ben. D. Ben welcomed ___. E. ___ guided Leo. F. Leo called ___. G. ___ gave Sara a map. H. Omar brought ___ a tray of cups. Four gaps name people performing actions; four name people receiving them. Every answer is stated in the account.

Choose the missing role

Ask and match

For questions 5–8, type the question that would fill the specified gap. Use who and keep the known person and action. For 9–12, choose the complete answer supported by the account.

Interview another volunteer

Your turn · self-review

Use it yourself

Make your own answer before opening the model. Other accurate answers are possible. Use the checklist to review meaning and form.

Practice only. Your writing stays on this page; it is not submitted or saved.

1. 1Write two question pairs: one pair about Inez guiding Leo and one about Nina giving Sara a map. Ask about the actor and the recipient in each pair.
   Model answer and explanation

   Who guided Leo? Who did Inez guide? Who gave Sara a map? Who did Nina give a map to? Full answers: Inez guided Leo. Nina gave Sara a map. Checklist: keep the direction of each action; use past guided/gave for subject questions and did + guide/give for object questions. “Whom” is acceptable for the object questions.

2. 2Create a four-turn interview about two other actions. One volunteer asks two questions; the other gives two complete evidence-based answers.
   Model answer and explanation

   A: Who thanked Ben? B: Sara thanked Ben. A: Who did Leo call? B: Leo called Nina. Checklist: four turns; one subject and one object question; each answer agrees with the original account; no invented event is presented as evidence.

Review the pattern

Restore all eight gaps: A Nina; B Sara; C Sara; D Inez; E Inez; F Nina; G Nina; H Leo. Read every completed line as actor → action → receiver. G has an additional object, the map; the question here asks about the giver, not the thing given.

A subject question keeps the ordinary past verb: “Who invited Omar?” An object question keeps the known subject and uses did + base verb: “Who did Omar help?” Both questions can start with who. That first word alone does not tell you which pattern you need. The full answer makes the role clear.

Transfer to your own fictional event

For the first fact, possible questions are “Who invited Max?” and “Who did Ava invite?” Answer both with “Ava invited Max.” If your answer turns into “Max invited Ava”, you have reversed the roles. Correct the meaning before checking the grammar again.