FRANCISCO I SCHOOL

REVIEW WORKSHOP FOR THE FINAL EXAM

TENTH GRADE DATE: ___________________________________

STUDENT NAME: ____________________________________________________________

⮚ FILL THE GAPS WITH ALTHOUGH, DESPITE OR IN SPITE.

1. She decided to go abroad for a year ........................ loving her boyfriend very
much.
2. He went on holiday to Thailand ........................ of the expensive airfare.
3. ........................ it was only the first time they met, they made friends immediately.
4. The English actor Oliver Reed was often rude to people ........................ he was
always kind to animals.
5. Socrates never had much money ........................ being very famous in his own day.

⮚ READ AND COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE COLOR IDIOMS

When you give someone the “green light” you are giving
________________ a. Time b. Money c. Permission d. Refusal

My brother only rings home once in a ________moon. I wish he would ring our
parents more often.
A. Green b. Black c. Red d. Blue

When someone is good at gardening, they have “__________________ fingers”

a. Green b. Yellow c. Orange d. Purple

⮚ FILL IN THE BLANKS USING APPROPRIATE VERBS THAT WOULD

COMPLETE THE COLLOCATION.

1. Do you ……………………….. a diary?

a) keep b) have b) save

2. Few people can …………………………. a secret.

a) keep b) save c) have

3. He still ……………………………. in touch with most of his old school mates.

a) keeps b) saves c) take

4. I asked her what her problem was but she ……………………………….. quiet.

a) kept b) took c) saved

5. They ………………………….. close to hitting each other.

a) came b) took c) brought

DIRECTIONS: Read and analyze each sentence. Cross out the prepositional phrases,
circle the predicates, underline the subjects, and double underline objects.

Remember, the subject and verb will never be found inside of a prepositional phrase.

1. During lunch we had a basketball tournament.

2. The car traveled at a high speed.
3. For a fraction of the cost you can buy a watermelon.
4. The boy tried to finish the race at any cost.
5. At noon we all went to lunch.
6. He is in jeopardy of not graduating.
7. The man sat on top of the historic rock.
8. The baseball was just out of reach from the boy.

⮚ COMPLETE THE RESPONSES TO THE STATEMENTS, USING MUST OR

CAN’T TO SUGGEST WHAT SEEMS TO BE MOST LIKELY
EXPLANATIONS:

1. His fiancée writes him every day. She must ___________________________________

2. I don’t seem to have my key with me. I must ___________________________________
3. He drives a Rolls-Royce and his wife a Mercedes. They must
_________________________________________________________________________

⮚ COMPLETE THE SENTENCES USING PERFECT MODALS:

1) He ____________________ gone to Russia. He doesn't have a passport.

2) Tom and Jack are so selfish - they _______________ been there for you!

3) You _______________ seen her. She was standing next to you.

4) I explained it to her but she _______________ misunderstood - my Japanese isn't very

good.
 5) We'll ask at the reception desk. Someone _______________ handed the keys in.

6) I don't know why there weren't any buses yesterday. There __________________been

a strike, but I'm really not sure.

7) A: James was at the party last night.

B: He ______________________ been. He's in Mexico.

8) I _______________________let you know what was happening but I forgot.

9) There was so much traffic. There ____________________ been an accident.

10) I saw his car in front of the building. He ___________________been here.