WORKSHEET 4

GRADE 10

Name: Class: Date: Checked by:

SECTION A: READING AND UNDERSTANDING

Read the text about the old colonel.
I think I have had a very interesting life. I’m 73 now and I don’t work anymore. I was in the army for
51 years.I retired when I was 69.I have been to so many countries that I can’t remember.I’ve been
to Australia six or seven times and to South Afric three times.I have also been once to Russia but I
didn’t like it at lt was too cold for me!

They say that love is the greatest thing in the world which I totally agree. I married four times but my
marriages lasted after five years.I don’t think women really understand men.

I ‘ve never been on televeision,but I’ve been on the radio once.It was a programme about life in
military about twenty years ago.I met the Prime Minister on the same day.Actually,I’ve met a lot
of famous people: members of the royal family,famous politicians and also famous cinema and
television actors and actresses.I’ve never met an American President which I found is a pity.

Since I’ve travelled a lot,I’ve seen a lot of wonderful things and have also eaten and drunk so many
interesting food and drinks, for instance, I ate cat and rat in India and drank something called Mirto on
a little island in Italy many years ago.

PART I: Use the answer prompts to write questions using either ‘The Present Perfect’ or ‘The
Past Simple’.
1. What job……………….. before retiring?
He worked in the army.
2. ……………… he in the army ?
3. How many ………………been to Australia ?
Six or seve times.
4. …………………like Russia?
No,it was too cold.
5. ……………..married so many times?
Because women don’t understand him.

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6. Has he ever………………..?
Yes,he has.But never on TV.
7. When…………….. the prime minister ?
When he was on the radio.
8. Has ………………………American president?
No, he hasn’t but he wants to.
9. Where …………………. Cat and rat?
In India.
10. ………………………… drunk Mirto?
Yes, he has. In Italy.

SECTION B: VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT

PART II: Match the school subjects with their definitions.

………… Music 1. Learn numbers

………....Geography 2. Learn about other countries

…………Biology 3. Learn about past

…………Maths 4. Learn to sing and play musical instrument

…………History 5. Learn about plants and animal life

PART III: Choose the correct word.

1. I remember / think telling him not to do it, but he did it anyway.

2. They are going to give me a present, but I can not guess / recognise.what ıt can be.

3. Things like this aren’t supposed / believed to happen here.

4. I can’t concentrate / imagine you having a haircut like that; I am really suprised.

5. She shook her head and turned her back to wonder / concentrate on listening to Ashley.

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SECTION C: USE OF ENGLISH

PART IV: Complete the sentences with ‘for’ or ‘since’.
1. He has been here ………………. a long period.

2. She has lived in New York ……………………. six years.

3. They have worked ……………………….. 1995.

4. Linda has been on holidays …………………. six weeks.

5. He has been learning French …………………. eight months.

6. The weather has been awful ………………….. the beginning of the year.

7. They have been married …………………… a long time.

8. I haven’t seen her ……………………. ages.

9. She has got that job …………………. March,18th.

10. He has put on weight …………………. the end of last year.

PART V: Complete the sentences with ‘Present Perfect Tense’.

Since computers were first introduced to the public in the early 1980’s, technology
(change) ………………… a great deal. The first computers (be) ………………..
simple machines designed for basic tasks. They (have,not) ……………….. much
memory and they (be,not) ……………….. very powerful. Early computers were often
quite expensive and customers often (pay) …………………. Thousands of dollars for
machines which actually (do) …………………….. very little. Most computers (be)
…………………… separate, individual machines used mostly as expensive
typewriters or for playing games.

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Times (change)………………….. Computers (become)………………… powerful

machines with very practical applications.Programmers (create) …………………..
large selection of useful programs which do everything from teaching foreign
languages to bookkeeping. We are still playing video games, but today’s games
(become) ………………… faster, more exciting interactive adventures. Many
computer users (get, also) …………………. on the Internet and (begin)
………………… communicating with other computer users around the World. We
(start)………………. to create international communities online. In short, the simple,
individual machines of the past.

SECTION D: WRITING
PART VI:‘ What are your favourite school subjects? ’
‘ Which ones you like or don’t like? Why ? ’
Write a short paragraph about it by stating your reasons and by giving examples of
your statements.

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