UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COSTA RICA

Dirección de Educación Rural Points Obtained _____________ / 57

Inglés Básico para DER I
M.A. Luis Araya Quesada

Guia 4
I Part. Read the following text and circle the classroom objects and underline the
objects she does not have. 9 points

II Part. Subject and object pronouns. Write S if the underlined word is a subject
pronoun. Write O if the word is an object pronoun. 6 Points.
1. Some kids don't know what to think about him. _______O
2. They can't understand someone who is different from them. _______S
3. She praised his project for its originality. _______
S
4. Rainelle and I invited him to sit with us. _______
O
S
5. We were fascinated by his ideas. _______
6. He has become a valued friend to her and me_______O
III Part. Underline the correct pronoun in ( ) to complete each sentence. 8 Points.

1. Most people choose friends who are like (them, they).

2. (Them, They) feel comfortable with people who agree with them.

3. You and (I, me) have different points of view.

4. A friend with original ideas always surprises (I, me).

5. (Us, We) need to think about what we do and say.

6. (I, Me) prefer independent thinkers.

7. Jose and (her, she) agree with me.

8. We have many exciting conversations with (he, him) and (she, her).

IV Part. Possessive Adjectives. Fill in the blanks below to complete the sentences.

Use the words in the above box. 18 Points

1. Where is _______
OUR classroom? We can’t find it.
YOUR pen on the table?
2. Susan, is that _______
YOUR name? B: My name is Thomas.
3. A: What is _______
HER book. She dropped it on the floor.
4. I think this is _______

5. _______
THEIR names are Kevin and Stewart. They are my friends.

6. He forgot to write _______

HIS name on the test!

MY phone number is 555-9826.

7. A: What is your phone number? B: _______
8. Did the cat eat all of _______
ITS food?

9. The children are crying because they can’t find _______

THEIR toys.

10. Mariam and Jennifer like _______

THEIR new teacher.

11. I really like my new home, especially _______

ITS location.
MY
12. This is a picture of my friend. He is _______ best friend.
HIS
13. Do you think your father likes _______birthday present?
OUR class begins.
14. We still have twenty more minutes before _______

15. Brazil is located in South America. _______

ITS capital city is Rio de Janeiro.

16. When did Mr. and Mrs. Smith buyTHEIR

_______ new television?
MY keys! Where are they?
17. Oh no! I can’t find _______

18. A: Where is _______

YOUR brother? B: My brother is at school.

V Part. Possessive Pronouns. Replace the personal pronouns by possessive

pronouns. 10 Points.
YOURS
1. These pencils are (you) ________________.
MINE
2. The blue ball is (I) ________________.

3. The blue car is (we) __________________.

OURS
HERS
4. That diamond ring is (she) _________________.

5. We met the famous singers Paul and Jane last night. This house is (they)

_____________.
THEIRS
6. The luggage on the counter is (he) _________________.
HIS

7. The pictures on the wall near the pillar are (she) _______________.
HERS

8. In our garden in the summerhouse is a bird. The nest is (it)

ITS
__________________.
OURS
9. This smelly good for nothing cat is (we) _______________.

10. Honestly, this was not my fault. It was (you) __________________

VI Part. Reflexive Pronouns. Write the correct reflexive pronoun in the blank space. 6

Points.
HERSELF
1. He fell down the stairs and hurt ___________________.

2. When she sends an important email, she also sends a copy to

HERSELF
________________.
OURSELVES
3. The boss told us to give ____________________ a 15-minute break every two

hours.

4. Wow! You made a lot of cookies. Don’t bring them all to the party. Keep some for

____________________.
THEMSELVES

5. The children drew beautiful pictures. They were proud of

THEMSELVE
___________________.
OURSELVES
6. We really enjoyed ____________________ at the party.