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First Quarter Examination in English Grade 9
First Quarter Examination in English Grade 9
Department of Education
Region VI – Western Visayas
Schools Division of Passi City
District of Passi II East Republic
MAN - IT INTEGRATED SCHOOL
Brgy. Man - it, Passi City, Iloilo
Direction: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the best answer from the choices.
1. A modal that uses the word can’t and mustn’t to show that something is prohibited or not
allowed.
A. Permission B. Obligation C. Prohibition D. all of the above
2. ____ is a modal used to ask for and give permission.
A. have to B. can C. mustn’t D. Can’t
3. It is used to talk about things that are always true or factual (Scientific Facts, General or
Universal Truths).
A. Modal B. zero conditional C. first conditional D. modal of obligation
4. Which of the following is expressed in the first conditional?
A. He always smiles when he saw his crush.
B. She always gets rashes when she eats seafood.
C. Coffee tastes sweet if you add sugar
D. If you did not bring my paper back, I will be angry.
5. A conditional sentence is composed of ___.
A complete thought
B. One main clause and if-clause
C. If-clause and result
D. Main clause and a complete thought.
Test II B. Present Unreal Conditionals. Determine which verb tense can complete the statement.
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1. If we moved the restaurant downtown
a. we will have more customers.
b. we would have more customers.
c. we would have had more customers.
2. If we used more local farm produce,
a. we could improve our menu
b. we could improved our menu.
c. we would have had more customers.
3. If we hired a pastry chef,
a. we could improved our dessert selection.
b. can improve our dessert selection.
c. we could improve our dessert selection.
4. If we opened an oyster bar,
a. we might attract oyster fans.
b. may have attracted oyster fans.
c. might have attracted oyster fans.
5. If we improved the lighting,
a. it will make the restaurant feel more romantic.
b. it would make the restaurant feel more romantic.
c. it will have made the restaurant feel more romantic.
6. We could fit more customers in the restaurant
a. if we changed the tables into booths.
b. if we changing the tables into booths.
c. if we would change the tables into booths.
7. We would get more reservations
a. if we use an Internet booking service like OpenTable.com.
b. if we may use an Internet booking service like Compensable.
c. if we used an Internet booking service like OpenTable.com.
8. If I had a nice voice, I would __________ in the church choir.
a. sings
b. singing
c. sing
9. If I spoke Chinese, I would __________to my grandmother more often.
a. speak
b. speaks
c. speaking
Test III. Direction: Fill in the sentences with the correct modal verbs. Choose from CAN, MUST, HAVE TO,
CAN’T and MUSTN’T.
B. Which of the following modal verbs fit in the gaps below? Choose your answer from must or
mustn’t.
1. When you have a child in the house, you ___________ leave small objects lying around. You
________ always secure the place clean and free from clutters.
2. Please make sure to water my plants while I am gone. You ______ water them twice a day. You
_______ let them dry or else they will die.
3. Vegetables are important sources of nutrients including potassium, dietary fiber, folic acid and
vitamins A and C. Hence, you ________ eat vegetables daily. You _______ eat junk foods
4. Smoking is bad for one’s health. One _______ smoke. Smoking ______ be completely banned in our
community.
5. Kindness is good for your heart as it releases feel-good hormones. Thus, we _______ be kind to
others. We _______ do anything that could hurt the feelings of others.
Test IV. Present real conditionals/Zero Conditionals. Complete the sentences with the correct verbs.
B. Direction: Complete the sentences with the correct form of verb given.
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1. If we _____, we _________ there in time. (hurry, get)
2. I ___________to the doctor unless the pain ________. (not go, increase)
3. If you __________ in public places you __________ into trouble. (smoke, get)
4. We ________ for a picnic tomorrow if the weather ________ nice. (go, stay)
5. Everyone _________ you if you ___________ them the truth. (believe, tell)
6. If he _________ up, he ___________ to work on time. ( not wake, not get)
7. If she __________ her keys, she _________ angry. (lose, be)
8. If the baby ___________ a boy, I ______________ him Jonathan. ( be, call)
9. You __________ an accident if you _________ so carelessly. (Cause, drive)
10. She ___________ it if she __________ me the truth. ( regret, not tell)
Test V. Communicative Styles. Match the participants (persons involved) or situation from column A to
the appropriate communicative style in column B.