Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
FIRST QUARTER EXAMINATION
ENGLISH 9
Name: ____________________________________
Grade & Section: __________________________
Date:__________________
Score: ________________
Directions: Choose the best answer to the following multiple-choice questions about modals.
Write the letter that corresponds to your answer in the space provided before each number.
________ 1. What word makes a modal that expresses prohibition?
A. can
B. may
C. need
D. not
________ 2. What modal verb is used to give consent or to express approval?
A. Modal
B. Obligation
C. Permission
D. Prohibition
Directions: Choose the correct modal to complete the given sentences. Write the letter that
corresponds to your answer in the space provided before each number.
________ 3. The teacher _____ always look for the benefits of his/her students.
A. can
B. may
C. shall
D. should
________ 4. Cooperation _____ be achieved to make a project successful.
A. can
B. cannot
C. may
D. must
________ 5. Anybody _____ take the entrance test in the university.
A. could
B. might
C. shall
D. should
Directions: Write the letter that corresponds to your answer in the space provided before each
number.
________ 6. Below are the examples of sentences that expresses permission. Which is NOT
belong to the group.
A. Can I play basketball?
C. The sun rotates on its axis.
B. Can I use my cellphone?
D. May I have another chocolate.
________ 7. Which of the given sentences contains modals?
A. They went out.
C. The teacher calls the student to recite.
B. She dances gracefully.
D. Men and women must be treated equally.
________ 8. What modal use in the given sentence?
“A students may join activities outside the school premises, provided their parents
know about it.”
A. children
B. may join
C. provided
D. school premises
________ 9. Which of the following statement expresses permission?
A. Can I borrow a phone?
B. I really must do my assignments.
C. You may not eat in the classroom during break time.
D. We have to be in the airport at least two hours before the flight.
________ 10. Which of the following statement expresses obligation?
A.
Sir, could I see your passport, please?
B.
You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover.
C.
People must not shout even when angry to avoid conflicts.
D.
Employees must check the files properly to avoid losing them.
________ 11. Which of the given modal of prohibition sentences is grammatically correct?
A.
You not leave your jacket here.
B.
You no can leave your jacket here.
C.
You can not leave your jacket here.
D.
You can no to leave your jacket here.
________ 12. Which of the given modal of permission sentences is grammatically correct?
A.
May I came to the mall?
B.
May I went to the mall?
C.
May I goes to the mall?
D.
May I go to the mall?
________ 13. Which modal of obligation could best complete the given sentence?
Denny_____________ save his money.
A.
has to
B. have to
C. must have
D. must to
Directions: Choose the best answer to the following multiple-choice questions about
conditionals. Write the letter that corresponds to your answer in the space provided before
each number.
________ 14. Why is Conditionals important in the English language?
A.
They help you become fluent in English.
B.
They help us express things that happened in the past.
C.
They serve only one purpose and take several similar forms.
D.
They can be used to give advice, express regret and discuss facts, among other thing.
________ 15. Which of the following statements best describes Present Real or Zero Conditionals?
A.
It is based on scientific facts and general truths.
B.
It talks about things which are based on opinions.
C.
Its form is “If + simple present …+… simple future”
D.
It is used to talk about what you normally do in unreal-life situations.
________ 16. What makes a conditional sentence?
A.
It has a dependent clause.
B.
It has an independent clause.
C.
It has a subject and a predicate.
D.
It has an if clause and the main clause.
________ 17. Andrea wrote a sentence that made use of the "past perfect tense” in the "if clause", and
"would have" along with the past participle form of the verb in the main clause. Which of the following
is true about what he wrote?
A.
He wrote a general truth.
B.
He wrote a hypothetical condition and its probable result.
C.
He wrote an unreal past condition and its probable past result.
D.
He wrote a present or future possible condition and its probable result.
________ 18. If Joel wrote a sentence using the third conditional, how would he write it?
A.
If it rains, the pavement gets soaked.
B.
If I slept longer, I would feel more rested.
C.
If you win the contest, you will feel accomplished.
D.
You would have enjoyed if you had come with us.
Directions: Choose the correct verb form to complete the given zero/present real
conditional sentences. Write the letter that corresponds to your answer in the space provided
before each number.
________ 19. We ___________ to go outside if there is an earthquake.
A.
Need
B. needs
C. will need
D. would need
________ 20. If you ___________ a mirror, it breaks .
A.
Drop
B. drops
C. will drop
D. would drop
________ 21. Ice cube ___________ if you take it out from the freezer.
A.
Melt
B. melts
C. will melt
D. would melt
________ 22. If you rub two dry sticks for a long time, it _______ .
A.
flame
B. flames
C. will flames
D. would flame
Choose the correct verb form to complete the given 1st/future real conditional sentences.
Write the letter that corresponds to your answer in the space provided before each number.
________ 23. She ______ a perfect score in English if Dyxee _________ her notes.
A.
get/review
C. will get/reviews
B.
get/will review
D. will get/will review
________ 24. If my mother _______ me to have a pet, I _______ a shih tzu poodle.
A.
will allow/buy
C. allows/will buy
B.
allow/will buy
D. allow/buy
________ 25. If it _____ rain, we _____ to the beach.
A.
do not/go
B. doesn’t/go
C. doesn’t/will go D. won’t/go
________ 26. My husband ________ us to the cinema if we ______ him
A.
drive/will ask
C. will drive/will ask
B.
will drive/ask
D. drive/ask
Complete the following 2nd conditional sentences. Write the letter that corresponds to your
answer in the space provided before each number.
________ 27. If you were hungry, I _______ you a spaghetti.
A.
make
B. makes
C. will make
D. would make
________ 28. I would ______a house and lot if I won the singing contest.
A.
buy
B. buys
C. buying
D. bought
________ 29. I ____to your party on Friday if I didn't have to work.
A.
came
B. come
C. will come
D. would come
________ 30. I would call them if I ______their telephone number.
A.
knew
B. know
C. will know
D. would know
Choose the letter that corresponds with the 3rd conditional sentences below. Write answer in
the space provided before each number.
________ 31. I would have been so happy if I _______my goals.
A.
reached
C. had reached
B.
would reach
D. would have reached
________ 32. If you ____early, we ____bus.
A.
wake/have
C. woken/catch
B.
wakes/caught
D. had woken/would have caught
________ 33. I ___________ you my notes, if you _________ nicely.
A.
give/ask
C. given/ask
B.
given/asked
D. would have given/had asked
Find the error in each of the following sentences, if there is no error, the answer is (E).
________ 34. (A) If Diana will study/ (B) hard she/(C) will surely / (D) pass the exam. / (E) No error
________ 35. (A) If he had money/ (B) she will have/ (C) give it/ (D) to me. / (E) No error
________ 36. (A) If you doesn’t / (B) care about our planet/ (C) we will / (D) suffer./ (E) No error
________ 37. (A) If I had/(B) house and lot, / (C) I would have asked / (D) you to stay there./ (E) No
error
________ 38. (A) If I were / (B) the richest person of Pangasinan / (C) I will help/(D)my community. /
(E) No error
Direction: Write the letter that corresponds to your answer in the space provided before each
number.
________ 39. Which of the following situations uses an intimate speech style?
A. delivering a campaign speech
B. leading a prayer during a meeting
C. chatting to a circle of friends via Messenger
D. opening up to parents about struggles in studying
________ 40. What is the best statement to be used for a conversation between siblings?
A. Hurry up!
B. May I request you to hurry up?
C. Excuse me, may I ask you to be quick?
D. Pardon me, can you please make haste?
________ 41. You wanted to know from your English teacher how well you have performed in your
final performance task for the first quarter. What communicative style do you have to use?
A. Formal
B. casual
C. intimate
D. consultative
________ 42. “Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to this momentous event,” is an example of
_____speech style.
A. frozen
B. casual
C. formal
D. intimate
________ 43. The degree of formality in a student–friend conversation is _________, while it is
________ in a student-teacher conversation.
A. low, high
C. formal, technical
B. high, low
D. informal, colloquial
________ 44. The following statements describe frozen speech style, EXCEPT ____________.
A. It rarely or never changes.
B. It is also known as static speech style.
C. It encourages open and long conversations among participants.
D. The type of language is often learned and repeated by rote.
________ 45. The following statements differentiate a formal from a consultative speech style,
EXCEPT ____________.
A. Formal speeches use standard English; consultative speeches use less formal standard
English.
B. Formal speeches are specific and straightforward; consultative speeches are implicit
and ambiguous.
C. Formal speech style avoids using slang; consultative speech style uses semi-formal
communication.
D. Speeches are the common format of formal register; professional discussions are
common format of consultative register.
________ 46. Which of the following are examples of formal register?
A. posts, comments, chats, emails, blogs, letters to friends
B. the Lord’s Prayer, the Preamble, bibliographic reference, laws
C. sermons, speeches, announcements, rhetorical statements and questions
D. conversations between strangers, counselor and client, and lawyer and judge
________ 47. Which of the following sentences DOES NOT describe the casual or informal
speech style?
A. The speaker says something that has been prepared beforehand.
B. Words or phrases that are shortened like, “What’s up?” can be used.
C. It allows the use of slang, profanity, and unconventional English words.
D. A simple greeting with people whom you know well is an example of this.
________ 48. Which of the following correctly describes casual and intimate speech styles?
A. Casual speech style is usually used for friends or peers, while intimate speech style is
used for close family members.
B. Casual speech style uses jargon and certain terms of endearment, while intimate
speech style uses slang, vulgarities, and colloquialisms.
C. Communication in a casual register is private and may not be shared, while
communication in an intimate register may be shared in public.
D. There is free and easy participation of both speaker and listener in a casual speech
style, while the listener’s participation is limited in an intimate speech style.
________ 49. Which of the following shows a consultative speech style?
A. Speaker 1: Hey, how’s life?
Speaker 2: Doing fine, how about you?
B.Speaker 1: Please settle down. In a few minutes, we are about to start the
program.
Speaker 2: To formally start, may we ask everyone to stand for the singing of
our national anthem?
C.Speaker 1: I miss you, mom. I wish you were here.
Speaker 2: I miss you too, son. I’ll be there soon, I promise.
D.
Speaker 1: Doctor, can I eat anything I want after the surgery?
Speaker 2: For your immediate post-surgery diet, you must take clear liquids like
water; ice chips; apple, grape, or cranberry juice; and tea.
________ 50. The English teacher instructed the Grade 9 students to show their answer sheets to their
parents. John was anxious about getting a low score on that 25-item quiz, but he must tell his parents
the truth. What would a conversation between a child and his supportive parent be like?
A. John: I beg your pardon. I got a low score on that quiz.
Parent: You should have done better, John.
B.John: I am sorry mom. I got a low score on our 25-item quiz.
Parent: It’s okay, honey. You can always do better. I believe in you.
C.John: Hey mom, sorry that I got a low score.
Parent: Why? Haven’t I told you to study harder? You better get a perfect score
next time.
D.
John: May I have your attention, please? I just want to confess that I got a low
score on our quiz. Here, look at my answer sheet.
Parent: John, this is quite disappointing. I thought you are doing well in your
studies.
ANSWER KEY
1.
D
2.
C
3.
D
4.
D
5.
A
6.
C
7.
D
8.
B
9.
A
10.
D
11.
C
12.
D
13.
D
14.
D
15.
A
16.
D
17.
B
18.
D
19.
A
20.
A
21.
B
22.
B
23.
C
24.
C
25.
C
26.
B
27.
D
28.
A
29.
D
30.
A
31.
C
32.
D
33.
D
34.
A
35.
B
36.
A
37.
C
38.
C
39. D
40. A
41. D
42. C
43. A
44. C
45. B
46. C
47. A
48. A
49. D
50. B