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TEST I: FILL IN THE BLANKS

DIRECTION: Identify the use of modal auxilliary verb in each sentence. Choose your answer from the box and
write your answer on the space provided. (2pts)

Prohibition Absence of obligation

Possibility Recommendation
Strong obligation Ability
Probability Permission
Willingness Complete certainty

____________________1. According to the publisher, the author’s new book will be released on Thursday.
____________________2. Mother can cook supper while keeping the baby entertained.
____________________3. The hard working father will not be back until tomorrow.
____________________4. Richard should be at home because he only leaves on Sundays.
____________________5. The procedure will not take long; the doctors will be done in an hour.
____________________6. Some of the applicants may be coming from the nearby provinces.
____________________7. Kim might not have received my text message. She has bad reception at home.
____________________8. The pizza they ordered should arrive in 20 to 45 minutes.
____________________9. Madie is on her way. She might be on the train.
____________________10. Cost of living must be high in Singapore.
____________________11. We couldn’t get to the ceremony on time because our flight was delayed.
____________________12. The security guard knows that he must lock the gates all times.
____________________13. My power chord is broken. The dog must have chewed on it.
____________________14. Richard need not pay for his tuition anymore. He got a scholarship.
____________________15. You might want to put on your sweater because it is freezing outside.
____________________16. Shall I pick you up tomorrow morning?
____________________17. The delivery man should be on his way now.
____________________18. You must never lose your key for it does not have any duplicate.
____________________19. I need to go to the comfort room. May I please be excused?
____________________20. I will be my sister’s maid of honor.

TEST II: MULTIPLE CHOICE

DIRECTION: Study the sentences below to find out the meaning of each italicized word. Encircle the letter of the
correct answer.

1. The citizens have regressive tendencies. 2. Every window had a loud yellow
a. to advance illumination.
b. to relapse a. dull spark
c. to endure b. fading color
 c. glowing light 7. She describes the scene in breathless prose.
3. Crime was ebbing. a. stuffy
a. diminishing b. breezy
b. increasing c. airy
c. widespread 8. The literary world has enthroned
4. He stood entranced as the officer called him. Shakespeare for so long.
a. straight in attention a. glorify
b. fidgety and nervously b. degrade
c. filled with wonder c. abase
5. A faint incense puttering from their 9. She has an enviable reputation for honesty.
exhausts. a. dishonest
a. making soft, explosive sounds. b. very desirable
b. moving in a casual, unhurried way c. unbelievable
c. spraying or splashing 10. The young runaway gradually became
6. The dogs in intermittent squads. entangled in a web of lies.
a. incoming a. untwist
b. random b. intertwist
c. numerous c. untangle

TEST III: IDENTIFICATION (AUTHORS)

DIRECTION: Identify the following given statement. Choose the LETTER of the correct answer from the box and
write your answer on the space provided before the number. (2pts each)

James Joyce
Anne Terry White
Grace Ogot
Ray Bradbury

_____________________1. She was a Ukrainian teacher, editor, translator, and author.

_____________________2. She was one of the first Kenyan English-speaking female writers to be published.
_____________________3. He was an Irish novelist and poet; he is one of Ireland’s most influential and
renowed writers.
_____________________4. Her father taught her the stories of the Old Testament and her grandmother told her
about the traditional folk tales of the district of Nyanza.
_____________________5. She is known for her work in children’s literarure and also known for her
nonfiction pieces in literature, history, and science.
_____________________6. Her political career started in 1983 when she became a member of parliament and
the only woman assistant minister in the President Daniel arap Moi’s cabinet.
_____________________7. He was noted for his experimental use of language and exploration of new literary
methods in his works of fiction.
_____________________8. He was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, playwright, screenwriter,
and poet.
_____________________9. He started to write stories during the Great Depression when he was only 11yrsold.
____________________10. His best works are his novels, “Ulysses,” “A Portrait of the Artist as a Young
Man,” and “Finnegan’s wake”.