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FIRST MONTHLY EXAMINATION in English 9

Name: ___________________________________ Date: ____________

Section: _____________ Score: ___________

I- Matching Type
Directions: Match Column A with the correct answer to Column B. Write only the letter of
your answer on the blank provided.

COLUMN A COLUMN B

___1. Anglo Saxon a. Old English

___2. Oldest Germanic poem b. Beowulf
___3. Regions c. Angeln and Saxony
___4. Homer d. Odyssey
___5. Ruler of Danes e. King Hrothgar
___6. Migrated to the island f. Germanic tribes
___7. Modal of permission g. could
___8. Professor of Archeology h. Heinrich Arke
___9. Anno domini i. in the year of the Lord in Latin
___10. Mortal j. can die
___11. Modal of no obligation k. don’t have to
___12. Beowulf l. heroic story
___13. Biag ni Lam- ang m. epic poem Ilocos
___14. Modal of prohibition n. mustn’t
___15. Narrator’s point of view o. 3rd person
___16. Setting p. Denmark
___17. homer q. odyssey
___18. Modals of obligation r. must
___19. Secular version of before Christ s. Before common era
___20. Genre t. epic
u. elegy
v. immortal

II- Choose the correct modal for the following sentences:

1. You ___ come to the meeting but it would help us all if you’re there.
a. mustn't
b. don't have to

2. I can’t get a connection on my phone. ___ I borrow yours?

a. have to
b. can
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3. The rules say that you ___ only invite one guest to the club.
a. have to
b. can

4. I ___ stay on for a few hours because I’d rather work late today than over the weekend.
a. have to
b. must

5. There’s a lot of noise coming from outside. ___ I close the window?
a. Could
b. Must

6. You ___ start saving money if you want to retire early

a. have to
b. can

7. Did they tell you that you ___ come into this area. It’s restricted to staff only.
a. can't
b. don't have to

8. We ___ be there fifteen minutes before the concert starts.

a. have to
b. Can

9. I can stay in bed tomorrow morning I_______________work.

a. Don’t have to
b. Doesn’t have to

10. You ________________buy a newspaper. You can have mine.

a. Can’t
b. Mustn’t
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III Directions:

Complete the following sentences using appropriate modal verbs. Choose the correct answer from the
box and write your answer on the space provided.

Must can have to

mustn’t can’t

11. When you are a driver, you________________ stop on red lights.

12. Children_____________ stay in their rooms during playtime.

13. We_______________ be there before the contest starts or else, we will be disqualified.

14. I can’t get a connection in my phone. ______________I borrow yours?

15.. The rules state that you__________ invite only one guest to the party.

16. People_________________ smoke in public places.

17. Students_____________ manage their time carefully when taking a timed test.

18. People_____________________ turn off their mobile phones at the movie theater.

19. Men and women_____________ be treated equally.

20. If you are going to drive, you _________consume alcoholic drinks.

Prepared by:
Angeline C. Soriano,LPT
English 9 Teacher

Noted By:
Chesya Jean Epa,MAED, LPT
Unified Principal
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FIRST MONTHLY EXAMINATION in English 9