Schools Division Office - Manila

Manuel L. Quezon High School

1516 Blumentritt, Sta. Cruz, Manila

FIRST QUARTER TEST IN

ENGLISH 9

Test I Reading
Read the selection that follows then answer each question with a letter, word or phrase.

ADAPTING TO SURVIVE
Living things adapt to their environment so they can survive. An organism
adapts when it develops a behavior that makes it more likely to survive. It can also adapt by forming a
physical characteristic that makes it more likely to survive. It can also adapt by forming a physical
characteristic or body part that helps it survive.
In a forest biome, some trees grow taller than the other plants around them. This
lets them reach the sunlight. Growing taller is an adaptation that helps trees survive. Shorter plants have
adapted with their behavior. They have learned to live in the shade with less sunlight.
Animals in the forest have a wide variety of adaptations. Monkeys have long
tails. They can use them almost like another hand. This helps them swing quickly through the tops of
trees. They can even do this while holding their babies or gathering food. Giraffes need to reach leaves at
the tops of tall trees. Having a long neck is an adaptation that allows them to do this.
Some animals’ adaptations prevent other animals from wanting to eat them. A
skunk’s horrible smell makes larger animals choose something else to eat. Even plants sometimes protect
themselves in this way. Roses and acacia trees both have dangerous thorns. The thorns prevent animals
from eating their leaves.
Questions:
1.What is the topic of the paragraph?
a. Organism b. Living things c. Bacteria d. Virus
2-3. What are the two main ways that an organism adapts? (Find them in the paragraph and copy the
complete sentence}
4.What is that adaptation among trees that make them survive?
a. Growing taller b. Getting sunlight c. Being transferred to other place
5.Animals adapt to environment by….
a. Developing a behavior to survive b. Developing a physical characteristic
6. Roses protect themselves by means of……
a. Leaves b. Flower c. Thorns d. Nectar
7. What helps monkeys to quickly swing from tops of trees as their way for survival?
a. Hands b. Long tails c. Eyes d. Hairs
8. The word ______________ means to continue to live or exist. ( pick out that word from above)
9-10. What are the two key words that make living organisms adapt to environment in order to survive?
a. Live and survive b. Behavior and physical characteristics c. Food and oxygen

Test II. Modals

Pick the most appropriate modals to complete the given statements. Write the letter of your answer on the
space provided.
11. You _____ go as soon as you have finished your exam. (Permission)
a. May
b. Because
c. Therefore
 12. You _____ play here – it’s dangerous! (Prohibition)
a. Mustn’t
b. Could
c. May
13. We _____ leave early tomorrow. (Obligation)
a. Seek
b. Can
c. Have to
14. He _____learn to read and write his name before he goes to school. (Obligation)
a. Must
b. Can
c. Could
15. They _____ speak English in their job. (Prohibition)
a. But need to
b. Don’t need to
c. Yes need to
16. _____ you tell Deborah that she must call me tomorrow? (Permission)
a. Can
b. Might
c. Must
17. Do we really _____ pay in advance to watch the show? (Obligation)
a. Might
b. Could
c. Need to
18. You _____ go to the hairdresser’s. Your hair is very long. (Obligation)
a. Could to
b. May to
c. Need to
19. He doesn’t _____ wear a uniform to school. (Prohibition)
a. Have to
b. Must to
c. Can to
20. Retailers _________ sell items below the manufacturer's price. (Prohibition)
a. Have to
b. Need to
c. May not
Test III. Seven Ages of Man
A. Arrange the jumbled letters to identify the 7 Ages of Man as told by William Shakespeare.
21. YINCANF
22. CDHOOHLID
23. AEDCONLEESC
24. ADDOOTHUL
25. MYATTIRU
26. DOL GEA
27. SDENCNO CSSDLIHEISHN

B. Choose the letter of the best answer for each of the questions provided below:
28. William Shakespeare is also known as “________________”
a. The Bard of England
b. The Bard of Avon
c. The Bard of English
29. Shakespeare was an actor, a playwright and a……
a. Doctor
b. Teacher
c. Businessman
30. How many children did Shakespeare and Ann Hathaway had?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 5
Test IV. Figures of Speech
Read each example of figurative language on the left and match it with the correct type listed on the right.
Write the letter of your answer.
Column A 39. As I walk up in the hallway, all I can
hear is a deafening silence.
31. Watching this movie is like watching
40. This is the beginning of the end.
the grass grow.
32. “When the cat stalks his prey, he is a Column B
shadow.”
A. Oxymoron
33. Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the
B. Simile
way!
C. Hyperbole
34. “It was the best of time; it was the worst
D. Metaphor
of time…”
E. Synecdoche
35. The wind whispered through the dark
F. Onomatopoeia
and gloomy forest.
G. Personification
36. There was a loud vroom as he revved
H. Repetition
the engine.
I. Paradox
37. Jon saved up five hundred thousand
J. Antithesis
pesos to get some new wheels.
38. She is the prettiest woman in the entire
universe.

Test VI Conditional Sentence

Complete the following sentences using the correct form of the verb provided in each sentence.
41. If I (wake up) late, I (be) late for work. (Zero Conditional)
42. If my husband (cook), he (burn) the food. (Zero Conditional)
43. If I (go) out tonight, I (go) to the cinema. (First Conditional)
44. If we(not/see) each other tomorrow, we (see) each other next week. (First Conditional)
45. If I (be) you, I (get) a new job. (Second Conditional)
46. If we (win) the lottery, we (travel) the world. (Second Conditional)
47. If I (speak) perfect English, I (have) a good job. (Second Conditional)
48. If you (not/be) late, we (not/miss) the bus. (Third Conditional)
49. If we (arrive) earlier, we (see) Joan. (Third Conditional)
50. If I (be) born in a different country, I (learn) to speak a different language. (Third Conditional)
Test VII. Language Register
Identify which Language Register is used in the following scenario. (Casual, Consultative, Formal,
Intimate, Frozen)
51. On 30th January 202, the Philippine Department of Health reported the first case of COVID-19 in
the country with a 38-year-old female Chinese national.
52. “Lemme go!”
53. “Yes, your honor”

54. Doctor: Hello! What can I do for you?

Patient: Good Morning Doctor. I don’t feel good.

55. Sam: Oh? Bob!

Bob: Hey Sam! Good to see you!
56. BF: Hi Baby
GF: Hi Honey
BF: I want to say something to you on this special occasion your birthday.

57. Teacher: Good Morning Students!

Student: Good Morning, Teacher!
Teacher: How were the holidays? Did you have a nice time?
Student: Yeah! It was fantastic Ma’am; I went to Bohol and Cebu with my family.
58. Wife: Listen, it’s our 5th wedding anniversary next month. We should plan something. What do
you say?
Husband: Ohhhh, is it? It’s been five years already. I had no idea it is our 5th anniversary.
 59. I want to begin this homily with a brief prayer. “Lord Jesus Christ, we pray that You would cover
us, our families, and all of our possessions with Your love and the power of Your Most Precious
Blood.
60. Preamble
We, the sovereign Filipino people, imploring the aid of Almighty God, in order to build a
just and humane society, and establish a Government that shall embody our ideals and
aspirations, promote the common good, conserve and develop our patrimony, and secure to
ourselves and our posterity, the blessings of independence and democracy under the rule of law
and a regime of truth, justice, freedom, love, equality, and peace, do ordain and promulgate this
Constitution.

“If you’re totally convinced, you’ll fail, you’ll struggle to succeed. But if you believe you’ll
succeed, you’ll stand a much better chance. Take it one step at a time – you can get there!”

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ANSWER KEY
1. B
2. An organism adapts when it develops a behavior that makes it more likely to survive.
3. It can also adapt by forming a physical characteristic or body part that helps it survive.
4. B
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. SURVIVAL
9. B
10. B
11. A
12. A
13. C
14. A
15. B
16. A
17. C
18. C
19. A
20. C
21. INFANCY
22. CHILDHOOD
23. ADOLESCENCE
24. ADULTHOOD
25. MATURITY
26. OLD AGE
27. SECOND CHILDISHNESS
28. B
29. C
30. A
31. B
32. D
33. H
34. J
35. G
36. F
37. E
38. C
39. A
40. I
41. If I wake up late, I am late for work.
42. If my husband cooks, he burns the food.
43. If I go out tonight, I will go to the cinema.
44. If we don't see each other tomorrow, we will see each other next week.
45. If I were you, I would get a new job.
46. If we won the lottery, we would travel the world.
47. If I spoke perfect English, I would have a good job.
48. If you had not been late, we wouldn't have missed the bus.
49. If we had arrived earlier, we would have seen Joan.
50. If I had been born in a different country, I would have learned to speak a different language.
51. Frozen
52. Casual
53. Formal
54. Consultative
55. Casual
56. Intimate
57. Consultative
58. Intimate
59. Formal
60. Frozen