Summative Test 1
in
English 9
Name:_______________________________________________Section:___________Date:____________Score:_________
Write the letter that corresponds to your answer on the space before the number.
_____1.You are too short to become a professional basketball
player. What do you say?
a. I wish I would be taller..
b. I wish I were taller..
c. If I was taller, I could become a professional
basketball player.
______2. You are expecting to get a positive response after a job
interview because you want to quit your current job. What do you
say?
a. If I got a positive answer, I could quit my job..
b. If I get a positive answer, I can quit my job..
c. If I'd gotten a positive answer, I could have quit my
job.
______3. During a test, you realize you didn't practise enough.
What do you say?
a. I'd rather I practiced more..
b. I wish I practiced more..
c. If only I had practiced more.
______4. Unfortunately, you do not have enough money to buy a
new phone. What do you say?
a. If only I’d buy a new phone.
b. I wish I had enough money to buy a new phone.
c. If I had enough money, I could buy a new phone.
______5. It's drizzling and you see that your classmate is going
outside without taking an umbrella. What do you say to warn
him?
a. If I were you, I’ll take an umbrella.
b. If you don't take an umbrella, you will get wet.
c. Would you rather have taken an umbrella?
______6. Which of the following situations need a consultative
speech style?
a. talking to a counselor or psychiatrist
b. giving last minute instructions to players
c. delivering campaign speeches
d. delivering a speech at the UN Summit
______7. Which of the following situations call for a casual
speech style?
a. delivering an oratorical speech
b. leading a prayer before meal
c. talking to a friend while playing sports
d. leading a prayer before meal
______8. This style is "frozen" in time and remains unchanged. It
mostly occurs in ceremonies.
a. intimate
b. consultative
c. formal
d. frozen
______9. This style is private and occurs between or among
close family members or individuals.
a. casual
b. consultative
c. intimate
d. formal
______10. Which of the following situations require a formal
speech style?
a. talking to a superior
b. reading a court order
c. talking to a stranger
d. talking and laughing about memorable experiences
______11. The language used in intimate style may be shared in
public.
a. Yes
b. No
c. Sometimes
d. It depends on the situation
______12. The following situations use formal speech style,
except:
a. inquiring at a hotel
b. delivering an oratorical speech
c. delivering a campaign speech
d. delivering news reports
______13. It is a style used in formal settings. Unlike the
consultative style, this is one-way.
a. consultative
b. intimate
c. frozen
d. formal
______14. his is the standard style which uses professional or
mutually acceptable language.
a. Casual
b. frozen
c. consultative
d. formal
______15. Jargon, slang, or the vernacular language are NOT
acceptable in the casual style.
a. Yes
b. No
c. Sometimes
d. It depends on the situation
______16. Which among the sentences is using conventional
communication style while talking to a teacher?
a. Sure ma’am. I’ll find it.
b. Is that everything you have read about?
c. Of course not, Mrs. De Luna!
d. No need, Mrs. De Luna, I got this.
True/False questions. Write True if the statement is True and
False if not.
__________17.It does not allow ellipsis, contractions, qualifying
modal adverbials, and subjectivity markers. → formal style
__________18. It is characterized by an economy of words, with
a high incidence of significant nonverbal communication, such as
gesture, facial expression, eye contact, and so on. → frozen
style
__________20. This style, whose aim is to inform, is intended for
a captive audience. → frozen style