REGIONAL ACHIEVEMENT TEST IN ENGLISH 9

S.Y. 2023- 2024

Name: __________________ Date:

_________
Grade & Section: _________ Score: _________

Read each question carefully. Write the letter of the

correct answer on your answer sheet.
1. Given the amount of shared background
knowledge, which communicative style best
describes a private conversation between two people
who are close and well-known to one another?
A. casual C. frozen
B. conversational D. intimate

2. Which of these communication styles is

sometimes referred to as fixed speech?
A. casual C.
frozen
B. conversational D. intimate
3. Which communication style uses language in a precise,
objective, and impersonal manner?
A. casual C. frozen
B. conversational D. intimate

4. Which of the following describes a consultative

communication style?
A. Utilize open-ended questions to get all opinions.
B. Uncover hidden issues and reveal personal agenda.
C. Honor the validity of the ideas of the speaker and the
listener.
D. All of the above
For items 5-6, read the succeeding texts then answer the questions that
follow.
Dr. Dan: Okay guys. Why don’t we start off with a little bit of word association?
Maggie: Okay, this is exciting. I’ve heard this can really open couple up huh.
Dr. Dan: Maggie, I’m going to offer you a word and respond. However, you’re moved to
from here. Black.
Maggie: White
Dr. Dan: Water
Maggie: Ocean
Dr. Dan: Sunshine
Maggie: Happy
Dr. Dan: I’m impressed. You’re very in tune. Calvin, you’re next.

5. Which communicative style is evident from the

conversation?
A. casual C. formal
B. consultative D. intimate
“No leader, however strong, can succeed at anything of
national importance or significance unless he has the
support and cooperation of the people he is tasked to lead
and sworn to serve. It is the people from whom democratic
governments draw strength and this administration is no
exception. That is why we have to listen to the murmurings of
the people, feel their pulse, supply their needs and fortify
their faith and trust in us whom they elected to public office

6. Which communicative style best describes the text

above?
A. casual C.
formal
For items 7-16, write on your paper the letter of the
communicative style that is appropriate for the following
situations.
A. casual C. formal
E. intimate
B. consultative D. frozen
7. “Are there any tables available?”
8. “Sir, pardon me. Is it alright if I enter?”
9. “Greetings and thank you for tuning in to HFE
News TV. I'm Jay Rebolledo, and today's feature
covers the recent increase in oil prices.”
For items 7-16, write on your paper the letter of the
communicative style that is appropriate for the following
situations.
A. casual C. formal
E. intimate
B. consultative D. frozen
10. “There have been periods in my life where I faced
challenges. I went to talk to someone, and it really
helped me.”
11. "I still remember the first day we met so vividly.
You were so concerned about how you looked, but
to me, you were perfect just as you were."
For items 7-16, write on your paper the letter of the
communicative style that is appropriate for the following
situations.
A. casual C. formal
E. intimate
B. consultative D. frozen
12. “Raise your right hand and repeat after me.”
13. “Graduating is a significant achievement, and we are
immensely proud of all that you have accomplished.”
14. “Good evening, everyone! I appreciate the warm
reception. It brings me great joy to be among numerous
friends and exceptional candidates here tonight.”
For items 7-16, write on your paper the letter of the
communicative style that is appropriate for the following
situations.
A. casual C. formal
E. intimate
B. consultative D. frozen
15. “While we enjoy this meal, we ask for the
blessing of good health and the fortitude to live in
accordance with Your will.”
16. “I have a problem, can we talk?”
For items 17-18, identify what is described in the sentence.
Write the letter of the correct answer on your paper.

17. Which of the following modal types implies that someone

must not do something, or that something should not be
done?
A. permission C. obligation
B. prohibition D. obstruction

18. Which verb form is employed to convey a level of

confidence regarding an outcome or the potential for
something to occur?
A. auxiliary C. linking
B. helping D. modal
For items 19-25, supply the correct modal for each
sentence.
19. You ___________ worry too much. You won't
benefit from it. You either land the job or you don't.
Simply apply for another one if you don't.
A. can C. ought not to
B. must D. should not
20. You ______ handle the job if you are fluent in
Japanese.
A. can C. ought not to
B. must D. should not
21. I must have reworked this math problem twenty
times or more, because my solution does not match
the answer key. The book's answer ______ be
incorrect.
A.can C. shall
B.must D. shouldn’t
22. You ________ be rich to be successful. Some of
the most successful people I know haven’t got a
penny to their names.
A. ought not to C. will
B. shall D.
would
23. When you are a driver, you _________ stop at red
lights.
A. can C. must
B. have D. shall
24. The rule states that you ________ invite only
one guest to the party.
A. can’t C. must
B. have to D. mustn’t
25. Karen dances _______ during the party.
A. ably C. necessarily
B. certainly D. surely
For items 26-29, choose the correct type of conditional
sentence described and used in each item.

26. This type of conditional sentence uses the perfect

tenses of the verb.
A. First Conditionals C. Third
Conditionals
B. Second Conditionals D. Zero
Conditionals

27. Ask Airish if you don’t know what to do.

A. First Conditionals C. Third
28. If I won the lottery, I would buy the most
expensive car.
A. First Conditionals C. Third
Conditionals
B. Second Conditionals D. Zero Conditionals

29. I’d have come to the birthday party if you’d

told me about it.
A. First Conditionals C. Third
Conditionals
30. Which of the following connections is made
when students connect what they are reading to
other books that they have read or songs that they
have listened to before?
A. text-to-context C. text-to-text
B. text-to-self D. text-to-
world
31. It is a highly personal connection that a reader
makes between a piece of reading material and
the reader’s own experiences or life.
A. text-to-context C. text-to-text
32. “I am learning about why pollution can make a
marine animal sick from this book, and I saw on the
news how water pollution is affecting marine animals."
Which of the following connections does that statement
show?
A. text-to-context C. text-to-text
B. text-to-self D. text-to-world
33. “When I read the material, how do I feel?” Which of
the following connections does that question show?
A. text-to-context C. text-to-text
B. text-to-self D. text-to-world
34. What similarities does this text share with
previous texts I have read?
A. text-to-context C. text-to-text
B. text-to-self D. text-to-world

35. “You ought to take the majority's decision.

Purchase this item right away to stay trendy.”
A. to argue C. to inform
B. to express D. to persuade
For items 36-38, read the poem below then answer the
questions that follow
―Life is real! Life is earnest! And the grave is not
its goal;
Dust thou art, to dust returnest, Was not spoken
of the soul.

36. What is the author's perspective on love?

A. gloomy C. satirical
B. optimistic D.
suspicious
37. Which emotion does the writer wish to
draw out in the reader?
A. cheerful C. romantic
B. mournful D. sorrow
38. What is the main purpose of the
writer?
A. to express an emotion
B. to impress the readers
C. to argue with the readers
D. to establish a good relationship with the
For items 39-43, read the poem below then answer the
questions that follow
A Delightful Love
by Nixson B. Varona
Look and see the beauty
of such love which all of us are worthy.
It gives joy to a man so lonely
and brings happiness to a heart so empty.
I can fly too high for you are mine. If I am with you,
I am always fine.
This love I feel deep inside will never die
For I know forever is always on our side
39. What distinct quality of those who are truly great
does the persona in the first stanza bring up?
A. bravery C. influential
B. kindness D. inspirational

40. Based on the second stanza, who should not

be forgotten?
A. Someone who is important in our lives.
B. Someone who gave donations during wartime.
C. Someone who is precious and fought selflessly.
D. Someone who is truly dear to us and we cannot
live without.
41. What legacy do great people leave behind?
A. their bravery
B. the opportunities they leave us.
C. their readiness in all kinds of war
D. The memories of their greatness,
goodness, and contributions that they have
made.
42. In the sentence "What is precious, is never to forget?”,
what is the speaker attempting to highlight?
A. The efforts of the heroes in the past do not have
anything to do with the present situation.
B. The great deeds of the people from the past
should not be forgotten because they are contributory
to the future.
C. Never forget the lives of the people who fought for
the right of the country to attain freedom.
D. The sacrifices of the heroes in the past are not
the basis of the future, so we just need to move on
and do our best for the betterment of lives in the
43. What is the meaning of the poem?
A. The poem was meant to show humanities’
cruelty.
B. The poem was meant to describe how our
forefathers lived.
C. The poem was meant to discredit all the efforts
of the people who
have come before us.
D. The poem was meant to show reverence to those
who have fought
to enlighten the world.
For items 44-50, identify the term described in each
number.
44. It involves willingness or readiness to experiment
with new things.
A. collaborations C. flexibility
B. experimenting D. speed
45. Samantha can quickly pick up new concepts or
ideas. What characteristic of Samantha is
manifested in the given sentence?
A. collaboration C. flexibility
B. experimenting D. speed
46. Princess wishes to see if the alternative she
discovered works well.
What characteristic of Princess is presented in the
given sentence?
A. collaboration C. flexibility
B. experimenting D. speed
47. Marvin wishes to assist his classmates by
imparting his skills in solving mathematical
problems. Which of Marvin's traits is demonstrated
in the sentence?
A. collaboration C. information
gathering
48. When Annie is unsure about what to do, she
never feels embarrassed to ask for assistance.
Which of Annie's traits is implied by the sentence?
A. experimenting C.
reflecting
B. information gathering D. risk-taking

49. It involves embracing challenges.

A. informal gathering
B. interpersonal risk-taking
C. performance risk-taking
D. reflecting
50. This technique is known as "knowledge
power enhancement.“
A. information gathering
B. interpersonal risk-taking
C. performance risk-taking
D. reflecting