Parts of Speech, Word Meaning & Moods is one of 9 topics in the Grade 9 English Home Language CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Which mood simply states a fact or asks a question, used constantly in everyday speech?
Indicative
Imperative
Subjunctive
Potential
Answer: Indicative — The indicative mood states facts or asks questions, such as "The storm damaged the roof."
Easy
2. Which sentence is in the imperative mood?
Close the window before the storm arrives.
The storm damaged the roof.
If I were you, I would leave now.
She might finish the project by Friday.
Answer: Close the window before the storm arrives. — The imperative mood gives a command or instruction, with the subject "you" usually left out.
Medium
3. Which word correctly completes this subjunctive-mood sentence: "If I ___ you, I would leave now"?
Answer: were — The subjunctive mood often uses "were" instead of "was", even with a singular subject, to describe an imagined, not a real, situation.
