Name: Date:
Zero and First Conditional: End-of-Topic Test
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General Instructions:
● Answer ALL questions in the spaces provided.
● Read each question carefully before answering.
● Check your spelling and grammar.
● Time allowed: 45 minutes.
Section A: Vocabulary and Rules
1. Define what a "condition" is in a conditional sentence.
2. Define what a "result" is in a conditional sentence.
3. Write the grammatical structure for the Zero Conditional.
4. Write the grammatical structure for the First Conditional.
Section B: Identifying Conditionals
For questions 5-9, identify whether the sentence is a Zero Conditional or a First Conditional.
5. If you freeze water, it turns to ice.
a) Zero Conditional b) First Conditional
6. If it is sunny tomorrow, I will go to the beach.
a) Zero Conditional b) First Conditional
7. If I am tired, I go to bed early.
a) Zero Conditional b) First Conditional
8. If I study hard, I will pass the test.
a) Zero Conditional b) First Conditional
9. If you mix blue and yellow, you get green.
a) Zero Conditional b) First Conditional
Section C: Application and Construction
Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Pay
attention to whether the sentence describes a general fact or a future possibility.
10. If you heat water to 100°C, it ____________ (boil).
it boils
11. If it rains this weekend, Leo ____________ (stay) home.
will stay
12. Plants ____________ (die) if they do not get water.
die
13. Mia ____________ (go) to the park if she finishes her homework.
will go
14. If you touch a fire, you ____________ (get) burned.
get
Section D: Analysis and Extended Response
15. Look at the image. Write a grammatically correct Zero
Conditional sentence describing what is happening.
If you leave an ice cube outside, it melts.
16. Explain the difference between when we use the Zero Conditional and when we use the First
Conditional. Provide one original example for each to support your explanation.
17. Read the following incorrect sentence:
"If I will drop this glass, it breaks."
Evaluate why this sentence is grammatically incorrect, and rewrite it correctly.
If I drop this glass, it breaks.
Answer Key
1. Something that must happen first so that another thing can happen.
2. What happens after the condition is met.
3. If + Present Simple, + Present Simple.
4. If + Present Simple, + Will + Verb.
5. a) Zero Conditional
6. b) First Conditional
7. a) Zero Conditional
8. b) First Conditional
9. a) Zero Conditional
10. boils
11. will stay
12. die
13. will go
14. get
15. If you leave an ice cube out in the sun, it melts.
16. We use the Zero Conditional for general truths, scientific facts, and habits (always true).
Example: If it rains, the grass gets wet. We use the First Conditional for possible future plans or
situations that might happen. Example: If I have time tomorrow, I will play a game.
17. The sentence is incorrect because "will" should not be in the "if" clause, and the result clause
for a specific future action needs "will". It should be a First Conditional (or Zero if stating a general
fact, but forms shouldn't mix). Corrected: "If I drop this glass, it will break." (First) or "If you drop a
glass, it breaks." (Zero).