This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Auxiliaries – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. ..... he learn anything from the class? A) Have. B) Has. C) Was. D) Did. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Did. 2. I ..... really enjoy seeing all that ice and visiting penguins in their natural habitat! A) Would. B) Should. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 3. You ..... wear a helmet while riding a bike. A) Can. B) Might. C) Should. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 4. Choose the correct modal:She ..... speak three languages fluently. A) Must. B) Can. C) Might. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 5. Which sign are you more likely to see at an airport:Bags ..... not be left unattended. A) Must. B) May. C) Can. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 6. You ..... watching T.V. You have a lot of homework to do. A) Must be. B) Shouldn't be. C) Could be. D) Have to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't be. 7. You ..... leave the class once your assignment is completed.Which modal auxiliary is the right choice for giving permission? A) May. B) Must. C) Should. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 8. Don't worry, I ..... take care of you. A) Must. B) Will. C) Can. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will. 9. Ayesha wasn't able to come to yesterday's meeting. She ..... take her mother to the dentist. A) Must to. B) Could. C) Had to. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had to. 10. You ..... copy other people's work. Use your own skills. A) Must. B) Shouldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't. 11. Choose the modal auxiliary that best matches to the sentence:I ..... speak English, until I started to study in a bilingual school. A) Could. B) Wasn't able to. C) Was able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wasn't able to. 12. What is the negative form of 'ought to'? A) You might not go. B) You ought not to go. C) You could not go. D) You shouldn't go. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You ought not to go. 13. Which is the correct question form using "may" for permission? A) May I using your calculator?. B) I may use your calculator?. C) Do I may use your calculator?. D) May I use your calculator?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) May I use your calculator?. 14. I help you Mr. Miranda? A) Can. B) May. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 15. What ..... you do if it rains tomorrow? A) I will wear shorts and a t-shirt. B) I will go for a swim. C) I would stay indoors or carry an umbrella. D) I plan to have a picnic outside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I would stay indoors or carry an umbrella. 16. Ellen's dad will ..... bring them by car. A) Can't. B) Can. C) Have to. D) Has to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have to. 17. She would like to visit her grandmother. A) She prefers to stay home. B) She dislikes visiting her grandmother. C) She wants to visit her grandmother. D) She is planning a trip to the beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She wants to visit her grandmother. 18. Elsa: " ..... "Syifa: "All right. Be careful on the way home. A) You don't come to my house. B) May I sleep at your house tonight?. C) I must back home immediately. It's almost dark. D) I'm glad to be with you here. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I must back home immediately. It's almost dark. 19. What is the modal auxiliary? Max said, "I can help you." A) Can. B) Said. C) I. D) Help. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 20. If you develop shortness of breath, you ..... go to the doctor immediately. A) Should. B) Have to. C) Had better. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had better. 21. The Sons of Liberty decided they ..... boycott British tea because of unfair taxes. A) Might. B) May. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will. 22. Which modal do you use to express prohibition? A) Should. B) Can't. C) Can. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 23. She ..... return home soon. A) Wills. B) Will. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will. 24. Before this year, I ..... move out of my parents' house because I did not have a job. A) May. B) Shouldn't. C) Couldn't. D) May not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 25. When he lived in the suburban area, Aji ..... the subway to go to his office every day. A) Might take. B) Could take. C) Would take. D) Awill take. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would take. 26. Analyze the following sentence and identify the purpose of the modal auxiliary: "You may leave the room when you finish the test." A) Expressing ability. B) Indicating necessity. C) Making a suggestion. D) Giving permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Giving permission. 27. I am certain Ana will come A) Must. B) Can. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 28. "You ..... cycle to the supermarket if you promise to be very careful, " Mother said to Sally. A) May. B) Must. C) Used to. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 29. Before he will let me go, he says, I ..... take special training to know what to expect there. A) Would. B) Should. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 30. He was always travelling, and he ..... speak six languages. A) Should. B) Could. C) Can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 31. What is the negative form of the modal auxiliary "should" ? Choose ALL that apply. A) Should not. B) Shouldn't. C) Couldn't. D) Wouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should not. 32. Reflect on the use of modal auxiliaries in the following sentence: "You should practice every day to improve your skills." What is the function of the modal auxiliary in this context? A) Expressing a command. B) Giving advice. C) Indicating permission. D) Stating a fact. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Giving advice. 33. ..... we take it home? Sure, you can A) Can. B) Must. C) Will. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 34. A:Does Omar want to go with us to the film festival tonight?B:No. He ..... go to a wresting match than the film festival. A) Could. B) Would rather. C) Prefers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would rather. 35. A man fell into the river yesterday.The police ..... save him.Which option expresses inability? A) Weren't able to. B) Are able to. C) Could. D) Might not have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weren't able to. 36. He ..... show off his coin collection whenever he has guests over to visit him. A) Will. B) May. C) Can. D) Ought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 37. You ..... park here. A) Couldn't. B) Can't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 38. Since the company doesn't charge a late fee until after the sixteenth, you ..... pay until a day or two before that. A) Needn't. B) Can't. C) Mustn't. D) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Needn't. 39. Child:Mom, I'm finished with all my chores and homework. Can I go to the park now?Mother:Yes, you've worked hard all afternoon. (9) ..... A) You would go to the park. B) You should go to the park. C) You may go to the park. D) You must go to the park. E) You don't have to go to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You may go to the park. 40. We use it to express Ability or opportunity A) Will, Shall, would. B) Should, Ought to. C) Must, Have to. D) Can, could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can, could. 41. Choose the appropriate modal auxiliary to complete the sentence.Miss, ..... we use these computers to research about the Greek gods and goddesses? A) Can. B) May. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 42. I see you haven't finished your homework yet. It ..... be very difficult, then. A) Can. B) Should. C) Must. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 43. Form a question using "will" for the statement: "They help us with $\int(2x^3-x + 4)dx$ A) They will help us with $\int(2x^3-x + 4)dx$. B) Will they helps us with $\int(2x^3-x + 4)dx$. C) Will they help us with $\int(2x^3-x + 4)dx$. D) Do they will help us with $\int(2x^3-x + 4)dx$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will they help us with $\int(2x^3-x + 4)dx$. 44. I tried to climb up the tree, but ..... not. A) Could. B) Might. C) May. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 45. Where have you been?You ..... here an hour ago.Which option expresses expectation? A) Should be. B) Were supposed to be. C) Have been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were supposed to be. 46. What does 'should' imply in a sentence? A) obligation B) ability C) permission D) possibility E) request A) Suggestion. B) Requirement. C) Obligation. D) Certainty. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obligation. 47. What verb finishes the sentence?They ..... a test to show that they know basic facts about the U.S. government. take-necessity A) Would take. B) Must take. C) May take. D) Will take. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must take. 48. You (would, may) see the principal now. A) Would. B) May. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 49. Choose the appropriate modal auxiliary to complete the sentence ..... you leave the school right away? We still have to meet for our project! A) Can. B) May. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 50. When writing, when should the modal auxiliary verb "may" be used? A) To show an action in the future. B) The opposite of must. C) To show an ability. D) To formally give permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To formally give permission. 51. ..... I go to the bathroom, please? A) May. B) Will. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 52. She ..... be at the party by 6 PM. A) Might. B) Could. C) Should. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 53. Okay, time for relax. How much is 0/0? A) This is not, 1000. B) This is, 0. C) This neither, 2. D) Go back to the previous answer, 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) This is, 0. 54. I know that everyone ..... save a little extra money, but it is hard with so many bills to pay. (customary, expected behavior) A) Could have. B) Has to. C) Is supposed to. D) Must. E) Was able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is supposed to. 55. Which modal auxiliary is the most formal/polite one? A) Shouls. B) May. C) Can. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 56. I never learned how to swim, so I ..... swim very well. A) Can. B) Will not. C) Will. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't. 57. We ..... see that movie. It looks very funny! A) Can. B) May. C) Must. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 58. Can is for ..... A) Obligation. B) Ability. C) Advice. D) Permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ability. 59. Which sentence uses a modal auxiliary to express a suggestion? A) He might be late for the meeting. B) You should try the new restaurant. C) You must wear a coat in the winter. D) We can go to the movies tonight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You should try the new restaurant. 60. Negate the sentence: "He might come to the party." A) He mightn't come to the party. B) He might not to come to the party. C) He might not come to the party. D) He doesn't might come to the party. 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