This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Auxiliaries – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Last year, I broke my leg and ..... go to school for a month. A) Haven't to. B) Couldn't. C) Can't. D) Am not able to. E) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 2. Which word is the modal auxiliary in the following sentence: "She can play the piano very well." A) Can. B) She. C) Play. D) Very. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 3. It's way past my bedtime and I'm really tired. I ..... go to bed. A) Could. B) Ought. C) Should. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 4. What does 'to get along with someone' mean? A) To be friendly. B) To accept a bad situation. C) To refuse someone. D) To stop doing something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be friendly. 5. You ..... buy a new alarm clock. This one is broken. A) Should. B) Shouldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 6. He ..... swim in the sea A) Can. B) Is. C) Was. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 7. Which phrase is used to give strong advice? A) Could. B) Had better. C) Might. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had better. 8. The president ..... the contracts yesterday. A) Had to sign. B) Has to signed. C) Have to signed. D) Have to sign. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had to sign. 9. I ..... dance in the talent show. A) Could. B) Might. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 10. The use of Could / Couldn't is in A) Past Participle. B) Present. C) Future. D) Simple present. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past Participle. 11. Complete the sentence:'They ..... (not) finish their homework.' Function:Expressing necessity. Options:may, must, can, ought to A) Must. B) Should. C) Could. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 12. It's cloudy, so I (should, can) take an umbrella. A) Should. B) Can. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 13. You ..... chat in class. A) Don't may. B) Shouldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't. 14. Select the modal auxiliary in the sentence below. We should go to the new restaurant in town. A) Must. B) May. C) Shall. D) Should. E) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 15. To do my best on this report, I ..... find a topic I want to learn about. A) Should. B) Must. C) Can. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 16. ..... you afraid to read scary stories? A) Am. B) Are. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 17. Which of the following sentences uses a modal auxiliary to express a condition? A) You must be quiet in the library. B) She will travel to France. C) If it rains, we can stay indoors. D) He should eat more vegetables. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If it rains, we can stay indoors. 18. Complete the sentence with a modal auxiliary (Permission or Possibility): ..... I go to the bathroom please? A) Can. B) May. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 19. A:It's amazing your sister works as an interpreter now. She must be brilliant! B:She is! She started really young. I remember back then, she ..... three languages fluently when she was five years old A:Wow, at five years old? That's incredible! B:Yes, she's always had a knack for languages. A) Could spoke. B) Can speaking. C) Could speak. D) Can speak. E) Could speak. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could speak. 20. You ..... feed your dog, unless he dies! A) Might. B) Must. C) Can't. D) Is able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 21. Identify the modal verb in the following sentence: "She can swim very fast." A) Can. B) Swim. C) Fast. D) She. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 22. Which modal do you use to express outer obligation? A) Have to. B) Need. C) Must. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have to. 23. He ..... be Armenian, judging by his accent. A) May not. B) Must. C) Can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 24. We might go to the cinema tonight.The modal verb refers to ..... A) Ability. B) Advice and suggestion. C) Possibility and certainty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Possibility and certainty. 25. There's no food in the fridge. She ..... go shopping. A) Have to. B) Don't have to. C) Has to. D) Doesn't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Has to. 26. Susan might sing one more song for us. Might expresses ..... A) Obligation. B) Necessity. C) Possibility. D) Intention. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Possibility. 27. You ..... see the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre when you go to Paris. A) Must. B) Should not. C) Can. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 28. When you are at the lesson, you ..... switch off your mobile. A) Should. B) Shouldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 29. ..... I borrow your pencil for a moment? A) Shall I use your pencil for a while?. B) May I borrow your pencil for a moment?. C) Can I take your pencil for a moment?. D) Would you lend me your pencil for a second?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May I borrow your pencil for a moment?. 30. Pupils ..... go out between the various parts of the exam. It's against the school rules. A) Might. B) Might not. C) Must not. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must not. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesModal Auxiliaries Quiz 1Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 2Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 3Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 4Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 5Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 6Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 7Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books