This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Auxiliaries – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 16 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which word would you use if someone is capable of doing something? A) May. B) Might. C) Would. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 2. How ..... you open my bag? A) Need. B) Dare. C) Used to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dare. 3. My brother ..... like to learn how to play the piano. A) Would. B) Should. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 4. Choose the most appropriate modal to complete the sentence: "If you practice regularly, you ..... improve your skills." A) Will. B) Can. C) Might. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 5. What does 'to turn something down' mean? A) To accept something. B) To postpone something. C) To begin something. D) To refuse something. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To refuse something. 6. I ..... eat my dinner last night. My stomach hurt. A) Can. B) Can. C) Couldn't. D) Don't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 7. " ..... you hand me that pair of scissors, please?""Certainly." A) May. B) Shall. C) Will. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will. 8. ..... she in my previous school also? A) Aren't. B) Haven't. C) Don't. D) Wasn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wasn't. 9. I hope I ..... go for a walk tomorrow morning. A) Must. B) Will. C) Shall. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will. 10. ..... you help Alice with her homework yesterday? A) Could. B) Might. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 11. Which sentence uses "would rather" correctly? A) I would rather stay home than go out. B) I would rather stayed home than go out. C) I would rather staying home than go out. D) I would rather to stay home than go out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I would rather stay home than go out. 12. Ana:What were you doing around 6 a.m yesterday?Lisa:I ..... for a morning walk. A) Went out. B) Was going out. C) Had been going out. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was going out. 13. You ..... cheat in your exam. A) May. B) Must not. C) Must. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must not. 14. "Might" expresses a stronger possibility than "may." A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. You ..... always wear suitable clothes when you go skiing. A) Should. B) Might. C) Can. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 16. ..... the tutor explain this properly? A) Be. B) Have. C) Did. D) Do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did. 17. Which sentence uses a modal verb to show a high probability but not absolute certainty about the past? A) They might have gotten lost on the way. B) I could have finished the project earlier. C) He must have forgotten his wallet at home. D) She should have arrived by now. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She should have arrived by now. 18. Which word in the sentence below is a modal auxiliary? "She can swim very fast." A) Fast. B) Swim. C) Very. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 19. It's quarantine. He ..... (go) to the movies yesterday. A) Can't have gone. B) Might went. C) Mustn't have went. D) May have not gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't have gone. 20. Complete the sentence:If I were a scientist, I ..... create new technology. A) We're. B) Would. C) Where. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 21. Choose the modal that would best complete the following sentence:Trevor told his friend Cooper, "You ..... wear a coat outside because it is freezing!" A) Can. B) Could. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 22. Fill in the blank:You ..... not eat too much candy. A) Can. B) Might. C) Will. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 23. What is the affirmative form of 'You'd better not take it'? A) You should take it. B) You could take it. C) You might take it. D) You'd better take it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) You'd better take it. 24. A:Did you climb to the top of the Statue of Liberty when you were in New York?B:No, I didn't. My knee was very sore and I ..... climb all those stairs. A) Might not. B) Couldn't. C) Must not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 25. Which helping verb BEST completes the sentence below?If you ..... have any talent you wanted, which one would you choose? A) Could. B) Can. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 26. Which word is a synonym for fearless? A) Ugly. B) Bold. C) Fast. D) Plenty. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bold. 27. By this time next year, I ..... a lot about living independently. (time-relative prediction) A) Would learn. B) Will have learned. C) Will learn. D) Must have learned. E) Must learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will have learned. 28. Must not is for ..... A) Obligation. B) Advice. C) Prohibition. D) Permission. E) Ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prohibition. 29. He ..... come the party. It is over. A) Need not. B) Must. C) May. D) Should not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Need not. 30. Yesterday I lost my keys and I looked for them everywhere, but I ..... find them. A) Couldn't. B) Can't. C) Mustn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. ← 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