This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Auxiliaries – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the modal auxiliary?Brayden might read his new book. A) Read. B) His. C) Might. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 2. You ..... eat the cake yet because it's for the party later. A) Must. B) Must not. C) Can. D) Haven't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must not. 3. It's weekend. I ..... get up eartly. A) Doesn't have to. B) Don't have to. C) Have to. D) Has to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't have to. 4. They are always going on exotic holidays.They ..... be really rich. A) Must. B) Mustn't. C) Can't. D) May not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 5. Choose the correct modal:I ..... help you with your project if you want. A) Would. B) Should. C) Can. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 6. Students ..... send text messages in class. A) May not. B) Doesn't have to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May not. 7. " ..... taking me downtown on your way to work this morning?""Not at all" A) Could you please. B) Why don't you. C) Would you mind. D) Can you. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would you mind. 8. Tajudeen ..... finish this work by Monday. A) Will. B) May. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 9. You ..... tired.You have only just got out of bed. A) Shouldn't be. B) Can't be. C) May be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't be. 10. Read the sentence.You ..... stay up late with your parent's permission. (Granting permission)Choose the correct modal auxiliary to complete this sentence. A) Must. B) Can. C) Will. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 11. Which sentence correctly uses a modal auxiliary to express a possibility? A) She must finish her homework before dinner. B) He can go to the park if it stops raining. C) They will visit their grandparents next week. D) I should call my friend later. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He can go to the park if it stops raining. 12. Today is very cloudy. It ..... later. A) Has to rain. B) Have to rained. C) May rain. D) Must rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May rain. 13. Which modal verb expresses a strong obligation or requirement? A) Could. B) Might. C) Must. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 14. We must finish our project on time. A) We must prioritize tasks and manage our time efficiently. B) We should focus on unrelated tasks instead. C) It's fine to ignore deadlines if we feel like it. D) We can delay the project without consequences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We must prioritize tasks and manage our time efficiently. 15. Select the modal auxiliary in the sentence below.She said we would play in the pool later. A) Would. B) Can. C) May. D) Should. E) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 16. "Since we have to be there in a hurry, we ..... take a taxi" "I agree" A) May. B) Had better. C) Have been used to. D) Are able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had better. 17. To take something up A) Stop doing. B) Begin. C) Discard. D) Postpone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Begin. 18. ..... you swim? Yes, I ..... A) May / may. B) Should / can. C) Can / can. D) May / should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can / can. 19. My dentist told me I ..... floss my teeth every day. A) Might. B) Should. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 20. Excuse me ..... you tell me the way to the post office please? A) Can. B) Have. C) Should. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 21. What did you have to do yesterday? A) I have to do downtown. B) He has to goes to school. C) I had to go dowtown. D) I has to go to school. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) I had to go dowtown. 22. I (may, would) like to order a fruit smoothie, please. A) May. B) Would. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 23. If your English is good, you will ..... communicate with English speakers all around the world. A) Can. B) Could. C) Be able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be able to. 24. Which modal auxiliary is used to express ability? A) Might. B) Should. C) Can. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 25. I made a few purchases. The first thing that I ..... was furniture. (requirement) A) Must have had. B) Must have. C) Had to have. D) Have to have. E) Would have had. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had to have. 26. One day Ichabod does not show up at school. The pupils ..... worried. What might have happened to him? A) Am. B) Are. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are. 27. Which modal verb best expresses certainty about a past event? A) Should have. B) Might have. C) Could have. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must have. 28. I go to the restroom? A) Can. B) May. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 29. If I have problems with my teeth, i think I ..... go to a dentist, not a veterinarian A) May. B) Could. C) Can. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 30. Choose the modal that would best complete the following sentence if someone was asking for permission: ..... I sharpen my pencil? A) May. B) Can. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 31. You ..... eat so much chocolate.It's not good for you. A) Can't. B) Couldn't. C) May not. D) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shouldn't. 32. Which word would you use if someone hasn't definitely decided what they are going to do? A) Can. B) Might. C) Would. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 33. You ..... eat vegetables to stay healthy. A) Will. B) Might. C) Can. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 34. Choose the correct word to fill in the blank:That woman showed her ..... when she refused to let the man sit beside her. A) Prejudice. B) Juror. C) Judgement. D) Jurisdiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prejudice. 35. Look at those black clouds! I think it ..... rain.Which modal auxiliary expresses a prediction based on present evidence/sign? A) Will. B) Is going to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is going to. 36. After a lot of training my dog ..... do 5 tricks. A) Must. B) Can. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 37. Jimmy and Maria were mischievous children. They ..... tricks on their teachers, which always got them into a lot of trouble A) Could have played. B) May have played. C) Could play. D) Used to play. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Used to play. 38. If you plan to take a long trip in the car, you ..... get a full tank of gas or you might run out of gas! A) Must. B) Should. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 39. Complete the sentence:I ..... speak English A) Will. B) May. C) Might. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 40. You look as if you are having trouble with your homework ..... you like me to help you with it? A) Can. B) Will. C) Shall. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would. 41. We ..... the traffic lights. A) Would respected. B) Must respect. C) Could respected. D) Should respected. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must respect. 42. To give something up. A) Refuse. B) Postpone. C) Stop doing. D) Discard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Stop doing. 43. She's very athletic. She ..... play volleyball very well. A) Can. B) Is. C) Cans. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 44. (May, Should) I have another orange? A) May. B) Should. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 45. Which option correctly shows the contraction of had better? A) You had better to leave. B) You'd best leave. C) You'd better leave. D) You had bettered leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You'd better leave. 46. Negate the sentence: "We should study for the test." A) We don't should study for the test. B) We should not to study for the test. C) We should no study for the test. D) We shouldn't study for the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We shouldn't study for the test. 47. My cousin ..... come over this weekend if she can get a ride. A) Would. B) Might. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 48. The rock band ..... play very well last year. Now they are much beter. A) Must. B) Should. C) Couldn't. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 49. Which modal is used to express a logical conclusion? A) Can. B) Should. C) Must. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 50. You ..... come more ofte, we enjoy your company. A) Mustn't. B) Must. C) Can. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 51. I can read, too. I ..... afraid to read scary stories because they might give me nightmares. A) Am. B) Are. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am. 52. I'm sure the house is right here. It ..... be around the corner A) Could. B) Might. C) Must. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 53. Which sentence uses a modal auxiliary to express permission? A) You may leave early today. B) You must finish your homework. C) You should study for the test. D) You might see him at the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You may leave early today. 54. Complete the advice:The rule is important; you ..... follow it. A) Could. B) Should. C) Would. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 55. I think we ..... go now. It's late. A) Can. B) May. C) Should. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 56. Children ..... go to school A) Has to. B) Have to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have to. 57. Which sentence correctly pairs a question with an affirmative answer using should? A) Should I go? You should go. B) Should I go? You ought to going. C) Should I go? You could to go. D) Should I go? You had better to go. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should I go? You should go. 58. Change this ability modal into a possibility modalI can do 5 cartwheels in a row.I wish I ..... do 5 cartwheels in a row. A) May. B) Should. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 59. She will ..... wait in line like everyone else. A) Has to. B) Need. C) Must. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have to. 60. Ichabod ..... read. He especially likes to read scary stories. A) Can. B) Might. C) Will. D) None of the above. 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