This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Auxiliaries – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 8 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Fill in the blank:You ..... finish your homework before you go out. A) Can. B) Must. C) Should. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 2. ..... you tell me the way to the nearest hospital? A) Could. B) Should. C) Might. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 3. I ..... play the guitar so well because I practiced a lot. A) Can. B) May. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 4. Alex:I'm worried about doing the dishes tonight. It's my turn, right?Chloe:Relax! My mom did them earlier. You ..... worry about that part of the chore list.Alex: "That's a huge relief! Please thank your mom for me." A) Must. B) Should. C) Don't have to. D) May be. E) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Don't have to. 5. Choose the correct modal verb:She ..... go to the party. A) can B) do C) is D) have E) will A) A) can. B) Could. C) Should. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) can. 6. Mom told me that when I was a baby I ..... cry all night. A) Must. B) Would. C) Should. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 7. Wendy: "Why were you not at Regina's party last night?"Siti: "Oh, I ..... overtime." A) Would work. B) Must have worked. C) Must work. D) Had to work. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had to work. 8. That bus is usually on time. It ..... to be here any time now. A) Might. B) Has. C) Ought. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ought. 9. All the votes aren't in yet, but it looks as if Desi (must, may) win. A) Must. B) May. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 10. "You haven't eaten anything since yesterday afternoon. You ..... be hungry""I am" A) Must. B) Might. C) Can. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 11. Friend A:I'm going to the supermarket later. Do you want me to pick up a loaf of bread for dinner?Friend B:No, thank you! I baked a fresh batch this morning ..... A) You must buy bread. B) You should buy bread. C) You don't have to buy bread. D) You mustn't buy bread. E) You couldn't buy bread. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You don't have to buy bread. 12. She ..... get sweets for me from Kolkata. A) Do. B) Will. C) Had. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will. 13. ..... I use your telephone please? A) May. B) Should. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 14. Choose the correct modal auxiliary to complete the sentence:'You ..... apologize to her for the mistake.' A) Should. B) Can. C) Will. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 15. "Have to" and "must" have the same meaning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence below.I ..... nervous about my soccer game. (Present progressive) A) Is feeling. B) Was feeling. C) Am feeling. D) Were feeling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am feeling. 17. Students ..... arrive on time to class. A) Have to. B) Doesn't have to. C) Don't have to. D) Has to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have to. 18. I saw someone smoking at the petrol station. I said ..... A) You need to have smooked here !. B) You must not smoke here !. C) You need not smoke here !. D) You must not have to smooked here !. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You must not smoke here !. 19. Find the modal auxiliary in the sentence: "You should try to sleep early." A) Should. B) You. C) Try. D) Sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 20. What does 'to put something off' mean? A) To begin something. B) To refuse something. C) To postpone something. D) To stop doing something. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To postpone something. 21. In California, you ..... have a driver's license to drive a car. A) Should. B) Must. C) Can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 22. Which word would you use if someone is capable of doing something? A) May. B) Would. C) Might. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 23. How ..... you open my bag? A) Need. B) Dare. C) Used to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dare. 24. 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. 25. Choose the most appropriate modal to complete the sentence: "If you practice regularly, you ..... improve your skills." A) Might. B) Should. C) Will. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 26. What does 'to turn something down' mean? A) To refuse something. B) To accept something. C) To postpone something. D) To begin something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To refuse something. 27. I ..... eat my dinner last night. My stomach hurt. A) Can. B) Don't have to. C) Couldn't. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 28. " ..... you hand me that pair of scissors, please?""Certainly." A) May. B) Shall. C) Will. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will. 29. ..... she in my previous school also? A) Wasn't. B) Haven't. C) Aren't. D) Don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wasn't. 30. I hope I ..... go for a walk tomorrow morning. A) Must. B) Will. C) Shall. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will. 31. ..... you help Alice with her homework yesterday? A) Could. B) Might. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 32. Which sentence uses "would rather" correctly? A) I would rather stayed home than go out. B) I would rather stay 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: B) I would rather stay home than go out. 33. 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. 34. You ..... cheat in your exam. A) Must. B) Can. C) May. D) Must not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must not. 35. "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. 36. You ..... always wear suitable clothes when you go skiing. A) Could. B) Can. C) Might. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 37. ..... the tutor explain this properly? A) Do. B) Have. C) Did. D) Be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did. 38. 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. 39. Which word in the sentence below is a modal auxiliary? "She can swim very fast." A) Swim. B) Fast. C) Very. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 40. It's quarantine. He ..... (go) to the movies yesterday. A) Can't have gone. B) Mustn't have went. C) Might went. D) May have not gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't have gone. 41. Complete the sentence:If I were a scientist, I ..... create new technology. A) Would. B) We're. C) Was. D) Where. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 42. 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. 43. Fill in the blank:You ..... not eat too much candy. A) Will. B) Should. C) Might. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 44. What is the affirmative form of 'You'd better not take it'? A) You should take it. B) You could take it. C) You'd better take it. D) You might take it. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You'd better take it. 45. 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. 46. 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. 47. Which word is a synonym for fearless? A) Fast. B) Plenty. C) Bold. D) Ugly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bold. 48. By this time next year, I ..... a lot about living independently. (time-relative prediction) A) Would learn. B) Must learn. C) Must have learned. D) Will have learned. E) Will learn. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will have learned. 49. Must not is for ..... A) Permission. B) Obligation. C) Ability. D) Prohibition. E) Advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prohibition. 50. He ..... come the party. It is over. A) May. B) Need not. C) Must. D) Should not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Need not. 51. 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. 52. We ..... take an umbrella. It looks like it will be raining A) COULD. B) SHOULD. C) WILL. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SHOULD. 53. ..... I use your restroom, please? A) Can. B) May. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 54. The x-rays at the airport ..... the unprocessed film since the photos were foggy. A) Must damage. B) Must be damage. C) Must have been damaged. D) Must have damage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have been damaged. 55. You ..... not go to the market as I have brought vegetables. A) Ought to. B) Need. C) Dare. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Need. 56. I should practice my spelling words. A) I will only read my spelling words. B) I will write and recite my spelling words. C) I will spell my words out loud once. D) I will ignore my spelling words. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will write and recite my spelling words. 57. I have lived in England for two years, so I ..... speak English fluently A) Will. B) May. C) Shall. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 58. He has to study for the test. A) He needs to relax before the test. B) He has to study for the test. C) He has already studied enough for the test. D) He should skip studying for the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He has to study for the test. 59. Negate the sentence: "You may borrow my notes." A) You mayn't borrow my notes. B) You may not to borrow my notes. C) You may not borrow my notes. D) You don't may borrow my notes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You may not borrow my notes. 60. What is being expressed:Sam should take his dog for a walk. A) Ability. B) Possibility. C) Necessity. D) Obligation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obligation. ← 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books