This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modal Verb – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Verb Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Acupuncture ..... help you. I'm not sure, I've never tried it. A) Must. B) Have to. C) Can't. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might. 2. It isn't necessary for Alice to do her homework. A) Alice shouldn't do her homework. B) Alice doesn't have to do her homework. C) Alice musn't do her homework. D) Alice had better do her homework. E) Alice had better not to do her homework. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alice doesn't have to do her homework. 3. I ..... speak Japanese fluently when I was a child. But after we moved to Canada, I almost forgot the language. Now, I ..... just say a few words in Japanese. A) May / can. B) Should / may. C) Could / can. D) Can / could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could / can. 4. Ivan:Do you have a pen? Rey:Yes, I do.Ivan: ..... Rey:Sure. Here you are. A) Can you lend me one?. B) Do you like it?. C) Can you borrow one?. D) Are they yours?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can you lend me one?. 5. I hope I'll ..... take you out to dinner next week. A) Be able to. B) Can. C) Should. D) Ought to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be able to. 6. Complete the sentence, using an appropriate modal verb. Be careful. The footpath is very icy. You ..... A) Needn't slip. B) Mustn't slip. C) May not slip. D) Might slip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might slip. 7. Which sentence shows the correct usage of the modal verb "must" ? A) She must have already arrived. B) They must be home yet. C) We must pay taxes. D) He must be famous. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We must pay taxes. 8. I think your thumb is broken. You ..... go to the emergency room. A) Have to. B) Could. C) Might. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have to. 9. John ..... speak three languages Spanish, English and French. A) Mustn't. B) Can. C) Cannot. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 10. Teacher:Can you ..... the paper to your friends? Vidi:Yes, mam. A) Help. B) Pass. C) Find. D) Get. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pass. 11. Modal verbs ..... A) Have the same rules as all other verbs. B) Have their own rules. C) Don't have any rules. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have their own rules. 12. Which modal verb cannot be used in the sentence? "Justin ..... to get ready for his exam tomorrow morning as he did it today" . A) Doesn't have. B) Doesn't need. C) Shouldn't. D) Needn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shouldn't. 13. I'm certain he's in the park because his trainers aren't here.His trainers aren't here so he ..... in the park. A) Would be. B) Must be. C) Can't be. D) Should to be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must be. 14. What is the function of the modal verb 'should'? A) To talk about obligation. B) To give advice. C) To talk about possibility. D) To ask for/give permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give advice. 15. You ..... drive more carefully. A) May. B) Should. C) Shouldn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 16. "She may get the job, but before she needs to pass a test"The modal verb MAY is a ..... A) Obligation. B) Possibility. C) Suggestion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Possibility. 17. You could give up, but the small things A) Made happy us. B) Are as the ants. C) Make big days. D) Big promisses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Make big days. 18. I've got a terrible toothache. You ..... go to the dentist. A) Could. B) Has to. C) Should. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 19. Do you lend me your eraser? A) Could you lend me your eraser?. B) You could me eraser?. C) Can you lend me your eraser, please?. D) Did you lend me your eraser?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could you lend me your eraser?. 20. In the sentence " The virus is expected to kill thousands of people" , the underlined expression can be replaced by the modal verb ..... A) Must. B) May. C) Would. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 21. Unless he shows up, I will have to go on without him.Identify the independent clause in the sentence. A) Unless he shows up. B) I will have to go on without him. C) Unless he shows up, I will have to go on with out him. D) Will have to go on. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I will have to go on without him. 22. I can't carry all this luggage on my own. You ..... help me! A) Needn't. B) Must. C) May. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 23. Lyanna ..... play tennis quite well. A) Can. B) Could. C) Must. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 24. When we think something is not necessary, we use ..... A) Have to / has to. B) Mustn't. C) Shouldn't. D) Don't have to / doesn't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't have to / doesn't have to. 25. Lisa ..... get bored in her job. Her job is so boring. A) Can't. B) Would. C) Must. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 26. You ..... try some of my ice cream and see if you like it. A) Need to. B) Needn't. C) Have to. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 27. What is the function of the underlined modal verbs on the sentence below? Ana can make a dull gift package look beautiful; she is adept at gift wrapping and tying ribbons. A) Obligation. B) Permission. C) Prohibition. D) Ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ability. 28. You ..... be rich to be successful. Some of the most successful people I know haven't got a cent to their name. A) Shoudn't. B) Can't. C) Don't have to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Don't have to. 29. The Modal verb have to EXPRESS: A) Necessity. B) Ability. C) Moral obligation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Necessity. 30. Which sentence expresses an obligation? A) I may have some trouble on the way home. B) Could you help me with my homework, please?. C) I should take the bus as soon as I can. D) I must study for the test. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I must study for the test. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesModal Verb Quiz 1Modal Verb Quiz 2Modal Verb Quiz 4Modal Verb Quiz 5Modal Verb Quiz 6Modal Verb Quiz 7Modal Verb Quiz 8Modal Verb Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books