This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modal Verb – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Verb Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He ..... be at home, he ..... be out A) Can/shouldn't. B) Must/can't. C) Should/mustn't. D) Must/needn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must/can't. 2. Go out. You ..... stay here. A) Must. B) Mustn't. C) Can. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mustn't. 3. It is a modal verb and you use it to express advice and recomendation A) Should. B) Should. C) Have to. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 4. What is ' ' ought to '' used for? A) Is used to express what would be the most correct or the most convenient thing to do in a given situation, as a subjective opinion. B) Is used to express a more objective point of view, used in situations related to laws, obligations or regulations, expressing what is considered correct or not. C) Is used to give advice when we believe that if we act in the opposite way, there will be consequences. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Is used to express a more objective point of view, used in situations related to laws, obligations or regulations, expressing what is considered correct or not. 5. ..... you go to the cinema tomorrow? A) Must. B) Can. C) Were you able to. D) 'll be able. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 6. This is a hospital. People are resting, so you ..... be quiet. A) Might. B) Must. C) Can. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 7. Children ..... go to school every day. A) Could. B) Can't. C) Can. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have to. 8. Rena ..... ride a bike when she was three years old. A) Must. B) Can't. C) Might. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 9. We didn't have much money when I was growing up. We ..... be careful how much we spent. A) Had to. B) Have to. C) Must. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had to. 10. We ..... cross the street. There is a car coming. A) Must. B) Can. C) Mustn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mustn't. 11. When we say that something is going to happen in the future, but it depends on certain circumstances, which modal verb should be used in that case? A) Can. B) May. C) Could. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 12. Indicates possibilities in the future. A) Could. B) Must. C) May. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May. 13. ..... you help me with the homework, please? A) Can. B) Should. C) Must. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 14. When you are at the beach you ..... listen to the lifeguard. A) Need. B) To. C) Must. D) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 15. We ..... go to the bank today. We haven't got any money left. A) Can. B) Can't. C) Must. D) Must Not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 16. You ..... to play if you don't want to A) Musn't. B) Don't have to. C) Doesn't have to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't have to. 17. You ..... enter this room. =You aren't allowed to. A) Must. B) Should. C) Mustn't. D) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mustn't. 18. Megan ..... play both the piano and the guitar. (past) A) CAN. B) COULD. C) MUST. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) COULD. 19. Another friend told me that he ..... me move, but he never showed up. A) Would helped. B) Can help. C) Would help. D) Will have helped. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would help. 20. You ..... use my laptop. = You are allowed to. A) Can't. B) Can. C) Have to. D) Don't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 21. What function does the modal verb stand for? "Larry is too late. He could be loss somewhere in the park" . A) Asking permission. B) Possibility. C) Offer. D) Advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Possibility. 22. ..... is used for asking for advice, speculation and offering to do something A) Shall. B) Should. C) Would. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shall. 23. What's the order in a sentence to ask for permission? A) May+ subject+ + main verb + completement?. B) Can + main verb + subject + complement?. C) Modal verb (could-may) + subject + main verb + completement +?. D) Could + subject+ completement + main verb +?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modal verb (could-may) + subject + main verb + completement +?. 24. Which of these is not a modal verb in the present A) Will. B) Might. C) Can. D) Needn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 25. What is the correct structure of a sentence with modal verbs? (in positive form) A) S + modal verbs + to V. B) S + modal verbs + V. C) S + be + modal verbs + to V. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) S + modal verbs + V. 26. You ..... pay for the things that you buy. A) Must. B) Could. C) Would. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 27. He is very intelligent, I think he ..... go to the University. A) Couldn't. B) Can. C) Should. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 28. What is the modal verb in the sentence:I wish I could meet you. A) I. B) Wish. C) Meet. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 29. The modal verb can is used to ..... A) Ask for permission. B) Express an ability. C) Make an offer. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 30. True or false. The verbs can, may, and must are helping verbs A) True & false. B) False. C) True. D) I am not sure. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True. 31. It's raining. You ..... take your umbrella. A) I don't know. B) Mustn't. C) Must. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 32. Tom ..... win the race in the end. A) Were able to. B) Can. C) May. D) Was able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was able to. 33. What is the modal verb in the sentence:The team should try their best. A) Should. B) Team. C) Their. D) Best. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 34. Which modal verb(s) below is/are NOT used to talk about possibility? A) Must. B) Will. C) Can. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 35. What do modal verbs indicate? A) Transitive verb. B) Possibility, capability, willingness, necessity. C) That a sentence is active or passive voice. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Possibility, capability, willingness, necessity. 36. You ..... the air pressure in your tires. You don't want to get a flat tire on your trip. A) Ought to be checking. B) Ought to checked. C) Ought to check. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ought to check. 37. "Dad said I could buy a new smart phone." -the sentence expresses ..... A) A general possibility. B) A permission. C) A request. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A permission. 38. Students ..... wear the uniform because it's an obligation. A) Must. B) Should. C) Can. D) Must not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 39. Choose the most appropriate modal verb to replace the modal verb in capital letters.It MUST not have been the best cake you ever made, but it was still pretty good. A) Should. B) May. C) Can. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 40. What is the word ' 'should" used for? A) Is used to express what would be the most correct or the most convenient thing to do in a given situation, as a subjective opinion. B) Is used to express a more objective point of view, used in situations related to laws, obligations or regulations, expressing what is considered correct or not. C) Is used to give advice when we believe that if we act in the opposite way, there will be consequences. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Is used to express what would be the most correct or the most convenient thing to do in a given situation, as a subjective opinion. 41. What's the best option to ask for permision in a polite way? A) I can go to the bathroom. B) I could go to the bathroom please?. C) I may go to the bathroom please?. D) May I go to the bathroom please?. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) May I go to the bathroom please?. 42. Pets ..... go College buildings. A) Cannot. B) Are not allowed to. C) Not let. D) Could not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are not allowed to. 43. You ..... learn your lessons and be concentrated. A) Mustn't. B) Must. C) I don't know. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 44. You really ..... do something to help her find her house key. A) Have. B) Need. C) Must. D) Shall. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 45. When she was a little girl, she ..... swim because she was afraid of water. A) Could. B) Can. C) Can't. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Couldn't. 46. Everyone loved that book. It ..... be made into a movie. A) Can. B) Must. C) Might. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 47. You use this to offer to do something and for intention A) Will. B) Shall. C) Can. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 48. I ..... take any electronic devices on school trips. A) Am not allowed to. B) Am allowed to. C) Have to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am not allowed to. 49. Nikoll ..... use his company car every day. He gets the permission from the boss. A) Has to. B) Can. C) May. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 50. The Modal verb CAN EXPRESS: A) Necessity. B) Obligation. C) Suggestion. D) Ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ability. 51. With the help of three friends, I ..... get all my possessions into the new condo.("managed to" ) A) Am able to. B) Will. C) Can. D) Was able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was able to. 52. John has a test tomorrow. He ..... study. A) Have to. B) Don't have to. C) Shouldn't. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 53. Which sentence is a helping verb (modal verb) giving advice? A) They must stop their behaviour. B) Must I tell my friends?. C) They must wear a school uniform. D) He should eat less fast food. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He should eat less fast food. 54. I asked my friends to help me move because I knew that I ..... fit all my possessions into my little car. (inability) A) Not be able to. B) Can't be able to. C) Couldn't. D) Couldn't be able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 55. You look very tired. You ..... take a rest. A) Will. B) Could. C) Should. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 56. No way!! You are punished! You ..... go out with your friends tonight. A) Must. B) Can. C) Shouldn't. D) Mustn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mustn't. 57. It's possible that he will have a party for his birthday.He ..... have a party for his birthday. A) Should. B) Can. C) May. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May. 58. ..... we take our drinks to the computer lab? No ! donlt you see the sign? It says you ..... ! A) Could/ must. B) Can/ need to. C) Should / don;t have to. D) Can / mustn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can / mustn't. 59. My brother told me that it MIGHT snow tomorrow:( A) Might = possibility. B) Might = past ability. C) Might = permission. D) Might = desire. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might = possibility. 60. My advice is that you ..... call her! A) Must. B) Should. C) Need to. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesModal Verb Quiz 1Modal Verb Quiz 2Modal Verb Quiz 3Modal Verb Quiz 4Modal Verb Quiz 6Modal Verb Quiz 7Modal Verb Quiz 8Modal Verb Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books