This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modal Verbs For Advice – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Verbs For Advice Quiz 11 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It's raining and I don't want to get my dress wet. I ..... an umbrella. A) Had better to bring. B) Had better not bring. C) Had better bring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had better bring. 2. My advice is to ask for a promotion. A) You should ask for a promotion. B) You must ask for a promotion. C) You have to ask for a promotion. D) You are allowed to ask for a promotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You should ask for a promotion. 3. Dr. Rosemary is genuinely smart. She ..... read a news paper since he was 5. A) Is able to. B) Can. C) Was able to. D) Had been able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was able to. 4. You ..... disturb him during his work! (Prohibition) A) Don't have to. B) Should not. C) Could not. D) Must not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must not. 5. How ..... make the cake? A) I should. B) Should I. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should I. 6. It's a business school. You ..... smoke in the classrooms. A) Needn't. B) Mustn't. C) May not. D) Don't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mustn't. 7. Sarah ..... swim when she was five. A) Must. B) Can. C) Could. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 8. Can I get verbal confirmation of the acceptance of the contract, Mr. Lewis? A) Permission. B) Obligation. C) Advice. D) Possibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permission. 9. When do we use 'have to' instead of 'must'? A) For all verb forms except present. B) For all verb forms except past. C) For all verb forms except future. D) For all verb forms except perfect forms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) For all verb forms except present. 10. Drivers ..... park in this area after 6 PM. A) Must. B) Might. C) Should. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't. 11. Which modal verb is used to express possibility or ability in the present? A) Should. B) Could. C) Can. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 12. The equivalent of may is ..... A) Be able to. B) Be allowed to. C) Have to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be allowed to. 13. We use ..... for advice and recommendations. A) Should. B) Must. C) Have to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 14. The exam results will be out soon. It ..... be this week or perhaps next week. A) Must. B) Might. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 15. Mr. Jones, we must update your personal information. A) Ability. B) Advice. C) Permission. D) Obligation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Obligation. 16. Can't/mustn't/may not are used to ..... A) Give permission. B) Give an offer. C) Refuse permission. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Refuse permission. 17. Identify the function of the modal verb in the sentence:Judging by the clouds, it MIGHT rain today. A) Command. B) Request. C) Ability. D) Possibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possibility. 18. Which of the following characteristics doesn't correspond to modal verbs? A) Modify other verbs. B) Don't have gerunds. C) The verb must have an object. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The verb must have an object. 19. Grandma tells the little girl that she ..... wait for her turn in the playground. A) Should. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 20. Which modal do we use for recommendation? A) Could. B) Have to. C) Should. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 21. Yesterday I ..... study for today's exam A) Haved to. B) Musted. C) Must. D) Had to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had to. 22. You ..... drive under 18 A) Can. B) Can't. C) Mustn't. D) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mustn't. 23. "Students may not use their phone in class."The modal verb in the sentence is referring to ..... A) Permission. B) Ability. C) Advice. D) Obligation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Permission. 24. Which verbs are used to express lack of necessity? A) Mustn't/can't. B) Needn't/don't have to. C) Can't/may not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needn't/don't have to. 25. Police officers ..... use a special uniform to perform their duties. A) Has to. B) Have to. C) Mustn't. D) Don't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have to. 26. Choose the correct modal according to its function:Dave ..... apologize for the inconvenience he caused yesterday. (obligation) A) Could. B) Ought to. C) Cannot. D) Must not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ought to. 27. "I can skate for three hours."The modal verb in the sentence is referring to ..... A) Possibility. B) Permission. C) Ability. D) Advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ability. 28. ..... does not reflect obligation/advice A) Can. B) Should. C) Ought to. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 29. ..... you please phone me in the evening? A) Must. B) Could. C) Might. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 30. Create a sentence using 'should' to give advice. A) You should eat ice cream for breakfast. B) You should study regularly to do well in exams. C) You should jump off a cliff. D) You should never sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You should study regularly to do well in exams. 31. Which modal would you choose for a soft suggestion? A) You must. B) You could. C) You should. D) You could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You could. 32. My father ..... wear a suit at work on Fridays, it's a casual day. A) Must. B) Doesn't have to. C) Have to. D) Has to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Doesn't have to. 33. Debes ir al doctor A) You must see a doctor. B) You should see a doctor. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You should see a doctor. 34. Bran could have been a great tennis player if he hadn't injured his shoulder.The sentence above expresses mode of: ..... A) Giving advice or suggestion. B) Possibility. C) Wish. D) Ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ability. 35. I'm not sure, but it ..... rain later. A) Can. B) May. C) Must. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 36. You ..... have your mobiles on in classes. A) Must. B) Should. C) Mustn't. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mustn't. 37. They ..... (be) kinder to me. They were absolutely lovely. (past negative possibility) A) Might have been. B) Should have. C) Could have been. D) Could not have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could not have been. 38. You ..... carry an umbrella, it's going to rain later. A) You must. B) You could. C) You should. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You must. 39. Grandma tells the little girl that she ..... drink water from the fountain. A) Mustn't. B) Shouldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't. 40. We ..... drink lots of water today because it's a very hot day. A) Mustn't. B) Should. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 41. Which is the modal verb of obligation? A) May. B) Could. C) Must. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 42. You've been driving all day. You look exhausted! You ..... rest A) Must. B) Should. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 43. You ..... take this medicine in the morning. You can take it at whatever time you prefer. A) Mustn't. B) Don't have to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't have to. 44. You mustn't take photographs at this museum. What does mustn't express here? A) Prohibition. B) Lack of necessity. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prohibition. 45. The negative contraction for should not is: A) Shouldn't. B) Shouldno't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouldn't. 46. Which modal verbs is often used to express possibilty or ability in the past? A) Shall. B) Would. C) Can. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 47. May I place you on hold for two minutes, Mr. Brown? A) Ability. B) Obligation. C) Permission. D) Advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Permission. 48. Grandma tells the little girl that she ..... eat so much ice cream. A) Shouldn't. B) Can't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouldn't. 49. Andreu might go to California this summer. A) No obligation. B) Obligation. C) Prohibition. D) Possibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possibility. 50. I ..... study for the English test. A) Can. B) Mustn't. C) Must. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 51. I'm not going to pay five pounds for a coffee. You ..... be joking! A) Should. B) Must. C) Have to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 52. What do we use to talk about general abilities in present perfect/past perfect/after other modal verbs? A) Be able to. B) Can. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be able to. 53. I am happy to inform you that I ..... come to work next week. A) Should. B) Can. C) Would. D) Won't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 54. My teacher told me I ..... review my book before the exam. A) Ought not to. B) Had better. C) Should not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had better. 55. The school board will not tolerate this behaviour. You ..... behave better from now on. A) Ought to. B) Can. C) Will. D) Are allowed to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ought to. 56. The modal verb "Mustn't" is used to talk about ..... A) Informal Request. B) Suggestions. C) Prohibition. D) Lack of Necessity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prohibition. 57. What can be used instead of 'mustn't' to talk about prohibition? A) Can't. B) Don't have to. C) Shouldn't. D) Be not allowed to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 58. Negate the following sentence: "She can play the piano." A) She might not play the piano. B) She will not play the piano. C) She does not play the piano. D) She cannot play the piano. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She cannot play the piano. 59. Identify the modal verb in the sentence:They would like to visit the museum. A) Will. B) Would. C) Could. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 60. "They may come by car."The modal verb in the sentence is referring to ..... A) Permission. B) Ability. C) Possibility. D) Advice. 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