This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals Of Possibility – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Of Possibility Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Explain the use of "can't" in the sentence: "He can't be the thief." A) It shows a possibility. B) It shows a doubt. C) It shows a prohibition. D) It shows a certainty. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It shows a certainty. 2. What is the correct negative contraction of 'will not'? A) Willn't. B) Will't. C) Willnot. D) Won't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Won't. 3. B:Yes, please ..... I speak to Ms. Johnson? A) Would. B) Should. C) May. D) Was I able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May. 4. William graduated with Cum Laude honors. He ..... studied very hard. A) Could have. B) Must have. C) Might. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 5. My sister pass her math test. She ..... be very happy. (90%) A) Must. B) Might. C) Could. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 6. The roast ..... be ready in about 15 minutes. (less certain) A) Will probably. B) Will. C) Might. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 7. A:Do you suppose Mrs. Chu is sick? B:She ..... I can't think of any other reason she isn't at this meeting. A) Must be. B) May be. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must be. 8. I just heard him leave. A) He must be here. B) He may be back in a minute. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He may be back in a minute. 9. Alice isn't at the party tonight ..... she be home studying instead? A) Could. B) Might. C) Do. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 10. A:Excuse me. Could you tell me which bus I should take to get to City Hall? B:Hmmm. Bus number 63 ..... there. But you'd better ask the driver. A) Must go. B) Might go. C) Goes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might go. 11. Where is Emma? She ..... be walking her dog. (50%) A) Must. B) May. C) Could. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 12. Sally is in excellent condition. I think she could win the 10-mile race on Saturday. A) Was able to win. B) Might win. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might win. 13. I can ..... his voice from my room. A) Heard. B) Hear. C) Not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hear. 14. It ..... rain tomorrow night. (10%) A) Might. B) May. C) Could. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 15. What does the modal 'might' indicate? A) A command or order to do something. B) A past event that has already occurred. C) Certainty of something happening. D) Possibility or suggestion of something happening. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Possibility or suggestion of something happening. 16. Sena ..... walked to work but she took the taxi instead. A) Shouldn't have. B) Couldn't have. C) Needn't have. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could have. 17. A:Is that Adam's brother standing with him in the cafeteria line? B:It ..... , I suppose. He does look a little like Adam. A) Must be. B) Could be. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could be. 18. William ..... a picture for his girlfriend. She loves works of art. A) Might not eat. B) May not know. C) Could draw. D) Might play. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could draw. 19. Explain the use of "must" in the sentence: "You must finish your homework." A) It shows a possibility. B) It shows a necessity. C) It shows a question. D) It shows a suggestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It shows a necessity. 20. Complete the sentence with the appropriate modal verb:It ..... rain later. (may/will) A) Should. B) Can. C) May. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May. 21. Choose the correct modal:You ..... want to check your answers before submitting. A) Might. B) Should. C) Would. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 22. Danna speaks Portuguese very well. She ..... speak French too. A) May. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 23. Roberto goes to the mall every day. He ..... like to shop A) Might. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 24. Analyze the use of the modal verb in this sentence: "You must be tired after the long journey." A) Expressing ability. B) Offering advice. C) Making a conclusion. D) Giving permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Making a conclusion. 25. A:How long will it take you to paint two small rooms?B:I'm not sure. If the job is not complicated, I could finish by Thursday. A) Was able to finish. B) Might finish. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might finish. 26. Why is that man looking around like that? He ..... be lost. A) Can't. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 27. Which modal is used when you are almost certain that an action or situation is NOT likely? A) Couldn't. B) Can't. C) May not. D) Might not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. 28. I know that Holly's not interested in that job. A) Holly might not be interested in that job. B) Holly couldn't be interested in that job. C) Holly can't be interested in that job. D) Holly must not be interested in that job. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Holly can't be interested in that job. 29. A:It's supposed to rain tomorrow. B:I know, but the forecast ..... wrong. Weather forecasts are far from 100% accurate. A) Must be. B) Could be. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could be. 30. Which modal do we use to say something is necessary? A) Must. B) Need to. C) Can. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Need to. 31. The weather will be nice on Saturday ..... Francisco ..... soccer with Roberto? A) Could play. B) Might play. C) Might plays. D) Could plays. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could play. 32. I ..... play piano when I was young. A) Can. B) Could. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 33. Watch out for that car, Timmy! You ..... both ways before you step into the street. A) Have got to look. B) Should be looking. C) Had to look. D) Must have looked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have got to look. 34. Hey! Look out the window, everyone. It's snowing! A) It must be snowing! It's August!. B) It can't be snowing! It's August!. C) It should be snowing! It's August!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can't be snowing! It's August!. 35. I don't know where Dad is. A) He can't be in the garden. B) He might be in the garden. C) He must be in the garden. D) He can be in the garden. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He might be in the garden. 36. Fill in the blank:I ..... have left my keys at home. (may/must) A) Can. B) Must. C) Should. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 37. Formulate a question using the modal "could": " ..... you help me with my homework?" A) Could. B) Can. C) Should. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 38. Choose a, b, or c.I am bored ..... we go for a walk in the park? A) Will. B) Shall. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shall. 39. My neice could read by the time she was four years old. A) Was able to read. B) Might read. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was able to read. 40. The house is dark A) They can't be at home. B) They might not be at home. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They might not be at home. 41. They left London at three o'clock so they ..... be here by now. A) Must. B) Could. C) Might. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 42. What a lot of lovely flowers you have! You ..... really like gardening. A) Can't. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 43. This is not my bag, it ..... be a mistake! (90%) A) Might. B) Could. C) Must. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 44. A: ..... I ask what this is about? A) Must. B) May. C) Should. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 45. One day he ..... know. (certain) A) Might. B) Will probably. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will. 46. A:Where's the leftover chicken from dinner last night? B:I just saw it when I got some ice cubes. It ..... in the freezer. A) Must be. B) Might be. C) Is. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is. 47. B:Well, I have some good news for her! ..... you please tell her that? A) Must. B) May. C) Would. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 48. Her life ..... be easy. She has four children and very little money. A) Can't. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 49. She must be in her office. A) I'm sure. It's impossible. B) I'm not sure but it's possible. C) Because she's normally there at this time. D) I'm sure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I'm sure. 50. The train ..... arrive early. (50%) A) Might. B) Must. C) May. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May. 51. Fill in the blank:There ..... be a chance of snow this weekend. A) Could. B) Would. C) Might. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 52. Take some water with you. A) There is a new restaurant we want to try. B) You might get dehydrated. C) She must be stuck in the traffic. D) I might not go to the party tonight. E) We might be late. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You might get dehydrated. 53. The sky looks cloudy. A) It might rain. B) It can't rain. C) It will rain. D) It must rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It might rain. 54. I'm really out of shape. I ..... going to the gym regularly. A) Must be starting. B) Must to start. C) Have to start. D) Has to start. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have to start. 55. Identify the modal verb in the following sentence: "She might go to the park later." A) Go. B) She. C) Might. D) Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 56. Sally isn't at work yet. A) We might be late. B) I might not go to the party tonight. C) You might get dehydrated. D) There is a new restaurant we want to try. E) She might be stuck in traffic. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) She might be stuck in traffic. 57. Choose a, b, or c.I would love ..... play football very well. A) Could. B) To be able to. C) Can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To be able to. 58. They might have arrived by now. A) I'm sure. B) I'm not sure but it's possible. C) I'm sure it's not possible. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I'm not sure but it's possible. 59. Which sentence uses a modal for possibility? A) It can rain tomorrow. B) It will definitely rain tomorrow. C) It should rain tomorrow. D) It might rain tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It might rain tomorrow. 60. Where is he? He ..... the flight A) Can have missed. B) Might not missed. C) May have missed. D) Could not miss. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May have missed. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesModals Of Possibility Quiz 1Modals Of Possibility Quiz 3Modals Of Possibility Quiz 4Can And Could QuizContinuous Modal Verbs QuizMay And Might QuizModal Perfect Tense QuizModal Verb Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books