This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals – Quiz 16 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Quiz 16 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. That ..... David. He hasn't got a bike. A) Will be. B) Can't be. C) Shouldn't be. D) Mustn't be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't be. 2. Adriana is often late for school. She ..... to wake up on time. A) Can. B) Have. C) Needs. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Needs. 3. This bag is very heavy. Please help me, I ..... take it by myself. A) Must not. B) Will not. C) Can not. D) May not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can not. 4. The students ..... wear their proper uniform at school. A) Have to. B) Could. C) Might. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have to. 5. I ..... call my Gran today-it's her birthday. A) Must. B) Needn't. C) Mustn't. D) Don't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 6. Our country ..... become a super power by 2025. (possibility) A) Should. B) Might. C) Can. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 7. You ..... disturb him during his work! A) Must not. B) Could not. C) Should not. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must not. 8. Which is closest in meaning to the first sentence?It's getting late. Hadn't we better be going? A) Do you think we made a mistake not going?. B) Do you think we should leave soon?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Do you think we should leave soon?. 9. We use ..... for personal obligations, rules at home or maybe at school. You need an auxiliary if you want to do the negative. A) Should. B) Must. C) May. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have to. 10. It is possible that Jack is afraid of the dark. A) May/ might/ could be afraid . B) Must be afraid. C) Should be afraid. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May/ might/ could be afraid . 11. I know you ..... win the spelling bee contest. (ability) A) Would. B) May. C) Can. D) Should. E) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 12. You ..... eat healthy food or you will become fat. A) SHOULD. B) SHOULDN'T. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) SHOULD. 13. Which modal is used to express necessity? A) Ought to. B) Should. C) Could. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must. 14. The peon ..... ring the bell. A) Would. B) Could. C) Should. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 15. Policeman: ..... I see your license, please?"Driver: "Sure" . A) Might. B) May. C) Can. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 16. ..... I go to the washroom please? A) Would. B) Should. C) May. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May. 17. Tom is allergic to nuts so he ..... eat peanut butter. A) Couldn't. B) Doesn't have to. C) Mustn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mustn't. 18. Did he answer the phone? No, he ..... be asleep. A) Must. B) Can't. C) Wouldn't. D) Doesn't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 19. You OUGHT TO CHECK the air pressure in your tires if you do not want to get a flat tire on your trip. A) Ability. B) A solid conjecture for being in the past (must be ). C) Should do (give advice). D) Need to do. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should do (give advice). 20. I ..... travel to the beach than to the mountain A) Would like. B) Would rather. C) Should. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would rather. 21. Although they were blocking the street, I ..... cross to the other side of the sidewalk A) Might have. B) Was able to. C) Could. D) Wouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was able to. 22. Sam ..... leave the party early because his wife disappeared. A) Had to. B) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had to. 23. Loretta and you ..... arrive home early. It's dangerous. A) Have to. B) Ought to. C) Can. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 24. Mary should have done her homework last night instead of watching television. A) Mary did her homework instead of watching television last night. B) Mary didn't watch television and do her homework last night. C) Mary watched television and did her homework last night. D) Mary watched television and didn't do her homework last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mary watched television and didn't do her homework last night. 25. ..... you please pass me the salt? A) Ought to. B) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will. 26. You ..... tip the attendant. A) Don't. B) Didn't. C) Mustn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mustn't. 27. "Don't have to" means: A) It's a good idea to. B) It's not allowed. C) It's not necessary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's not necessary. 28. We use ..... to say something that is possible, but not certain. A) May / might. B) Must / mustn't. C) Ought to / should. D) Have to / has to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May / might. 29. When my granddad was at school, he ..... learn English. A) Couldn't. B) Must. C) Can't. D) Mustn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. 30. MAY I use your car?-Of course. Here's the key. A) Like, want more (formal, polite). B) Conjecture about current events. C) Ability. D) Ask for permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ask for permission. 31. We suggested that she ..... the 10:30 train immediately. A) Has to take. B) Take. C) May take. D) Might take. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Take. 32. Samira ..... read and write when she was four. A) Can. B) Could. C) Shall. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 33. Excuse me, teacher, ..... you explain me the topic, later?, please! A) May. B) Might . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might . 34. The mule ..... not go any faster even when it was beaten. A) Could. B) Ought to. C) Must. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 35. I'm sorry but my sister ..... answer the phone. A) Doesn't have to. B) Should. C) Must. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't. 36. Would you like a cookie? A) Would you like a milkshake?. B) Would you like a cookie?. C) Would you like a cup of coffee?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would you like a cookie?. 37. To indicate an obligation imposed by external circumstances we use ..... A) Must. B) Have to. C) Can. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have to. 38. We missed the concert because we ..... find our tickets. A) Mustn't. B) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 39. I hope all's well with you. everything is fine here. I am sorry I ..... write earlier. A) Couldn't. B) Hadn't. C) Hasn't. D) Have not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. 40. You must be in class at 8 a.m. A) Obligation. B) Advice. C) Suggestion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obligation. 41. You ..... eat so many sweets. They're very bad for your teeth. A) Should. B) Shouldn't. C) Shall. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't. 42. ..... we have school tomorrow? A) Will. B) Can. C) Should. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 43. You ..... bring a coat, but you might get cold without one. A) Don't have to. B) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't have to. 44. Tom gets failed in his exams. I think he ..... study harder. A) Must. B) Should. C) Can. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 45. I missed class yesterday because I was sick. I ..... ask the teacher what I missed. A) Musn't. B) Would. C) Was able to. D) Ought to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ought to. 46. Your marks are too low. You ..... study more. A) Can. B) Must. C) Could. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 47. She ..... respect the decision of her parents. A) Have to. B) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 48. Anyone surfing the web today ..... the photo. A) Must have seen. B) Had to see. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have seen. 49. When Mario was younger, he ..... make big furniture on his own. A) Must. B) Can. C) Could. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 50. I ..... quickly so I grabbed her and rushed her to the bathroom. A) Must have acted. B) Had to act. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to act. 51. I ..... turn in my Self-Paced Learning Activity before due. A) Could. B) Should. C) May. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 52. Choose the correct concept of manners. A) Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs that cannot function as a main verb. B) Modal verbs are verbs that can function as a main verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modal verbs are auxiliary verbs that cannot function as a main verb. 53. ..... I call your parents to come and pick you up? (offer) A) Must. B) Do I have to. C) Might. D) Shall. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 54. DON'T/DOESN'T HAVE TO is a A) Prohibition. B) Something don't necessary. C) Obligation. D) Advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something don't necessary. 55. People in the front seat of a car ..... wear a seat belt. A) Must. B) Has to. C) Have. D) Mustn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 56. 'Which tablet did you choose in the end?' ' I ..... decide. My dad's just bought me one.' A) Needn't. B) Didn't have to. C) Mustn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Didn't have to. 57. We wondered what the boss ..... A) Had to think. B) Must have thought. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have thought. 58. Listen, please. You MUSTN'T talk during his exam. A) Pretty solid guess. B) It is forbidden to do it. C) Don't have to. D) Must do. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is forbidden to do it. 59. The weather ..... been any worse! (past negative possibility) A) Might not have. B) Wouldn't have. C) May not have. D) Couldn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Couldn't have. 60. Fadiyya is sick. We ..... see her tomorrow A) Are able. B) Is able to. C) Could. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesModals Quiz 1Modals Quiz 2Modals Quiz 3Modals Quiz 4Modals Quiz 5Modals Quiz 6Modals Quiz 7Modals Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books