This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals – Quiz 23 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Quiz 23 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I want to pass an important exam. I ..... avoid watching so much TV. A) Must. B) Could. C) Shouldn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 2. All drivers ..... have a driving licence A) Should. B) Must. C) Need to. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 3. I have forgotten to bring my wallet ..... you lend me dollar? A) Should. B) Would. C) Must. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would. 4. Choose the sentence that is used to show ABILITY or POSSIBILITY in the past. A) You should drive the bus in the morning. B) I could ride the bike when I was youger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I could ride the bike when I was youger. 5. SEATWORK#5 Complete the following sentences by using the appropriate modal of prohibition. Write the letter of your answer. 4. You ..... sleep in class! A. can't B. mustn't A) Mustn't. B) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mustn't. 6. I ..... be wrong [ present-future, possibility ] A) Will. B) May. C) Can. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 7. It ..... be easy for Mary. Her parents died when she was only 4 years old. A) Wouldn't. B) Mustn't. C) Can't. D) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 8. Well, it ..... rain tomorrow-it is February after all so you can never be sure about the weather. A) Can. B) Might. C) Will. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 9. You ..... ring the bell; I've got a key. A) Mustn't. B) Needn't. C) Wouldn't. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needn't. 10. It ..... have been Mr. Sherlock Holmes who solved this case A) Must. B) Ought. C) Should. D) Cannot. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 11. I think he ..... have a sister. I don't know. A) Should. B) Must. C) May. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May. 12. My keys ..... be here somewhere. A) Will. B) Shall. C) Would. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must. 13. My mum ..... go shopping A) HAS TO. B) HAVE TO. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HAS TO. 14. My mom said that today she has an operation from 5 to 7 pm. Right now it is 5.10 pm, ..... A) She will be operating. B) She must be operating. C) She had better be operating. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She must be operating. 15. Please keep me informed ..... you be unable to come to my house. A) Must. B) Might. C) Would. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 16. Achilles ..... be the best warrior in the Greek army. A) Can. B) Might. C) May. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must. 17. You ..... ask questions after my presentation. A) Can. B) Could. C) May. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 18. He ..... go for a walk [ habits/routine, past ] A) Will. B) Can. C) Could. D) Used to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Used to. 19. Mum to a son:I'm telling you ..... A) You have to clean the mess!. B) You must clean the mess!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You must clean the mess!. 20. It is hot in here. COULD you open the window a bit, please? A) Only possibility in the past. B) Request. C) Allow. D) Guess. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Request. 21. Visitors ..... feed this animal. A) Can't. B) Should. C) Mustn't. D) Had better. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mustn't. 22. The floor of this classroom is dirty. We ..... clean it. A) Can. B) Must. C) May. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have to. 23. What ..... I do? I am really confused and I need your help! A) Can. B) Have to. C) Should. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 24. My father is very smart. He ..... speak five languages. A) Must. B) Should. C) Can. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 25. You ..... not put your feet on the table. It's rude. A) Shall. B) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 26. I ..... pay my taxes in Hacienda, if not I'll have a punisment! A) Have to. B) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have to. 27. He ..... be twenty next month. A) Will. B) Shall. C) Would. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 28. 'Do we have to lay the table?' 'Yes, you ..... ' A) Do. B) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Do. 29. Mary ..... work in the museum on Sunday, she loves her work! A) Has to. B) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 30. Which sentence best expresses impossibility? A) I wouldn't hear you. B) I ought not to hear you. C) I mustn't hear you. D) I can't hear you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I can't hear you. 31. I ..... have made it home if the gods had not meddled with my life. A) May. B) Should. C) Must. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 32. He needs more exercise, he ..... go to a gym. A) Can. B) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 33. ..... and ..... are used to show determination or a promise, and sometimes a threat A) Can & Could. B) Will & shall. C) May & Might. D) Shall & should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will & shall. 34. ..... you teach me how to draw? A) Would. B) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 35. Kiara likes fatty foods. She ..... stop eating like that because she will get weight. A) Should. B) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 36. ..... you lend me your cricket bat, please? I left mine at home A) Shall. B) Could. C) Should. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 37. Are you joking? David CAN'T HAVE BOUGHT a new car last week. I am sure that he does not have money. A) Possibility in the present. B) Ask for permission. C) Request. D) Conjecturing a certain possibility in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conjecturing a certain possibility in the past. 38. You ..... drink coffee at night. I told you to stop! A) Mustn't. B) Have to. C) Don't have to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mustn't. 39. I couldn't go there. A) I wasn't allowed to go there. B) I wasn't able to go there. C) I didn't have to go there. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) I wasn't able to go there. 40. Do you ..... wear a uniform at school? A) Must. B) Can. C) Should. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have to. 41. You ..... not light a candle, there is enough light yet. A) Ought to. B) Must. C) Need. D) Dare. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 42. If you go to India, you really ..... get the steam train to Darjeeling-it's amazing. A) Should. B) Had to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 43. It MIGHT HAVE BEEN Sam who called and did not leave a message on the answering machine. I am not sure. A) Must do. B) Conjecture for past events (not very certain). C) Need to do. D) Should do (give advice). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conjecture for past events (not very certain). 44. You ..... not com early. I man, you ..... start to work at 10'o clock. A) Need, Should. B) Should, Might. C) Need, May. D) Can, Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Need, May. 45. Rahul ..... repay all his loan tomorrow A) Will have to. B) Has to. C) Had to. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will have to. 46. Let's go out for a drink.-I WOULD love to. A) Allow. B) Request. C) A real thing will happen if condition A exists. D) Desire (formal, polite). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Desire (formal, polite). 47. I ..... work late today than stay on for a few hours over a weekend. A) Have to. B) Can. C) Must. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 48. Your hair looks awful. You ..... get it cut. A) Should. B) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 49. We use ..... to talk about abilities in the present and past, possibilities, or ask for things in a formal and informal way. A) May / might. B) Ought to / should. C) Must / mustn't. D) Can / could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can / could. 50. This window ..... be opened! It's stuck! A) Can't. B) Will not. C) Must. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 51. ..... Sabrina and I buy the tickets for the cinema? What do you think? A) Can. B) Have. C) Should. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 52. 1 You ..... have permission before you post photos of someone. A) Must. B) Doesn't have to. C) Don't have to. D) Mustn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 53. I ..... love to buy a boat one day. A) Could. B) Should. C) Would. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 54. I had some problems repairing the roof by myself, but in the end I ..... do it without help. A) Was able to. B) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was able to. 55. I ..... ride a bike when I was 5. A) Must. B) Shouldn't. C) Couldn't. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 56. You ..... see the doctor, you have a fever! A) Have to . B) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have to . 57. Descriptive forms of modal verbs A) They are more formal and express tenses other than the present. B) They are more colloquial and express tenses other than the present. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are more formal and express tenses other than the present. 58. Freddy ..... sleep.He has a very important exam A) Can't. B) Mustn't. C) Can. D) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Shouldn't. 59. We ..... wear a uniform at school. It's an obligation. A) Must. B) May. C) Can't. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 60. You ..... be rude to your granny. A) Don't have to. B) Shouldn't. C) Could. D) None of above. 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