This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals – Quiz 29 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Quiz 29 (52 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. It wasn't necessary to bring those books to class today. A) You needn't bring those books to class today. B) You needn't have brought those books to class today. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You needn't have brought those books to class today. 2. We ..... wash our hands, because we don't want to get any infection. A) Have to. B) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 3. Which sentence best expresses a possibility? A) It will be a warm summer. B) It may be a warm summer. C) It should be a warm summer. D) It shall be a warm summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It may be a warm summer. 4. I ..... buy a new computer. This one keeps breaking down. A) Must. B) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 5. Our country ..... become superpower by 2025. A) Should. B) Might. C) May. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May. 6. There is alot of traffic on the road. I ..... be late for my meeting. A) Should. B) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 7. CAN you play the piano?-Of course, yes. A) Only possibility. B) Ask for permission. C) Allow. D) Guess. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only possibility. 8. The manager said that you ..... submit that paper work early or you'll get sacked. A) Must. B) Have to. C) Ought to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have to. 9. My brother ..... go to school because he's only two years old! A) Must. B) Mustn't. C) Don't have to. D) Doesn't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Doesn't have to. 10. Meena ..... go to the market in the afternoon. A) Will. B) Shall. C) Going. D) Was. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 11. You really ..... give me flowers. I told you it's fine! A) Must. B) Don't have to. C) Might. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't have to. 12. Which is closest in meaning to the first sentence?They ought to tell us a few weeks before each test so we have time to revise. A) They should tell us. B) They must tell us. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They should tell us. 13. Father ..... bring us to the zoo next Sunday. A) Must. B) May. C) Should. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will. 14. What is the accusative form of die? A) The. B) A. C) The. D) Die. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Die. 15. I can't see you quite well. I ..... put on my glasses. A) Have to. B) Has to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have to. 16. We use ..... for moral obligations. A) Ought to. B) Should. C) Must. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ought to. 17. Mark is a policeman. He ..... wear a uniform. A) Should. B) Must. C) Mustn't. D) Cannot. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 18. I ..... missed the bus yesterday but I arrived on time to the bus stop. A) Manage to. B) Could have. C) Was able to. D) Couldn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could have. 19. What ..... you do if you won the lottery? A) Could. B) Should. C) Would. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Would. 20. You ..... perform better or else you will loose the competition. A) Will. B) Ought to. C) May. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ought to. 21. You must turn left at the traffic lights. A) Possibility. B) Permission. C) Obligation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obligation. 22. I'm an actress. I work in the evenings at the theater, so I ..... get up early. A) Can. B) Have to. C) Don't have to. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Don't have to. 23. Direction:Choose the appropriate modal that will complete each sentence using the given function.We ..... all unite in promoting our advocacies against racism. (strong obligation) A) Must. B) Should. C) Will. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 24. Could you open the window? A) Can you open the window?. B) Could you open the window?. C) May you open the window?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could you open the window?. 25. You ..... wait your turn in the queue. A) Must. B) Don't have to. C) Shouldn't. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have to. 26. To give instruction or permission both ..... and ..... are used A) May & can. B) Must & should. C) Will & shall. D) Has & have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May & can. 27. Sara has toothache. She ..... go to the dentist. A) Shouldn't. B) Should. C) Have. D) Has. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 28. He ..... drink tea after dinner. A) Could. B) Should. C) May. D) Used to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Used to. 29. He again thought ..... [ can/may/might] I jump across the trap. A) Can. B) Might. C) May. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 30. You ..... study more for your exam if you want to get a good mark. A) Can't. B) Should. C) Shouldn't. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 31. You ought to leave now or you'll be late. A) Obligation. B) Advice. C) Suggestion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advice. 32. Choose the sentence that is used to show ABILITY A) Lucy can cook desserts. B) Peter could speak 5 languages when he was young. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lucy can cook desserts. 33. I ..... her last night. A) Must not have called. B) Would not have called. C) Might not have called. D) Should not have called. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should not have called. 34. Complete the sentence by supplying the appropriate modals. Select from the given choices. I ..... write a song or poem for my parents. (ability) A) May. B) Can. C) Might. D) Shall. E) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 35. I ..... come tomorrow cause I'll be busy all day. A) Must. B) May. C) Can't. D) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 36. It's possible he didn't pass the driving test. A) He might have passed the driving test. B) He might not have passed the driving test. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He might not have passed the driving test. 37. I ..... go to bars because it's prohibited for 17 years old and below. A) Can. B) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 38. Sarah ..... get my old pair of sunglasses on the table. (permission) A) Would. B) Should. C) May. D) Can. E) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May. 39. Sir, ..... I go to the wash room? A) Can. B) Will. C) May. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May. 40. I ..... to like swimming when I was in college. A) Shall. B) Can. C) Ought to. D) Used. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Used. 41. The text is too long and has many difficult words. I can't really ..... it well A) Understand. B) Speak. C) Read. D) Write. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Understand. 42. I ..... read the last chapter of this book for my report tomorrow. A) Ought to. B) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ought to. 43. Oh, excuse me. I ..... the wrong number. A) Had to dial. B) Must have dialled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have dialled. 44. I don't understand the information very well, I can/can't finish the homework. A) Can. B) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 45. To take a plane, you ..... present your passport. A) Should. B) Must. C) Can. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 46. Change this sentence into a proper question:We cannot be friends. A) Can we not friends?. B) Can't we be friends?. C) Can't we are friends?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't we be friends?. 47. Milton and I ..... work harder to get good grades. A) Can. B) Must. C) Ought to. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ought to. 48. You have to return the book by Friday at the latest. A) The book must have been returned by Friday at the latest. B) The book must be returned by Friday at the latest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The book must be returned by Friday at the latest. 49. My father ..... be late because he is caught in a traffic jam. A) Must. B) Can. C) Might. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 50. " ..... I ask who is this?" , I replied. A) Can. B) May. C) Shall. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 51. You ..... use my bicycle. A) Would. B) Can. C) Should. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) May. 52. ..... you give me a bottle of water? My throat is parched. A) Might. B) May. C) Shall. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. ← PreviousRelated 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