This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Quiz 9 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the modal verb for "can; ability" A) May. B) Can. C) Should. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 2. You didn't have to bring me a present, but thank you! A) Lack of obligation. B) Permission. C) Prohibition. D) Ability. E) Obligation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lack of obligation. 3. You ..... wear the school uniform A) Can. B) Must. C) Have to. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have to. 4. A doctor ..... be nice to his patients. A) Has to. B) Have to. C) Don't have to. D) Doesn't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has to. 5. You ..... go to the new restaurant in the city, I totally recommend it, it's the most delicious I've ever tried! A) Could. B) Had better. C) Must. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 6. You ..... go to the doctor. A) CAN. B) SHOULD. C) COULD. D) MIGHT. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) SHOULD. 7. From that distance he ..... have made out who was involved in the incident. A) Couldn't. B) Mustn't. C) Oughtn't to. D) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. 8. Teachers ..... implement corporal punishment. A) Shouldn't. B) Must. C) Mustn't. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mustn't. 9. I ..... speak English when I was younger. A) Mustn't. B) Shouldn't. C) Couldn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 10. It expressses a suggestion or a recommendation or an expectation that someone should do something. A) Must. B) Would. C) Ought to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ought to. 11. We ..... bake a cake now because we're going out soon. A) Can. B) Have to. C) Couldn't. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't. 12. I'm sorry, but you ..... sit here. A) Can't. B) Don't have to. C) Aren't able to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 13. I was tired last night, but I ..... sleep. A) Could. B) Had to. C) Couldn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 14. Which of the following excerpts expresses the idea that there is no need to do something? A) Would you do it?. B) You don't have to do [ ]. C) You can do [ ]. D) You should do [ ]. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You don't have to do [ ]. 15. A student ..... study. It's their main duty. A) Shouldn't. B) Should. C) Mustn't. D) Don't have to. E) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Must. 16. I told her about the meeting but she ..... A) Couldn't have remembered. B) Shouldn't have remembered. C) Might not have remembered. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might not have remembered. 17. Miras ..... buy a new tyre for his bike-his front one is flat. A) Has to. B) Doesn't have to. C) Mustn't. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Has to. 18. We ..... the tickets earlier. Now we're going to queue at least for 2 hours. A) Need have bought. B) Ought to have bought. C) Had to buy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ought to have bought. 19. Heri ..... Run fast! She is the fastest student in 9th grade. A) Mustn't. B) Could. C) Can. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 20. Choose the correct answer:It expressses something that is possible, but not certain. A) Should. B) Must. C) Might. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 21. You aren't allowed to talk during the exam. A) You mustn't talk during the exam. B) You must talk during the exam. C) You needn't talk during the exam. D) You don't have to talk during the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You mustn't talk during the exam. 22. "I really do this translation today?" "No, . You ..... do it tomorrow if you like." A) Needn't-may. B) May not-mustn't. C) May not-need. D) Mustn't-need. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Needn't-may. 23. The child read can A) The child read to can. B) The child can read. C) The child read could. D) The child could read. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The child can read. 24. Children ..... be accompanied by an adult in crossing the road. A) Ought to. B) Should. C) Must. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 25. David Villa can play football ..... A) Good. B) Well. C) Bad. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Well. 26. ..... you ask them about the prices of the tickets to visit the Huayna Picchu or mountain hike? A) Might. B) Can. C) May not. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 27. We went to bed right after dinner because we ..... get up early the following day. A) Can. B) Had to. C) Must. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to. 28. It's quite late. My parents ..... be sleeping. I suppose. A) Have to. B) Might. C) Shall. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 29. I know it's difficult, but we ..... succeed! A) Might. B) Ought to. C) Would. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will. 30. You must pay at checkout A) You have to pay just in case. B) You must pay the caterer. C) You must pay at the till. D) Do you want to pay for the case?. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You must pay at the till. 31. Mr. and Mrs. Schneider, ..... Are you flying to Italy in the summer? Yes, we are flying to Rome. A) Want. B) Wanted. C) Will. D) Want. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Want. 32. Take your coat with you, it ..... get cold later. A) Might. B) Must. C) Should. D) Needs to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 33. My father knew how to ride a bicycle when he was 3.My father ..... ride a bicycle when he was 3. A) Can't. B) Could. C) Will be able to. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 34. I ..... get on the number 18 bus, or I'll be late for work A) Can. B) Mustn't. C) Have to. D) Don't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have to. 35. Don't speak so loudly! I ..... hear you perfectly. A) Couldn't. B) Can. C) Could. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 36. ..... you give me a hand with these bags? They are quite heavy. A) Should. B) Could. C) Must. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 37. My father ..... wear uniform at work but he doesn't like it. A) Doesn't have to. B) Must. C) Have to. D) Has to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Has to. 38. You ..... do your homework. If you do not do your homework, the teacher will not let you present the test. A) Had better. B) Can. C) Could. D) Don't need to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Had better. 39. You ..... forget your sunscreen. It's going to be very hot. A) Don't have to. B) Needn't. C) Mustn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mustn't. 40. I ..... to finish this task today. It is in the contract. A) Can't. B) Must. C) May. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have. 41. We have to study every day. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 42. You ..... call him anymore. I have already called him. A) Don't have to. B) Must. C) Have to. D) Must not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't have to. 43. I'm supposed to log into my zoom classes but they're mostly boring. A) Ability. B) Permission. C) Obligation. D) Prohibition. E) Lack of obligation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Obligation. 44. I ..... recite poems by heart at the age of six. A) Could. B) Must. C) Can't. D) Will be able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 45. You ..... wash your hands before dinner. A) Have to. B) May. C) Should. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 46. Los Modal Verbs son ..... A) Auxiliary Verbs. B) Lexical Verbs. C) Primary Verbs. D) Some conspiracy theories that claim that Donald Trump is actually a cheese worm. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Auxiliary Verbs. 47. The doctor told me my cholesterol is very high.I ..... start a healthy diet. A) Should. B) Can. C) Must. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 48. You ..... leave out questions you're not sure about in the exam. A) Had better. B) Must. C) Can't. D) Should. E) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Shouldn't. 49. What is modal SHOULD: A) Not having the obligation. B) Obligation. C) Ability. D) Advice. E) Prohibition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Advice. 50. During my trip to Beijing I wasn't able to speak Chinese at all, I was so overwhelmed that I forgot everything I had learned. A) Lack of obligation. B) Obligation. C) Permission. D) Ability. E) Prohibition. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ability. 51. You ..... forget your best friend's birthday again. A) Have to. B) Don't have to. C) Must. D) Mustn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mustn't. 52. I didn't hear the phone. I ..... asleep. A) Must be. B) Must have been. C) Should have been. D) Should be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have been. 53. What is the modal verb for "permission; may" A) Want. B) May. C) Must. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 54. Translate SHOULD into Spanish A) Can. B) Could you. C) You should. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You should. 55. Modal verbs:Obligation example A) Would you please turn on the light?. B) You must respect your parents. C) Will you help me. D) May I ask a question?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You must respect your parents. 56. I ..... be singing in the school party.What do you think of the idea? A) May. B) Should. C) Must. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 57. Mark ..... ride a bike when he was three years old. A) Could. B) Might. C) Can. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 58. Someone ..... have already told his father. A) May. B) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 59. I ..... do all housework every day A) Must. B) Need. C) Had to. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Have to. 60. This is the hospital! You ..... smoke here! A) Must. B) Don't have to. C) Have to. 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