This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Auxiliaries – Quiz 25 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 25 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I would like to win one million dollars. This is a ..... A) Preference. B) Desire or a wish. C) Obligation. D) Permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desire or a wish. 2. Identify the modal auxiliary in the sentence: "They must be at the park by now." A) They. B) Must. C) Be. D) Park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 3. A:I heard that Jessica has gotten a scholarship to Duke University!B:It's not definite yet, but she ..... get one. The admissions office says that it's possible, and they will let us know next month. A) Can. B) Can't. C) Might. D) Might not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 4. Fill in the blank:You ..... finish your homework before playing. A) Must. B) Can. C) Should. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 5. A:When are you going to sell your old car?B:As soon as I ..... find someone to buy it! A) Can. B) Can't. C) May. D) May not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 6. They ..... save the men from the sinking ship. A) Were able to. B) Could to. C) Was able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Were able to. 7. Why ..... he ..... last night? because he will have an English exam. A) Did had to study. B) Do have to studies. C) Did have to study. D) Did have to studied. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Did have to study. 8. Can I go to the birthday party, please?This modal verb refers to A) Lack of obligation or necessity. B) Necessity, obligation and prohibition. C) Permission and request. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Permission and request. 9. Read the sentence below carefully. Then choose the modal auxiliary that best fits the sentence.You ..... be late for the party if there is a lot of traffic on the highway. A) Should. B) Must. C) Might. D) Need. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 10. Complete the sentence:He ..... go to Canada next week. A) Will. B) Could. C) Have. D) Ought. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 11. Speak up, I ..... hear you! A) Can't. B) Might. C) Would. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 12. You ..... smoke. A) Should. B) Shouldn, t. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn, t. 13. Peter ..... speak Spanish. A) Can. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 14. Which modal verb best expresses the highest degree of certainty? A) Could. B) Might. C) Must. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 15. My advice is that you keep working A) Should. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 16. Which sentence uses a modal verb to express possibility? A) She can dance well. B) He might come to the meeting. C) You must finish your work. D) They will go to the park. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He might come to the meeting. 17. Rock climbing ..... be dangerous A) Should. B) Can. C) Mustn'T. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 18. What is the modal auxiliary? If you are in Dallas, you should go to a hockey game. A) You. B) Are. C) Should. D) To. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 19. Which word is used to talk about 90% possibility A) Must. B) May. C) Could. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 20. Identify the modal verb in the sentence:You must not smoke here. A) must B) not C) smoke D) here E) you A) Must. B) Should. C) Could. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 21. Which sentence uses a modal auxiliary to express ability? A) She must finish her homework. B) He can swim across the lake. C) They should arrive soon. D) I might go to the party. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He can swim across the lake. 22. The student may use their dictionaries during the test. It means:They are ..... to use their dictionaries during the test. A) Allowed. B) Obliged. C) Advised. D) Asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allowed. 23. Complete the sentence:My teacher told me that I ..... pay attention during the class. A) Might. B) May. C) Could. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must. 24. A:I need to get to the AirportB:You ..... the airport bus. It's cheaper than a taxi A) Might. B) Shoukd. C) Will. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shoukd. 25. Snow ..... fall today. A) Might. B) Can. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 26. Kendra ..... finish her homework on time, or she can't go outside to play with her friends. A) Must. B) Can't. C) Must have. D) Shall have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 27. Which of the following modal auxiliaries express obligation? A) Would. B) Should. C) Could. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 28. Chose the correct helping verb. Use the hint in the parentheses to guide you.Tonya (to be able to) run 10 miles in less than 90 minutes. A) Can. B) May. C) Must. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 29. Identify the modal auxiliary in the sentence:'He would like to play soccer.' What is its function? A) Would. B) Might. C) Should. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 30. I ..... see you, it's too dark A) Can't. B) Can. C) Don't have to. D) Mustn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesModal Auxiliaries Quiz 1Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 2Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 3Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 4Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 5Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 6Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 7Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books