This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Auxiliaries – Quiz 32 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 32 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. We ..... obey school rules without exception. A) Don't have to. B) Useless. C) Must. D) Not recommended. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 2. She ..... the doctor yesterday. A) Has to saw. B) Have to see. C) Had to see. D) Has to seen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had to see. 3. Identify the sentence that correctly uses a modal auxiliary to express permission. A) You must finish your homework before you go out. B) She can speak three languages fluently. C) May I leave the room, please?. D) He should be at the meeting by now. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May I leave the room, please?. 4. Francis was able to go mountain climbing at the weekend.The modal verb refers to ..... A) Ability. B) Advice and suggestion. C) Possibility and certainty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ability. 5. Can you talk right now? No, I ..... A) Cant. B) Can. C) Am. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't. 6. You mustn't touch the oven. It's very hot and you ..... hurt yourself. A) Must. B) Can. C) Might. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 7. Also, he thinks I ..... work hard to be in good physical shape. A) Would. B) Should. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 8. Al painted his bedroom black. It looks dark and dreary. He ..... a different color. A) Had to choose. B) Should have chosen. C) Must have chosen. D) Could have been choosing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have chosen. 9. But there are some researchers who claim that the area ..... by a meteorite. A) Couldn't have been hit. B) Couldn't have been hitted. C) Couldn't have hit. D) Couldn't have been hut. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't have been hit. 10. The Olympic athletes ..... work very hard to make the team. A) Might. B) Could. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 11. We use May for ..... A) Ability. B) Obligation. C) Advice. D) Permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Permission. 12. In the powerpoint which Polite questions use to help or cooperation? A) May I, can I, would I. B) Would you, could you, can you, will you. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would you, could you, can you, will you. 13. ..... you meet us at the airport tonight? A) Ought. B) May. C) Couldn't. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 14. What ..... I do for make you believe to me? A) Should not be. B) Should. C) Make you. D) Hurt you. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 15. '' What ..... you like us to get for your birthday?" Mrs Teo asked her daughter. A) Can. B) May. C) Could. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Would. 16. "I will buy a book", Does the sentence have an example of a modal auxiliary? A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 17. ..... you make a birthday cake?+ Yes, of course I ..... A) Can / can't. B) Can't / can. C) Can / can. D) Can't / can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can / can. 18. You ..... go back early if you have finished your work. A) Can. B) May. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 19. I was late for work this morning because I ..... wait for the bus for an hour. A) Must. B) Had to. C) Have to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to. 20. Which of the following sentences is correct? A) She can to swim. B) He might goes to the store. C) They should study for the test. D) I musts finish my work. E) You could to help her. A) She can swim. B) He might go to the store. C) C) They should study for the test. D) You could help her. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C) They should study for the test. 21. What is the present progressive of "answer" ? A) Was answering. B) Am answering. C) Will be answering. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am answering. 22. Negate the sentence:They will travel tomorrow. A) They won't travel tomorrow. B) They not will travel tomorrow. C) They doesn't will travel tomorrow. D) They can't travel tomorrow. E) They isn't travel tomorrow. A) They won't travel tomorrow. B) They will travel not tomorrow. C) They won't be traveling tomorrow. D) They will not travel tomorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They won't travel tomorrow. 23. You ..... take water breaks when exercising, or you'll get dehydrated. A) Could. B) Must. C) Can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 24. "Why are you so sure that Ann didn't commit the crime she's been accused of committing?" "She ..... that crime because I was with her, and we were out of town on that day." A) May not have committed. B) Wasn't supposed to commit. C) Committed. D) Couldn't have committed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Couldn't have committed. 25. Security:Welcome to the restricted area. Before you proceed, I must clarify the rules.Visitor:Understood. What is the most important one?Security:(3) ..... A) You must leave your badge visible at all times. B) You might leave your badge visible at all times. C) You don't have to leave your badge visible at all times. D) You should leave your badge visible at all times. E) You can leave your badge visible at all times. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) You must leave your badge visible at all times. 26. What is the past progressive of "talk" ? A) Was talking. B) Am talking. C) Will be talking. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was talking. 27. Complete the sentence:If I ..... you, I would talk with my parents A) Was. B) Were. C) Would. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were. 28. Excuse me, could you ..... me the direction. A) Showed. B) Showing. C) To show. D) Show. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Show. 29. We ..... (should/ought to) not come late. A) Should. B) Ought to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 30. Lisa ..... swim when she was young A) Can. B) Could. C) May. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. ← 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