This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Auxiliaries – Quiz 33 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 33 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the sentence that uses a modal auxiliary to express a necessity. A) She can play the piano beautifully. B) We might go to the zoo tomorrow. C) You must complete your project by Friday. D) He could be the winner of the contest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) You must complete your project by Friday. 2. You ..... try to be more punctual. A) Would. B) Should. C) Could. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 3. Chose the correct helping verb. Use the hint in the parentheses to guide you.My soccer coach told us that we (to be expected to) practice 45 minutes per day. A) Shall. B) May. C) Must. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 4. What is the primary function of the Modal Auxiliary 'should'? A) To express strong obligation or necessity. B) To give advice, recommendation, or suggestion. C) To express past possibility. D) To express current ability or capability. E) To express a strong command. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To give advice, recommendation, or suggestion. 5. You ..... put your feet on the seats in the cinema. A) Should. B) Shouldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't. 6. "How long have you been married?""We ..... have been married for 23 years on our next anniversary." A) Must. B) Should. C) Could. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will. 7. She went swimming ..... the water was freezing cold. A) Even though. B) Therefore. C) Because. D) So. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Even though. 8. ..... you tell us where the school is? A) Can. B) May. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 9. You ..... to wear a uniform at this school. A) Have. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have. 10. We ..... make the first move. A) Have. B) Are. C) Must. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 11. Ne mange pas de bonbons avant le souper! A) You don't eat sweets before dinner!. B) Don't eat sweets before dinner!. C) Eat not sweets before dinner!. D) Not eat sweets before dinner!. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't eat sweets before dinner!. 12. After training, my dog (must, can) do five tricks. A) Must. B) Can. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 13. She ..... train harder if she wants to break the record. A) Should. B) Might. C) Can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 14. The student realized that he ..... learnt anything. A) Didn't. B) Hadn't. C) Wasn't. D) Weren't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hadn't. 15. What modal is used to express ability in the past? A) Can. B) Am able to. C) Could. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might. 16. Some people think that Ichabod ..... have been spirited away. A) Can. B) Might. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 17. In the sentence "He will travel to London next week, " what is the function of the modal auxiliary "will" ? A) Expressing ability. B) Expressing future intention. C) Expressing permission. D) Expressing advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Expressing future intention. 18. Which modal verb is commonly used to express permission or ability? A) Might. B) Could. C) May. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 19. Read the sentence. I really hope we ..... be able to go. (Future action)Choose the correct word that completes this sentence. A) Would. B) Will. C) Should. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will. 20. May means A) Someone has permission to do an action. B) The action probably ought to happen. C) The action absolutely needs to happen. D) Someone has the ability to do an action. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Someone has permission to do an action. 21. Complete the sentence:'You ..... (not) worry about the exam.' Function:Expressing advice. Options:should, could, may, must A) Shouldn't. B) Can't. C) Might not. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 22. I ..... like to help you when I finish my homework. A) Would. B) Should. C) Can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 23. People ..... waste food. A) Shouldn't. B) Couldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouldn't. 24. Choose the correct modal auxiliary to complete the sentence:You ..... finish your homework before playing video games. A) Should. B) Can. C) Might. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 25. Which sentence uses a modal verb incorrectly to express certainty about the past? A) She would have finished her homework by now. B) The team must won the championship last year. C) I should have gone to the party last weekend. D) They could have visited the museum yesterday. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The team must won the championship last year. 26. What is the function of the modal auxiliary 'might' in the sentence:'She might come to the party tonight.'? A) Expressing ability. B) Expressing permission. C) Expressing possibility. D) Expressing obligation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Expressing possibility. 27. Tom is sitting at his desk. He's reading his chemistry text because he has a test tomorrow. He ..... A) Could study. B) Should be studying. C) Will studying. D) Must be studying. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must be studying. 28. I don't have enough money to buy lunch ..... you lend me a couple of dollars? A) May. B) Could. C) Shall. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 29. An unfair feeling of dislike for a person of group based on trace, gender, religion, etc. A) Perjury. B) Prejudice. C) Judgement. D) Jurisdiction. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prejudice. 30. Which sentence correctly uses a modal auxiliary to express permission? A) You must leave now. B) You can borrow my pen. C) You should study harder. D) You will succeed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You can borrow my pen. ← 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