This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Auxiliaries – Quiz 38 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 38 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She kept thinking of what ..... have happened to him if she had not been there in time. A) Can. B) Might. C) Must. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 2. Robert has a new car. He ..... it for a very good price. He paid 30 percent less than the regular retail cost. A) Could buy. B) Had to buy. C) Was supposed to buy. D) Was able to buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was able to buy. 3. Identify the modal auxiliary in the sentence: "Could you please pass the salt?" A) Could. B) You. C) Please. D) Pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 4. Identify the modal auxiliary in the sentence:'They might come to the party.' What is its function? A) Would. B) Might. C) Could. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 5. She is sure Karla is American A) Can. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 6. We ..... obey school rules without exception. A) Don't have to. B) Useless. C) Must. D) Not recommended. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 7. 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. 8. 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?. 9. 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. 10. Can you talk right now? No, I ..... A) Cant. B) Can. C) Am. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. 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. 16. We use May for ..... A) Ability. B) Obligation. C) Advice. D) Permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Permission. 17. 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. 18. ..... you meet us at the airport tonight? A) Ought. B) May. C) Couldn't. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 19. 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. 20. '' 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. 21. "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. 22. ..... 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. 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