This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Auxiliaries – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following sentences correctly uses "had better" ? A) You had better to finish your homework. B) You had better finish your homework. C) You better finish your homework. D) You had finish your homework better. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You had better finish your homework. 2. What is the correct present tense form of the German modal auxiliary "sollen" for "er" (he)? A) Soll. B) Sollen. C) Sollt. D) Sollte. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soll. 3. Mr. Sam ..... for MNC Corporation for thirty years before he retired. A) Worked. B) Was working. C) Had been working. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Had been working. 4. My teacher said that Briana ..... go to the nurse's office if she needs to. A) Will. B) May. C) Would. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 5. You ought to be careful while crossing the street. A) Look only to the left before crossing. B) Be careful while crossing the street. C) Ignore traffic signals while crossing. D) Run quickly across the street. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be careful while crossing the street. 6. ..... I borrow your pen, please? A) Would. B) Can. C) Should. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 7. Which word represents a condition? A) Would. B) Wood. C) Should. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Would. 8. Make a request. You need a pencil: A) Can you give me a pencil?. B) May I borrow your pencil, please?. C) This is my pencil. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May I borrow your pencil, please?. 9. A man fell into the river yesterday.The police ..... save him. A) Cannot. B) Weren't able to. C) Aren't able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't able to. 10. Sophia ..... ride a bicycle. She rides it to school every day. A) Can. B) Can't. C) Could. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 11. Jose barely talked ..... he was very shy. A) Though. B) But. C) Otherwise. D) Because. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because. 12. We use it to express obligation or deduction. A) Can, could. B) May, Might. C) Must, have to. D) Should, ought to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must, have to. 13. He ..... buy some apples. A) Might. B) May. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 14. Years ago, people ..... only travel to Antarctica by ship. A) Could. B) Must. C) May. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 15. John is over two hours late already, He ..... missed the bus again. A) Should have. B) Must have. C) Will have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 16. He ..... give me a straight answer. He avoided my questions the whole time. A) Should have. B) Wouldn't. C) Might have. D) Will have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wouldn't. 17. It ..... rain later, so take an umbrella. A) Might. B) Will. C) Could. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 18. Even without strong wings, the ostrich has survived because it ..... at high speeds to escape predators. A) To run. B) Can run. C) Running. D) Run. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can run. 19. Sarvesh ..... be an astronaut. He ..... travel into space. A) Can can. B) Will, can. C) May, will. D) Will, will. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will, will. 20. He ..... practice his guitar before the big performance. A) Should. B) Could. C) May. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 21. Mom said she (can, must) run every day to be ready for the marathon. A) Can. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 22. Mrs. Shirley ..... have a snack for us today. A) Can. B) Will. C) Would. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will. 23. What is the modal auxiliary?Brayden might read his new book. A) Might. B) Read. C) His. D) Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 24. You ..... eat the cake yet because it's for the party later. A) Must. B) Can. C) Must not. D) Haven't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must not. 25. It's weekend. I ..... get up eartly. A) Has to. B) Have to. C) Doesn't have to. D) Don't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't have to. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesVerbs QuizzesParts Of Speech QuizzesModal Auxiliaries Quiz 1Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 2Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 3Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 4Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 6Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 7Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 8Modal Auxiliaries Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books