This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals – Quiz 40 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Quiz 40 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Did he answer the phone? No, he ..... be asleep. A) Can't. B) Must. C) Doesn't have to. D) Wouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 2. You OUGHT TO CHECK the air pressure in your tires if you do not want to get a flat tire on your trip. A) Should do (give advice). B) A solid conjecture for being in the past (must be ). C) Need to do. D) Ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should do (give advice). 3. I ..... travel to the beach than to the mountain A) Would like. B) Would rather. C) Should. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would rather. 4. Although they were blocking the street, I ..... cross to the other side of the sidewalk A) Was able to. B) Could. C) Might have. D) Wouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was able to. 5. Sam ..... leave the party early because his wife disappeared. A) Must. B) Had to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to. 6. Loretta and you ..... arrive home early. It's dangerous. A) Ought to. B) Should. C) Can. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 7. Mary should have done her homework last night instead of watching television. A) Mary did her homework instead of watching television last night. B) Mary didn't watch television and do her homework last night. C) Mary watched television and did her homework last night. D) Mary watched television and didn't do her homework last night. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mary watched television and didn't do her homework last night. 8. ..... you please pass me the salt? A) Will. B) Ought to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Will. 9. You ..... tip the attendant. A) Don't. B) Didn't. C) Mustn't. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mustn't. 10. "Don't have to" means: A) It's a good idea to. B) It's not allowed. C) It's not necessary. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It's not necessary. 11. We use ..... to say something that is possible, but not certain. A) May / might. B) Have to / has to. C) Ought to / should. D) Must / mustn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May / might. 12. When my granddad was at school, he ..... learn English. A) Must. B) Couldn't. C) Mustn't. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 13. ..... I come in, please? A) May. B) Have to. C) Don't have to. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 14. MAY I use your car?-Of course. Here's the key. A) Ask for permission. B) Conjecture about current events. C) Ability. D) Like, want more (formal, polite). Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ask for permission. 15. We suggested that she ..... the 10:30 train immediately. A) Take. B) Has to take. C) May take. D) Might take. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take. 16. Samira ..... read and write when she was four. A) Can. B) Could. C) Shall. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 17. Excuse me, teacher, ..... you explain me the topic, later?, please! A) May. B) Might . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might . 18. The mule ..... not go any faster even when it was beaten. A) Ought to. B) Could. C) Must. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 19. I'm sorry but my sister ..... answer the phone. A) Can't. B) Should. C) Must. D) Doesn't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 20. Would you like a cookie? A) Would you like a milkshake?. B) Would you like a cookie?. C) Would you like a cup of coffee?. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Would you like a cookie?. 21. We ..... respect our elders. A) Ought to. B) Should. C) Need. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ought to. 22. To indicate an obligation imposed by external circumstances we use ..... A) Must. B) Have to. C) Can. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have to. 23. We missed the concert because we ..... find our tickets. A) Mustn't. B) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 24. I hope all's well with you. everything is fine here. I am sorry I ..... write earlier. A) Hasn't. B) Have not. C) Couldn't. D) Hadn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 25. You must be in class at 8 a.m. A) Obligation. B) Advice. C) Suggestion. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obligation. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesModals Quiz 1Modals Quiz 2Modals Quiz 3Modals Quiz 4Modals Quiz 5Modals Quiz 6Modals Quiz 7Modals Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books