This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modality For Certainty – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modality For Certainty Quiz 5 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which words are modal words in the following sentence?Steve said he might go to the footy match as he may not be able to get a ticket. A) Might, may. B) Go, get. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might, may. 2. What modal expression do we use when expressing OBLIGATION? A) Supposed to. B) Bound to. C) Be sure to. D) Allowed to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Supposed to. 3. The company had sent the advertisement to the newspaper when they realised they'd mistyped the salary they were offering for the position. Luckily, they ..... the newspaper to correct their mistake before they printed it. A) Could have asked. B) Were able to ask. C) Must have asked. D) Were supposed to ask. E) Might have asked. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were able to ask. 4. In the next few months, he had to have two operations and to undergo chemotherapy treatment.The modal verb expresses ..... A) Obligation. B) Lack of obligation. C) Speculation. D) Prediction. E) Possibility/ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obligation. 5. What is the negative form of the "must" ? A) Must not. B) Mustn't. C) Both a and b. D) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a and b. 6. Last month, I got a new job, now I ..... get up at 5:00 am every morning. A) Was able to. B) Was certain to. C) Am bound to. D) Am likely to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Am bound to. 7. They say the match has been called off. A) Epistemic. B) Deontic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epistemic. 8. Mood is grammatical phenomenon in that this knowledge or attitude is expressed ..... A) Morphologically. B) Grammatically. C) Lexcical. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Morphologically. 9. In locally advanced rectal cancer A) A defunctioning ileostomy is the best option for treatment. B) Referral to a palliative care physician is appropriate. C) 3rd line chemotherapy is indicated. D) Concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy is useful for down staging the tumour. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy is useful for down staging the tumour. 10. Which imaging technique is better to observe changes in bone density? A) CT imaging. B) MR imaging. C) X-ray radiographs. D) MR arthrogram. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) X-ray radiographs. 11. Modality is some sort of a semantic issue. It reflects the speaker's ..... A) Opinion. B) Attitude. C) Attitude and knowledge. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Attitude and knowledge. 12. When he went to the doctor that day, he could not have known what was about to happen to him. The modal verb expresses ..... A) Obligation. B) Lack of obligation. C) Speculation. D) Prediction. E) Possibility/ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Speculation. 13. We can tell the difference between from-modality markers and content-modality markers by paraphrasing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. The type of modality markers fall into three subgroups. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. The exam ..... start at 10.00 but the teacher was late. A) Was supposed to. B) Was likely to. C) Was bound to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was supposed to. 16. Which sentence uses a modal verb to show possibility? A) She can swim very fast. B) He will finish his homework. C) They must leave now. D) It might rain tomorrow.TagsAC9E3LA02. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It might rain tomorrow.TagsAC9E3LA02. 17. Which sentence uses a modal verb to express a polite offer? A) Shall I help you with your homework?. B) You must help with your homework. C) You will help with your homework. D) You should help with your homework.TagsAC9E3LA02. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shall I help you with your homework?. 18. Which of the words in the following sentence is a high modal word?You must stop smoking because it is bad for you. A) Stop. B) Bad. C) Because. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must. 19. Identify the sentence that uses a modal verb to express a suggestion. A) You must see a doctor. B) You should see a doctor. C) You will see a doctor. D) You can see a doctor.TagsAC9E3LA02. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) You should see a doctor. 20. What does modality express in language? A) Time and place. B) Degrees of certainty, necessity, or permission. C) Sentence structure. D) Emotional intensity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Degrees of certainty, necessity, or permission. 21. He lost weight and felt so tired that he had to sleep twelve hours a day.The modal verb expresses ..... A) Obligation. B) Lack of obligation. C) Speculation. D) Prediction. E) Possibility/ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Obligation. 22. Which sentence uses a modal verb to express a polite request? A) Can you pass the salt, please?. B) You must pass the salt. C) You will pass the salt. D) You should pass the salt.TagsAC9E3LA02. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can you pass the salt, please?. 23. She is likely to be late. A) Epistemic. B) Deontic. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Epistemic. 24. My sister can speaks both English and Japan well. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. What modal expression do we use when expressing PERMISSION? A) Supposed to. B) Bound to. C) Certain to. D) Allowed to. 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