Modals Quiz – MCQ

Modals Quiz. Welcome to the Modals Quiz! As a language learner, understanding how to use modals correctly is crucial for effective communication in English. Modals are a type of auxiliary verb that express a range of different meanings, such as ability, permission, obligation, and possibility. Knowing when to use each modal can help you to express your intended meaning more accurately and fluently.

This quiz will test your knowledge of Modals and help you to identify common mistakes in their usage. So, get ready to put your grammar skills to the test and see how well you know your Modals!

Modals Quiz

So, let’s get started! Take our Modals Quiz and challenge yourself to improve your language skills. Good luck!

Note: These questions' source is English Grammar in Use book, so if you get a wrong answer, you will get a hint to revise the units shown after each answer. You can download the book by clicking here.

#1. I’m so tired I ........ for a week.

could have slept

could have slept

can sleep

can sleep

sleep

sleep

could sleep

could sleep

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 27.

#2. It’s late. It’s time ............... home.

we go

we go

we must go

we must go

we went

we went

we should go

we should go

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 35.

#3. The fire spread quickly, but everybody ............. from the building.

escape

escape

could escape

could escape

was able to escape

was able to escape

was escaped

was escaped

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 26.

#4. Why did you stay at a hotel? You ............. with me.

can stay

can stay

stay

stay

could have stayed

could have stayed

could stay

could stay

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 27.

#5. ............ a little longer, but I really have to go now.

I’ll stay

I’ll stay

I’d have stayed

I’d have stayed

I’d stay

I’d stay

I can stay

I can stay

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 36.

#6. What ............ to get a new driving licence?

I have to

I have to

I must do

I must do

do I have to do

do I have to do

have I to do

have I to do

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 31.

#7. You’re always at home. You .......... out more often.

go

go

had better to go

had better to go

should go

should go

had better go

had better go

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 35.

#8. Why wasn’t Amy at the meeting yesterday?’ ‘She ............ about it.’

might not have known

might not have known

may not know

may not know

might not know

might not know

have known

have known

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 29.

#9. You missed a great party last night. You ........... Why didn’t you?

had to come

had to come

should have come

should have come

have come

have come

must have come

must have come

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 33.

#10. The story ......... be true, but I don’t think it is.

will

will

have

have

might

might

can

can

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 27 , 29.

#11. We have plenty of time. We ............. hurry.

don’t need to

don’t need to

mustn’t

mustn’t

need

need

must

must

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 32.

#12. I lost one of my gloves. I ........... it somewhere.

must have been dropping

must have been dropping

must have dropped

must have dropped

must drop

must drop

must be dropping

must be dropping

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 28.

#13. Jane won the lottery. I suggested ......... a car with the money she won.

that she bought

that she bought

to buy

to buy

she should buy

she should buy

that she buy

that she buy

If you got a wrong answer, study unit 34.

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