All Modal Verbs Test Exercises - Multiple Choice Questions With Answers -

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This exercise is an advanced level multiple choice test with

multiple choice questions on all English modal verbs 3. You are at a close friend's house. You want to use the
(present modals - perfect modals) including the topics phone. You say:
below.
A) Might I use your phone?
Modal Auxiliary Verbs: B) Is it possible if I use your phone?
C) Can I use the phone?
• Can
• Could D) Could I use the telephone, please?
• May E) Will you let me use your phone?
• Might
• Shall
• Should
• Will
• Would You are at a party given by a friend. You meet a man
4.
• Must you have not seen before and you ask for his pen.
• Need You say:
• Ought To
• Used To A) Can you give me your pen?
• Dare
• Had Better B) Can I use your pen?
C) Shall I use your pen?
Modal-like Expressions: D) Would you lend me your pen for a minute?
E) Why don't you give me your pen?
• Be able to
• Be going to
• Be supposed to
• Be to
• Be used to
• Have to 5. If you have an aquarium, you ____ give too much food
• Have got to to your fish.

A) must
B) have to
1. Melis ____ obey the rules if she wants to stay with us. C) must not
D) don't have to
A) would
E) have got to
B) have to
C) is to be
D) used to
E) should
6. Your room is a mess, but you ____ clean it if you want
to go out with your friends provided that you do it
when you come back.

I can't find my sunglasses. My sister must ____ them A) must

2.
with her when she went out. B) have to
C) must not
A) has taken
D) do not have to
B) to take
E) have got to
C) have taken
D) to have taken
E) take

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7. Since the match is postponed we ____ wait in the 12. We had our house painted, but it looks darker now.
ticket queue. We ____ a different colour.

A) needn't A) must have chosen

B) mustn't B) didn't need to choose
C) shouldn't C) had to choose
D) shan't D) should have chosen
E) can't E) had better choose

8. You ____ stay up late tonight or you won't be able to 13. "Slower traffic keep right" means:
get up early for work.
A) You had better drive slowly.
A) should not B) You are supposed to drive on the right.
B) must not C) You are to drive on the right if you are slow.
C) need not D) You should drive slowly on the right.
D) ought not to E) You must drive on the right side very slowly.
E) had better not

14. "I could not believe my eyes. He finished the whole

9. Ann is very ill, she ____ a doctor when I told her to do cake himself." "But he ____ hungry. He had eaten
so. a great meal before he left!"

A) might have seen A) may not have been

B) had better see B) could not have been
C) must have seen C) should not have been
D) should have seen D) must not have been
E) could have seen E) was not

10. I made a mistake yesterday. I ____ the keys in my car 15. Donald ____ at work early in the morning because his
and now it is stolen. customers usually came in the afternoon.

A) must not have left A) needn't be

B) should not have left B) didn't have to be
C) could not have left C) shouldn't have been
D) ought not to leave D) can't have been
E) had better not leave E) mustn't have been

11. You want to ask a question about physics to a friend. 16. I ____ be there at 10:00 for the meeting. Could you
You say: please give me a lift in your car?

A) Shall I ask a question to you? A) was supposed to

B) I am sure you can help me, can't you? B) have got to
C) Could I ask a question to you please? C) might
D) Can you help me solve this question? D) will
E) May you answer this question please? E) should

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17. "Mary, you ____ the meat or it will spoil." "You are 20. He ____ study his lessons harder in order to get the
right, I have completely forgotten about it." grades he wants.

A) had to cook A) had to

B) can cook B) should
C) could cook C) may
D) had better cook D) could
E) must have cooked E) had better

18. Since his family is very rich, he ____ work as we do. 21. I don't know where she is exactly. She ____ be either
with her friends or studying her lessons.
A) should not
B) not need to A) could
C) does not have to B) may
D) mustn't C) must
E) had better not D) shall
E) can

19. "I had my bicycle stolen yesterday." "You know, you

____ have left it in the garden!" 22. There is no certain information about it, he ____ be
right.
A) should not
B) had not A) has to
C) need not B) must
D) must not C) might
E) could not D) should
E) ought to

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23. Karen ____ be a successful salesperson. The profit of 25. (To a stranger) ____ I have a look at your newspaper?
the company has increased.
A) Can
A) may B) Should
B) could C) Do
C) has to D) May
D) can E) Shall
E) must

26. Ayşe ____ the test before the bell rang. But others
24. A cheetah ____ reach a speed of 96 km i per hour. didn't have enough time to finishit.

A) may A) could complete

B) can B) was able to complete
C) might C) must have completed
D) could D) should have completed
E) should E) could have completed

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Answer Key:

1: E 14: B
2: C 15: B
3: C 16: B
4: D 17: D
5: C 18: C
6: D 19: A
7: A 20: B
8: E 21: A
9: D 22: C
10: B 23: E
11: D 24: B
12: D 25: D
13: C 26: B

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