Modal Verbs Quiz

About the Test

Learner Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Exam Type: Online MCQ
Exam Code: MODAL0115
Number of Questions: 15
Full Marks: 15

This quiz tests what you learned on the Verbs page. Some of the questions are easier, some are more difficult. Don’t worry if you don’t know the answer! Don’t use any books or websites to help you – the idea is to find your natural level!

Select the correct answer

Q1.	I am used-----in crowded places.
	the study
	to study
	to studying
	studying
Q2.	Select the correct option for filling in the blank. If you are suffering from fever, you-----a doctor.
	had better consulted
	had better consult
	had consulted
	will consult
Q3.	The boy from the village said, "I-----starve than beg." Which of the following best completes the above sentence?
	would rather
	would better
	better
	rather
Q4.	She said that she-----(visit) London next month. Here the right form verb will be:
	visited
	will visit
	had visited
	would visit
Q5.	You had better-----me alone.
	left
	leave
	exit
	stayed
Q6.	Seema had better-----if she does not want to miss the train.
	hurry
	to hurry
	hurrying
	hurried
Q7.	Which of the following are semi-modals?
	can, could
	will, would
	need, dare
	must, should
Q8.	All citizens-----their taxes.
	should be paid
	must be paid
	would be paid
	have to pay
Q9.	We-----better start soon, or we'll miss the opening ceremony.
	would
	should
	had
	may
Q10.	I am used-----that television show all the time as it always helps me to know about the contemporary issues of the world.
	watching
	to be watched
	to watching
	to watch
Q11.	A good businessperson would rather that he or she closely-----the market behaviour before making any investment.
	observe
	observed
	to observe
	observing
Q12.	If you-----see Salma, tell her I have booked her air ticket.
	should
	will
	please
	might
Q13.	But for your help we-----in trouble.
	have been
	had been
	were being
	would have been
Q14.	Fill in the blank: 'You might-----about Milton."
	hear
	heard
	be heard
	have heard
Q15.	In a liberal arts curriculum, it is assumed that graduates will-----about English, languages, literature, history, and the other social sciences.
	know
	know how
	knowledge
	knowing