MCQ Questions

Question No. 1

Answer these questions :

Answer :

1. What are modals?

2. With what kind of verbs are they used?

3. Name the words that are called main modals.

4. What are marginal modals? Name them.

5. State when you use the followings : (i) Shall (ii) Will (iii) Ought to (iv) Must (v) May

Question No. 2

Fill in the blanks with must not or need not;

Answer :

1. You ................................ use this pen, it does not write well.

2. I ................................ explain this poem to you if you have already understood it.

3. You ................................ clear the table after dinner; the maid will do it.

4. We ................................ talk rudely to our elders.

5. The maid ................................ wash these clothes, they are already washed.

6. You ................................ sit on these benches, they have been freshly painted.

7. Mother ................................ buy me a water bottle, my old one is good enough.

8. You ................................ jump in the river if you don't know how to swim.

Question No. 3

Use your own expressions, which include the marginal modals 'used to' 'dare', and 'need' to complete the following:

Answer :

1. ................................ Lily accuse me of stealing her pen! I already have two lovely ones of my own.

2. I'm surprised at you! You really ................................ excuses for your shocking behaviour!

3. When I was a child, I ................................ that one day I would be a pilot, and now lam!

4. . ............................... so casually? This is a formal function to which the Minister for Education has been invited.

5. . ............................... talk to your grandmother in that tone of voice! Apologize at once.

6. She ................................ once night has fallen

7. Joe ................................ such a humble person until he won the lottery.

8. You ................................ about getting vegetables for dinner. We'll eat out tonight.

Question No. 4

Complete the following sentences using the most suitable modals in each blank. If necessary, you should use the modal in its negative form, such as cannot/ can't, should not I shouldn't, ought not to I oughtn't to.

Question No. 5

Which modal auxiliary expresses permission?

Answer :

Can

Must

Should

May

Question No. 6

"You should eat healthy food" expresses:

Answer :

Ability

Obligation

Advice

Possibility

Question No. 7

"May I use your phone?" expresses:

Answer :

Ability

Obligation

Permission

Possibility

Question No. 8

Which modal auxiliary expresses ability?

Answer :

Can

Must

Should

May

Question No. 9

Which modal auxiliary expresses obligation or necessity?

Answer :

Can

Must

Should

May

Question No. 10

Which modal auxiliary expresses advice or recommendation?

Answer :

Can

Must

Should

May

Question No. 11

"You must obey the traffic rules" expresses:

Answer :

Ability

Obligation

Permission

Possibility

Question No. 12

"You should eat healthy food" expresses:

Answer :

Ability

Obligation

Advice

Possibility

Question No. 13

"Can you speak French?" expresses:

Answer :

Ability

Obligation

Permission

Possibility

Question No. 14

"You need not worry" is similar in meaning to:

Answer :

You must not worry.

You should not worry.

You don't have to worry.

You can't worry.

Question No. 15

"You must not smoke here" expresses:

Answer :

Prohibition

Advice

Ability

Necessity

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