English - Modal Verbs
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
He __________ be hiding.
- (a)
can
- (b)
may
_________ I take your leave?
- (a)
can
- (b)
may
It __________ rain today
- (a)
can
- (b)
may
Rita _________ speak English fluently. (showing ability)
- (a)
can
- (b)
would
Mohan _________ still be lying in bed
- (a)
will
- (b)
must
I wish he____stand first (to express a wish)
- (a)
will
- (b)
would
- (c)
shall
- (d)
should
I_____to clear the exam this year
- (a)
need
- (b)
dare
- (c)
will
- (d)
may
How____yo do it! (challenge)
- (a)
dare
- (b)
need
- (c)
can
- (d)
shall
If wishes were horses, beggars_____ride
- (a)
will
- (b)
would
- (c)
should
- (d)
need
______I come in sir? (more formal)
- (a)
May
- (b)
Can
- (c)
might
- (d)
should
Walk fast lest you_____miss the train
- (a)
shall
- (b)
should
- (c)
should be
- (d)
would
The teacher_____be busy at this time (to express a greater possibility)
- (a)
can
- (b)
must
- (c)
could
- (d)
shall
She told me that he______go
- (a)
will
- (b)
would
- (c)
must
- (d)
could
_______you give me a glass of water, please? (request in a more formal manner)
- (a)
can
- (b)
could
- (c)
shall
- (d)
should
You______reach there in time (order in a mare determined sense)
- (a)
must
- (b)
should
- (c)
shall
- (d)
would
______I answer your question? (requirement)
- (a)
should
- (b)
need
- (c)
would
- (d)
can
I wish I_____help you, but I have my own problems
- (a)
can
- (b)
could
- (c)
should
- (d)
need
______that I were a king!
- (a)
will
- (b)
would
- (c)
shall
- (d)
can
You_____not leave without my permission (threat)
- (a)
will
- (b)
shall
- (c)
need
- (d)
should
He was so weak that he_____not walk
- (a)
could
- (b)
would
- (c)
need
- (d)
should
I told him that he_____leave
- (a)
can
- (b)
could
- (c)
should
- (d)
shall
I_____help him with money before I leave for London
- (a)
will
- (b)
would
- (c)
need
- (d)
may
I______not come yesterday since I was too busy
- (a)
would
- (b)
could
- (c)
must
- (d)
may
It______rain today (very little possibility)
- (a)
may
- (b)
might
- (c)
must
- (d)
could
It is getting late; we______go home
- (a)
should
- (b)
can
- (c)
could
- (d)
would
Why didn't you inform me? I____have lent you the money
- (a)
can
- (b)
could
- (c)
should
- (d)
may
The doctor says that I_____eat anything like
- (a)
can
- (b)
may
- (c)
need
- (d)
should
You____respect your parents
- (a)
should
- (b)
can
- (c)
shall
- (d)
may
It is a serious matter, you_____consult a lawyer before you do anything
- (a)
must
- (b)
shall
- (c)
might
- (d)
would
The children asked if they_____have chocolates
- (a)
can
- (b)
could
- (c)
should
- (d)
must