Modals

Modals

Multiple Choice

I can cook rice.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can dance.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can sing.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can do Tiktok challenge.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can play basketball.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can drive.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can sell products.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can plant trees.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can help others.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can swim.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can prepare a powerpoint presentation.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can manually compute.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can compute using Excel.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can draw.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can make my own kite.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can bake cakes or cookies.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can invent simple thins.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can make video blog.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can edit videos.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can cook various dishes.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can prepare various desserts.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can recycle simple products out of old materials.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can clean our house well.

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

I can ride a horse.

• YES

• NO

Be honest with your answers. One skill or thing that you can perform is equivalent to one point.

• 21-24 - Highly Talented/Skillful

• 16-20 - Talented/Skillful

• 11-15 - Moderately Talented/Skillful

• 6-10 - Becoming Talented/Skillful

• 1-5 - Needs Practice

Modals are auxiliary or helping verbs. They may be used in expressing permis-sion, obligation and prohibition. Examples:

• I believe I can fly.

• Khodhy must call the police after the incident.

• Janine has to prepare for her exams.

• Bernadette doesn’t have to secure a permit for her to go out of her house.

Permission is an act of giving consent or authorization. In stating permission, modals to be used include can, could and may.

• Can is used to ask for and give permission.

• Could is also used as a more polite and more formal modal in asking permission (which may not be given).

• May is the most polite and formal modal used in asking and giving permission.

Prohibition is the act of disallowing or prohibiting someone in performing or doing something. Modals showing prohibition include can’t and must not/mustn’t.

• Can’t is used in dealing with something against rules, laws and signs. This is used when the speaker is not the one who sets the rules.

• Must Not/Mustn’t is used in dealing with something that is not permitted. In this context, it is the speaker who sets the rules.

Obligation expresses commitment or duty. Modals used in expressing obligation include have to (has to) and must.

• Has/Have to is used when obligation comes not from the speaker. The obligation is set by an authority, rule or law.

• Must is used when expressing obligation comes from the speaker or from an authority.

No obligation expresses the absence of commitment or duty as one may do it or not. Don’t (doesn’t) have to is used to express no obligation.

Multiple Choice

Can you give me your number?

• Permission

• Prohibition

• Obligation

• No obligation

Multiple Choice

has to submit her report on time.

• Permission

• Prohibition

• Obligation

• No obligation

Multiple Choice

You can’t go out during the community quarantine.

• Permission

• Prohibition

• Obligation

• No obligation

Multiple Choice

She doesn’t have to attend the funeral if she is not feeling well.

• Permission

• Prohibition

• Obligation

• No obligation

Multiple Choice

Medical practitioners affected by COVID-19 may now claim their financial support from the government.

• Permission

• Prohibition

• Obligation

• No obligation

Multiple Choice

Could you lend me your book?

• Permission

• Prohibition

• Obligation

• No obligation

Multiple Choice

May I borrow your book, please?

• Permission

• Prohibition

• Obligation

• No obligation

Multiple Choice

Mustn’t you eat the fruits inside the fridge?

• Permission

• Prohibition

• Obligation

• No obligation

Multiple Choice

I must call my husband now.

• Permission

• Prohibition

• Obligation

• No obligation

Multiple Choice

The employees don’t have to come this morning as the activity will start in the afternoon.

• Permission

• Prohibition

• Obligation

• No obligation

Multiple Choice

Could I interview the mayor?

• Permission

• Prohibition

• Obligation

• No obligation

Multiple Choice

I can cook various dishes.

• YES

• NO