Modals verbs : Obligation, prohibition and advice
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9th Grade
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 2 pts
Which modals verbs do we use to refer to a past obligation?
was/ were allowed to
Had to - Needed to
should - ought to
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CCSS.L.9-10.1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 2 pts
Which sentence means that something happened but it wasn't necessary?
You shouldn't have sold your car so cheap.
You didn't need to have sold your car so cheap.
You needn’t have sold your car so cheap.
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CCSS.L.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.5
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 2 pts
Which sentence means that something was not necessary to happen but we don't know whether it happened or not?
The shouldn't have called their boss.
They needn't have called their boss.
They didn’t need to call their boss.
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CCSS.L.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.5
CCSS.L.9-10.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 2 pts
What's the meaning of the following sentence?
He wasn't allowed to/ couldn't hang out with friends during school days.
That something was prohibited or not possible.
That the past action was a mistake.
That it was an obligation.
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CCSS.L.9-10.4
CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.RI.9-10.4
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 2 pts
What's the meaning of the following sentence?
They ought to have told the truth.
That something was prohibited or not possible.
That the past action was a mistake.
That it was an obligation.
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CCSS.RL.9-10.4
CCSS.L.9-10.5
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 3 pts
Choose the correct option
I _________ go to school last Friday cause it was a holiday. I slept until noon.
didn't have to
had to
couldn't
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CCSS.L.9-10.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
20 sec • 3 pts
Choose the correct option
I stop studying cause I ___________ rest.
didn't need to
was allowed to
needed to
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CCSS.L.9-10.4
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