GRAMMAR TEST MODALS, REPORTED SPEECH AND ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOIC

MODALS

Easter Island, 3,000 km off the coast of Chile in the Pacific Ocean is very far from land. Today, it is a small island with few people or trees , but at one time a lot of people lived there. Scientists believe that the original inhabitants                  by accident.

• MUST HAVE DISCOVERED THE ISLAND

• MAY HAVE DISCOVERED THE ISLAND

• SHOULD HAVE DISCOVERED THE ISLAND

• COULD HAVE DISCOVERED THE ISLAND

Around 100 people ________________ on the western coast of the island.

• MUST HAVE LANDED .

• COULD HAVE LANDED .

• CAN HAVE LANDED .

• MAY HAVE LANDED.

3.

"You must not run with scissors!" The modal verb in this sentence means : Lack of obligation

(TRUE or FALSE)

"The weatherman said there's a chance of showers tomorrow." The modal verb in this sentence means : Possibility. (TRUE or FALSE)

"My friends just ran in a marathon. They must be tired."The modal verb in this sentence means : Opinion. (TRUE or FALSE)

"My friend can't go to see the film with me; she has to study for the final exam."The modal verb in this sentence means : Obligation. (TRUE or FALSE)

What do modal verbs NOT express? Permission. (TRUE or FALSE)

There are plenty of tomatoes in the fridge. You ______ buy any.

• may not

• should not

• could not

• needn't

The teacher said we ______this book for our own pleasure as it is optional. But we _______read it if we don't want to.

• can-should

• must-couldn't

• needn´t-must

• can-needn't

You ____ leave small objects lying around . Such objects

 _____be swallowed by children.

• need-must

• needn't-need

  
  

• shouldn't- may

• may not-mustn't