WorksheetsGRAMMAR TEST MODALS, REPORTED SPEECH AND ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOIC
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 27mins
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)
(a)
"The weatherman said there's a chance of showers tomorrow." The modal verb in this sentence means : Possibility. (TRUE or FALSE)
(a)
"My friends just ran in a marathon. They must be tired."The modal verb in this sentence means : Opinion. (TRUE or FALSE)
(a)
"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)
(a)
What do modal verbs NOT express? Permission. (TRUE or FALSE)
(a)
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
I ____ speak Arabic fluently when I was a child and we lived in Morocco. But after we moved back to Canada, I had very little exposure to the language and forgot almost everything I knew as a child. Now, I ____just say a few things in the language.
might-may
could-can
must-should
can-need
He had been working for more than 11 hours. He _____ be tired after such haed work. He ____ prefer to get some rest.
must-may
need-should
had better-must
mustn't-had better
She ____ by a taxi. ACTIVE AND PASSIVE VOICE
was knock down
was being knocking down
was been knocked down
was knocked down
The tickets ___________ by him.
will be usually buy
usually bought
are usually bought
were usually bought
He sold his coin collection. (Active) Change it into the passive voice.
His coin collection is sold by him.
Its coin collection was sold by him.
His coin collection was sold by him.
Its coin collection sold by him.
the-Eiffel-Tower- was- in-1889- for- the- World-built Exhibition-? Unscrambled the question.
Was the Eiffel Tower built for the World Exhibition in 1889?
the Eiffel Tower Was for the Exhibition World built in 1889?
the Eiffel Tower was built for the World Exhibition in 1889?
Was the Eiffel Tower for the World Exhibition built in 1889?
the -first -underground -railway- was- opened- where-? Unscrambled the question.
Where the first underground railway was opened?
Where was opened the first underground railway ?
Where the first underground was railway opened?
Where was the first underground railway opened?
A new restaurant ______________ in our street next week.
will be opened
is going to be opened
is opened
will open
When I opened the cupboard, I saw that all the cookies _____
are eaten
will be eaten
had been eaten
were ate
Tom said, 'I want to visit my friends this weekend. (REPORTED SPEECH)
Tom said he wants to visit his friends that weekend.
Tom said he wanted to visit his friends that weekend.
Tom said he wanted to visit his friends this weekend.
Tom says he wanted to visit his friends this weekend.
Cheryl asked her, 'How long have you lived here?'
Cheryl asked her how long she lived there.
Cheryl asked her how long she has lived there.
Cheryl asked her how long she lived there.
Cheryl asked her how long she had lived there.
"He will come tomorrow." She told me that he ________ tomorrow.
is coming
will come
would come
is going to come
"I have seen that movie." He told me that he ________ that movie.
had seen
will have seen
has seen
saw
"Don't make a mess!"
She told me do not to make a mess.
She told her not make a mess.
She told me not to make a mess.
She told me to not to make a mess.
Cathy asked me, "Is the movie interesting or boring?"
Cathy asked me if the movie is interesting or boring.
Cathy told me if the movie was interesting or boring.
Cathy said me if the movie is interesting or boring.
Cathy asked me if the movie was interesting or boring.
She said to him, "I have invited you to my party." She said to him (that)
She said to her (that) she has invited him to her party.
She said to him (that) she had been invited him to her party.
She said to him (that) she had invited him to her party.
She said to him (that) she invited him to her party.
Susan said, "I like classical music."Susan said (that).....
Susan said (that) she likes classical music.
Susan said (that) she has liked classical music.
Susan said (that) she liked classical music.
Susan said (that) she liked classical music.
