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Modal Verbs Quiz

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which verb indicates a requirement, high likelihood, or obligation?

a)

Can

b)

Should

c)

Must

d)

Would

2.

What grammatical form must the main verb take after a modal?

a)

Past tense

b)

Present participle

c)

Full infinitive

d)

Bare infinitive

3.

The function of establishing conditions using modals is called what?

a)

Inflection

b)

Modality

c)

Aspect

d)

Conjugation

4.

Which special property means modals do not agree with subject?

a)

No infinitive form

b)

Bare infinitive rule

c)

Agreement with everything

d)

Expressing modality

5.

Which two modals are often used to indicate the future tense?

a)

Can / Could

b)

Will / Shall

c)

May / Might

d)

Must / Should

6.

Which modal expresses both possibility and giving permission?

a)

May

b)

Might

c)

Can

d)

Could

7.

Which modal is primarily used to express advice or duty?

a)

Will

b)

Must

c)

Could

d)

Should

8.

What kind of verbs are modal verbs classified as primarily?

a)

Main verbs

b)

Auxiliary verbs

c)

Transitive verbs

d)

Action verbs

9.

Which modal is used to discuss a condition or an excuse?

a)

Must

b)

Should

c)

Would

d)

Will

10.

The statement "I can eat broccoli" expresses which function?

a)

Obligation

b)

Likelihood

c)

Ability

d)

Permission

11.

Which modal pair indicates a very slight possibility or option?

a)

Should / Ought

b)

Can / Will

c)

May / Might

d)

Must / Have

12.

Which verb is classified as a quasi-modal, not a true modal?

a)

Might

b)

Should

c)

Could

d)

Have to

13.

Which modal is used specifically to express past ability?

a)

Can

b)

May

c)

Could

d)

Should

14.

What is a second special property modals have no form of?

a)

Infinitive

b)

Bare infinitive

c)

Past tense

d)

Participle

15.

Which set of verbs includes Will, Would, Shall, and Should?

a)

Phrasal verbs

b)

Quasi-modals

c)

Linking verbs

d)

Modal verbs