Sentence Completion (Modals)

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25 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

He _______ not insult me.

  1. dare
  2. dares
  3. can
  4. shall
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

I don't think I ______ be able to meet you tomorrow.

  1. shall
  2. will
  3. can
  4. should
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

_____ you have some more tea?

  1. Shall
  2. Will
  3. Should
  4. Can
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

We _____ pay our debts.

  1. ought to
  2. shall be
  3. will be
  4. should be
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

Gopalan ____ not pay if you do not remind him.

  1. shall
  2. will
  3. must
  4. dare
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

______ you like to have some more cups of tea?

  1. Shall
  2. <font face="Arial">Could</font>
  3. Should
  4. Would
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

Children _____ obey their parents.

  1. ought to
  2. could
  3. have to
  4. would
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

I _______ buy a new pen, because my old pen was quite good.

  1. didn't need to
  2. needn't have
  3. need
  4. no need
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

I ran far and ______ reach home safely last night.

  1. would
  2. should
  3. could
  4. was able to
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

If you ______ see him, give him my regards.

  1. shall
  2. will
  3. should
  4. would
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

He _____ be an atheist, but now he believes in God.

  1. would
  2. could
  3. used to
  4. was
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

The Vice Chancellor _____ make a statement tomorrow.

  1. can
  2. need
  3. is to
  4. could
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

This _____ be the way to the General Hospital.

  1. shall
  2. should
  3. might
  4. could
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

You _____ be punctual.

  1. ought to
  2. should
  3. would
  4. must
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

_____ I carry the box into the house for you?

  1. Shall
  2. Will
  3. Have
  4. Can
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

He ______ to play cricket before his marriage.

  1. used
  2. is used
  3. was used
  4. will be used
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

He _____ not ask for a rise, for fear of losing his job.

  1. need
  2. needs
  3. dare
  4. dares
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

I wish he ______ not talk so loudly.

  1. shall
  2. should
  3. will
  4. would
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

____ you please help me to complete this work?

  1. Shall
  2. Should
  3. Would
  4. Must
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

Leela said that she ______ make dolls when she was at school.

  1. shall
  2. should
  3. will
  4. could
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

You ______ for me; I could have found the way by myself.

  1. couldn't wait
  2. needn't wait
  3. didn't need to wait
  4. needn't have waited
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

Raman told me that he ____ come to my house.

  1. shall
  2. will
  3. should
  4. would
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

I was afraid that if I asked him again he ____ refuse.

  1. can
  2. may
  3. might
  4. shall
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

She ______ sit outside her garden gate for hours at a time, looking at the passing traffic.

  1. shall
  2. used to
  3. dare
  4. dares
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Directions: Choose the correct alternative and complete the sentence.

I ______ on Sunday. But I had fever on Sunday morning, and I postponed my journey.

  1. am to leave
  2. would leave
  3. am going
  4. was to have left