Question 1 Basic Meaning identification
Which modal meaning label best fits this sentence? "He can drive."
A No necessity B Ability C Permission D Obligation
Question 2 Basic Meaning identification
Which modal meaning label best fits this sentence? "May I ask a question?"
A Obligation B No necessity C Prohibition D Permission
Question 3 Basic Meaning identification
Which modal meaning label best fits this sentence? "Visitors must sign in."
A No necessity B Prohibition C Advice D Obligation
Question 4 Basic Meaning identification
Which modal meaning label best fits this sentence? "You do not have to bring food."
A Permission B Obligation C No necessity D Ability
Question 5 Basic Meaning identification
Which modal meaning label best fits this sentence? "You must not touch this wire."
A Permission B Obligation C No necessity D Prohibition
Question 6 Basic Meaning identification
Which modal meaning label best fits this sentence? "You should revise the summary before sending it."
A Prohibition B Advice C Obligation D No necessity
Question 7 Basic Meaning identification
Which modal meaning label best fits this sentence? "The manager may call this evening."
A Permission B Obligation C Possibility D Ability
Question 8 Basic Meaning identification
Which modal meaning label best fits this sentence? "You must be tired after the flight."
A Obligation B No necessity C Present deduction D Permission
Question 9 Intermediate Meaning identification
Which modal meaning label best fits this sentence? "They must have left already."
A Obligation B No necessity C Prohibition D Past deduction
Question 10 Intermediate Meaning identification
Which modal meaning label best fits this sentence? "I should have checked the figures more carefully."
A Permission B Obligation C Missed obligation or regret D Ability
Question 11 Intermediate Meaning identification
Which modal meaning label best fits this sentence? "We could have won the match."
A Permission B Obligation C No necessity D Missed opportunity or unrealized possibility
Question 12 Intermediate Meaning identification
Which modal meaning label best fits this sentence? "Could you send me the link?"
A Prohibition B Polite request or offer C Obligation D No necessity
Question 13 Basic Modal choice
Complete the sentence correctly: "He ___ speak French."
A caning B can C can to D is can
Question 14 Basic Modal choice
Complete the sentence correctly: "She ___ leave now; the rule is strict."
A musting B is must C must D must to
Question 15 Basic Modal choice
Complete the sentence correctly: "Students ___ use calculators during the exam."
A could not to B must not to C were not allowed D were not allowed to
Question 16 Basic Modal choice
Complete the sentence correctly: "You ___ bring food if you do not want to."
A don't have to B mustn't C can't to D should not necessarily
Question 17 Basic Modal choice
Complete the sentence correctly: "You ___ park here."
A mustn't B don't have to C may to not D are must not
Question 18 Basic Modal choice
Complete the sentence correctly: "You ___ revise the summary before sending it."
A should to B musting C are should D should
Question 19 Intermediate Modal choice
Complete the sentence correctly: "The answer ___ be in the appendix."
A could to B is could C could have to D could
Question 20 Intermediate Modal choice
Complete the sentence correctly: "That ___ be the final version; it has no title page."
A should to B can't C must to D don't have to
Question 21 Intermediate Modal choice
Complete the sentence correctly: "They ___ left already."
A must B must have C must to have D must having
Question 22 Intermediate Modal choice
Complete the sentence correctly: "I ___ told you earlier."
A should B should to have C should having D should have
Question 23 Intermediate Modal choice
Complete the sentence correctly: "We ___ won the match."
A could to have B could having C could have D could
Question 24 Intermediate Modal choice
Complete the sentence correctly: "___ you send me the link?"
A Will have B Could C Do D Are
Question 25 Intermediate Important contrasts
Which sentence means prohibition, not absence of obligation?
A You must not smoke here. B You don't have to smoke here. C You may smoke here. D You should smoke here.
Question 26 Intermediate Important contrasts
Which sentence means there is no necessity?
A You should not stay. B You don't have to stay. C You mustn't stay. D You cannot stay.
Question 27 Intermediate Important contrasts
Which sentence best expresses future ability?
A She will can join us after 6 p.m. B She can to join us after 6 p.m. C She must join us after 6 p.m. D She will be able to join us after 6 p.m.
Question 28 Intermediate Important contrasts
Which sentence gives advice rather than strong obligation?
A You can apologize if you want as permission. B You should apologize. C You must apologize. D You don't have to apologize.
Question 29 Intermediate Important contrasts
Which sentence expresses present deduction rather than obligation?
A You should be hungry. B You may be hungry as permission. C You must be hungry. D You must submit the form.
Question 30 Intermediate Important contrasts
Which sentence best asks for formal permission?
A Should I come in as advice? B I may come in. C May I come in? D Must I come in?
Question 31 Advanced Important contrasts
Which sentence uses may for possibility, not permission?
A You may leave now. B May the door open itself? C The manager may call this evening. D May I ask a question?
Question 32 Advanced Important contrasts
Which sentence best shows one successful past achievement?
A After several attempts, he must unlock the file. B After several attempts, he was able to unlock the file. C After several attempts, he could unlock the file once and that is always better. D After several attempts, he can unlock the file yesterday.
Question 33 Advanced Important contrasts
Which sentence best shows general past ability?
A When I was younger, I could run for hours. B When I was younger, I was able to run once yesterday. C When I was younger, I can run for hours. D When I was younger, I must run for hours.
Question 34 Advanced Important contrasts
Which sentence best expresses a missed opportunity?
A We must have won the match. B We should win the match yesterday. C We can have won the match. D We could have won the match.
Question 35 Advanced Important contrasts
Which sentence best makes a polite request?
A You could send me the link as a past possibility. B Could you send me the link? C Send me the link now. D Must you send me the link?
Question 36 Advanced Important contrasts
Which sentence best expresses a strong negative deduction about the past?
A She should have writing this alone. B She can't have written this alone. C She must not write this alone. D She could write this alone yesterday.
Question 37 Intermediate Past modals
Which sentence best shows strong deduction about a past event?
A They should leave already. B They can to have left already. C They must have left already. D They must leave already.
Question 38 Intermediate Past modals
Which sentence best shows strong negative deduction about the past?
A He can't have seen the message. B He can't see the message yesterday. C He must not see the message. D He could seen the message.
Question 39 Intermediate Past modals
Which sentence best shows regret or criticism about what did not happen?
A You should have told me earlier. B You should tell me earlier yesterday. C You must have told me earlier. D You could to have told me earlier.
Question 40 Intermediate Past modals
Which sentence best shows unrealized possibility?
A We can won the match. B We must have won the match. C We should win the match yesterday. D We could have won the match.
Question 41 Intermediate Past modals
Which sentence best shows a possible explanation about the past?
A He must misunderstand the email. B He could to misunderstand the email. C He might have misunderstood the email. D He might misunderstand the email yesterday for sure.
Question 42 Intermediate Past modals
After several attempts, which form best completes the sentence? "He ___ unlock the file."
A could to B must have C should have D was able to
Question 43 Advanced Past modals
Which sentence best shows general past ability?
A When she was five, she must swim. B When she was five, she could swim. C When she was five, she was able to swim exactly once yesterday. D When she was five, she can swim.
Question 44 Advanced Past modals
Which sentence best completes a likely deduction from evidence: "The lights are off and his car is gone. He ___ at home."
A can't be B must have C should to be D can to be
Question 45 Advanced Past modals
Which sentence best completes a strong logical conclusion: "You ___ tired after the flight."
A must be B must to be C should have be D can being
Question 46 Advanced Past modals
Which sentence best completes a regret about checking data? "I ___ the figures more carefully."
A should checked B must check C could checking D should have checked
Question 47 Advanced Past modals
Which sentence best completes a past possibility? "She ___ forgotten the meeting."
A can have to B might have C might to have D must to
Question 48 Advanced Past modals
Which sentence best completes a missed chance? "We ___ if we had defended better."
A could have won B must have won C should win D can to win
Question 49 Intermediate Editing
Choose the best correction: "He can to speak French."
A He can speaking French. B He can speak French. C He can speaks French. D He is can speak French.
Question 50 Intermediate Editing
Choose the best correction: "She must to leave now."
A She must leaves now. B She must leave now. C She must leaving now. D She is must leave now.
Question 51 Intermediate Editing
Choose the best correction if the meaning is "There is no obligation": "You mustn’t come if you are busy."
A You can not to come if you are busy. B You don't have to come if you are busy. C You mustn't come if you are busy, and that means the same thing. D You may not have to come if you are busy to permission.
Question 52 Intermediate Editing
Choose the best correction: "He could finished it yesterday."
A He could finishing it yesterday. B He could to finish it yesterday. C He could has finished it yesterday. D He could have finished it yesterday.
Question 53 Intermediate Editing
Choose the best correction: "She should to apologize."
A She should apologizes. B She is should apologize. C She should apologizing. D She should apologize.
Question 54 Intermediate Editing
Choose the best correction: "They may to arrive late."
A They may arrives late. B They are may arrive late. C They may arriving late. D They may arrive late.
Question 55 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "Must I to sign here?"
A I must sign here? B Must I signing here? C Must I sign here? D Must do I sign here?
Question 56 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "He can drives."
A He is can drive. B He can drive. C He can driving. D He cans drive.
Question 57 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "She doesn’t can swim."
A She cannot swimming. B She can't swim. C She doesn't can to swim. D She not can swim.
Question 58 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "You don’t must bring food."
A You are not must bring food. B You don't have to bring food. C You mustn't bring food. D You may not to bring food.
Question 59 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "He was able unlock the file."
A He was able unlocks the file. B He was able unlocking the file. C He was able for unlock the file. D He was able to unlock the file.
Question 60 Advanced Editing
Choose the best correction: "They should have went earlier."
A They should have go earlier. B They should gone earlier. C They should have going earlier. D They should have gone earlier.