WREN & MARTIN's English grammar-Modals (Can, Could, May, Might): 10 Practice MCQs

 

Modals (Can, Could, May, Might): 10 Practice MCQs

1. _______ I come in, sir?

A. Can

B. May

C. Might

D. Could

2. He said that I _______ go whenever I liked.

A. can

B. may

C. might

D. will

3. _______ you climb this steep hill?

A. May

B. Can

C. Might

D. Should

4. I thought he _______ be at home.

A. can

B. may

C. might

D. could

5. _______ you lend me your pen for a moment?

A. May

B. Might

C. Could

D. Can

6. We eat so that we _______ live.

A. can

B. may

C. might

D. could

7. He _______ play chess when he was only ten.

A. can

B. could

C. may

|D. might

8. It _______ rain this evening; the sky is very cloudy.

A. can

B. could

C. may

D. might

9. If I were you, I _______ not do that.

A. can

B. may

C. might

D. could

10. _______ you have a long and happy life!

A. Can

B. May

C. Might

D. Could

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Answer Key

Question	Answer	Rule / Explanation
1	B	'May' is used to ask for formal permission.
2	C	'Might' is used as the past tense of 'May' in indirect speech.
3	B	'Can' denotes physical or mental ability.
4	C	'Might' denotes a remote or weaker possibility than 'May'.
5	C	'Could' is used for a polite request.
6	B	'May' is used to express a purpose in clauses introduced by 'that' or 'so that'.
7	B	'Could' expresses past ability.
8	C	'May' is used to express a strong possibility based on evidence.
9	C	'Might' is used in conditional sentences to express a hypothetical situation.
10	B	'May' is used to express a wish or a prayer (Optative sentence).