CBSE Questions for Class 8 English Verb Quiz 2 - MCQExams.com

Complete the answers to the questions with the correct form of 'able to':
A girl fell into the river but fortunately we ____ rescue her.
  • is able to
  • are able to
  • was able to
  • were able to
Choose an appropriate option to fill in the blank:
A: What shall we do this evening?
B: I don't know. We ______ go to the cinema.
  • could
  • can
  • will
  • must
Fill in the blank with the suitable option:
My grandmother loved music. She ______ play the piano very well.
  • could
  • can
  • will
  • would
Fill in the blank with an appropriate modal:
It's so nice here. I ______ stay here all day, but unfortunately, I have to go. 
  • may
  • can
  • could
  • will
Choose the appropriate modal that expresses ability:
Peter is a keen musician. He plays the flute and he _____ also play the piano. 
  • could
  • must
  • will
  • can
Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
I had forgotten to bring my camera so I _______ take any photographs. 
  • can't
  • won't
  • mustn't
  • couldn't
Complete the following sentence with an appropriate modal verb:
The weather is nice now but it _______ change later.
(It's a possibility, but you are uncertain)
  • can
  • will
  • could
  • must
Fill in the blank with a suitable modal auxiliary expressing possibility:
'What shall we do?' 'There's a movie coming on T.V. We _____ watch that.'
  • shall
  • should
  • could
  • must
Choose a suitable option to fill in the blank:
'I can't find my bag. Have you seen it?'
'No, but it _____ be in the car.'
  • can
  • must
  • will
  • could
Fill in the blank using an appropriate modal auxiliary with the help of the hint in the blank:
'The phone is ringing. Who do you think it is?' 'It ___ be Tim.' (Uncertainty)
  • can
  • could
  • may
  • will
Fill in the blank with a suitable modal verb:
Congratulations on passing your exam. You ____ be very pleased. 
  • will
  • can
  • must
  • could
Fill in the blank with an appropriate modal:

A: Where shall we meet tomorrow?
B: Well, I ________ come to your house, if you like.
(It's possible in the future, but you are not sure about it)
  • shall
  • can
  • may
  • must
Fill in the blank with an appropriate modal (that expresses certainty):
You've been travelling all day. You ______ be very tired. 
  • can
  • could
  • may
  • must
Fill in the blank with the help of the hint given in the  bracket: 
(You are advising your friend to apply for the job.)
A: There's an interesting job advertised in the paper. You _____ apply for it.
B: What sort of job is it? Show me the advertisement. 
  • should
  • will
  • shall
  • could
Choose an appropriate option to complete the sentence:
That restaurant _____ be very good. It's always full of people. 
  • can
  • could
  • may
  • must
Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
You got here very quickly. You _______ have walked very fast.
  • must
  • will
  • can
  • could
Choose an appropriate option to fill in the blank:
Bill and Sue go away on holiday very often, so they _____ be short of money. 
  • couldn't 
  • can't
  • mustn't
  • won't
Fill in the blank with a suitable modal auxiliary with the help of the hint given in the bracket:
(impossibility in the past).
That restaurant ______ be very good. It's always empty. 
  • can't
  • mustn't
  • couldn't
  • won't
Choose a suitable modal auxiliary to complete the sentence:
It rained every day during their holiday, so they ______ have a very nice time. 
  • couldn't
  • can't
  • won't
  • mustn't
Fill with a suitable modal auxiliary:
You're going on holiday next week. You _____ be looking forward to it.
  • can
  • could
  • must
  • will
Fill a suitable option as per the situation given:
(The doorbell rings) I wonder who that is. It ________ Mary. She's still at work at this time.
  • couldn't be
  • can't be
  • won't be
  • mustn't be
Complete the sentence using the most appropriate option:
Look. Jack is putting on his hat and coat. He ................... out.
  • will be going
  • must be going
  • could be going
  • can be going
Fill in the blanks with the suitable modal auxiliaries:
I _____ speak Japanese well when I was in Japan. But now I have forgotten most of it and I ______ speak only few words of it.
  • can ; can
  • could; can
  • may ; might
  • can ; could
Fill an appropriate auxiliary verb on the blank:
I'm sorry I couldn't come yesterday. I _________ work late.
  • has to
  • have to
  • had to
  • have
Fill a suitable auxiliary verb in the blank:
Last night Don became ill suddenly. We ________ call a doctor.
  • has to
  • had to
  • have to
  • had 
Fill a suitable modal auxiliary:
George isn't well. He has taken medicine. He _______ go to hospital for an operation. 
  • may
  • might
  • can
  • must
Complete the sentence with a suitable verb:
I left my bike outside the house last night but this morning it wasn't there anymore. Somebody __________ it.
  • will have stolen
  • can have stolen
  • must have stolen
  • could have stolen
Fill suitable option in the blank:
Paul doesn't like his new job. Sometimes he _________ work at weekends.
  • had to
  • have to
  • has 
  • has to
Fill in the blank using the most appropriate option:
I'm afraid I can't come tomorrow. I _________ work late.
  • has to
  • had to
  • have to
  • has
Fill in the blank with an appropriate option:
I'm afraid I can't come tomorrow. I _________ work late.
  • have to
  • has to
  • had to
  • had
Complete the sentence using don't / doesn't / didn't + have to + appropriate form of given verb:
I'm not particularly busy. I've got a few things to do, but I _______ (do) them now.
  • didn't have to do
  • don't have to do
  • doesn't have to be doing
  • doesn't have to do
Select the appropriate option to fill in the blank:
We have enough food at home so we ______ go shopping today.
  • couldn't
  • needn't
  • mustn't
  • haven't
Complete these sentences with mustn't/don't/doesn't have to + verb:
Sue _______(get up) early. She gets up early because she wants to.
  • don't have to get up
  • doesn't get up
  • didn't have to be getting up
  • doesn't have to get up
Complete the conversation with the most suitable option:
Alan: My salary is very low.
Sarah: You _______
  • You must look for another job.
  • You should look for another job.
  • You shouldn't look for another job.
  • You mustn't look for another job.
Select the appropriate option to fill in the blank:
I can manage the shopping alone. You ______ come with me.
  • mustn't
  • needn't
  • shan't
  • won't
Fill in the blank with a phrase from the given options that best completes the sentence.
He              (wear) a suit to work, but he usually does.
  • don't have to be wearing
  • don't have to wear
  • didn't have to wear
  • doesn't have to wear
Complete the sentence using don't / doesn't / didn't + have to + appropriate form of the given verb in the bracket:
Jack has a beard, so he ________ (shave)
  • don't have to shave
  • didn't have to be shaved
  • don't have to be shaving
  • doesn't have to shave
Read the given situation and select the appropriate reply considering the Modal Auxiliary usage in it:
You _____________ (What a beautiful view!)
  • You must take a photograph.
  • You shouldn't take a photograph.
  • You mustn't take a photograph.
  • You should take a photograph.
Read the given situation and select the appropriate reply considering the modal auxiliary usage in it:

(Jack always has difficulty getting up.) He _____________.
  • He should go to bed so late.
  • He mustn't go to bed so late.
  • He shouldn't go to bed so late.
  • He must go to bed so late.
Complete the sentence with don't/doesn't have to + correct form of the verb:
I can stay in bed tomorrow morning because I _______ (go) to work.
  • doesn't have to go
  • don't have to go 
  • didn't have to be going
  • didn't have to go
Fill in the blank with a suitable sentence:
(Bill's) Friend: Bill's room isn't very interesting. __________
  • He must put some pictures on the walls.
  • He should put some pictures on the walls.
  • He shouldn't put some pictures on the walls.
  • He mustn't put some pictures on the walls.
Fill in the blank using an appropriate modal auxiliary verb:
It didn't matter how many times you reminded him to do something, George ________ always forget what was told to him. But now he has changed.
  • will
  • would
  • may
  • might
Fill in the blank with a suitable Modal Auxiliary:
I went to Paris. A friend of mine lives in Paris. He told me that I _____ come to see him.
  • will
  • must
  • can
  • should
Fill in the blank with a suitable Modal Auxiliary:
That man on the motorbike isn't wearing a helmet. That's dangerous.
He ________ wear a helmet.
  • will
  • can
  • must
  • should
Fill suitable modal auxiliary:
Brenda was always very generous in her childhood. She didn't have much but she ______ share what she had with everyone else.
  • will
  • may
  • would
  • can
Fill in the blank using an appropriate form of verb:
I used to live next to a railway line. Whenever a train went past, the house _____ shake.
  • will
  • would
  • may
  • can
Complete the statement with a suitable modal auxiliary:
"I think it would be a good idea to see a specialist," the doctor said to me.
The doctor recommended that ____________.
  • I will see a specialist
  • I should see a specialist
  • I would see a specialist
  • I must see a specialist
Read the given situation and select the appropriate reply considering the Modal Auxiliary usage in it:
(Sue drives everywhere. She never walks.) She ..........
  • She shouldn't use her car so much.
  • She should use her car so much.
  • She must use her car so much.
  • She mustn't use her car so much.
Select the appropriate modal auxiliary to complete the sentence:
They don't have the key so they______ go inside the house.
  • couldn't
  • can't
  • mustn't
  • won't
Fill in the blank with a suitable modal auxiliary:
She doesn't have any money so she ____ pay her bills.
  • can
  • can't
  • couldn't
  • could
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