Question

Modal verb - Need 1. _____ you help me with my homework? A) Are B) May C) Can D) Need 2. Take a sweater with you. It_____ get cold later. A) won’t B) might C) would D) need 3. I _____ to study for tomorrow’s exam. A) don’t need B) may not C) couldn’t D) will not 4. We have got plenty of time. We _____ hurry. A) needn’t B) didn’t use to C) mustn’t D) didn’t need to 5. A: I’m putting on weight. B: You _____ go on a diet A) ought B) had to C) needed to D) should 6. You _____ to write and thank him. A) has B) must C) ought D) needed 7. You _____ do it now. You can do it this afternoon. A) mustn’t B) had better C) needn’t D) should 8. Joe ran all the way. It wasn’t necessary. Joe _____ run all the way. A) needn’t have B) need have C) didn’t need to D) doesn’t need to 9. You _____ any more aspirins; you’ve had four already. A) mustn’t take B) needn’t have taken C) shouldn’t have taken D) had better not take 10. A: How much do you weigh? B: _____. A) I needn’t have told you B) I’d rather not tell you C) I couldn’t have told you D) I’d better not be told

Answer 1

1. C) Can
2. B) might
3. A) don’t need
4. A) needn’t
5. D) should
6. C) ought
7. C) needn’t
8. A) needn’t have
9. A) mustn’t take
10. B) I’d rather not tell you

Answer 2

1. Can you help me with my homework? (C)

Explanation: "Can" is the appropriate modal verb here, indicating the ability to help.

2. Take a sweater with you. It might get cold later. (B)

Explanation: "Might" is used to express a possibility or a chance of it getting cold later.

3. I need to study for tomorrow’s exam. (D)

Explanation: "Need" is the correct modal verb here, expressing the necessity to study.

4. We have got plenty of time. We needn’t hurry. (A)

Explanation: "Needn’t" is used to indicate that there is no necessity to hurry.

5. A: I’m putting on weight. B: You ought to go on a diet. (A)

Explanation: "Ought" is used to suggest a moral or advisable action, in this case, going on a diet.

6. You need to write and thank him. (B)

Explanation: "Need" is the appropriate modal verb here, indicating the necessity to write and thank him.

7. You needn’t do it now. You can do it this afternoon. (C)

Explanation: "Needn’t" is used to express that it is not necessary to do it now; it can be done later.

8. Joe ran all the way. It wasn’t necessary. Joe needn’t have run all the way. (A)

Explanation: "Needn’t have" is used to indicate that an action was unnecessary but was done.

9. You shouldn’t have taken any more aspirins; you’ve had four already. (C)

Explanation: "Shouldn’t have taken" is used to express regret about a past action, suggesting it was not necessary.

10. A: How much do you weigh? B: I’d rather not tell you. (B)

Explanation: "I’d rather not tell you" is a polite way of refusing to disclose one's weight.