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Modal Verbs - Test - 1

9. Sometimes raising a child ---- a difficult and 13. We ---- the living space of Caretta Carettas, so people
troublesome process; therefore, what parents ---- is to ---- bonfires on the beaches they nest and enter there
be patient and conscious. with ATVs and off-road cars.
A) used to be / should be doing A) need to respect / should not be lighting
B) could have been / dare do B) can respect / mustn’t light

C) had to be / ought to have done C) have to respect / would not have lit
D) would be / have to do D) must respect / are not allowed to light
E) can be / need to do E) should have respected / can’t light

10. Calcium is a mineral that is vital for humans; however, 14. When we consider the latest advancements, we ----
it ---- through food since the human body ---- calcium on an age that ---- unbelievable changes in space
on its own. exploration history, such as space tourism and living
on other planets.
A) should have been taken / mustn’t produce
A) must have embarked / can witness
B) have to be taken / was not able to produce
B) are about to embark / will witness
C) can be taken / needn’t produce
C) are likely to embark / may be witnessing
D) must be taken / cannot produce
D) should be embarking / could have witnessed
E) might be taken / would not produce
E) have to embark / would witness

11. The human mind ---- the meaning of a word from 15. Scientists ---- why whales sometimes wash ashore,
context, so you ---- every unfamiliar word while but they ---- at the head of injured or distressed
reading in English. fellows.
A) is likely to infer / must not translate A) should not explain / are supposed to gather
B) can infer / do not need to translate B) may not be explaining / might have gathered
C) is able to infer / may not be translating C) can’t explain / may have gathered

D) could have inferred / should not translate D) needn’t explain / should have gathered
E) may be inferring / could not have translated E) can’t have explained / would be gathering

12. Computing professionals ---- intellectual property, 16. Although the first full writing systems, such as
meaning they ---- credit for others’ ideas or effort, cuneiform and hieroglyph, ---- nearby regions and at
even if it is not explicitly protected by copyright, close dates, scientists ---- any evidence of any links
patent, etc. between these systems, each possessing unique
qualities.
A) can preserve / should not have taken
A) must be invented / are not able to see
B) should have preserved / cannot take B) may have been invented / do not have to see
C) might be preserving / do not have to take C) should be invented / would not have
seen
D) are supposed to preserve / needn’t take D) could have been invented / cannot see
E) must preserve / must not take E) can’t have been invented / needn’t have
seen

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