This document appears to be a test assessing understanding of modal verbs and parallelism. It contains 40 multiple choice questions testing these grammatical concepts. The questions cover a range of scenarios requiring the correct use of modal verbs like "would have", "should have", "may have", and "could have". They also assess parallel structure in sentences with verbs. The test examines both past and present tense verb forms.

1. Test 1 Date:
Name: Class:
Modal Verbs & Parallelism
Marks: 10
Paper : A
1. If I had gone to the sales, I'm sure I.................................................. something. (to buy).
a. Would have
b. Should have
c. May have
d. could have
2. Clare was very upset you didn't go to her birthday party. You.............................................. (to go).
a. Would have
b. Should have
c. May have
d. could have
3. No one's answering the phone. They..................................................... out. (to be)
a. Would have
b. Should have
c. May have
d. could have
4. The lights are out. They ..................................................... (to sleep).
a. Would have
b. Should have
c. Must have
d. could have
5. We..................................................... Dave to the party if we had known he was in town. (to invite)
a. Might have
b. Should have
c. May have
d. could have
6. You...................................................(to shout)NEGATIVE at Samantha. She'll never forgive you.
a. Would have
b. Should not have
c. May not have
d. Could not have
7. I hope, he would not mind ………………questioned so much about food-standard at his
restaurant.
a. Be
b. To be
c. Been
d. Being
8. You........................................ to wash it up separately. It would put everything in the poisonous in
dishwasher.
a. Had better
b. Should
c. Ought
d. Can.

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9. Sarah ...............................make her son happy whenever he is promoted. As he is
seriously ill.
a. Had better
b. Ought
c. Should have
d. could
10. I'm sorry but Samrah does not live here. She .............................. live here when she was a
kid.
a. Would
b. Should
c. might
d. could
11. He................................ finished by now. It's only a 20 minute test but he took a small
break.
a. Would have
b. Could not have
c. May have
d. could have
12. Clara was very upset with you yesterday. You ................................ apologized for saying
she was lazy.
a. Would have
b. Should have
c. May have
d. could have
13. The boss is in a terrible mood. The meeting ................................ been good.
a. Would have
b. Should have
c. May not have
d. could not have
14. I had to wait 45 minutes for a bus yesterday. There ............................... been an accident
or maybe a strike.
a. Would have
b. Should have
c. Might have
d. could have
15. I left my bicycle in front of the library and it's disappeared. Someone................................
stolen it.
a. Would have
b. Should have
c. Must have
d. could have
16. The concert was fantastic. You really ................................ come.
a. Would have
b. Should have
c. May have
d. Had better
17. He wants to buy a new car. He doesn't have any money. ________ you please lend him
some! ( Polite request)
a. Would
b. Can
c. May

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d. Could.
18. Had you seen us in the market, you …………….. called us.
a. Would have
b. Should have
c. Must have
d. can have
19. why did you cross such a fast road you _________________ killed yourself.
a. Would have
b. Should have
c. Must have
d. could have.
20. I think I _______________ asked you this, it seems personal.
a. Would not have
b. Should not have
c. Must not have
d. Could not have
21. Your driving to left is excellent you _________________ driven in any American city.
a. Would have
b. Should have
c. Must have
d. could have
22. He usually thinks of _____________ to Iraq but he is afraid of war.
a. Go
b. Going
c. To go
d. Gone.
23. I always enjoy _____________ poetry. It is my passion.
a. Write
b. Writing
c. To write
d. wrote
24. Finally she has decided ____________ from here.
a. Leaves
b. Leave
c. To leave
d. Leaving.
25. Stop making us ____________, time is up we have to go to our towns back.
a. Work
b. To work
c. Working
d. Works.
26. You should have asked __________________ before, if had had no idea.
a. Address from him.
b. Address to him
c. Him the address.
d. Him for address.
27. She is looking forward to ____________ you soon.
a. See
b. Seeing
c. To see
d. Saw.
28. They would like ……………….. some rest.
a. Take
b. To take

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c. Taking
d. Takes.
29. She would not mind _________ with them.
a. Play
b. To play
c. Playing
d. Plays.
30. You had better ____________ your debts to avoid huge mark up.
a. To pay.
b. Pay
c. Paid
d. Paying.
31. I am afraid of city situation moreover worried for it.( point the mistake in the sentence.)
a. Am
b. Afraid of
c. Moreover
d. Worried for.
32. This year we have achieved our target, sold good in bulk, designed new project as well as will
have made lots of profit. .( point the mistake in the sentence.)
a. Have achieved
b. Designed.
c. Will
d. Have.
33. In order to do well on exam, students need more time, longer classes, easy books and more aid
from teachers. .( point the mistake in the sentence.)
a. In order to
b. On exam
c. Longer classes
d. Easy books.
34. He trains everyone diligently, fairly and friendly that is why he is popular with students. .( point the
mistake in the sentence.)
a. Trains
b. Friendly
c. Diligently
d. With.
35. Although smoking shesha is more hazardous for health but it is growing commoner in educated &
elite classes. .( point the mistake in the sentence.)
a. More
b. Elite
c. But
d. Commoner.
36. They lost the first match however, the team bounced back.( what should be added to make the
sentence appropriate)
a. But
b. ; ( semi-colon)
c. : (colon)
d. .( full stop)
37. There was a girl helping kids how to sit up, how to stand up straight & walk in the row.( point the
mistake in the sentence.)
a. Walk
b. Sit up
c. Helping
d. How to stand up.
38. Thiscar isnot only fastbut alsoit issafe to drive. ( point the mistake in the sentence.)

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a. Fast
b. Safe
c. It is
d. Drive.
39. Either you can join the army or the navy.
a. Position of ‘either’
b. Can
c. Join
d. Position of ‘or’
40. Too many graduates find they cannot read well, write properly or logically think, board
members felt. (point the mistake in the sentence.)
a. Read well
b. Many
c. Felt
d. Logically think