All questions of Modal Verbs for Class 10 Exam

There ________ be a famous shop here.
  • a)
    should 
  • b)
    used to
  • c)
    ought to
  • d)
    would
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

"Should" is used to express an expectation or likelihood that there is or was a famous shop at this location.

The audience __________ settle before the doors are closed.
  • a)
    can
  • b)
    shall
  • c)
    might
  • d)
    must
Correct answer is option 'D'. Can you explain this answer?

"Must" is used to indicate a necessity or requirement. It implies that settling of the audience is necessary before the doors are closed.

How __________ she do that to us!
  • a)
    would
  • b)
    must
  • c)
    could
  • d)
    shall
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

Could is the correct answer.
Why? Well, first you need to consider the context. Obviously, by common sense, it is something bad that has occured to the speaker and he/she is questioning the possibility of the incident and saying that morally

When Juan was two, he __________ already speak very well.
  • a)
    might
  • b)
    could
  • c)
    can
  • d)
    should
Correct answer is option 'B'. Can you explain this answer?

"Could" is used to express past ability or past events. In this context, it refers to Juan's ability to speak well when he was two years old.

We are __________ wait in the lobby until the receptionist calls again.
  • a)
    supposed to
  • b)
    used to
  • c)
    obliged to
  • d)
    able to
Correct answer is option 'A'. Can you explain this answer?

Nk Classes answered
"Supposed to" implies an obligation or expectation to wait in the lobby until a certain condition (receptionist calling again) is met.

I ___________ have won the tournament.
  • a)
    need to
  • b)
    will
  • c)
    could
  • d)
    dare to
Correct answer is option 'C'. Can you explain this answer?

"Could" is used to express past ability or possibility, indicating the potential for winning the tournament in the past.

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