Correct or Incorrect?
Regret/Advice
Permission
Necessity/Obligation
Ability
100

You should always take notes in lectures.

Correct

100

Students (should use/should not use) a note-taking system that makes reviewing easy.

should use

100

Students (can/could) register for the class last week.

could (past form of can)

100

Put the following modal phrase in the correct order

You (required/are/take/to) the class.

are required to take

100

Shari (not/was/able/ save/ to) the photos on his laptop yesterday.

was not able to save

200

I should tried harder to improve my memory.

Incorrect

I SHOULD HAVE tried harder to improve my memory.

200

Lucy's history test results were disappointing.  She thinks she (ought to have paid/ had better pay) more attention in lectures last semester.

ought to have paid

200

You (was/are) not allowed to talk in class.

are (present ability)

200

The student (were/was) not supposed to take their phone into the exam room.

was

200

Gabe could have (stay/stayed) another night in the hotel since his meeting was canceled.

stayed

300

The teacher supposed to give a quiz this morning, but she forgot.

Incorrect

The teacher WAS SUPPOSED TO  give a quiz this morning but she forgot.

300

In the future, Lucy (should prepare/could have prepared) her mind before her lectures began.

should prepare

300

What modal phrase means the same the underlined words in this sentence?

They will (not be allowed) to use notes on the test.

not be permitted

300

Put the following modal phrase in the correct order.

You (need/will/write/to) an essay for this course.

will need to write

300

He (able/will/be /see/to) us at noon tomorrow.

will be able to see

400

I must not have to help him with his homework, but I wanted to be a good friend.

Incorrect

I DID NOT HAVE TO help him with his homework , but I wanted to be a good friend.

400

For example, she (had better not start/ could start) thinking about the topic of the lecture before she even enters the lecture hall.

could start

400

Which has a stronger meaning in the following sentence?

You (must/may) not use your phones in class.

must

400

Which is more formal?

You are (required to/supposed to) bring a pencil and paper to class.

required to

400

Use the could have + the _________________ to describe situations in which a person didn't have the ability to do something.

past participle

500

Kim has to study for her test today.

Correct

500

Most importantly, Lucy  (gets/ had better get) advice on how to take notes before next semester, or she will have the same problem again.

had better get

500

Put the modal phrase in the correct order.

They (allowed/will/be/use/to) their online dictionaries in class.

will be allowed to use

500

He (had to/must) reschedule  his exam yesterday.

had to

500

I could have (took/taken) the memory test last week, but I forgot about it.

taken