Complete the 12 sentences below. Choose the best answer for each one.
1It is a school rule that students ............... wear their ID cards during lessons.
Wrong!
Use "must" for a rule that is required by the school.
2Because the notice says 'No phones', students ............... use their phones during exams.
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Use "mustn't" to say something is not allowed.
3You ............... leave early only if the head teacher signs your note.
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Use "can" for permission in a rule about what is allowed.
4In the computer room, students are ............... bring water in closed bottles.
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Use "allowed to" after a form of be to talk about permission.
5Pupils are not allowed ............... run in the corridors.
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After "allowed" before a verb, use "to".
6On Friday, everyone will ............... attend the fire drill at 10 a.m.
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Use "have to" when a rule says something is necessary.
7The trip is free, so you ............... bring money for the museum ticket.
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Use "don't have to" when something is not necessary.
8The sign on the science lab says, '............... the laboratory door closed after class.'
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Use "Keep" in notices that tell people to continue a required state, such as keeping a door closed.
9All students must be ............... for morning assembly.
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Use "on time" when a rule means not late for a scheduled event.
10For the school trip, please bring a signed ............... from your parent or guardian.
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A "permission slip" is the form parents sign to allow a student to go on a school trip.
11Feeling ill, Sara asked her teacher, '............... go to the nurse?'
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Use "May I" to ask politely for permission.
12For online safety, students should ............... share their passwords with classmates.
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Use "never" when a rule says something must not happen at any time.
Answers
- It is a school rule that students must wear their ID cards during lessons.
- Because the notice says ‘No phones’, students mustn’t use their phones during exams.
- You can leave early only if the head teacher signs your note.
- In the computer room, students are allowed to bring water in closed bottles.
- Pupils are not allowed to run in the corridors.
- On Friday, everyone will have to attend the fire drill at 10 a.m.
- The trip is free, so you don’t have to bring money for the museum ticket.
- The sign on the science lab says, ‘Keep the laboratory door closed after class.’
- All students must be on time for morning assembly.
- For the school trip, please bring a signed permission slip from your parent or guardian.
- Feeling ill, Sara asked her teacher, ‘May I go to the nurse?’
- For online safety, students should never share their passwords with classmates.
