This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals Of Deduction – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Of Deduction Quiz 19 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The window of my car was broken. I think that a thief ..... wanted to take my wallet, but a police told that another car had crashed with mine. A) Might have. B) Must have. C) Could have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might have. 2. He always ..... with a really good idea. A) COME UP. B) COMES UP. C) CAME UP. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) COMES UP. 3. I don't think Jason participated in the crime. He ..... have killed that poor dog, he's such a sweet person! A) Mustn't. B) Couldn't. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 4. A:'Have you seen the cat? I can't find him.' B:'Have you checked under the bed? He ..... there.' A) Might hid. B) Could have been. C) May be hiding. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May be hiding. 5. I think Peru ..... end up going to the World Cup in 2022. A) Can't. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 6. Maria wasn't in class last week. Pedro saw her coming out of Cinepolis around noon. A) She must not have skipped class. B) She could have gone to the movies. C) She could have been at the hospital. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She could have gone to the movies. 7. The phone's ringing. I'm not sure, but it ..... be your mother. A) Must. B) Might. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 8. Nobody knows exactly when he died. It ..... been an accident. A) Might have. B) Must have. C) Should have. D) Can have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might have. 9. It's 30 degrees! you ..... be wearing that coat A) Could. B) Can. C) Can't. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 10. Look at that bird! Maybe it's an eagle or it ..... be a vulture. A) Might not. B) Can't. C) Could. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 11. She's late. She might the train. A) Miss. B) Have missed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Have missed. 12. By the year 2030, many people currently employed ..... their jobs. A) Have lost. B) Are losing. C) Will have lost. D) Will be losing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will have lost. 13. My best student got zero I didn't know what happened. He ..... visited his grandmother. A) May have. B) Must have. C) Could have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May have. 14. When I got home, my window was broken and my television was missing. Someone ..... into my house. A) Might have broken. B) Must have broken. C) Can't have broken. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have broken. 15. Sam bought an expensive mobile phone. He ..... earn a lot of money. A) Might. B) Must. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 16. That's nonsense! Ben ..... be German because he doesn't speak the language. A) Can't. B) Might. C) Will. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 17. Transform these sentences using relative clauses:English is fascinating. I'm really interested in this subject. A) English is a fascinating subject what I'm really interested in. B) English is a fascinating subject whom I'm really interested in. C) English is a fascinating subject that is interesting. D) English is a fascinating subject which I'm really interested in. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) English is a fascinating subject which I'm really interested in. 18. For what do we use 'past modals of deduction'? A) To guess about the future. B) To guess about the present. C) To guess about the past. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To guess about the past. 19. They ..... still be out! It's freezing outside. A) Can't. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 20. The movie is so exciting; you ..... fall asleep during it. A) Can't. B) Mustn't. C) Might not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 21. Phil isn't in this room, but he ..... be in his bedroom. A) Can't. B) Must. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 22. A:Patrick isn't answering his phone. B:He ..... switched it off or left it at home. A) Must have. B) Might have. C) Could have. D) Couldn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might have. 23. She stared at her cell phone all the time. She ..... more rude. A) Must have felt. B) Couldn't have been. C) Might have been. D) Can't be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't have been. 24. Susan ..... feeling terrible after someone posted that remark under her status. A) Must be. B) Must have felt. C) Might have. D) Might have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must be. 25. A:I think I've broken my arm-it really hurts.B:I don't know ..... you (a) it. I'm not an expert, but it doesn't look broken. A) Must have broken. B) A. might not have broken. C) Can't have broken. D) May have broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. might not have broken. 26. I've got no idea where Suzan is. Try the library. She ..... be in there. A) May not. B) Might. C) Must. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 27. It ..... be a spider; it's only got six legs. A) Mustn't. B) Can't. C) Mightn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 28. That girl looks exactly like Tim's mother. They ..... A) Can't be sisters. B) Mustn't be sister. C) Must be sisters. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must be sisters. 29. MIGHT/MAY/COULD are used to say that we're not sure. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 30. Our dog didn't come home last night. I'm worried a car ..... (run) him over. A) Must have run. B) Can't have run. C) Could have run. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could have run. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesModals Of Deduction Quiz 1Modals Of Deduction Quiz 2Modals Of Deduction Quiz 3Modals Of Deduction Quiz 4Modals Of Deduction Quiz 5Modals Of Deduction Quiz 6Modals Of Deduction Quiz 7Modals Of Deduction Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books