This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals Of Deduction – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Of Deduction Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He ..... like that shirt. I don't think it's his style. A) May not. B) Might. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May not. 2. You ..... be right but I'll check anyway. A) Can. B) Might. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 3. It is still a mystery how the robber gained access to the bank. Police are investigating whether the suspect ..... known one of the employees. A) Could have. B) May have. C) Couldn't have. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May have. 4. I ..... talk to your father as soon as possible. Is he at home? A) Need to. B) Can. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Need to. 5. What does the modal verb 'must' indicate in the text? A) Doubt. B) Security in a deduction. C) Possibility. D) Prohibition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Security in a deduction. 6. What does Pete's friend do?-I'm not sure, but he ..... be a doctor. I think he works at the hospital. A) Can't. B) Might. C) Must. D) Mustn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 7. She goes camping every weekend. She ..... really love the outdoors A) Must. B) Can't. C) Might. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 8. You ..... told her the truth. It would've saved a lot of trouble. A) Should have. B) Can't have. C) Might have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have. 9. Tom said he took a picture of a huge bear in his backyard, but no one has seen the photo. A) He couldn't have taken a picture of the bear. B) He might take a picture of the bear. C) He may or may not have taken a picture of the bear. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He may or may not have taken a picture of the bear. 10. According to experts, making virtual friends ..... as valuable as making real friends. It's not the same relationship. A) Must be. B) Can't be. C) Might have been. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't be. 11. Nobody's answering the phone. They ..... be out A) Must. B) Can't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 12. Who left their laptop on my desk? It ..... be Paul's. He's working at home today. A) Must. B) Can't. C) May. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 13. Sarah ..... been so happy when she found out she was being promoted A) Shouldn't have. B) Must have. C) Couldn't have. D) Can't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 14. Your mother ..... a great cook. Your siblings were fighting over her old cooking book. A) Can't have. B) Must have been. C) May have. D) Have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have been. 15. He ..... for us at the wrong location. A) Might been waiting. B) Might have waiting. C) Might have been waiting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have been waiting. 16. Must, May and Could have different meanings and should not be used to say they mean the same. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. He ..... his illness with better eating habits. But now it's too late. A) Must not have prevented. B) Can have prevented. C) Could have prevented. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could have prevented. 18. We use the modal verb "must" to express possibility about something that is unlikely to happen. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 19. Joel has forgotten about the meeting. We ..... him about it yesterday. A) Should have reminding. B) Should have reminded. C) Can have reminded. D) Must have reminded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should have reminded. 20. He ..... arrived by now. It's only a 20 minute journey. A) Can't have. B) May not have. C) Must have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have. 21. That ..... be the vegetarian option. It's got chicken in it. A) Might/may/could. B) Can't. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 22. I had to wait 45 minutes for a bus yesterday. There ..... been an accident A) Might have. B) Must have. C) Might be. D) Can't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might have. 23. Sarah got 20 in her exam, so she ..... hard. A) Must have studied. B) Must. C) May have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have studied. 24. We use might/can't/must to say how sure/certain we are based on information we have. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. I left my bicycle in front of the library and it's disappeared. Someone ..... stolen it. A) Must not have. B) Must have. C) Can't have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 26. She ..... be in love with him She told me she hates him. A) Can't. B) Might not. C) May. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 27. Match the modal MIGHT/MAY with its function A) Not true or impossible. B) 100% Completely certain. C) 50%-Maybe certain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50%-Maybe certain. 28. I was reading the book last night befofe I went to bed. I never took it out of this room. It ..... be lying around here somewhere. A) Should. B) Must. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 29. That deafening noise might be a lorry. A) POSIBILITY. B) CERTAINTY. C) IMPOSSIBILITY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) POSIBILITY. 30. ..... you pass the salt? (formal polite request) A) Would. B) Could. 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