This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals Of Probability – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Of Probability Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. He has all the necessary qualifications; he ..... get the job. A) Might. B) Will. C) Can't. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will. 2. We ..... be asked difficult questions. The teacher told us that some could be difficult. A) Might. B) Shouldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 3. She ..... hungry, she's just finished a big lunch. A) Must. B) Can't. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 4. I couldn't have chosen a better opportunity. A) Modal of past probability. B) Modal of future probability. C) Modal of past probability. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Modal of past probability. 5. Those cherries (a) be on special offer. They cost twice as much as they did last week! A) May not. B) A. can't. C) Must not. D) Can't have. E) Must not have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A. can't. 6. Are you joking! David ..... (go) to Paris last week. He doesn't have enough money to go to Europe. A) Can't have gone. B) Both are correct. C) Couldn't have gone. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both are correct. 7. It must be dangerous A) It could be harmless. B) It can't be harmless. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can't be harmless. 8. There's a heavy traffic, so I ..... arrive late in the meeting. A) Can't. B) Should. C) Must. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might. 9. MUST has the following percentage of probability A) 60-80%. B) 0-5%. C) 30-50%. D) 90-99%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 90-99%. 10. "Can" indicates A) Ability or permission. B) Strong obligation. C) Future intention. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ability or permission. 11. I never understand her. She ..... be sad, happy, or even angry. A) Could. B) Must. C) May. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 12. Which one do we use to say that something is quite likely to happen and we have a good reason for it? A) Must. B) Could. C) May. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 13. It's unlikely ..... computers will replace teachers. A) For. B) If. C) That. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That. 14. I ..... go to the party tonight, but I feel a bit tired. I'll decide later. A) Must. B) May. C) Am. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 15. This ..... be for me. I don't like this kind of magazine. A) Must. B) Can't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 16. Lucy and Linda are running. Lucy is very fast, Linda is tired. Make a sentence based on the context: A) Linda is going to win. B) Lucy will win. C) Linda will win. D) Lucy is going to win. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lucy is going to win. 17. David didn't reply to my greeting. He ..... me. A) Must have heard. B) Must not have heard. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must not have heard. 18. Match the modal MIGHT/MAY/COULD 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. 19. She ..... working late; that's why she hasn't called. A) A) might have been. B) B) must be. C) C) may have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B) must be. 20. Susie is so late! She ..... the train. A) Must have miss. B) Must has missed. C) Must have missed. D) Must missed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have missed. 21. They ..... win the match. The others can't win now! A) 're going to. B) Probably. C) May. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 're going to. 22. Put in 'must + infinitive' or 'must + have + past participle'. 3. You ..... (practise) a lot before you gave your speech. It was great. A) Must have practised. B) Must have practise. C) Must practised. D) Must practise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have practised. 23. "can" is USED when speaking about A) From 90-99% of probability. B) From 80-40% of probability. C) From 0-5 percent of probability. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From 0-5 percent of probability. 24. Linda is not home. She ..... be with her friends or doing some shopping. A) Must. B) Can't. C) Could. D) Mustn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 25. If you haven't eaten all day, you ..... (be) hungry. A) Must be. B) Can be. C) Might be. D) Should be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must be. 26. The movie ..... be great, everyone loves it. A) Must. B) Can't. C) May. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 27. PAST FORM OF WILL IS A) WILLED. B) WULD. C) WUD. D) WOULD. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) WOULD. 28. She ..... forgotten her password. It was her first name! A) Could. B) May have. C) Couldn't have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't have. 29. The garden centre (a) be open now. It's only 4:00, and they're open until 5:00. A) Might. B) May have. C) A. must. D) Can. E) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A. must. 30. Do you think people will live more in the future? (I am 70% sure) A) People could live longer. B) People will live longer. C) People are likely to live longer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) People are likely to live longer. 31. Your password must not be secure. This example belongs to: A) Modal of future probability. B) Modal of past probability. C) Modal of present probability. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modal of present probability. 32. He ..... tired after working all day. A) A) may be. B) B) must have. C) C) might have been. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) may be. 33. It's got four leg, so it ..... be a snake. A) Can't. B) Must. C) Could. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 34. This ..... be the right answer but we'll have to check with your teacher to make sure. A) Could. B) Must not. C) Would. D) Are likely to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 35. The story was so funny that we ..... stop laughing. A) Can't. B) Weren't able to. C) Wasn't able to. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weren't able to. 36. They ..... be able to attend the meeting due to prior commitments. A) Won't. B) Will. C) May. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Won't. 37. What's the structure of Modals of Probability (present) A) Modal + have + been + verb (past participle). B) Modal + verb (-ing). C) Modal + verb (base form). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Modal + verb (base form). 38. You ..... speak English more fluently when you finish this course. A) Can. B) Will be able to. C) Could. D) Will be able to and can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Will be able to and can. 39. "Should" indicates A) Strong possibility. B) Advice or recommendation. C) Future certainty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Advice or recommendation. 40. We probably ..... find out who the hacker is. A) Won't. B) Might. C) May. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Won't. 41. Choose the correct answer5. My neighbor ..... make a lot of money. He's always taking expensive trips A) Must. B) Can't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 42. All my plants ..... dead! I forgot to water them before I left for my holiday. A) Can be. B) Should be. C) Would be. D) Must be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must be. 43. Complete the sentence1. My mom ..... be at work or at the mall. She's not here. A) Must. B) Could. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 44. I'm sure that it ..... happen in our lifetime. A) May not. B) Mightn't. C) Won't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Won't. 45. I'm sure that man we saw last week wasn't Tom. It ..... him because he was away then. A) Might have been. B) Can't have been. C) Can't be. D) Must be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't have been. 46. You ..... a smaller carbon footprint if you ..... driving. A) Has / stops. B) Have / stop. C) Have / 'll stop. D) 'll have / stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 'll have / stop. 47. In formal speaking and writing ..... is used more commonly than have to. A) Must. B) Might. C) Should. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 48. What modal verb do we use to give advice or a recommendation? A) Can. B) Should. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 49. I ..... go to the party, but I haven't decided yet. A) Must. B) Can't. C) May. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May. 50. Choose the correct answer3. She ..... be a good student. She misses school at least once a week. A) Must. B) Can't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 51. There's someone studying at the library. A) It can't David. I think he is at home. B) It can't be David. I think he is at home. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can't be David. I think he is at home. 52. This computer is so slow, i'm sure it's broken A) It can be broken. B) It couldn't be broken. C) It must be broken. D) It might be broken. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It must be broken. 53. Perhaps they're bats. A) They must be bats. B) They could be bats. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They could be bats. 54. David ..... happy. His girlfriend just agreed to marry him. A) Might be. B) Must be. C) Can be. D) Should be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must be. 55. How do you think you learn languages best? A) I'm not sure. It might be by living there. B) I might have, but it was a difficult test. C) You might find it a bit cold. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I'm not sure. It might be by living there. 56. We use Should and Ought to when were have an expectation of something based on experience or evidence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 57. "Who is ringing the doorbell?" - "It ..... be the postman; he usually comes at this time." A) Must. B) Might. C) May. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 58. What's the level of certainty of "may" A) Very certain. B) Kind of certain. C) Not very certain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Not very certain. 59. Mark tried a lot, but he ..... find his wallet anywhere. A) Can. B) Wasn't able to. C) Couldnot. D) Couldn't & wasn't able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Couldn't & wasn't able to. 60. He's wearing a wedding ring. He ..... be married. A) May. B) Might. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. Next →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesModals Of Probability Quiz 2Modals Of Probability Quiz 3Modals Of Probability Quiz 4Modals Of Probability Quiz 5Modals Of Probability Quiz 6Modals Of Probability Quiz 7Modals Of Probability Quiz 8Can And Could Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books