This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals Of Probability – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Of Probability Quiz 5 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I know this package is my new phone because I ordered it a week ago A) It could be my phone. B) It might be my phone. C) It must be my phone. D) It couldn't be my phone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It must be my phone. 2. The train is running late, so we ..... on time. But, perhaps we'll make it. A) Might not arrive. B) Could arrive. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might not arrive. 3. I can't ..... that one day we will be able to choose the sex of our babies. A) Imagine. B) Suppose. C) Guess. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagine. 4. PAST FORM OF MAY IS A) MAY. B) MIGT. C) MAYED. D) MIGHT. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) MIGHT. 5. You must do your homework.Is this 'must' being used as a modal of probability? A) Yes. B) No, it's being used here as a modal of obligation. C) No, it's being used here as an adjective. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, it's being used here as a modal of obligation. 6. Tom ..... in his office at the moment, it's 10 pm. A) Might be. B) Can't be. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't be. 7. The train is scheduled to arrive at 5:00, so we ..... be there on time. A) Must. B) Will. C) Should. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 8. I ..... buy the basketball cards, I don't have enough money. A) Must. B) Could. C) Can't. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 9. What's the level of certainty of "must" A) Very certain. B) Kind of certain. C) Not very certain. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Very certain. 10. Cuando estamos seguro que algo no es, utilizamos ..... A) Must. B) Can't be. C) Could be. D) Might be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't be. 11. That dog is growling. It ..... be dangerous. A) Must. B) May. C) Might. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 12. You ..... be very happy, your video has 1 million likes. A) May. B) Must. C) Can't. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 13. If you want to learn English better, you ..... study in the US, the UK, or Australia. A) Must. B) Have to. C) Can't. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 14. Tom can't/must be a librarian-he doesn't like reading! A) Can't. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 15. If we ..... enough rain this spring, there ..... a drought in the summer. A) Don't get/ is. B) Don't get/ 'll be. C) Didn't get/ 'll be. D) 'll get / is. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't get/ 'll be. 16. He ..... studying for tomorrow's test. A) A) may be. B) B) must have been. C) C) might have. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A) may be. 17. It ..... be a parrot. It's the wrong colour! A) Can't. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 18. Courses ..... (begin) on Sept. 5, but I'm not really sure. A) Could begin. B) Might begin. C) Both answers are correct. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both answers are correct. 19. Take an umbrella. It ..... rain later this afternoon. A) Must. B) Might. C) Can't. D) Mustn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 20. "Might" is used to express A) High probability. B) Low possibility. C) Certainty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Low possibility. 21. This department is in charge of paying the bills A) Logistics. B) Finance. C) Purchasing. D) Sales. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Finance. 22. A:Where has Beatrix gone?B:I'm not sure. She ..... have gone to the toilet. A) Must. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 23. I saw him with some animals. He may be a zookeeper or ..... be a vet. A) Must. B) Could. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 24. It's definitely dangerous. A) It could be dangerous. B) It must be dangerous. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It must be dangerous. 25. Which sentence is (the most) correct? 100% probability A) She might be hungry, she hasn't eaten all day. B) She must be hungry, she hasn't eaten all day. C) She should be hungry, she hasn't eaten all day. D) She could be hungry, she hasn't eaten all day. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She must be hungry, she hasn't eaten all day. 26. May, might and could are modals of future probability that express the least certainty? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 27. Ada was stood outside the cinema. She ..... have been waiting for somebody. A) Must. B) Should. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 28. If he ..... that colour, I ..... him a different one. A) Doesn't likes / 'll buy. B) Doesn't like / buy. C) Doesn't like / 'll buy. D) Don't like / 'll buy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Doesn't like / 'll buy. 29. You got the job? That's great! I'm sure you are delighted!You got the job? That's great! You ..... be delighted! A) Must. B) Could. C) Might. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 30. The weather forecast predicts heavy snow; flights ..... be delayed. A) Can't. B) Might. C) Will. D) Shall. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 31. She ..... had a strong password. Someone hacked her e-mail. A) Must have not. B) Must not have. C) Must not. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must not have. 32. Someone's knocked the door. It ..... the postman. A) Might be. B) Might been. C) Might to be. D) Might being. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might be. 33. "Must" and "will" are 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: A) From 90-99% of probability. 34. If we ..... now, we ..... there by lunchtime A) Will leave / get. B) Leave / get. C) Leave/ will get. D) Left / will get. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leave/ will get. 35. The lights are off and the door is locked. Kevin ..... be at home now. A) Could. B) Must. C) Can't. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 36. I ..... watch a programme about animals. A) Can't. B) Must. C) Couldn't. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might. 37. My cousin just went shopping and bought lots of clothes. A) She must have lots of money. B) She must be have lots of money. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She must have lots of money. 38. It's on land. It ..... be a dolphin. A) Can't. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 39. It's definitely not an insect. A) It must be an insect. B) It can't be an insect. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It must be an insect. 40. ..... he should see a doctor. A) Really. B) Maybe. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maybe. 41. My mom ..... dinner by the time I get home. A) Will be making. B) Will have been making. C) Will have made. D) Will make. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will have made. 42. There's no ..... that they will stop printing books. A) Likely. B) Probability. C) Chance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chance. 43. Put in 'must + infinitive' or 'must + have + past participle'. 15. Jimmy and Louisa ..... (be) very tired. They have a new baby. A) Must had been. B) Must have been. C) Must to be. D) Must be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must be. 44. Amanda is sure ..... do well in her exams next week. A) To. B) That. C) Of. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To. 45. I know you've lost your book ..... this be it? A) Can't. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 46. Complete the sentences with the correct modal of probability.She is very talented. She (could / must / can't) become a famous singer one day. A) Must. B) Could. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 47. Can you see that bright light in the sky? A) It could be a spaceship. B) It can't be a spaceship. C) It must be a spaceship. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It could be a spaceship. 48. Do you think people will have robots in the future? (I am 70% sure) A) Technology is likely to increase, so robots should be common in the future. B) Technology will increase, so robots will be common in the future. C) Technology may increase, so robots might be common in the future. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Technology is likely to increase, so robots should be common in the future. 49. Jim ..... be a computer hacker. He doesn't know anything about computers, and he would never do anything illegal. A) Can't. B) Must. C) Might. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 50. She hasn't eaten all day, she ..... be hungry. A) Must. B) Can't. C) Might. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 51. I ..... have 100 in my exams, I believe all my answers are correct. A) Guess. B) Must. C) Can't. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 52. We use the future simple to talk about ..... A) Future facts/Promises/ Requests. B) Actions that overlap other actions. C) Things that will go as we expect. D) Tell how long something will have happened. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Future facts/Promises/ Requests. 53. Complete the sentences with the correct modal of probability.That child is running so fast! He (must / might / can't) win the race. A) Can't. B) Might. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 54. Are you joking! David ..... (go) to Paris last week. He doesn't have enough money. A) Must have gone. B) Couldn't have gone. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't have gone. 55. I'm sure it was Sally's car that we saw.It ..... her car because it had exactly the same stickers onthe windows. A) Must have been. B) Must be. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have been. 56. In the sentence:The class may be starting really soon. Does the modal verb, MAY, express the most certainty? A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. John's not usually late. He ..... be stuck in traffic. A) Must. B) Can't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 58. My dad doesn't want to talk to my boyfriend. He ..... like him, but I am not sure. A) Might not. B) Shouldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might not. 59. Mark doesn't speak Spanish, he ..... be from Spain. A) Must. B) Can't. C) Might. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 60. The weather was nice yesterday, so they ..... a great time at the beach, but they were too busy to go. A) Could have had. B) Could not have had. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could have had. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesModals Of Probability Quiz 1Modals Of Probability Quiz 2Modals Of Probability Quiz 3Modals Of Probability Quiz 4Modals Of Probability Quiz 6Modals Of Probability Quiz 7Modals Of Probability Quiz 8Can And Could Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books