This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals Of Speculation – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Of Speculation Quiz 2 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. They're coming this week but I don't know which day.They ..... be coming tomorrow. A) Must. B) Might. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 2. She's not here yet. She ..... be stuck in traffic. A) Might. B) Must. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 3. Read and choose the suitable answer:3.Where is my phone? I ..... it on the taxi. A) Might have left. B) May not have left. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might have left. 4. Identify the modal verb in the sentence:She must have left already. A) Might. B) Should. C) Must. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 5. What's that noise? I'm not sure, it ..... be the dog. A) Must. B) Could. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 6. She ..... really hard. She passed all her exams with excellent grades. A) Must have studied. B) Must study. C) May have studied. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have studied. 7. I think Jim ..... the bus. He sometimes does. A) Must have missed. B) Couldn't have missed. C) Might have missed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have missed. 8. Which sentence is correct?My purse isn't in my pocket. It ..... A) Must be in my bag. B) Must in my bag. C) Mustn't be in my bag. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must be in my bag. 9. He looks really tired. He ..... been working all night. A) Might have. B) Might. C) Can't. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must have. 10. I'm a little low on money, so can we go next week? A) White lie. B) Stretched the truth. C) Absolute truth. D) Total lie. E) Element of truth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stretched the truth. 11. Identify the modal verb in the sentence:They should finish their homework. A) Should. B) Might. C) Could. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should. 12. What's the correct way to express something that will happen for sure? A) It's probably . B) It's necessary to . C) It's possible . D) It's certain . Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It's certain . 13. Choose the correct option in past: A) My friend could be ate a delicious dessert in his birthday. B) My friend may have ate a delicious dessert in his birthday. C) My friend might have eaten a delicious dessert in his birthday. D) My friend must eating a delicious dessert in his birthday. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) My friend might have eaten a delicious dessert in his birthday. 14. Max ..... come with me because he had to revise. A) Couldn't. B) May. C) Might not. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. 15. What is the function of "could have" in the sentence: "He could have won the race if he had tried harder" ? A) Past possibility/speculation. B) Past deduction. C) Past permission. D) Past obligation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past possibility/speculation. 16. Her name is Sunflower. A) That can't be her real name. B) That must not have been her real name. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) That can't be her real name. 17. It ..... be true about dinosaur living in the lake in Congo. It's impossible! A) Might. B) Can't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 18. "It's six o' clock in the morning and there's no sun. I think it ..... I'll open the window and check it!" A) Must rain. B) Must being raining. C) Must raining. D) Must be raining. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must be raining. 19. I'm sure he is here-I can see his car in front of the building.He ..... be here. I can see his car in front of the building. A) May. B) Might. C) Must. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 20. They ..... by bus. There is no bus service on Sundays. A) Might have not travelled. B) Might be travelling. C) Can't be travelling. D) Couldn't be travelling. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't be travelling. 21. Which of the following is NOT a correct use of a modal for past speculation? A) They must have saw the movie. B) He could have been at the meeting. C) She may have forgotten the appointment. D) You might have met her before. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They must have saw the movie. 22. You ..... a copy on the contract at the email address you provided the day after you signed. A) Should have receive. B) Should received. C) Should has receive. D) Should have received. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should have received. 23. Which of these expresses that the person thinks the situation definetely is not possible? A) It might not be a real diamond. B) It can't be a real diamond. C) It may be a real diamond. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can't be a real diamond. 24. What ..... the reason behind his absence from the meeting? A) Must. B) Have to. C) Could. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 25. Toto knew everything about our plans ..... A) He must have listened to our conversation. B) He must listen to our conversation. C) He might hear our conversation. D) He might have been listened to our conversation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He must have listened to our conversation. 26. She ..... been tired; she went to bed very early. A) Must. B) Can't. C) Must have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have. 27. You ..... of him, but he's a really famous actor. A) Might not have heard. B) Must have heard. C) Cannot have heard. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might not have heard. 28. Yesterday, a friend of yours told you S/he had a meeting and possibly he would come in late if the meeting takes long. Your friend hasn't arrived yet, so you say: A) S/he might still be in the meeting. B) S/he must still be in the meeting. C) He can be in the meeting. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) S/he must still be in the meeting. 29. Which of the following sentences shows a possibility? (a) I can swim. (b) She might come to the party. (c) They are eating dinner. A) I will swim tomorrow. B) She might come to the party. C) She should come to the party. D) They are having breakfast. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She might come to the party. 30. I think I didn't feed my dog today. It ..... everything in the fridge! A) May have ate. B) May have eaten. C) Must have eaten. D) Could has eaten. 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