This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals Of Speculation – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Of Speculation Quiz 3 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. She ..... be the one who took your pen; I saw her using a similar one yesterday. A) Might. B) Has to. C) Must have. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 2. MAY, MIGHT, CAN'T, MUST, COULD, COULDN'T are examples of ..... A) Regular verbs. B) Modal verbs. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Modal verbs. 3. Use a modal to make a past deduction in the following sentence:'The cake is missing, so it ..... have been eaten.' A) Should have. B) Must have. C) Could have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 4. She ..... the cookies. She doesn't know how to cook. A) Might have baked. B) Must have baked. C) Couldn't have baked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't have baked. 5. With luck, tomorrow ..... a sunny day. A) Could have been. B) Could be. C) Must be. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could be. 6. MODAL + BASE VERB is used to speculate about the ..... A) PAST. B) PRESENT. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) PRESENT. 7. Choose the correct option in "progress now" A) They must gossiping. B) They be gossiping. C) They must be gossiping. D) They must be gossip. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They must be gossiping. 8. Identify the modal in the following sentence and explain its meaning:'She might have forgotten her keys.' A) Will have. B) Could have. C) May have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might have. 9. It ..... be him. He's on holiday until next week. A) Must. B) Might. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 10. Which question is correctly formed to ask about a past possibility? A) Did she might have called you?. B) Might she have called you?. C) Does she might have called you?. D) Might she called you?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might she have called you?. 11. Choose the correct answer:(It's possible but there isn't strong evidence.) A) Rob could have eaten my cake. B) Rob must have eaten my cake. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Rob could have eaten my cake. 12. I really think Liverpool ..... lose the final of the King's Cup. A) Could. B) Can't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 13. She ..... your computer. She doesn't know anything about computers. A) Couldn't have fixed. B) Could have fixed. C) Must have fixed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't have fixed. 14. It ..... raining. A) Has stop. B) Might have stopped. C) Might has stopped. D) Have stop. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might have stopped. 15. The police ..... suspect Tom. He's never committed a crime! A) Might. B) Could. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 16. Identify the modal verb in the sentence:She might go to the party. A) Might. B) Could. C) Should. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 17. The cinema is empty. The movie ..... be very good. A) Can't. B) May. C) Must. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 18. Which of these sentences expresses the speaker is not certain about the situation? A) They must be running because they're in a rush. B) They might be running because they're in a rush. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They might be running because they're in a rush. 19. You ..... broken up with her; she was perfect for you. A) Mustn't have. B) Shouldn't have. C) Couldn't have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shouldn't have. 20. WHEN DO YOU USE MAY HAVE A) UNREAL ADVICE. B) UNREAL AHBILITY. C) UREAL ACTION. D) UNREAL POSSIBILITY. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) UNREAL POSSIBILITY. 21. I'm not sure that I can lend you any money. I ..... have enough. A) Could not. B) Might. C) May not. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May not. 22. He ..... be French, judging by the color of the passport he is holding. A) Could. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 23. Alex ..... studied very hard, because she got top marks in all the exams. A) Might have. B) Must have. C) Should have. D) Can't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have. 24. The house isn't hard to find. It's the red one at the end. You ..... it! A) Might miss. B) Couldn't miss. C) Can't miss. D) Must miss. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't miss. 25. Hey guess what?! I ..... be getting a car for my birthday! It's not completely definite yet though. A) Must. B) May. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 26. Use a modal verb to express a suggestion:You ..... see a doctor. A) Might. B) Would. C) Should. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should. 27. You father ..... be very proud of you right now. You won the first prize! A) Could. B) Can't. C) Must. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 28. He ..... like football, but I can't remember. A) Can't. B) May. C) Must. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May. 29. Identify the modal verb in the sentence:We might go hiking this weekend. A) Could. B) Might. C) Should. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 30. They ..... been at the cafe but I didn't see them. Who can be sure where they are? A) Must have. B) Might have. C) Can't have. D) None of the above. 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