This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals Of Speculation – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Of Speculation Quiz 4 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. That car is so expensive! It ..... belong to a rich person. A) Can't. B) Must. C) Might. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 2. It ..... her graduation's party because he had it last month. A) Must have been. B) Could be. C) Can't be. D) Couldn't have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't be. 3. I ..... climb a tree when I was kid. A) Would. B) Can. C) Will. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 4. Fill in the blank with a modal verb:She ..... have taken your book. A) Might. B) Could. C) Should. D) Would. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 5. Sam is telling me that he is in a meeting with Will Smith. I don't believe him completely. A) He might be lying. B) He must be lying. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He might be lying. 6. I'm sure I had my phone in my bag. I think someone ..... it. A) Must has stolen. B) Must have stealen. C) Must have stolen. D) Must have stealed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have stolen. 7. Sisi:Are you able two speak more than one language?Ara:Sure, I ..... speak English and French. A) Are able to. B) Am able to. C) Are not able to. D) Am not able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Am able to. 8. Joan has an exam tomorrow. She ..... be able to come to the cinema tonight. A) Couldn't. B) Must. C) Can't have been. D) Might not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might not. 9. You haven't eaten all day. You ..... be hungry. A) Can't. B) Must. C) May. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 10. William ..... the bus to school. The subway doesn't go there. A) Could have taken. B) Couldn't have taken. C) Must have taken. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have taken. 11. USE PAST MODALS OF SPECULATIONS TO TALK A) HYPOTETICAL SITUATIONS. B) TRUE SITUATIONS. C) RIGHT SITUATIONS. D) PAST SITUATIONS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) HYPOTETICAL SITUATIONS. 12. They ..... be away for the weekend but I am not sure. A) May. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 13. Choose the correct option.They ..... know this place. They've been here many times. A) Might. B) Must. C) May. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 14. You ..... your credit card in the casino, you used it to pay for dinner later. A) May have left. B) Can't have left. C) Might not leave. D) Mustn't have lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't have left. 15. Which sentence expresses the speaker is almost 100% certain about the situation? A) They must be there now. B) They may be there now. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They must be there now. 16. Something else came up tonight, so I'd like to postpone. A) Element of truth. B) Total lie. C) Streched the truth. D) Absolute truth. E) White lie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Element of truth. 17. We are running out of coronas and we still have 30 more guests on the way. We ..... bought enough beer for the party. A) May not have. B) Must not have. C) Ought not have. D) Shouldn't have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May not have. 18. He ..... known about the surprise; he looked completely shocked. A) Must. B) Can't have. C) Can't. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't have. 19. Choose the correct option.What, you forgot your ticket and passport? You ..... be serious! A) Might not. B) Can. C) Can't. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 20. Chris??? like Jane or he would have invited her to the party. A) Must. B) Can't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 21. Use a modal to make a past deduction in the following sentence:'The train arrived late, so it ..... have been a signal problem.' A) Must have. B) Should have. C) Might have. D) Could have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have. 22. It ..... be a ghost! They don't exist A) Can't. B) May. C) Could. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 23. My sister ..... those comments on my website, but I'm not sure. A) Must have posted. B) Might have posted. C) Couldn't have posted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might have posted. 24. Choose the correct form (infinitive with or without to).I watched him ..... the building A) To leave. B) Leaves. C) Leave. D) Left. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leave. 25. Use a modal verb to express possibility:It ..... rain tomorrow. A) Could. B) Might. C) Should. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 26. Identify the modal of speculation in the following sentence:'They may have already left for the airport.' A) May have. B) Could have. C) Will have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May have. 27. Must, Could, Couldn't + HAVE + PAST PARTICIPLE are used to A) GUESS OR SPECULATE ABOUT THE PAST. B) SPECULATE ABOUT THE PAST WHEN YOU ARE ALMOST SURE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) GUESS OR SPECULATE ABOUT THE PAST. 28. THE MODALS TO SPECULATE ABOUT THE PRESENT ARE ..... A) MUST, COULD, COULDN'T. B) MIGHT, MAY, MAY NOT, CAN'T, MUST, MUST NOT, COULDN'T, COULD, CAN'T. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) MIGHT, MAY, MAY NOT, CAN'T, MUST, MUST NOT, COULDN'T, COULD, CAN'T. 29. Fill in the blank with a modal verb:He ..... be at home right now. A) Should. B) Might. C) Could. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 30. It means that it will probably happen or is expected to happen A) It's likely that just in a few years, we will change our economic model. B) It's unlikely that the police had anything to do with it. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's likely that just in a few years, we will change our economic model. 31. Use a modal to make a deduction in the following sentence:'The door is locked, so she ..... be inside.' A) Can. B) Shall. C) Must. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 32. The sign is missing, they ..... it. A) May have removes. B) May have removing. C) May have remove. D) May have removed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) May have removed. 33. "Look! That's Ariana Grande over there!" "It ..... her! She's a little bit shorter than that woman! Look a bit closer!" A) Might have been. B) Couldn't being. C) Might be. D) Cannot be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cannot be. 34. We agreed to meet yesterday, but when I got there I didn't see him. It's possible he was waiting elsewhere.We agreed to meet yesterday but when I got there I didn't see him. He ..... waiting elsewhere. A) May have. B) Might have been. C) Can't be. D) Must have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might have been. 35. If we don't leave now, we (a) well miss rhe flight. A) A. may. B) Must. C) Mayn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. may. 36. Must have means: A) Something possibly happened. B) Something was a good idea (but didn't happen). C) We are sure about something. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) We are sure about something. 37. The concert ..... start soon; people are gathering outside the venue. A) Must. B) Have to. C) Can. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 38. It ..... last night. The ground is so wet. A) Might not have rained. B) Must have rained. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have rained. 39. They gave me very little time to do the job. It's possible I'd have finished if I'd worked all night, but I'm not sure.They gave me very little time to do the job. I ..... finished if I'd worked all night, but I'm not sure. A) Might have. B) May. C) Must have. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might have. 40. Identify the modal in the following sentence and explain its meaning:'He can't be the culprit.' A) Mustn't. B) Shouldn't. C) Won't. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't. 41. Which of the following sentences expresses speculation? (a) I will go to the store. (b) He must be tired after the trip. (c) They are playing soccer. A) He must be tired after the trip. B) I might go to the store. C) They are definitely playing soccer. D) He is probably not tired after the trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He must be tired after the trip. 42. His car's not here. He ..... have gone out A) Must. B) Might. C) Couldn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 43. A:Did she write this letter?B:Me?! How could she ..... that. I don't know Russian. A) Have written. B) Has written. C) Wrote. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Have written. 44. She looks sad. She ..... some bad news. A) Must have had. B) Must have having. C) Must has have. D) Must have has. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have had. 45. This letter ..... be from my mom-that's her handwriting! A) Must. B) Could. C) Might. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 46. He's not answering. He ..... be in class. A) Can't. B) Must. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 47. I think dinosaurs ..... extinct. History has made that clear. A) May have gone. B) Could have gone. C) Must have gone. D) Might have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have gone. 48. He ..... killed him, but we need more evidence. A) Should have. B) Can have. C) Might have. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have. 49. Do you know where Carl is? He ..... be out-his car keys are on the table. A) Can't. B) Might. C) Could. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 50. Sara's very busy. She might not be able to come tonight. A) I'm sure she can come tonight. B) It's possible she can come tonight. C) I'm sure she can't come tonight. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's possible she can come tonight. 51. My car isn't there any more! It ..... stolen while I was shopping. A) Couldn't have been. B) Might have been. C) Should have been. D) Mustn't have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might have been. 52. Choose the correct option.We use past modals to speculate on past events. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. Be careful in the station. There ..... be pickpockets. A) May. B) Must. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May. 54. I'm sure she doesn't speak French very well-she's only lived in Paris for a few weeks.She ..... speak French very well. She's only lived in Paris for a few weeks. A) Can't. B) Must. C) Might not. D) Must not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 55. We ..... taken the wrong bus, that's why we're lost. A) Can't. B) Must. C) Might have. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have. 56. Oh no! Where's my car? Someone ..... it! A) Can have stolen. B) Might have stole. C) Must have stolen. D) Could have steal. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have stolen. 57. I'm going to see my old primary school teacher this weekend, but she ..... remember me. A) Could. B) Must. C) Must not. D) Might not. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might not. 58. I succeeded ..... the exam on time. A) To finish. B) Of doing. C) In completing. D) On doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In completing. 59. Which of these sentences expresses the middle point of certainty about the situation? A) She must not be ready for the test now. B) She may not be ready for the test now. C) She might not be ready for the test now. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She may not be ready for the test now. 60. Choose the correct form (infinitive with or without to).I heard him ..... in on the conference call. A) Calls. B) Call. C) To call. D) To calls. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Call. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesModals Of Speculation Quiz 1Modals Of Speculation Quiz 2Modals Of Speculation Quiz 3Modals Of Speculation Quiz 5Can And Could QuizContinuous Modal Verbs QuizMay And Might QuizModal Perfect Tense Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books