This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals Of Speculation – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Of Speculation Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Use a modal verb to express possibility:It ..... rain tomorrow. A) Should. B) Might. C) Could. D) Will. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 2. Identify the modal of speculation in the following sentence:'They may have already left for the airport.' A) Will have. B) May have. C) Could have. D) Might have. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May have. 3. 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. 4. 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. 5. Fill in the blank with a modal verb:He ..... be at home right now. A) Could. B) Should. C) Must. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might. 6. 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. 7. 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. 8. The sign is missing, they ..... it. A) May have removed. B) May have removing. C) May have remove. D) May have removes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) May have removed. 9. "Look! That's Ariana Grande over there!" "It ..... her! She's a little bit shorter than that woman! Look a bit closer!" A) Cannot be. B) Might be. C) Might have been. D) Couldn't being. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cannot be. 10. 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) Must have been. D) Can't be. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might have been. 11. 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. 12. 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. 13. The concert ..... start soon; people are gathering outside the venue. A) May. B) Can. C) Must. D) Have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must. 14. 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. 15. 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) May. B) Can't. C) Might have. D) Must have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have. 16. Identify the modal in the following sentence and explain its meaning:'He can't be the culprit.' A) Can't. B) Mustn't. C) Won't. D) Shouldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 17. 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) I might go to the store. B) He is probably not tired after the trip. C) They are definitely playing soccer. D) He must be tired after the trip. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He must be tired after the trip. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. She looks sad. She ..... some bad news. A) Must has have. B) Must have having. C) Must have had. D) Must have has. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Must have had. 21. This letter ..... be from my mom-that's her handwriting! A) Can't. B) Must. C) Could. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 22. 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. 23. I think dinosaurs ..... extinct. History has made that clear. A) Could have gone. B) May have gone. C) Might have gone. D) Must have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must have gone. 24. He ..... killed him, but we need more evidence. A) Must have. B) Should have. C) Might have. D) Can have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have. 25. Do you know where Carl is? He ..... be out-his car keys are on the table. A) Must. B) Might. C) Can't. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 26. I'm sure that's Ellen's sister. They look so alike.That ..... be Ellen's sister. A) Must. B) Might. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 27. This ..... be the right answer but we'll have to check with the teacher to make sure. A) Could. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 28. 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. 29. 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. 30. 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. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesModals Of Speculation Quiz 1Modals Of Speculation Quiz 2Modals Of Speculation Quiz 3Modals Of Speculation Quiz 4Modals Of Speculation Quiz 5Modals Of Speculation Quiz 6Modals Of Speculation Quiz 7Modals Of Speculation Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books