This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals Of Speculation – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Of Speculation Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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) Might have. C) Must have. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might have. 2. Identify the modal in the following sentence and explain its meaning:'He can't be the culprit.' A) Shouldn't. B) Can't. C) Won't. D) Mustn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 3. 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) They are definitely playing soccer. B) He must be tired after the trip. C) He is probably not tired after the trip. D) I might go to the store. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He must be tired after the trip. 4. 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. 5. 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. 6. She looks sad. She ..... some bad news. A) Must have having. B) Must have has. C) Must has have. D) Must have had. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must have had. 7. This letter ..... be from my mom-that's her handwriting! A) Must. B) Might. C) Could. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 8. 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. 9. I think dinosaurs ..... extinct. History has made that clear. A) Must have gone. B) May have gone. C) Might have gone. D) Could have gone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must have gone. 10. He ..... killed him, but we need more evidence. A) Can have. B) Must have. C) Might have. D) Should have. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might have. 11. Do you know where Carl is? He ..... be out-his car keys are on the table. A) Must. B) Can't. C) Might. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. My car isn't there any more! It ..... stolen while I was shopping. A) Couldn't have been. B) Should have been. C) Mustn't have been. D) Might have been. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Might have been. 16. 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. 17. 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. 18. 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) Might not. B) Must. C) Must not. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't. 19. We ..... taken the wrong bus, that's why we're lost. A) Might have. B) Must. C) Can't. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might have. 20. Oh no! Where's my car? Someone ..... it! A) Could have steal. B) Must have stolen. C) Might have stole. D) Can have stolen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must have stolen. 21. I'm going to see my old primary school teacher this weekend, but she ..... remember me. A) Must. B) Might not. C) Must not. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might not. 22. I succeeded ..... the exam on time. A) In completing. B) On doing. C) To finish. D) Of doing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In completing. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. They ..... Spanish, they're singing in Portuguese. A) Must be. B) Will be. C) Can't have been. D) Can't be. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't be. ← 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books