Modals Of Speculation Quiz 11 (25 MCQs)

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1. Go on! Try it! It ..... not taste as bad as you expect.
2. You had a fight at school? You ..... be very proud of you right now. You disappointed me.
3. Construct a sentence using the modal 'could' to make a deduction about someone's abilities.
4. What does the modal verb indicate in this sentence?Mum might know Timothy. We should ask her.
5. He ..... himself after falling off his bike.
6. Which of these sentences expresses a potential possibility or a choice?
7. Which of the following is a modal verb? (a) run (b) could (c) quickly
8. Whose coat is this? It ..... Carol's. It's too small for her.
9. The robbers ..... in through the window. Look-it's still open.
10. They ..... the football match, but John hurt his ankle.
11. My dad spent all of his money on TV. He ..... have money now.
12. You ..... delighted when you heard you'd won the lottery.
13. Her brother ..... her make this delicious dinner. He's a talented chef.
14. Jeremy was not in class at 11:00 a.m. this morning. Carol saw him coming out of the theater downtown around noon.
15. Why didn't she say hello to me?
16. There's not traffic, so I ..... arrive in time.
17. How do you express and idea that it's not very probable to happen?
18. I can't find my keys.' 'Have you checked in your car. You ..... left them there.'
19. I'm not sure but I think our exam is on Thursday.Which modal would you use?
20. Look at the lovely flowers. It??? be spring.
21. He ..... be the robber, he's too tall!
22. They ..... forgotten the meeting-it's on the calendar.
23. Andrea ..... to the mall. She doesn't have a car.
24. Don't buy those cheap DVDs. They ..... be illegal copies.
25. It ..... be tru because it's in all the newspapers.