Modals of Deduction Quiz
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A: ‘I haven’t seen Ross today. Is he off sick?’
B: ‘He __________ be – I saw his car in the car park.’
A. can’t
B. can
C. must
D. may
Emily has been absent from work for three days; she ____________ on vacation.
A. must be
B. might not be
C. can’t be
You ___ possibly be tired. You’ve just woken up.
A. must
B. could
C. can
D. can’t
A ‘Is Steven in his office?’
B ‘I don’t know. He ________ be in a meeting. I’ll just go and check.’
A. can’t
B. must
C. might
You ___________ be hungry – you haven’t eaten since this morning.
A. must
B. can’t
C. may not
D. mustn’t
It ____ been food poisoning. Nobody else who ate the fish got sick.
A. must have
B. can´t have
C. might have
‘What kind of bird is that?”I’m not sure. It __________ be an eagle but I can’t see it very well.’
A. might
B. must
C. can’t
‘I’m starving! What’s for dinner, Mum?”Fish.”I hate fish! I’m not eating it.”You ____________ be very hungry, then.’
A. couldn’t
B. mustn’t
C. can’t
Complete the sentence.
My passport ___ be in at home. I’ve already looked inside my bag three times.
A. must
B. may
C. can’t
Sasha ____ heard the news yet, so let´s call her just in case.
A. couldn´t have
B. might not have
C. must have not
I _____ left my bank card at the café – I used it just now to pay for the coffee.
A. must have
B. might not have
C. can´t have
‘Is that Suzie’s jacket?”No, it ___________ be – it’s too big.’
A. might not
B. mustn’t
C. can’t
Jake has a Lambourgini. He ________ be rich!
A. must
B. might
C. can’t
There are some dark clouds in the sky. It …… later.
A. must rain
B. can’t rain
C. may rain
A ‘Look, Diana’s left her bag here.’
B ‘It ________ be Diana’s – her bag is brown.’
A. must
B. might
C. can’t
I’m sure he ate some chocolate.
A. He must have eaten chocolate
B. He can’t have eaten chocolate
C. He may have eaten chocolate
D. He might have eaten chocolate
They are more than an hour late. They ______ gotten lost.
A. must have
B. could have
C. can´t have
The baby is crying; he ____________ hungry.
A. must be
B. can’t be
C. might not be
Jules is very busy. She ____ be able to come tonight.
A. might
B. must
C. might not
D. can
That man ______________ be Tim’s father – he looks just like him.
A. couldn’t
B. must
C. can’t
There’s a long line at the coffee shop; they ____________ a special promotion today, but I am not sure.
A. might
B. can’t be
C. must
The team has been practicing hard all week; they ____________ be ready for the championship.
A. must
B. can’t
C. might not
Patrick _____ gone to the opera. He hates classical music !!!
A. can have
B. must have
C. can´t have
The traffic is moving very slowly; there ____________ an accident ahead.
A. must be
B. might
C. can’t
You____ seen marco in town. He´s on vacation in Spain right now.
A. can´t have
B. might not have
C. may have