Modals Deduction - Grammar Question Writing
Practise modals deduction at B1 level by completing questions, writing personal answers and putting words in order. Includes a model, partner practice and a separate key with sample answers and guidance on alternatives.
What’s in the worksheet?
- Model and grammar reminder
- Question completion and personal answers
- Word-order practice
- Answer key with sample responses and teacher guidance
Write evidence-based deduction questions and distinguish confidence from proof.
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Page 1 of 2 · A4 printable PDF
Page 2 of 2 · Answer key · A4 printable PDF
A simple way to teach it
Before the lesson
Give learners page 1 and keep the page 2 answer key separate. Its question forms are targets; personal answers are models, not required wording.
- Link Jo's bike to the example's strong nearby deduction and tentative cafe explanation.
- Complete A using the all-night work, suitcase, Jo-abroad and dark-room clues; give an explanation that fits the evidence.
- Reorder B's closed shop, alternative explanation and noise questions; ask a partner and challenge one conclusion with another plausible explanation.
Support and extension
Must signals strong positive deduction, might uncertainty and can't strong negative deduction. Require a reason but recognise that even a confident deduction can be mistaken.
Suggested approach. Adjust the pace and number of questions to suit your class.
