Future predictions quiz 2
Concept-checking quiz on language for future predictions
For each future prediction, decide how confident the speaker is.
- It’s highly unlikely that a meteorite will hit the earth in the short term.
The speaker is:- Very confident about this prediction
- Fairly confident about this prediction
- Uncertain
- I doubt whether I’ll ever emigrate to another country.
The speaker is:- Very confident about this
- Fairly confident about this
- Uncertain
- She’s worked very hard so she may well get a distinction in her final exams.
The speaker is:- Very confident this will happen
- Quite confident this will happen
- Uncertain
- There’s bound to be a typhoon sometime over the summer.
The speaker is:- Very confident this will happen
- Fairly confident this will happen
- Uncertain
- Food prices will almost certainly go up over the next twelve months.
The speaker is:- Very confident this will happen
- Quite confident this will happen
- Uncertain
- Those boxes are dangerous over there. They could easily fall on someone.
The speaker is:- Very confident this will happen
- Fairly confident this will happen
- Uncertain
- She may possibly say yes but I doubt it.
The speaker is:- Sure she'll say no
- Fairly confident she'll say no
- Unsure
- She may very well say yes. She usually does.
The speaker is:- Sure she'll she say
- Fairly sure she'll say yes
- Uncertain
- There certainly won’t be a pay rise in the current economic climate.
The speaker is:- Very confident about this prediction
- Fairly confident about this prediction
- Uncertain
- They’re sure to agree to the terms of the agreement. They don’t have any choice!
The speaker is:- Very confident of this
- Fiarly confident of this
- Uncertain
- The deal almost certainly won’t go ahead unless they change their minds at the last moment.
The chance of the deal going ahead is:- zero
- very small
- quite good
- They can try, but they’re highly unlikely to succeed unless a miracle happens.
The chance of success is:- very small
- moderate
- good
