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The Missing Painting

The Missing Painting is a printable reading worksheet for English language learners at CEFR level B1. It covers Modals of Deduction: must, can't, might (present and past), with 5 exercises and an answer key.

Detective Inspector Rosa Marín arrived at the Galería del Sol in Seville on Friday morning. A valuable painting — a small oil portrait worth €80,000 — had disappeared. According to the gallery's records, the theft happened between 6pm and 8pm on Thursday evening. The building was locked during that time, and only three people have keys: the owner, Mr Delgado; the security guard, Carlos; and a cleaner named Lupe.

What's in this worksheet

  1. Reading for Gist
  2. Reading for Detail
  3. True, False, or Not Given
  4. Vocabulary in Context
  5. Grammar in Context