This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Can And Could – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Can And Could Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Birds ..... fly but lions ..... A) Can-can't. B) Can-may. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can-can't. 2. How do you express a future possibility using 'can'? A) Use 'can' only to express ability in the present. B) Use 'can' to express a hypothetical situation, e.g., 'I can go to the party if I were invited.'. C) Use 'can' to express future possibility, e.g., 'I can go to the party tomorrow if I finish my work.'. D) Use 'can' to express a past possibility, e.g., 'I could go to the party yesterday.'. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Use 'can' to express future possibility, e.g., 'I can go to the party tomorrow if I finish my work.'. 3. It is sunny outside ..... we go outside and play? A) Couldn't. B) Can't. C) Could. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 4. A:Can you lend me some money?B:Sorry. I ..... I haven't got enough either. A) Couldn't. B) Can. C) Can't. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 5. What is the primary use of 'could' in English grammar? A) To indicate certainty in statements. B) To express past ability, polite requests, or possibilities. C) To form negative sentences. D) To express future intentions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To express past ability, polite requests, or possibilities. 6. I don't know where to park my car. Where ..... my car? A) A) can park. B) B) I can park. C) C) can I park. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C) can I park. 7. ..... he understand what you were talking about? A) Can. B) Could. C) Cans. D) Coulded. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 8. Mary ..... write stories in German now. A) Could. B) Should. C) Must. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 9. 3 Would you like ..... play a musical instrument? A) To be able to. B) Be able to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To be able to. 10. He's amazing, he ..... speak five languages, including Chinese. A) Can. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 11. Fill in the blank:We ..... finish the project by Friday. A) Might. B) Can. C) Will. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 12. We ..... our homework from the internet. A) Shouldn't copy. B) Mustn't copy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mustn't copy. 13. Can she cook well? Yes, she ..... , and she ..... cook well when she was ten years old. A) Can / could. B) Could / could. C) Can't / couldn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can / could. 14. I ..... at home last night. A) Was. B) Were. C) Am. D) Is. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was. 15. True or False:The following sentence and tag question are grammatically correct: "She was able to win the race, wasn't she?" A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 16. When Mary was 15, she was a fast runner. She ..... run 200 meters in 30 seconds. A) Can. B) Couldn't. C) Can't. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 17. Could your sister finish her homework? No, she ..... A) Could. B) Can't. C) Couldn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 18. Complete the sentence:You ..... not eat too much junk food. A) Would. B) Should. C) Can. D) Might. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Should. 19. Police officers searched the area but he ..... get away. A) Managed to. B) Can. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Managed to. 20. Yesterday, we ..... play. A) Can't. B) Couldn't. C) Either. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 21. ..... you please open the door, sir? A) CAN. B) COULD. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) COULD. 22. Complete the sentence:'Even with practice, he ..... reach the top shelf.' A) Couldn't. B) Was able to. C) Can't. D) Won't be able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Won't be able to. 23. I ..... speak Japanese. A) Couldn't to. B) Couldn't. C) Can't to. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can't. 24. What is the negative form of 'can'? A) Can not. B) Cannot. C) Cann't. D) Won't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cannot. 25. Jeferson asked, " ..... you help me with my project?" A) Couldn't. B) Could. C) Can't. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 26. Excuse me sir, ..... you please tell me where the railway station is? A) Could. B) I don't know. C) Can't you. D) Am able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 27. Form a question: ..... she help us with the project? A) Could she help us with the project?. B) Can she help us with the project?. C) Will she help us with the project?. D) Should she help us with the project?. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can she help us with the project?. 28. When I was a kid, I ..... ride a bike. A) Mustn't. B) Have to. C) Couldn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Couldn't. 29. More formal/polite ..... I borrow your toothbrush?What's wrong with yours? I lost it. A) Could. B) May. C) Can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 30. We ..... swim. It was too cold. A) Could. B) Can. C) Can't. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Couldn't. 31. She fell into the river, but fortunately the firefighters ..... rescue her. A) A.was able to. B) B.could. C) C.were able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C.were able to. 32. She's eight years old, but she ..... read yet. Her parents are getting her extra lessons. A) Could. B) Isn't able to. C) Can't. D) Couldn't. E) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 33. I am not in a hurry. I ..... wait for you if you need more time to study. A) Can. B) Can't. C) Couldn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 34. True or False:The modal verb 'can' changes to 'cans' when used with he, she, or it. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 35. Complete the sentence:'We ..... to see the stars clearly from the mountain.' A) Could. B) Are able. C) Have been able. D) Will be able. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 36. ..... she speak French? (Ability) A) Can. B) Might. C) Could. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 37. Complete the sentence:During the summer, we ..... go hiking every weekend. A) Could. B) Are able to. C) Can. D) Be able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 38. I'm very tired, so I ..... go out to the park to play. A) Couldn't. B) Can't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 39. They ..... speak four languages. A) Can. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 40. Ellie ..... ride a bycicle. She rides it to school everyday. A) Can. B) Could. C) Can't. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 41. My friend ..... when he was six years old. A) Can. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 42. Daniel can ..... his laptop by himself. A) Fixed. B) Fix. C) Fixing. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fix. 43. Sammy ..... go to the party last nightbecause he was(V.2) sick (not) A) Couldn't. B) Can. C) Can't. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. 44. I ..... show you this element right now A) CAN. B) COULD. C) WILL BE ABLE TO. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CAN. 45. John ..... paint our house. He's a professional painter. A) Can. B) Could. C) Cannot. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 46. James ..... speak Japanese when he lived in Japan, but he's forgotten most of it now. A) Can. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 47. How many sandwiches ..... you eat at one time? A) Can't. B) Can. C) Couldn't. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can. 48. I don't know yet, but I ..... come with you after all! (Possibility) A) Can. B) Could. C) Might. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might. 49. 8 I ..... read this menu without my glasses. Can you read it to me, please? A) Been able to. B) Was able to. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 50. We came as fast as we ..... A) Can. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 51. True or False:'Will be able to' is used to express current ability. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 52. Marry ..... play violin. She's such a talented girl A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) Can't. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 53. You look tired. You ..... go to bed. A) Would. B) Could. C) Must. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Should. 54. He has a broken leg, so he ..... walk for a few days. (not) A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) Can't. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 55. I ..... spend another moment in that restaurant. It was too noisy. A) Have been able to. B) Could. C) Can't. D) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Couldn't. 56. I ..... touch my toes. Look! A) Can. B) Could. C) Will be able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 57. They ..... unlock the door and escape. A) A.was able to. B) B.were able to. C) C.could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) B.were able to. 58. You ..... shout. I can hear you. A) HAVE TO. B) DON'T HAVE TO. C) MUSTN'T. D) MUST. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DON'T HAVE TO. 59. John:Thailand is known for its vibrant street markets and night bazaars. You can get almost anything you want, from food to clothing, at reasonable prices.Lisa:So, the cost of living ..... be quite affordable for us then? A) Can. B) Might. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Might. 60. They ..... ride their bikes well now A) CAN. B) COULD. C) WILL BE ABLE TO. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CAN. Next →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesCan And Could Quiz 2Can And Could Quiz 3Can And Could Quiz 4Can And Could Quiz 5Can And Could Quiz 6Can And Could Quiz 7Can And Could Quiz 8Can And Could Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books