This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals Of Ability – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Of Ability Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. I've been searching for your house for ages. Luckily I ..... find it in the end. A) Can't. B) Was able to. C) Could. D) Can. E) Couldn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was able to. 2. When my parents are out, I ..... look after my little sister. A) Ought to. B) Should. C) Have to. D) Mustn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Have to. 3. I had a lot of work to do, but I ..... finish it all in time. A) Can. B) Could. C) Couldn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 4. I can do it!Change into question form. A) Can I do it?. B) Do it can I?. C) It can I do?. D) I can do it?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can I do it?. 5. It's getting late. You ..... go to bed soon'? A) Don't have to. B) Had better. C) Must. D) Needn't. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had better. 6. Which sentence express permission? A) Can you help me?. B) May I come in?. C) You may come in. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) May I come in?. 7. Choose the option that explains the meaning of specific ability. A) This means something that you can or can't do in one particular situation. B) This is something that once you have learned you can do any time you want, like being able to read or swim or speak a language, for example. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) This means something that you can or can't do in one particular situation. 8. I ..... play football from morning till night when I was a child. A) Could. B) Can. C) Managed to. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 9. He thought he was going to miss the exam but he ..... catch the train at the last minute. A) Managed to. B) Might. C) Can. D) May. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Managed to. 10. I ..... paint since I was a child. A) 've been able to. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 've been able to. 11. True or False: "May" and "might" have the same meaning in all cases and situations. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 12. You'd better work harder or you won't pass your test. A) Ability. B) Request. C) Advice. D) Permission. E) Suggestion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Advice. 13. Modals of possibility depending on: A) Your abilities. B) A level of certain that you guess about something. C) How the verb is conjugated. D) The noun or pronoun that is used. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A level of certain that you guess about something. 14. Diana ..... climb trees when she was a child. A) Couldn't. B) Can. C) Can't. D) Wasn't able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. 15. Johnny, you ..... play with the knife, you ..... hurt yourself A) Won't /can't. B) Shouldn't/mustn't. C) Can't/shouldn't. D) Mustn't/may. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mustn't/may. 16. You ..... return the book now. You can keep it till next week. A) Mustn't. B) May not. C) Needn't. D) Can't. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Needn't. 17. You ..... so much money at the weekend. It was wasteful. A) Shouldn't have spent. B) Mustn't spend. C) Can't have spent. D) Shouldn't spend. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shouldn't have spent. 18. For this job you must ..... use a computer well. A) Could. B) Be ab. C) Can. D) Manage to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be ab. 19. I ..... take you to the train station. Sorry! A) Will be able to. B) Won't be able to. C) Will can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Won't be able to. 20. I will lend you some money, but you ..... pay it back to me next week. A) Must. B) Should. C) Mustn't. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 21. They hired her because they knew that she ..... do the job well. A) A. managed to. B) B. can. C) C. could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C. could. 22. The hostel is totally vegetarian. You ..... cook or eat meat there. A) Couldn't. B) Cannot. C) Don't have to. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cannot. 23. Have you ..... speak to John yet? A) Could. B) Been able to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Been able to. 24. I ..... drink milk as a child because it always made me feel sick. A) Couldn't. B) Didn't manage to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Couldn't. 25. He ..... arrive at the party on time, even after missing the train, so he was very pleased. A) Couldn't. B) Can't. C) Could. D) Was able to. E) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was able to. 26. I ..... open the door while carrying all the shopping. A) Could. B) Managed to. C) Were able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Managed to. 27. I did this yesterday-I ..... help you! A) Have to. B) Could. C) Can. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can. 28. I'm not certain, but I think I ..... solve this riddle if I try harder. A) Wasn't able to d) might. B) Might. C) Might be able to. D) Will manage to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Might be able to. 29. Do you mind if my sister comes with us? A) Request. B) Suggestion. C) Permission. D) Advice. E) Ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Permission. 30. Anton ..... come to your not this evening. A) Must not. B) Will not. C) May not. D) Should not. E) Can not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will not. 31. You just woke up. You ..... be tired already. A) Must. B) Can't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 32. My sister ..... swim very well, That's why, she is having lessons. A) Is able to. B) Can. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 33. This reaction is completely normal. You ..... worry. A) Should. B) Must. C) Needn't to. D) Need to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Needn't to. 34. '' Are you coming to Jeff's party?" "I'm not sure. I ..... go to concert instead." A) Should. B) Must. C) May. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) May. 35. She finally ..... to find a job as a waitress. A) Managed. B) Succeeded. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Managed. 36. Complete the sentence using 'could', 'can', or 'will be able' to:I ..... run faster than my sister last year. A) Can. B) Could. C) Will be able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 37. That animal has big fangs and stripes. It ..... be a tiger. A) Might. B) Can't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 38. You ..... smoke too much, because its can make you cough. A) Should not. B) Must not. C) Will not. D) Can not. E) May not. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must not. 39. You ..... smoke here. It is forbidden. A) Doesn't need to. B) Must. C) Mustn't. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mustn't. 40. She's 7 years old but she ..... read yet-her parents are getting her extra lessons. A) Couldn't. B) Can. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can't. 41. When you've finished the test, you MAY quietly leave the room. A) Possibility. B) Impossibility. C) Permission. D) Prohibition. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Permission. 42. My car has broken down, so I ..... pick you up from school today. A) Am not able to. B) Will be able to. C) Can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Am not able to. 43. Why not take the train? A) Ability. B) Advice. C) Permission. D) Suggestion. E) Request. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Suggestion. 44. Yesterday I ..... to get up because of the back pain. A) Managed to. B) Can. C) Can't. D) Wasn't able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wasn't able to. 45. ..... you ride a bike when you were a child? A) Can. B) Can't. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 46. I don't think she ..... get this job. A) 'll manage to. B) Could. C) 'll able to. D) 'll succeed in. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 'll manage to. 47. Of the light sources and coloured glasses available at the time, he found that red was a particularly intense light, meaning it (44) ..... from the greatest distance.(2010 main) A) C could be seen. B) A could see. C) B being seen. D) D can see. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) C could be seen. 48. True or False:Modal verbs are always followed by an infinitive (in a sentence, not a question). A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 49. I know you're busy, but COULD I ask you a quick question? A) Prohibition. B) Permission. C) Past ability. D) Possibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Permission. 50. Driving a car actively demonstrates to potential dog adopters that you (58) ..... teach an old dog new tricks.(2020 main) A) A ought. B) D will. C) C must. D) B can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) B can. 51. We use CAN to talk about: A) General present ability. B) General past. C) Specifi. D) Specific present. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) General present ability. 52. Choose the modal that completes the sentences. Think about the context of the sentence. In a few weeks, you ..... leave the hospital. A) Were able. B) Should. C) Might. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can. 53. When Eva was little, she couldn't use the stairs. A) Ability. B) Request. C) Permission. D) Suggestion. E) Advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ability. 54. Complete the sentence using 'could', 'can', or 'will be able' to:I ..... write my name in fancy letters. A) Can. B) Could. C) Will be able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 55. Maria says she ..... come for dinner. A) Will can. B) Will be able to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be able to. 56. She ..... speak mandarin at tall. A) Can not. B) Mustn't. C) May not. D) Should not. E) Will not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can not. 57. Complete the sentence using 'could', 'can', or 'will be able' to:My little brother ..... tie his shoes when he is older. A) Can. B) Could. C) Will be able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Will be able to. 58. ..... you speak French fluently? A) Can. B) Can't. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 59. Despite the challenges, they ..... finish the marathon. A) Weren't able to. B) Will be able to. C) Might not manage to. D) Managed to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Managed to. 60. The orphaned apes' babies in Indonesia will learn how to make nests, search for food and climb trees in the hope they can 54 ..... to the wild.(2018 additional) A) B returned. B) A returning. C) C be returned. D) D be returning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C be returned. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesModals Of Ability Quiz 1Modals Of Ability Quiz 3Modals Of Ability Quiz 4Can And Could QuizContinuous Modal Verbs QuizMay And Might QuizModal Perfect Tense QuizModal Verb Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books