This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals Of Ability – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Of Ability Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False: "Maybe" and "may be" have the same meaning. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. He ..... solve complex math problems at a very young age. A) Can. B) Could. C) Can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could. 3. At the end, They ..... save the men from the sinking ship. A) Could to. B) Were able to. C) Was able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Were able to. 4. Select which option(s) are correct for the sentence below."They didn't want to come with us at first but after a while we ..... persuade them." A) Was able to. B) Could. C) Managed to. D) Be able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Managed to. 5. Did you know that Mozart COULD play the piano by the time he was five? A) Past ability. B) Polite request. C) Possibility. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Past ability. 6. It took a really long time but I ..... lose 50 kilograms. A) Couldn't. B) Can't. C) Managed to. D) Wasn't able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Managed to. 7. Choose the modal that completes the sentences. Think about the context of the sentence. All their three daughters graduated from university. They ..... be very proud A) Are able to. B) May. C) Can. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Must. 8. I ..... touch my toes until I started doing yoga and became more flexible. A) Could. B) Couldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 9. (Airport notice) Liquids ..... be in 100ml containers and in a closed plastic bag. A) Must. B) Mustn't. C) Have to. D) Don't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 10. I ..... go to the party, because I'm punished A) Can. B) Can't. C) 'm not allowed to. D) Allowed to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 'm not allowed to. 11. I love ..... run so fast. A) Could. B) Be able to. C) Can. D) Being able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Being able to. 12. He ran in the race for an hour. He ..... be very thirsty. A) Can't. B) Must. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 13. Select the correct modal in the correct tense/form for the sentence below.A:Did the thief get away? B:Yes. No-one realised what was happening and the thief ..... get away. A) Can't. B) Isn't able to. C) Was able to. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was able to. 14. We use BE ABLE TO A) When can't use "can/could". B) General ability. C) Only in past tense. D) When sth was difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) When can't use "can/could". 15. Dad is still at work. It ..... be him ringing the doorbell. A) Might. B) Can't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Can't. 16. Could you please lower your music? It is distracting me. A) Permission. B) Request. C) Advice. D) Suggestion. E) Ability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Request. 17. Which modal verb is used to talk about something that is true? A) Must. B) Should. C) May. D) Can. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 18. I ..... open the door while carrying all the shopping bags.(Pick the best answer) A) Managed to. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Managed to. 19. He ..... arrive at the party on time, even after missing thetrain, so she was very pleased. A) C. B) Managed to. C) Can. D) Was ablt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Managed to. 20. I ..... get up early today because it is Sunday. A) Must. B) Can. C) Could. D) Don't have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Don't have to. 21. You ..... bring your passport to travel to another country. A) MUST. B) SHOULD. C) CAN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MUST. 22. ..... you speak Mandarin fluently? A) Can. B) Can't. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 23. Why are you still here? You ..... helping Diana in the yard A) Should have been. B) Might have been. C) Must have been. D) Would have. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Should have been. 24. The weather is so good, so you ..... bring umbrella. A) Can not. B) May not. C) Should not. D) Must not. E) Will not. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Should not. 25. ..... you play the guitar when you were younger? A) Can. B) Can't. C) Could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could. 26. She's 7 years old but she ..... read yet. Her parents are getting here extra lessons. A) Can't. B) Can. C) Aren't able to. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can't. 27. Which one is the right sentence form? A) She could run fast when she was young. B) She could go now. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She could run fast when she was young. 28. Could you speak English the last year? A) No, I won't. B) Yes, I can. C) Yes, I could. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes, I could. 29. I ..... get to work on time, even if I missed the bus. A) Was able to. B) Could. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was able to. 30. Choose the modal that completes the sentences. Think about the context of the sentence ..... you swim when you were 5? A) Could. B) Has to. C) May. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 31. They are used to talk about the ability to do things in the future A) Could / couldn't. B) Will be able to / won't be able to. C) Can / can't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Will be able to / won't be able to. 32. I can't lift this box. It is too heavy. A) Ability. B) Advice. C) Suggestion. D) Request. E) Permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ability. 33. Could you please turn off the light before you leave? A) Advice. B) Suggestion. C) Ability. D) Request. E) Permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Request. 34. I couldn't find the way out of the forest, but the guide ..... help me. A) Was able to. B) Can. C) Could. D) Managed to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was able to. 35. Were you ..... convince him to go out with you? A) Could. B) Manage to. C) Can. D) Able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Able to. 36. We were ..... to leave our suitcases with reception while we waited for our room to be ready A) Could. B) Be able to. C) Able. D) Could to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Able. 37. I ..... drive a car until I was 34. A) Can't. B) Couldn't. C) Won't be able to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 38. True or False:Modal verbs can start a question, but never a sentence. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 39. Select the correct modal in the correct tense/form for the sentence below."I used to ..... stand on my head, but I can't do it any more." A) Was able to. B) Be able to. C) Could. D) Being able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be able to. 40. Kathy ..... get here on time because of the accident on the highway. A) A. wasn't able to. B) B. can't. C) C. doesn't manage to. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. wasn't able to. 41. We were ..... leave our suitcases with the hotel reception while we waited for our room to be ready. A) Could. B) Able to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Able to. 42. If you tell him your problem he might ..... help you. A) Is able to. B) Can. C) Be able to. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Be able to. 43. He ..... swim until he had lessons when he was 20 years old. A) Didn't manage to. B) Couldn't. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Couldn't. 44. That man CAN'T be a doctor. He looks too young. A) Weak possibility. B) Strong possibility. C) Possible. D) Remote possibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remote possibility. 45. Rose ..... obey the rules but she didn't and she was fired. A) Won't be able to. B) Had to. C) Didn't need to. D) Should. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Had to. 46. Could you make a spiderweb? A) Yes, I could. B) No, I won't. C) Yes, I can. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes, I could. 47. She ..... solve the puzzle yesterday after many attempts. A) Will be able to. B) Might manage to. C) Will manage to. D) Was able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was able to. 48. He hasn't been ..... relax for months. His new job is very stressful. A) Able to. B) -. C) Managed to. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Able to. 49. If you've got a headache you ..... lie down for a minute. A) Lie down for a minute. B) Ought to. C) Needn't. D) You have to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ought to. 50. They are used to talk about the ability to do activities in the past A) Will be able to / won't be able to. B) Can/ can't. C) Could / couldn't. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Could / couldn't. 51. How did you ..... write a book so soon after having a baby?(Correct grammar) A) Manage to. B) Be able to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Manage to. 52. I ..... wear school uniform at my school. I don't like it, but it is a rule. A) Don't have to. B) Must. C) Could. D) Had to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Must. 53. I'm busy tomorrow but I MAY be able to see you on Thursday. Let me phone you. A) Possibility. B) Impossibility. C) Prohibition. D) Permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Possibility. 54. Select the correct modal in the correct tense/form for the sentence below.A:Are you in a hurry?B:No, I've got plenty of time. I ..... wait. A) Can. B) Will be able to. C) Could. D) Have been able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 55. '' Peter passed his exam with a flying color." " ..... " A) He needs studying harder. B) He can't have studied very hard. C) He was too lazy to succeed. D) He must have studied very hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He must have studied very hard. 56. He's very talented, so he ..... become a successful actor in the future. A) Might. B) Will managed to. C) Might be to. D) Wasn't able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Might. 57. Put the following words in correct order:might / able / he / to / you / help / not / be A) Might not be able to help you he. B) You might be able to not help he. C) He might be able to not help you. D) He might not be able to help you. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He might not be able to help you. 58. You CAN'T wear jeans at work. Men have to wear a suit and a tie. A) Permission. B) Prohibition. C) Impossibility. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prohibition. 59. When Roth was five, he ..... read and write. He was really intelligent! A) Could. B) Don't need to. C) Can. D) Must. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Could. 60. He ..... to arrive to the party on time last Saturday. A) Can't. B) Can. C) Is able to. D) Was able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Was able to. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAuxiliary Verbs QuizzesVerbs QuizzesModals Of Ability Quiz 1Modals Of Ability Quiz 2Modals 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