This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Grammar > Grammar > Parts Of Speech > Verbs > Auxiliary Verbs > Modal Verbs > Modals Of Ability – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Modals Of Ability Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. 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. 3. 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. 4. Maria says she'll ..... come for dinner. A) Can. B) Be able to. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be able to. 5. Choose the modal that completes the sentences. Think about the context of the sentence ..... you swim when you were 5? A) Should. B) May. C) Has to. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Could. 6. 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. 7. I can't lift this box. It is too heavy. A) Suggestion. B) Advice. C) Request. D) Ability. E) Permission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ability. 8. Could you please turn off the light before you leave? A) Request. B) Permission. C) Ability. D) Suggestion. E) Advice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Request. 9. I couldn't find the way out of the forest, but the guide ..... help me. A) Could. B) Was able to. C) Can. D) Managed to. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was able to. 10. Were you ..... convince him to go out with you? A) Can. B) Manage to. C) Able to. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Able to. 11. We were ..... to leave our suitcases with reception while we waited for our room to be ready A) Be able to. B) Able. C) Could to. D) Could. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Able. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. 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) Be able to. B) Could. C) Was able to. D) Being able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Be able to. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. If you tell him your problem he might ..... help you. A) Could. B) Is able to. C) Can. D) Be able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Be able to. 18. 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. 19. That man CAN'T be a doctor. He looks too young. A) Weak possibility. B) Possible. C) Remote possibility. D) Strong possibility. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Remote possibility. 20. Rose ..... obey the rules but she didn't and she was fired. A) Didn't need to. B) Should. C) Won't be able to. D) Had to. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Had to. 21. 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. 22. She ..... solve the puzzle yesterday after many attempts. A) Was able to. B) Will be able to. C) Might manage to. D) Will manage to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Was able to. 23. He hasn't been ..... relax for months. His new job is very stressful. A) Could. B) Able to. C) Managed to. D) -. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Able to. 24. If you've got a headache you ..... lie down for a minute. A) Ought to. B) Needn't. C) You have to. D) Lie down for a minute. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ought to. 25. 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. 26. 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. 27. I ..... wear school uniform at my school. I don't like it, but it is a rule. A) Must. B) Could. C) Don't have to. D) Had to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Must. 28. I'm busy tomorrow but I MAY be able to see you on Thursday. Let me phone you. A) Impossibility. B) Possibility. C) Permission. D) Prohibition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Possibility. 29. 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) Have been able to. C) Could. D) Will be able to. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can. 30. '' Peter passed his exam with a flying color." " ..... " A) He needs studying harder. B) He must have studied very hard. C) He can't have studied very hard. D) He was too lazy to succeed. 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