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The document is a quiz with 13 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of English modal verbs such as can, may, might, be able to and their uses for ability, permission and possibility. The questions cover a range of contexts involving abilities, plans, permissions and predictions to distinguish the appropriate modal verb usage.

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Modals

The document is a quiz with 13 multiple choice questions testing knowledge of English modal verbs such as can, may, might, be able to and their uses for ability, permission and possibility. The questions cover a range of contexts involving abilities, plans, permissions and predictions to distinguish the appropriate modal verb usage.

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1. Sara ____________ Italian food and she ____________ French food too!

A. can cook / is able to cook

B. can cooking / can cooking

C. can cooks / can cooks

2. The family can't decide where to go on vacation. They ____________ go to Los

Angeles or they ____________ go to Hawaii.

A.   might / may

B.   may / are able to

C.   could / couldn't

3. ____________ you play the piano when you were a child?

A. May

B. Could

C. Can

4. George is absent from class today. He ____________ be sick.

A. could

B. is able to

C. can

5. ____________ I borrow your dictionary?

A. Might

B. Am I able to

C. May

6. My cat ____________ jump, but it ____________ talk.

A. can / can't

B. can't / can

7. Kevin was disappointed because he ____________ get tickets for the football game.

A. wasn't able to

B. weren't able to
8. When Vera was young, she ____________ type quickly. She took a typing class and

now she ____________ type very quickly!

A. could not / can

B. could not / can to

C. can / could

9. Peter ____________ swim when he was a child, but now he ____________. In fact, he

swims every day!

A. couldn't / can

B. could / can't

C. couldn't / can't

10. The little girl asked, "Mommy, ____________ I have a cookie?" The mother

said, "Yes, you ____________."

A. can / can

B. can / are able to

C. may / might

11. She ____________ understand Korean very well, but she ____________ speak it

perfectly.

A. is able to / cannot

B. is able to / is able to

C. be able to / cannot

12. ____________ dogs fly? No, of course not!

A. Can

B. Do can

C. May

13. I'm going to bring an umbrella today because it ____________ rain.

A. can

B. might

C. is able to

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