Quiz: Hellen Keller Reading Comprehension - Modal Verbs Of Possibility, Certainty, And Obligation.

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1.

I’d like you to know the story of Helen Keller, who could neither see nor hear from the time she was a baby. Yet the brilliant girl was able to overcome all those handicaps, to graduate from a college with honors and become a useful citizen. What does the first Modal Verb used in the first underline sentence mean?
- A.
  
  There was a possibility
- B.
  
  There was a certainty
- C.
  
  She didn't have the ability
- D.
  
  There was an obligation
2.

When Hellen was born she couldn't see or hear. Her parents were so sad!
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
3.

The doctors say they couldn't help her, so they should call an institute in Boston to see if they could send someone to help.There are two sentences using could. Do they have the same meaning?
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

I’d like you to know the story of Helen Keller, who could neither see nor hear from the time she was a baby. Yet the brilliant girl was able to overcome all those handicaps, to graduate from a college with honors and become a useful citizen. The second modal verb underlined can be replaced by:
- A.
  
  Must
- B.
  
  Might
- C.
  
  Should
- D.
  
  Could
5.

I must say there was nothing wrong with Helen Keller when she was born. Her father and mother were very proud of their pretty baby, who tried to say “pa-pa” and “ma-ma”. Identify the modals:
- A.
  
  Must say
- B.
  
  Nothing wrong
- C.
  
  Was born
- D.
  
  Very proud
6.

For nineteen months Helen grew bigger and stronger. She was able to walk when she was a year old; she could say a few words. Identify the modals:
- A.
  
  Nineteen months
- B.
  
  Grew bigger
- C.
  
  Was able to walk
- D.
  
  Year old
7.

But one day the child fell ill. She must have been very ill. For days she was laid up with a high fever and soon the parents learned that their darling would never be able to see and hear. Identify the modals:
- A.
  
  Must have been
- B.
  
  Very ill
- C.
  
  One day
- D.
  
  Parents learned
8.

The little child was now doomed to a life of silence and darkness. She could not hear what was said to her and did not know how to talk. Identify the modals:
- A.
  
  Could not hear
- B.
  
  Was now
- C.
  
  Doomed to
- D.
  
  Said to
9.

Dr. Bell said the Kellers should address the Perkins Institution for the blind in Boston and ask if they could send someone to help the child. Identify the modals:
- A.
  
  Dr. Bell
- B.
  
  Ask if
- C.
  
  Could send
- D.
  
  Someone to help
10.

When Helen was 6 years old her parents took her to Baltimore and then to Washington to famous doctors to find out if they could do something to make her hear and see again, but the doctors could do nothing.
- A.
  
  Could do
- B.
  
  Her parents
- C.
  
  Took her
- D.
  
  To find