M26 Modals of ability/ possibility and managed to | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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The flood filled the twisted cave system with water and the boys __________ leave.

weren't able

couldn't

didn't

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As they didn’t have any food, the boys __________ get water from dripping stalactites and also meditated to save energy and avoid thinking about food.

can't

didn't

were able to

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They even dug a 16 foot hole into the cave wall because they hoped there __________ a way out.

can

couldn't

might have been

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They __________ swim for hours through turns and exceedingly tight squeezes.

couldn't to

didn't manage

managed to

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They thought that there __________ some gold. What they didn't expect to find was a survivor.

can

may have been

can't

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He was in the toilet when the boat capsized, and __________ to reach an emergency hatch.

didn't manage

couldn't

managed

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He made a lot of noise, which caused the divers to think that there __________ a shark in the hull of the ship.

must be

should be

could to be

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After being struck by lightning in midair, Juliane Koepcke’s plane __________ fly

wasn't to

wasn't can

couldn't

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The only food available was sweets but she __________ a small stream and waded downstream.

managed to find

didn't manage to find

wasn't able to

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