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Capable means able to do something.

For example:

Children often think their parents are capable of doing everything. They are surprised when their parents cannot do something.

The last letters of capable are 'able', which means 'can'. This may help you remember the meaning of capable.

know how to do something

able to do something

try to do something

can do something

Which answers are closest in meaning to capable? Choose the 3 correct answers.

Response:

can do something

know how to do something

try to do something
Feedback:

To be capable is to have the ability to do something. If you try to do something, then you may or may not be capable of doing it.

able to do something
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will not be able to do something.

are able to do it.

have the skill or knowledge to do it.

can do it well.

Which answers best complete the sentence below? Choose the 3 correct answers.

 

If you are capable of doing something, you...

Response:

will not be able to do something.

have the skill or knowledge to do it.

are able to do it.

can do it well.
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Read the paragraph and answer the question below.

gets low test scores that do not reflect what he is capable of achieving.

works hard and performs better than expected.

has the capability to do well in school but does not.

Who are Underachievers?

IQ tests and other educational measures are used to assess students' capabilities at school. If a student has a high IQ but consistently does not do well on tests or performs at a level that is lower than what he is capable of, he is considered an ‘underachiever’. Good teachers are able to identify underachieving students, help them solve their problems and create conditions that allow these students to develop their full potential.

Choose 2 correct answers to complete the sentence. According to the text, an ‘underachiever’ is a student who…

Response:

has the capability to do well in school but does not.

works hard and performs better than expected.

gets low test scores that do not reflect what he is capable of achieving.