Determiners Worksheet-2

Determiners Worksheet-2

Multiple-Choice Questions:

Fill in the blank with the correct determiners:

1. Sachin Tendulkar is referred to as ____ Bradman of Indian cricket.

(A) A                   (B) The               (C) This              (D) None of these

2. M. S. Dhoni is one of ____ best captains cricket has seen.

(A) The               (B) A                   (C) An                 (D) That

3. ____ Rajdhani Express is one of the fastest trains of India.

(A) A                   (B) An                 (C) The               (D) These

4. ____ apple ____ day keeps ____ doctor away.

(A) A, an, the    (B) The, an, a    (C) An, a, the    (D) An, the, a

5. Sherlock Holmes deduced that _____ visitor had come walking.

(A) His               (B) Her               (C) Theirs          (D) A

6. I’ve heard _____ story before.

(A) These           (B) This              (C) A                   (D) An

7. Have you read about ____ Right to Education Act?

(A) A                   (B) An                 (C) The               (D) These

8. I don’t want ____ coffee, thank you.

(A) Some           (B) Any               (C) Little            (D) Few

9. How _____money do you spend on new clothes?

(A) Many           (B) Few              (C) Much           (D) Little

10. Oh no! I have spent all _____ money I had.

(A) The               (B) A                   (C) Much           (D) My

11. There is _____water in that jug.

(A) Any               (B) Few              (C) Some           (D) A few

12. Mohan was taken to the ______ police station.

(A) Near             (B) Nearer         (C) Further       (D) Nearest

13. Only _____ people came to watch the new film.

(A) A few           (B) Many           (C) Much           (D) A some

14. I saw _____ boys playing in the park.

(A) A little          (B) Any               (C) Some           (D) This

15. Could you give me _____ money, please?

(A) Little            (B) A little          (C) A few           (D) Few

Answers:

1. (B)

Exp: Since ‘Bradman’ is particularized ‘the’ is used.

2. (A)

Exp: ‘Best’ is superlative degree; hence ‘the’ is used.

3. (C)

Exp: ‘Rajdhani Express’ is the name of a train hence ‘the’ is used.

4. (C)

Exp: ‘Apple’ starts with a vowel; hence ‘an’ is used. ‘Day’ with consonant so ‘a’ and ‘doctor’ is particularized hence ‘the’ is used.

5. (A)

Exp: Here only the possessive adjective is correct.

6. (B)

Exp: ‘Before’ tells us that the story is the same and so ‘this’ is used.

7. (C)

Exp: ‘Right to Education Act’ is a particular thing so ‘the’ is used.

8. (B)

Exp: ‘Any’ is used with negation.

9. (C)

Exp: ‘Money’ is an uncountable noun hence ‘much’ is used.

10. (A)

Exp: Here ‘money’ is particular so ‘the’ is used.

11. (C)

Exp: ‘Water’ is an uncountable noun and the sentence is positive hence ‘some’ is used.

12. (D)

Exp: Only the superlative degree is used after ‘the.’

13. (A)

Exp: ‘A few’ denotes a less number in the positive sense.

14. (C)

Exp: ‘Boys’ is a countable noun and hence ‘some’ is used.

15. (B)

Exp: ‘A little’ denotes an affirmative sense and means ‘a small amount.’