CBSE Class 9 English Determiners Assignment

Question. Can I borrow __________ sugar?
a) much
b) some
c) a little
d) a few

Answer : B

Question. There isn’t ___________ cash left with us.
a) some
b) many
c) more
d) much

Answer : D

Question. There are not ____________ students in the class.
a) much
b) some
c) many
d) most

Answer : C

Question. ___________ businessmen want to be rich.
a) Many
b) Many a
c) Most
d) Enough

Answer : B

Question. ___________ of the people who came have left.
a) Most
b) Many
c) Every
d) Each

Answer : A

Question. __________ man is immortal.
a) None
b) All
c) Some
d) No

Answer : D

Question. Who spilled ___________ tea on the floor?
a) much
b) a
c) few
d) the

Answer : D

Question. ___________ black car is parked in front of your gate.
a) The
b) A
c) An
d) Any

Answer : B

Question. The exam is compulsory for __________ students.
a) several
b) many
c) much
d) all

Answer : D

Question. I don’t have ___________ to say.
a) much
b) most
c) some
d) all

Answer : A

Question. ____________ is waiting in the lobby.
a) Anyone
b) All
c) Several
d) Everyone

Answer : D

Question. We should inform __________ of them.
a) many
b) every
c) few
d) all

Answer : D

Question. ___________ of the helpers is available.
a) No
b) Any
c) Some
d) None

Answer : D

Question. ___________ wealthy should be generous.
a) A
b) An
c) The
d) Some

Answer : C

Question. We can take ____________ of the routes.
a) several
b) no
c) any
d) either

Answer : D

Question. It seems that they would need _________ workers for the construction.
a) little
b) either
c) more
d) some

Answer : C

Question. There is not __________ space for others here.
a) some
b) enough
c) many
d) little

Answer : B

Question. He will be there in __________ hour.
a) the
b) an
c) a
d) two

Answer : B

Question. I saw ___________ old woman near the door.
a) a
b) any
c) an
d) all

Answer : C

Question. I have ____________ relatives.
a) much
b) more
c) all
d) many

Answer : D

Question. He does not know how to use ___________ smartphone.
a) the
b) an
c) some
d) a

Answer : D

Question. Is there ___________ that you would like to share?
a) everything
b) anything
c) enough
d) much

Answer : B

Question. Can I have __________ bowl of soup?
a) more
b) another
c) enough
d) little

Answer : B

Question. __________ has been looking for you.
a) Everyone
b) Anyone
c) Several
d) A few

Answer : A

Question. ____________ of their customers complain.
a) Many
b) Much
c) Enough
d) Most

Answer : D

Question. She has done ____________ mistake.
a) none
b) any
c) much
d) no

Answer : D

Question. ___________ orchestra band that you called has arrived)
a) An
b) A
c) The
d) Some

Answer : C

 

 

I. Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners.

Question. He has forgotten ..................... of the details.
Answer. some

Question. The minister visited ..................... flood-affected area.
Answer. every

Question. ..................... villa is this?
Answer. Whose

Question. He is the ..................... boy who has joined this gym.
Answer. first

Question. I met her ..................... week.
Answer. this

Question. ..................... novel is very interesting.
Answer. This

Question. ..................... the boys joined the race.
Answer. All

Question. Suddenly ..................... lights went out.
Answer. the

Question. The dog is ..................... animal.
Answer. an

Question. ..................... people visit this temple now.
Answer. Few

Question. She is ..................... pretty girl.
Answer. a

Question. Would you like to buy ..................... books?
Answer. those

Question. ..................... dress is beautiful.
Answer. Your

Question. I shall meet him the ..................... week.
Answer. next

Question. He has ..................... cars.
Answer. two

Question. They had ..................... guests already.
Answer. some

Question. There was ..................... water in the jug.
Answer. a little

Question. I agree with ..................... word he says.
Answer. every

Question. There are two chairs. You can sit in ..................... chair.
Answer. either

Question. ..................... answer is correct.
Answer. Neither

 

II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners from the options given below.

Question. ..................... novel is very interesting.
(a) Some
(b) This
(c) Any
(d) Those
Answer. B

Question. ..................... the boys joined the race.
(a) Some
(b) All
(c) Few
(d) None of these
Answer. B

Question. Suddenly ..................... lights went out.
(a) an
(b) a
(c) the
(d) any
Answer. C

Question. The dog is ..................... animal.
(a) the
(b) a
(c) an
(d) which
Answer. C

Question. ..................... people visit this temple now.
(a) A
(b) That
(c) Few
(d) Little
Answer. C

Question. She is ..................... pretty girl.
(a) an
(b) a
(c) any
(d) few
Answer. B

Question. Would you like to buy ..................... books?
(a) this
(b) few
(c) those
(d) that
Answer. C

Question. ..................... dress is beautiful.
(a) A
(b) Any
(c) Your
(d) Many
Answer. C

Question. I shall meet him the ..................... week.
(a) many
(b) any
(c) every
(d) next
Answer. D

Question. He has ..................... cars.
(a) some
(b) two
(c) these
(d) which
Answer. B

Question. There is ____information available on recycling, but unfortunately, little of ____ is known by ordinary people.
(a) a lot of / it
(b) plenty of / them
(c) several / its
(d) much / theirs
(e) too many / itself

Answer : A

Question. Personally, of the two halls, I prefer the one closer to the airport, but ____ seems suitable to hold our conference in.
(a) both
(b) all
(c) either
(d) none
(e) every

Answer : C

Question. Blood flows to ____ parts of the body through the circulatory system, which is composed of arteries, veins and capillaries.
(a) only a little
(b) much
(c) whole
(d) all
(e) every

Answer : D

Question. The best way to avoid high cholesterol levels in the blood is through maintaining a balanced diet that includes ____ the major food groups in moderation.
(a) many
(b) whole
(c) all
(d) both
(e) several

Answer : C

Question. ____ I was going to suggest was the thing that we should hold our meetings at a more convenient time.
(a) All
(b) Each
(c) Both
(d) Every
(e) The whole

Answer : A

Question. They had ____ money to spend on their house, but even with that limited amount, they managed to create a warm and friendly atmosphere.
(a) a few
(b) little
(c) the whole
(d) plenty of
(e) small number of

Answer : B

Question. ____ of the area managers is going to report his total sales to head office ____ two weeks.
(a) All / each
(b) Both / another
(c) Any / all
(d) Every / several
(e) Each / every

Answer : E

Question. We had had so much rain that the fields on ____ sides of the river were ____ flooded.
(a) every / both
(b) neither / each
(c) each / most
(d) all / much
(e) both / all

Answer : E

Question. When the river was flooded, the farmhouse was surrounded by water on ____ sides.
(a) every
(b) either
(c) each
(d) all
(e) neither

Answer : D

Question. ____ sheep escaped from Farmer Gile's field last week, and so far, only ____ of them has been found.
(a) Several / one
(b) Many / a few
(c) More / each
(d) Some / enough
(e) A few / some

Answer : A

Question. Each of ____ has a blue dash of paint on ____ coat, so it will be easy to recognize Farmer Gile's sheep.
(a) it / their
(b) him / theirs
(c) them / its
(d) their / them
(e) his / it

Answer : C

Question. We must admit that the fault was not entirely ____. Some of it must have been ____.
(a) hers / ours
(b) his / us
(c) their / my
(d) her / theirs
(e) mine / you

Answer : A

Question. Arizona State in the US is very hot, but there is usually only ____ humidity, so it is not very pleasant.
(a) several
(b) most
(c) a little
(d) few
(e) much

Answer : C

Question. I made a lot of friends in Mexico, but I have only kept in touch with ____ them.
(a) plenty of
(b) a few of
(c) little
(d) many
(e) several

Answer : B

Question. If parts of the body do not get ____ blood, they will become infected and their tissues will die.
(a) enough
(b) many
(c) whole
(d) all
(e) plenty

Answer : A

Question. Upon graduation, ____ student is sent an information pack giving useful tips and information about finding suitable employment.
(a) all
(b) each
(c) none
(d) many
(e) a few

Answer : B

Question. Although we've already had ____ volunteers, we're still looking for ____ to help out at the school fete.
(a) plenty of / much
(b) several / much mor
(c) a number of / a few more
(d) a lot of / a little more
(e) almost no / quite a lot

Answer : C

Question. ____ of his poems, "The Swans", ____ difficult to fully appreciate if you don't know about the poet's meeting Nelly Sachs.
(a) Much / have been
(b) Several / was
(c) A few / is going to
(d) Some / has been
(e) One / is

Answer : E

Question. You can ride up hills much more easily because ____ bicycle has five more gears than ____.
(a) your / mine
(b) his / me
(c) hers / theirs
(d) mine / yours
(e) her / us

Answer : A

Question. If you improve ____ conclusion section of your essay, I think you'll get ____better mark.
(a) - / the
(b) the / a
(c) a / some
(d) a / the
(e) the / -

Answer : B

Question. ____ secret meetings the board of directors has had lately have led to ____ speculation in the office.
(a) Every one of / lots of
(b) Too many / plenty
(c) A great deal of / many
(d) A few / some
(e) A good many / a few

Answer : D

Question. Despite the material donations from the local shops, the school still needs ____ more equipment such as video players, cassette players and computers.
(a) a few
(b) many
(c) some
(d) no
(e) plenty

Answer : C

Question. The police found ____ counterfeit money as well as guns at the gang's headquarters.
(a) several more
(b) a large amount of
(c) only a few
(d) a number of
(e) large numbers of

Answer : B

Question. Of the many dresses she has shown, ____ was actually to her taste, but she had to choose one for the party.
(a) both
(b) some
(c) none
(d) neither
(e) most

Answer : C

Question. Thank you for letting me know about this birthday wish of ____.
(a) him
(b) me
(c) your
(d) his
(e) us

Answer : D

Question. A colleague of ____ has lent us ____ holiday cottage for a week.
(a) him / her
(b) mine / his
(c) theirs / its
(d) your / them
(e) our / their

Answer : B

Question. ____ bird watchers arrived at the place where the rare bird had been sighted.
(a) A small amount of
(b) Only a little
(c) Too much
(d) A good deal of
(e) A large number of

Answer : E

Question. This footballer can kick the ball with ____ feet, but he is especially dangerous with his left.
(a) all
(b) neither
(c) some
(d) both
(e) either

Answer : D

Question. If we've got ____ time, we'll try to do ____ shopping as well.
(a) much / a few
(b) several / lots of
(c) every / plenty
(d) plenty of / many
(e) enough / some

Answer : E

 

Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners.

Question. Did you see ..................... people at the dinner?
Answer. many

Question. Give me ..................... advice to improve my writing skills.
Answer. some

Question. They did not make ..................... progress.
Answer. much

Question. Do you know ..................... value?
Answer. its

Question. The earth revolves around ..................... sun.
Answer. the

Question. I have bought ..................... umbrella.
Answer. an

Question. ..................... Sahara is a famous desert.
Answer. The

Question. Kolkata is ..................... big city.
Answer. a

Question. ..................... people would like to have your job.
Answer. Plenty of

Question. He asked me a https://youtube.com/..................... questions.
Answer. few

Question. There is ..................... powder in the can.
Answer. enough

Question. He stood ..................... in the painting competition.
Answer. first

Question. He is ..................... tallest boy in the class.
Answer. the

Question. ..................... the father and the son are good singers.
Answer. Both

Question. ..................... Ram or Shyam has done this.
Answer. Either

Question. Give me ..................... sugar.
Answer. a little

Question. ..................... people attended the function compared to last year.
Answer. Fewer

Question. He drank ..................... water.
Answer. a lot of

Question. ..................... children enjoyed the show.
Answer. All

Question. The show was not popular. ..................... people had turned up to watch it.
Answer. A few

 

Fill in the blanks with appropriate determiners from the options given below.

Question. Did you see ..................... people at the dinner?
(a) much
(b) every
(c) many
(d) few
Answer. C

Question. Give me ..................... advice to improve my writing skills.
(a) many
(b) some
(c) any
(d) the
Answer. B

Question. They did not make ..................... progress.
(a) many
(b) much
(c) some
(d) little
Answer. B

Question. Do you know ..................... value?
(a) each
(b) some
(c) its
(d) an
Answer. C

Question. The earth revolves around ..................... sun.
(a) a
(b) the
(c) his
(d) their
Answer. B

Question. I have bought ..................... umbrella.
(a) a
(b) an
(c) some
(d) these
Answer. B

Question. ..................... Sahara is a famous desert.
(a) A
(b) That
(c) The
(d) Those
Answer. C

Question. Kolkata is ..................... big city.
(a) the
(b) my
(c) a
(d) every
Answer. C

Question. ..................... people would like to have your job.
(a) Plenty of
(b) Enough
(c) Much
(d) Both
Answer. A

Question. He asked me a ..................... questions.
(a) some
(b) any
(c) few
(d) fewer
Answer. C 

 

1. In the passage given below, one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word along with the word that comes before and the word that comes after it. Ensure that the word that forms your answer is underlined.

1. Abdul Kalam was one of children – a short Boy with rather undistinguished looks born
2. To all and handsome parents. They lived in ancestral House, which was built in meddle of the 19^th
3. It was fairly pucca house, made Of limestone and brick, on Mosque Street in
4. Austere father used to avoid All inessential comforts and luxuries. There
5. Were not luxuries but they led a comfortable life. In fact was secure childhood.

2. complete each sentence with ‘a ’, ’an’, or ‘the’.

When Thomas heard his alarm clock go off he got up opened (a)                window. He looked outside at (b)…………street of (c)……………Few moments. He could see (d)………… boy on a bicycle  delivering newspapers, and two dogs playing in the park opposite. Thomas went into (e)…………. Bathroom and brushed his teeth. Then he had (f)………….. shower. When he was in (g)……….. shower he heard the phone ring. Thomas turned off the water and ran quickly downstairs. When he picked up (h) …………. phone he heard (i) …………. voice that he didn’t recognize. It was (j) ……… union leader from (k) …………. Large hospital nearby. (l) ………… Union leader told him that his uncle james had had (m) ………. Accident (n) ………… previous evening. He had fallen down and now was in hospital. When he heard (o) ……… news. Thomas was very worried. He got dressed and drove to (p) ……… hospital. His uncle was very happy to see him. Fortunately, he wasn’t badly                                          hurt. Thomas thanked (q) …………… doctor who had looked after his uncle.

3. Choose the correct words from those given in the brackets.

1. How (much / many)(information / in formations) does this brochure give ?
2. We have only (a little / a few )(oil / oils) left for the car.
3. You won’t need (much / many)(advice / advices) before you go to the new hostel.
4. The owner of the house is selling (a little / a few )(piece / pieces) of household things.
5. (A little / A few )(Knowledge / knowledges) is a dangerous thing.

Answers
1.

1. ABDUL Kalam was one of / children – a short    (a) of many children
2. Boy with rather undistinguished look born To all and handsome parents. They lived in / ancestral (b) in their ancestral
3. House, which was built in / middle of the 19^th     (c) in the middle century.
4. It was / fairly large pucca house, made (d) was a fairly
5. Of limestone and brick, on / Mosque Street in    (e) on the Mosque
6. Rameswaram.. / Austere father used to avoid     (f) Rameswaram His Austere
7. All inessential comforts and luxuries. There Were not / luxuries but they led a comfortable life.  (g) not many luxuries
8. In fact / was a secure childhood. (h) in fact it was

 2. (a) the (b) the  (c) a  (d) a (e) the (f) a  (g) the (h) the  (i)  a (j) a (k) a (l) the (m) an (n) the (o) the (p) the (q) the
 3. (a) much information  (b)  a little oil (c) much advice (d) a few pieces  (e) A little knowledge