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Determiners(10/10/26) HW 10th

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Determiners: Practice Sets

CBSE Class 10 English Grammar. Ten sets of twenty multiple-choice questions, with answer keys.

Set 1: Articles (a, an, the)

1. She is ___ honest girl.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

2. He bought ___ umbrella from the shop.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

3. ___ Sun rises in the east.

  1. A
  2. An
  3. The
  4. No article

4. I saw ___ elephant at the zoo.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

5. ___ Earth moves around the Sun.

  1. A
  2. An
  3. The
  4. No article

6. She is ___ European.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

7. Please pass me ___ salt.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

8. ___ hour passed slowly.

  1. A
  2. An
  3. The
  4. No article

9. My brother is ___ engineer.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

10. Rohan is ___ one-eyed man.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

11. ___ Ganga is a holy river.

  1. A
  2. An
  3. The
  4. No article

12. He is ___ university student.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

13. We need ___ information about the route.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

14. ___ honour is more precious than wealth.

  1. A
  2. An
  3. The
  4. No article

15. She is ___ best student in our class.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

16. I have ___ idea where he went.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

17. ___ uniform helped the team look smart.

  1. A
  2. An
  3. The
  4. No article

18. Give me ___ glass of water.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

19. He lives in ___ small village near the river.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

20. ___ Himalayas are very high mountains.

  1. A
  2. An
  3. The
  4. No article
Answer key

1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b, 5-c, 6-a, 7-c, 8-b, 9-b, 10-a, 11-c, 12-a, 13-d, 14-b, 15-c, 16-a, 17-a, 18-a, 19-a, 20-c

Set 2: Articles in Special Usage

1. ___ Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean on Earth.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

2. ___ man is mortal. (general statement about humanity)

  1. A
  2. An
  3. The
  4. No article

3. She is ___ first woman to climb the peak.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

4. He reached ___ London by an early train.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

5. They visited ___ Taj Mahal last winter.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

6. ___ Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world.

  1. A
  2. An
  3. The
  4. No article

7. I like ___ tea more than coffee.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

8. He is ___ Prime Minister of our country.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

9. Gold is ___ precious metal.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

10. Let us go to ___ school together.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

11. He is ___ honest man.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

12. What ___ beautiful day it is!

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

13. ___ Sahara is a vast desert in Africa.

  1. A
  2. An
  3. The
  4. No article

14. Children need ___ love and care.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

15. ___ United States is a large country.

  1. A
  2. An
  3. The
  4. No article

16. Half ___ class was absent that day.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

17. Such ___ story! Everyone cried.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

18. Please close ___ door behind you.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

19. She is ___ unique person in this town.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article

20. I went to ___ bed early last night.

  1. a
  2. an
  3. the
  4. no article
Answer key

1-c, 2-c, 3-c, 4-d, 5-c, 6-c, 7-d, 8-c, 9-a, 10-d, 11-b, 12-a, 13-c, 14-d, 15-c, 16-c, 17-a, 18-c, 19-a, 20-d

Set 3: Demonstratives (this, that, these, those)

1. Look at ___ birds flying across the sky. (far away, plural)

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

2. ___ flowers smell wonderful. (near, plural)

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

3. Can you see ___ mountain far away?

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

4. I like ___ shirt I am holding.

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

5. ___ days were the best days of my childhood. (past, plural)

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

6. Who is ___ man standing over there?

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

7. ___ car in our garage is brand new.

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

8. ___ children playing in the park are my cousins. (far, plural)

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

9. Please put ___ papers on my desk. (near, plural)

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

10. ___ bag on the bench belongs to Ravi. (far)

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

11. ___ is my best friend, Aman. (near, introducing a person)

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

12. Take ___ umbrella with you; it may rain.

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

13. ___ stars shine brightly in the night sky. (far)

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

14. ___ mistakes you made yesterday were serious.

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

15. ___ girl standing near the door is my sister.

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

16. ___ news is shocking! (recent)

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

17. ___ houses over there are very old. (far, plural)

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

18. Hand me ___ scissors, please. (near, plural)

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

19. ___ is exactly what I wanted to say.

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those

20. ___ trees in our garden are mango trees. (near, plural)

  1. This
  2. That
  3. These
  4. Those
Answer key

1-d, 2-c, 3-b, 4-a, 5-d, 6-b, 7-a, 8-d, 9-c, 10-b, 11-a, 12-a, 13-d, 14-d, 15-a, 16-a, 17-d, 18-c, 19-a, 20-c

Set 4: Possessive Determiners

1. The dog wagged ___ tail happily.

  1. his
  2. its
  3. her
  4. their

2. Riya and Neha forgot ___ books at home.

  1. her
  2. its
  3. their
  4. my

3. We love ___ school very much.

  1. our
  2. your
  3. their
  4. its

4. You must finish ___ homework before dinner.

  1. our
  2. your
  3. my
  4. his

5. The company announced ___ new policy yesterday.

  1. its
  2. their
  3. his
  4. her

6. Every student must bring ___ identity card.

  1. his or her
  2. their
  3. its
  4. our

7. I lost ___ pen during the test.

  1. my
  2. your
  3. our
  4. its

8. Tell me ___ name, please.

  1. my
  2. your
  3. his
  4. its

9. The children enjoyed ___ picnic by the lake.

  1. their
  2. its
  3. our
  4. your

10. Mr. Sharma loves ___ garden very much.

  1. his
  2. her
  3. its
  4. their

11. Mrs. Gupta opened ___ office early this morning.

  1. her
  2. his
  3. its
  4. their

12. The cat licked ___ paws after the meal.

  1. its
  2. their
  3. his
  4. my

13. We are proud of ___ achievements, Students!

  1. you
  2. our
  3. your
  4. their

14. Ravi and I shared ___ lunch during the break.

  1. our
  2. my
  3. his
  4. their

15. The team celebrated ___ victory with a party.

  1. their
  2. its
  3. our
  4. my

16. The bird built ___ nest on the tallest tree.

  1. its
  2. their
  3. his
  4. my

17. The students showed ___ talent at the annual fest.

  1. their
  2. its
  3. his
  4. my

18. I shall visit ___ grandparents this summer.

  1. my
  2. your
  3. his
  4. our

19. You and your sister should wash ___ hands before eating.

  1. your
  2. my
  3. our
  4. their

20. Sachin scored ___ century in the final match.

  1. his
  2. its
  3. their
  4. your
Answer key

1-b, 2-c, 3-a, 4-b, 5-a, 6-a, 7-a, 8-b, 9-a, 10-a, 11-a, 12-a, 13-b, 14-a, 15-a, 16-a, 17-a, 18-a, 19-a, 20-a

Set 5: Quantifiers (much, many, little, few, a little, a few)

1. There are ___ students in the hall.

  1. much
  2. many
  3. little
  4. few

2. She has ___ patience with young children.

  1. many
  2. much
  3. few
  4. several

3. Only ___ people came to the meeting.

  1. little
  2. few
  3. much
  4. a little

4. I have ___ time left before the bell rings.

  1. many
  2. little
  3. few
  4. several

5. ___ of the cake was eaten by the guests.

  1. Many
  2. Much
  3. Few
  4. Several

6. How ___ books did you buy at the fair?

  1. much
  2. many
  3. little
  4. few

7. He drinks ___ milk every morning.

  1. many
  2. few
  3. much
  4. several

8. ___ farmers in the village are educated.

  1. Little
  2. Much
  3. Few
  4. Several

9. We have very ___ rain this year.

  1. many
  2. little
  3. few
  4. several

10. There are ___ mistakes in your essay.

  1. much
  2. many
  3. little
  4. few of

11. I have ___ friends here, so I feel lonely.

  1. little
  2. few
  3. much
  4. a little

12. She spent ___ money on clothes this month.

  1. many
  2. much
  3. few
  4. several

13. ___ sugar is harmful for your health.

  1. Many
  2. Few
  3. Much
  4. Several

14. How ___ water do you need for the plants?

  1. many
  2. much
  3. few
  4. several

15. There were ___ chairs left, so we had to stand.

  1. much
  2. little
  3. few
  4. many of

16. I have ___ questions to ask you.

  1. a little
  2. a few
  3. few
  4. much

17. Give me ___ minutes to finish my work.

  1. a few
  2. a little
  3. few
  4. little

18. We need ___ advice right now.

  1. many
  2. a few
  3. a little
  4. few

19. ___ children love ice cream on a hot day.

  1. Much
  2. Many
  3. Little
  4. Few of

20. ___ of the water in the tank was polluted.

  1. Many
  2. Few
  3. Much
  4. Several
Answer key

1-b, 2-b, 3-b, 4-b, 5-b, 6-b, 7-c, 8-c, 9-b, 10-b, 11-b, 12-b, 13-c, 14-b, 15-c, 16-b, 17-a, 18-c, 19-b, 20-c

Set 6: Some, Any, No, None, Enough

1. Do you have ___ questions for me?

  1. some
  2. any
  3. no
  4. none

2. There is ___ milk in the fridge.

  1. any
  2. some
  3. no
  4. none

3. ___ of the students failed; everyone passed.

  1. None
  2. Some
  3. Any
  4. Every

4. I have ___ money left for the trip.

  1. no
  2. none
  3. any
  4. some

5. Would you like ___ tea?

  1. some
  2. any
  3. no
  4. none

6. There isn’t ___ water left in the bottle.

  1. any
  2. some
  3. no
  4. none

7. We have ___ sugar, so please buy more.

  1. no
  2. some
  3. enough
  4. any

8. ___ student can solve this problem with practice.

  1. Any
  2. Some
  3. No
  4. Each

9. Take ___ bread from the basket, please.

  1. some
  2. no
  3. none
  4. any of

10. Have you got ___ brothers or sisters?

  1. some
  2. any
  3. no
  4. none

11. There was ___ room left in the hall.

  1. no
  2. none
  3. some
  4. any of

12. We have ___ time to finish the test.

  1. enough
  2. many
  3. much
  4. several

13. ___ of the boys were late to school.

  1. Any
  2. Some
  3. No
  4. Every

14. I wanted sugar, but there was ___ left in the jar.

  1. none
  2. any
  3. no
  4. some

15. ___ children are allowed inside the science lab.

  1. No
  2. Any
  3. Some
  4. Every

16. Is there ___ bread left in the kitchen?

  1. some
  2. any
  3. no
  4. none

17. I have ___ doubt about his honesty.

  1. no
  2. none
  3. some
  4. any of

18. She ate ___ of the cake at the party.

  1. none
  2. no
  3. any
  4. some

19. Could you lend me ___ pencils for the exam?

  1. some
  2. no
  3. none
  4. enough

20. We don’t have ___ time to waste.

  1. some
  2. any
  3. no
  4. none
Answer key

1-b, 2-b, 3-a, 4-a, 5-a, 6-a, 7-a, 8-a, 9-a, 10-b, 11-a, 12-a, 13-b, 14-a, 15-a, 16-b, 17-a, 18-a, 19-a, 20-b

Set 7: All, Both, Each, Every, Either, Neither

1. ___ of the boys passed the exam.

  1. All
  2. Both
  3. Each
  4. Every

2. ___ of my two brothers is a doctor.

  1. Each
  2. Every
  3. Both
  4. All of

3. ___ student must wear the school uniform.

  1. Both
  2. Every
  3. Either
  4. Neither

4. You may take ___ pen from the two on the desk.

  1. every
  2. either
  3. neither
  4. all

5. ___ of the two answers is correct.

  1. Neither
  2. Each
  3. Every
  4. All

6. I like ___ of the two colours.

  1. either
  2. every
  3. all
  4. both of

7. ___ day is a new beginning.

  1. All
  2. Every
  3. Both
  4. Either

8. The teacher gave ___ student a book.

  1. each
  2. both
  3. all
  4. either

9. ___ of you may leave the room now.

  1. All
  2. Each
  3. Either
  4. Neither

10. ___ of the two players played well.

  1. Both
  2. Either
  3. Neither
  4. Every

11. ___ of the roads leads to the market.

  1. Either
  2. All
  3. Every
  4. Each of all

12. ___ man has the right to vote.

  1. Every
  2. All
  3. Both
  4. Each of

13. ___ the children were happy with the result.

  1. Every
  2. All
  3. Both
  4. Neither

14. ___ of the two doors opened when I pushed.

  1. Neither
  2. All
  3. Every
  4. Each of all

15. We check the machine ___ two hours.

  1. each
  2. every
  3. all
  4. both

16. ___ of the students brought their lunch.

  1. All
  2. Either
  3. Every
  4. Neither

17. Please choose ___ of the two options.

  1. either
  2. every
  3. all
  4. neither

18. ___ room in the building was cleaned today.

  1. Every
  2. All
  3. Both
  4. Each of

19. ___ member of the team must attend the meeting.

  1. Each
  2. All
  3. Both
  4. Neither

20. I don’t like ___ of the two songs.

  1. either
  2. both
  3. all
  4. every
Answer key

1-a, 2-c, 3-b, 4-b, 5-a, 6-a, 7-b, 8-a, 9-a, 10-a, 11-a, 12-a, 13-b, 14-a, 15-b, 16-a, 17-a, 18-a, 19-a, 20-a

Set 8: Numbers, Ordinals and Distributives

1. She has ___ brothers, both working abroad.

  1. two
  2. second
  3. twice
  4. twos

2. This is my ___ visit to Delhi.

  1. first
  2. one
  3. once
  4. firstly

3. She won the ___ prize in the competition.

  1. three
  2. third
  3. thrice
  4. threefold

4. Please take ___ chocolate from the box.

  1. one
  2. once
  3. first
  4. single of

5. Give ___ child a pencil and an eraser.

  1. each
  2. both
  3. either
  4. all

6. There are ___ hundred students in our school.

  1. first
  2. one
  3. once
  4. single

7. She lives on the ___ floor of that building.

  1. five
  2. fifth
  3. fifthly
  4. fifty

8. We will meet ___ week to review the syllabus.

  1. every
  2. each
  3. all
  4. both

9. Take ___ of these pens; the rest are for the class.

  1. either
  2. neither
  3. each
  4. every

10. The ___ chapter of the book is the most difficult.

  1. tenth
  2. ten
  3. tenths
  4. tenthly

11. He is ___ in the merit list of the school.

  1. one
  2. first
  3. once
  4. firstly

12. She has ___ dozen eggs in the basket.

  1. a
  2. one
  3. once
  4. first

13. Please bring ___ copy of the book tomorrow.

  1. one
  2. once
  3. first
  4. single of

14. The ___ question is the easiest of all.

  1. two
  2. second
  3. twice
  4. double

15. ___ half of the apple is mine.

  1. One
  2. Once
  3. First
  4. Single

16. He has ___ teeth missing after the accident.

  1. twice
  2. two
  3. second
  4. double

17. You can choose ___ hand to hold the bat.

  1. either
  2. every
  3. both
  4. neither

18. She scored ___ marks out of a hundred in maths.

  1. eightieth
  2. eighty
  3. eighties
  4. eightyfold

19. She came ___ in the race.

  1. three
  2. thirdly
  3. third
  4. threefold

20. Please sit in the ___ row from the front.

  1. fourth
  2. four
  3. fourthly
  4. quartet
Answer key

1-a, 2-a, 3-b, 4-a, 5-a, 6-b, 7-b, 8-a, 9-a, 10-a, 11-b, 12-a, 13-a, 14-b, 15-a, 16-b, 17-a, 18-b, 19-c, 20-a

Set 9: Choose the Correct Sentence

1. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. I have much friends.
  2. I have many friends.
  3. I have a much friends.
  4. I have many friend.

2. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Give me a informations.
  2. Give me an information.
  3. Give me informations.
  4. Give me some information.

3. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. This book is good.
  2. These book is good.
  3. This books are good.
  4. These books is good.

4. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Few water is left.
  2. A little waters are left.
  3. Little water is left.
  4. Little waters are left.

5. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Every students passed.
  2. Each students pass.
  3. All student pass.
  4. Every student passed.

6. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. The honest is the best policy.
  2. Honesty is the best policy.
  3. The honesty is best.
  4. A honesty is the best policy.

7. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Neither of the boys is here.
  2. Neither of the boys are here.
  3. Neither boy are here.
  4. Neither the boys is here.

8. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. I have a little friends.
  2. I have little friend.
  3. I have a few friends.
  4. I have few friend.

9. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Us teacher is strict.
  2. Ours teacher is strict.
  3. We teacher is strict.
  4. Our teacher is strict.

10. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Each of the students has a pen.
  2. Each of the students have a pen.
  3. Each students has a pen.
  4. Each of student has a pen.

11. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. That flowers are beautiful.
  2. Those flowers are beautiful.
  3. That flower are beautiful.
  4. Those flower are beautiful.

12. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. He gave me an advice.
  2. He gave me advices.
  3. He gave me some advice.
  4. He gave me a advice.

13. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Many students came to class.
  2. Much students came to class.
  3. Many student came to class.
  4. Many students comes to class.

14. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. I saw a elephant at the zoo.
  2. I saw an elephant at the zoo.
  3. I saw elephant at zoo.
  4. I saw an elephants at zoo.

15. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. There is a few water.
  2. There is few water.
  3. There is a little water.
  4. There are little water.

16. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. The sun is the hot.
  2. A sun is hot.
  3. An sun is hot.
  4. The sun is hot.

17. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Please give me an water.
  2. Please give me some water.
  3. Please give me a waters.
  4. Please give me water’s.

18. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. He is a European.
  2. He is an European.
  3. He is an university student.
  4. He is a honest man.

19. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Neither two answers is correct.
  2. Both two answers are correct.
  3. Both answers are correct.
  4. Both the answers is correct.

20. Choose the correct sentence.

  1. Those is my pen.
  2. That is my pen.
  3. Those are my pen.
  4. That are my pens.
Answer key

1-b, 2-d, 3-a, 4-c, 5-d, 6-b, 7-a, 8-c, 9-d, 10-a, 11-b, 12-c, 13-a, 14-b, 15-c, 16-d, 17-b, 18-a, 19-c, 20-b

Set 10: Mixed Practice (Identify and Use)

1. In “Those students are hardworking,” the word “Those” is a:

  1. possessive determiner
  2. demonstrative determiner
  3. quantifier
  4. article

2. In “She has several pets,” the word “several” is a:

  1. numeral
  2. quantifier
  3. article
  4. possessive determiner

3. In “I have three brothers,” the word “three” is a:

  1. quantifier
  2. numeral
  3. article
  4. distributive

4. In “Each child received a gift,” the word “Each” is a:

  1. distributive
  2. article
  3. possessive determiner
  4. demonstrative

5. In “She is a teacher,” the word “a” is a:

  1. indefinite article
  2. definite article
  3. possessive determiner
  4. demonstrative

6. In “Your bag is heavy,” the word “Your” is a:

  1. possessive determiner
  2. demonstrative
  3. quantifier
  4. article

7. In “Which book do you want?” the word “Which” is a:

  1. interrogative determiner
  2. article
  3. distributive
  4. possessive determiner

8. In “Some of the apples are rotten,” the word “Some” is a:

  1. quantifier
  2. numeral
  3. article
  4. possessive determiner

9. We have ___ homework today.

  1. a little
  2. many
  3. few
  4. a few

10. ___ students in the class are from Patna.

  1. Some
  2. Much
  3. Little
  4. Every

11. I have ___ idea what he meant.

  1. no
  2. none
  3. any
  4. few

12. Please keep ___ of the sweets for me.

  1. some
  2. none
  3. any
  4. no

13. You may take ___ of those two pens.

  1. either
  2. every
  3. all
  4. neither

14. The shop is open ___ day except Sunday.

  1. every
  2. both
  3. neither
  4. either

15. ___ of my parents is a teacher.

  1. Both
  2. Each
  3. All
  4. Every

16. I’ll take ___ bus; both go to the station.

  1. either
  2. neither
  3. both
  4. every

17. We need ___ more chairs for the guests.

  1. a few
  2. a little
  3. much
  4. little

18. ___ boy in the team scored a goal.

  1. Every
  2. Both
  3. Few
  4. Neither

19. ___ of the three brothers is the strongest.

  1. The first
  2. One
  3. Once
  4. Single

20. He spent ___ of his savings on the trip.

  1. many
  2. much
  3. few
  4. several
Answer key

1-b, 2-b, 3-b, 4-a, 5-a, 6-a, 7-a, 8-a, 9-a, 10-a, 11-a, 12-a, 13-a, 14-a, 15-b, 16-a, 17-a, 18-a, 19-a, 20-b

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