Determiners MCQ For Classes 9 And 10

Articles (a, an, the), possessives (my, your, his, her, their), demonstratives (this, that, these and those) and quantifiers (much, many, some, any etc.) are usually called determiners. They come at the beginning of nouns or noun phrases.

Can you use determiners correctly? Test your knowledge of determiners with this grammar worksheet.

Fill in the blanks with an appropriate determiner. This determiners MCQ is for term 1 of classes 8, 9 and 10.

Determiners MCQ For Term 1

1. He is ………………………….. honest man.

A. an

B. the

C. any

D. a

2. That was ………………………….. terrible situation to be in.

A. an

B. the

C. a

D. much

3. Is there ………………………….. that I can do for you?

A. everything

B. anything

C. enough

D. much

4. Though it was a cold day, there were ………………………….. people in the hill station.

A. much

B. more

C. many

D. few

5. …………………………… of them was selected for the match.

A. Some

B. Much

C. Little

D. None

6. There is …………………………… black car parked in front of your gate.

A. The

B. A

C. An

D. Any

7. …………………………….. Hindi is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world.

A. The

B. An

C. A

D. No article is required

8. …………………………….rich should be generous.

A. A

B. An

C. The

D. Some

9. Can I have __________ piece of the cake?

A. more

B. another

C. enough

D. little

10. …………………………… student must write the exam.

A. several

B. many

C. every

D. all

11. I don’t like ……………………….. of them.

A. neither

B. both

C. either

D. much

12. ……………………………….. answer is correct.

A. neither

B. both

C. either

D. much

13. Is ……………………………. left?

A. many

B. few

C. several

D. anyone

14. They are ……………………………… waiting for us.

A. Everyone

B. Anyone

C. every

D. all

15. There aren’t ………………………….. mangoes on the tree.

A. much

B. some

C. many

D. most

16. ………………………………. of them was there.

A. No

B. None

C. All

D. Both

17. …………………………… knowledge of palmistry that he had helped him earn a living.

A. Some

B. The few

C. The little

D. A little

18. Only ……………………………… students participated in the program.

A. few

B. a few

C. little

D. the few

19. …………………………….. of our customers have complained about the lack of adequate seating in our reception are.

A. Many

B. Much

C. Enough

D. None

20. He is a man of ……………………………….. words.

A. much

B. few

C. some

D. many

Answers

1. He is an honest man.

2. That was a terrible situation to be in.

3. Is there anything that I can do for you?

4. Though it was a cold day, there were many people in the hill station.

5. None of them was selected for the match. (Much and little cannot be used with uncountable nouns; some is used with a plural verb; none is used with a singular verb.)

6. There is a black car parked in front of your gate.

7. Hindi is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world. (No article / determiner is used before the names of languages.)

8. The rich should be generous. (The expression the rich means all rich people; the article cannot be omitted here.)

9. Can I have another piece of the cake?

10. Every student must write the exam. (Every is used with a singular noun.)

11. I don’t like either / both of them.

12. Neither answer is correct.

13. Is anyone left?

14. They are all waiting for us.

15. There aren’t many mangoes on the tree.

16. None of them was there.

17. The little knowledge of palmistry that he had helped him earn a living.

18. Only a few students participated in the program.

19. Many of our customers have complained about the lack of adequate seating in our reception are.

20. He is a man of few words.

Determiners MCQ 2

Fill in the blanks using an appropriate determiner.

1. I have lost ………………………. my money. (all / whole / each / every)

2. Not ………………………….. birds can sing. (all / every / each)

3. Not ………………………….. bird can fly. (all / every / some / each)

4. I was so thirsty that I drank the ……………………………. water. (whole / all / much)

5. You can take ……………………………. of these two shirts. (either / all / both). You can’t take them …………………………… (all / both / each)

6. He has two sisters. ……………………………… of them are married. (Both / All / Each / Every)

7. …………………………… citizen has some rights and responsibilities. (All / Every / Whole / Both)

8. I have invited ………………………….. Rahul and Priya. (both / all / either / neither)

9. ……………………………. Rahul nor Priya turned up. (Neither / Either / Both)

10. …………………………. key will open the door. (Either / Both / All)

11. She never had …………………………. interest in becoming an actor. (much / many / little)

12. Don’t ask him too …………………………… questions. (much / many / few)

13. Only ………………………….. students passed the test. (few / a few / a little)

14. ……………………….. child is unique. (Every / All / Some)

15. Have we got …………………………….. money? (some / any / few)

16. We don’t have …………………………. money to spend on vacations. (much / many / some)

17. Do you have …………………………………. information about the programme? (any / some / much)

18. He ate ………………………………… food and then went to bed. (a little / a few / many)

19. There aren’t ……………………………. good restaurants here. (many / much / few)

20. Very …………………………….. students passed the test. (few / a few / less)

Answers

1. I have lost all my money.

2. Not all birds can sing.

3. Not every bird can fly.

4. I was so thirsty that I drank the whole water.

5. You can take either of these two shirts. You can’t take them both.

6. He has two sisters. Both of them are married.

7. Every citizen has some rights and responsibilities.

8. I have invited both Rahul and Priya. (Use both to speak of two people or things; use all for more than two)

9. Neither Rahul nor Priya turned up.

10. Either key will open the door. (Either / Both / All)

11. She never had much interest in becoming an actor.

12. Don’t ask him too many questions.

13. Only a few students passed the test.

14. Every child is unique.

15. Have we got any money?

16. We don’t have much money to spend on vacations. (Use much with uncountable nouns.)

17. Do you have any information about the programme? (Use any in questions and negatives)

18. He ate a little food and then went to bed. (A little indicates a small quantity.)

19. There aren’t many good restaurants here. (Use many with a plural noun.)

20. Very few students passed the test. (Say very few or only a few; don’t say very a few)

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