CBSE Class 10 English Grammar Practice Assignment Set 15

Determiners

Question 1. Fill in the blank with 'each' or 'every':
Those coconuts cost 30 rupees ______.
Answer: each

Question 2. Fill in the blanks with 'either' or 'neither':
1. ______ of the two boys has broken the glass. Both of them were present there when the glass broke.
2. ______ the monitor nor the teacher saw it being broken.
3. The headmaster told them that ______ they should replace the glass or be ready for suspension.
4. Still ______ of them owned up to the crime.
5. It seems that ______ of them had the courage to speak the truth.
Answer: 1. Either 2. Neither 3. either 4. neither 5. neither

Question 3. Fill in the blank(s) with the correct determiner from the brackets:
______ (both/all) these restaurants are equally good. You can dine at ______ (either/neither) of them.
Answer: Both, either

Question 4. Fill in the blank(s) with the correct determiner from the brackets:
I called ______ (several/all) times. But ______ (each/every) time her mother picked up the phone.
Answer: several, every

Question 5. Fill in the blank(s) with the correct determiner from the brackets:
Today morning I saw an accident. ______ (one/several) car drove into the back of ______ (other/another). Fortunately ______ (neither/either) were the drivers injured, nor the occupants, but ______ (both/all) the cars were badly damaged.
Answer: one, another, neither, both

Question 6. Fill in the blank(s) with the correct determiner from the brackets:
She answered ______ (all/every) the questions correctly.
Answer: all

Question 7. Fill in the blank(s) with the correct determiner from the brackets:
He lost ______ (both/either) his parents.
Answer: both

Question 8. Fill in the blank(s) with the correct determiner from the brackets:
“Do you want a pen or a pencil?” “______ (Either/Neither), I really don't mind.”
Answer: Either

Question 9. Fill in the blank(s) with the correct determiner from the brackets:
“What day is today... Monday or Tuesday?” “______ (Either/Neither), it is Wednesday.”
Answer: Neither

Question 10. Fill in the blank(s) with the correct determiner from the brackets:
“Where did you go for the holidays, Mussoorie or Dehradun?” “We went to ______ (both/all). A week in Dehradun and a week in Mussoorie.”
Answer: both

Question 11. Choose the best word from the options given to complete the following conversation:
Bookseller: (1) ______ (Every/First/Both/Either) of these books are equally good. You can buy (2) ______ (neither/either/all/several) of them.
Student: They're good, no doubt, but (3) ______ (neither/either/any/most) of them serves my needs. Can you please show me (4) ______ (more/another/other/an) book, which covers the full syllabus?
Bookseller: Yes, there's the (5) ______ (another/other/both/one) that covers (6) ______ (many/both/most/enough) of the syllabus. This is the latest edition with (7) ______ (several/most/another/any) new chapters added to it.
Student: Hmm! Let me see! It looks OK. Fine! Give me this book.
Bookseller: Here it is! Rs. 500 please.
Student: Five hundred? I am afraid I don't have (8) ______ (many/most/enough/any) money with me.
Bookseller: Oh, don't worry; you can pay the balance later. Is there any (9) ______ (other/either/another/one) book you need?
Answer: 1. Both 2. either 3. neither 4. another 5. one 6. most 7. several 8. enough 9. other

Question 12. Fill in the blank(s) with 'a', 'an' or 'the'. Write 'no article' where none is needed:
There was ______ knock on ______ door.
Answer: a, the

Question 13. Fill in the blank(s) with 'a', 'an' or 'the'. Write 'no article' where none is needed:
He said he was ______ manager of ______ fertiliser company.
Answer: the, a

Question 14. Fill in the blank(s) with 'a', 'an' or 'the'. Write 'no article' where none is needed:
I have ______ uncle who lives in ______ home for ______ elderly.
Answer: an, a, the

Question 15. Fill in the blank(s) with 'a', 'an' or 'the'. Write 'no article' where none is needed:
Shyam told me that he once met ______ alien from ______ space. The alien didn't need ______ oxygen to survive; it didn't have a nose.
Answer: an, no article (from space), no article (oxygen)

Question 16. Fill in the blank(s) with 'a', 'an' or 'the'. Write 'no article' where none is needed:
When I drive to ______ work, usually ______ highways are busy.
Answer: no article (to work), the

Question 17. Fill in the blank(s) with 'a', 'an' or 'the'. Write 'no article' where none is needed:
If there is ______ accident during the rush hours, there can be ______ chaos on the road.
Answer: an, no article (chaos is uncountable)

Question 18. Fill in the blank(s) with 'a', 'an' or 'the'. Write 'no article' where none is needed:
I don't watch ______ television. I get ______ information and ______ news from ______ internet.
Answer: no article, no article, no article, the (internet)

Question 19. Fill in the blank(s) with 'a', 'an' or 'the'. Write 'no article' where none is needed:
Mangoes currently cost 90 rupees ______ kg.
Answer: a

Question 20. Fill in the blank(s) with 'a', 'an' or 'the'. Write 'no article' where none is needed:
This is ______ third day of the exhibition.
Answer: the

Question 21. Fill in the blank(s) with 'a', 'an' or 'the'. Write 'no article' where none is needed:
Ram left ______ office as soon as he got ______ message.
Answer: the, the

Question 22. Fill in the blank(s) with 'a', 'an' or 'the'. Write 'no article' where none is needed:
______ Brahmaputra is one of the largest rivers which flow down from ______ Himalayas.
Answer: The, the

Question 23. Fill in the blank(s) with 'a', 'an' or 'the'. Write 'no article' where none is needed:
All ______ students of this class hold the view that Hitesh is ______ very wise and ______ intelligent student.
Answer: the, a, no article (one article before the first adjective covers both)

Question 24. Fill in the blank(s) with 'a', 'an' or 'the'. Write 'no article' where none is needed:
Man is the only creature that is endowed with ______ power of reasoning.
Answer: the