CBSE Class 9 English Determiners Quantifiers Articles Worksheet

Question. The instructor told the young climbers to hold on to the rope with ____ hands.
a) both
b) every
c) all
d) each
e) either

Answer : A

Question. Diamonds have ____ uses. In addition to the obvious use in jewellery, they have ____ number of industrial applications.
a) much / any
b) many / a
c) plenty of / the
d) some / each
e) more / every

Answer : B

Question. The richness of Asia’s cultures is reflected in ____ arts and literature.
a) theirs
b) it
c) its
d) them
e) itself

Answer : C

Question. I wonder if ____ of our neighbours would look after our cat while we are away.
a) the whole
b) few
c) little
d) either
e) every

Answer : D

Question. Smog may appear brownish in colour when it contains high concentrations of nitrogen dioxide, or it may look blue-grey when it contains large amounts of ozone. In ____ case, prolonged exposure will damage lung tissue.
a) both
b) either
c) none
d) all
e) some

Answer : B

Question. Despite the scarcity of arable land, ____ the population in the Middle East is engaged in farming.
a) a lot more
b) almost none
c) so much
d) a good deal of
e) a great many of

Answer : D

Question. The train doesn’t stop at ____ station along the way, but it stops at ____ of the main ones.
a) all / either
b) every / most
c) each / much
d) both / some
e) few / all

Answer : B

Question. ____ players have won this competition before, so ____ of them could win today.
a) A few / all
b) Each / every
c) Every / no
d) Both / either
e) None / neither

Answer : D

Question. He thought he would get the contract, but a business competitor of ____ got ____.
a) he / itself
b) his / it
c) us / his
d) yours / its
e) him / them

Answer : B

Question. In the USA, the number of representatives in government varies according to the population of a state, but there are two senators for ____ state.
a) both
b) some
c) neither
d) each
e) all

Answer : D

Question. Decades ago the notion of landing a spacecraft on ____ moon would have seemed ____ impossible feat.
a) a / ---
b) some / a
c) the / an
d) --- / ---
e) --- / the

Answer : C

Question. He felt as if ____ world was watching and waiting for him to make a mistake in the play, but in fact, it was only the village boy scout club.
a) all
b) every
c) most
d) a lot of
e) the whole

Answer : E

Question. The teacher said that we could write on ____sides of the paper, but to start a new page for ____question.
a) either / every
b) both / each
c) some / all
d) all / some
e) the whole / any

Answer : B

Question. After the oil spill from the huge tanker, the ____ beach was covered in thick black oil.
a) whole
b) all
c) many
d) every
e) much

Answer : A

Question. ____ albatross, ____largest and most majestic sky bird, has ____ wingspan of over nine feet.
a) --- / the / ---
b) The / a / the
c) An / --- / the
d) The / the / a
e) An / a / a

Answer : D

Question. Throughout the history of the country, ____ French, along with most of the other people of the world, have paid little attention to the quality of ____natural environment.
a) some / ---
b) a / them
c) the / their
d) --- / its
e) many / theirs

Answer : C

Question. The teacher said that if Joseph caused ____ trouble in class, she would send his mother a letter.
a) any more
b) far few
c) a number of
d) so many
e) several

Answer : A

Question. In ____ mid-1970s, people became aware of the phenomenon called ____acid rain.
a) the / ---
b) --- / an
c) a / an
d) a / the
e) the / an

Answer : A

Question. There has been ____ fruit on the pear tree in our garden this year, so we won’t be giving ____ away.
a) a little / many
b) all / each
c) little / much
d) every / some
e) much / either

Answer : C

Question. ____ employees voted against the strike even though they were dissatisfied with the pay rise.
a) Several of
b) Plenty
c) Much of
d) Half
e) A good many

Answer : E

Question. The new dress my sister bought didn’t fit ____ so she gave it to ____.
a) she / you
b) her / me
c) hers / mine
d) mine / hers
e) herself / ours

Answer : B

Question. ____ cashier underwent the company’s training scheme before starting to work her.
a) A great many
b) Several
c) Both
d) All
e) Every

Answer : E

Question. If I had ____ fabric left, I could make a dress, but I think I’ve only got ____ to make a skirt.
a) a great deal / o
b) plenty / a few
c) a few more / much
d) a number of / some
e) a little more / enough

Answer : E

Question. Despite all ____ efforts, neither Susan’s composition nor ____ was good enough to impress the teacher.
a) ourselves / me
b) us / myself
c) ours / my
d) our / mine
e) us / ourselves

Answer : D

Question. ____ of the competitors was badly affected by the extreme heat and passed out.
a) Some
b) No
c) A few
d) One
e) All

Answer : D

Question. The word deafness is used to describe ____ degree of hearing loss, though it is most commonly used where there is ____ total inability to hear.
a) some / much
b) the / some
c) a / many
d) every / n
e) any / a

Answer : E

Question. A lot of people rushed to the area, but most of ____ failed to find ____ gold.
a) them / any
b) they / much
c) theirs / many
d) him / some
e) his / none

Answer : A

Question. Of the two shops in the village, ____ sold sun cream, so he had to keep a long-sleeved shirt on all day.
a) no
b) both
c) none
d) neither
e) either

Answer : D

Question. It takes ____ of dedication to become a top-class athlete.
a) enough
b) nearly every
c) a great deal
d) many more
e) each one

Answer : C

Question. Celebrating the end of one year and the start of a new one is an age-old religious, social, and cultural observance in almost ____ part of the world.
a) all
b) every
c) either
d) neither
e) whole

Answer : B

Question. The artists of the Spanish Market work with many different kinds of materials; _____ weave cloth on looms or punch designs into tin, _____ make their own pottery or carve objects out of bone.
a) some / others
b) all / none
c) several / a good deal
d) many / each
e) too few / the other

Answer : A

Question. American Indians often sold _____ land to white people or gave it away without realizing that it would no longer be _____.
a) theirs / them
b) its / them
c) its / its
d) their / theirs
e) their / themselves

Answer : D

Question. A very close relative _____ has just arrived from a trip during which he experienced many interesting adventures.
a) to me
b) of me
c) of mine
d) to myself
e) for my own

Answer : C

Question. Can our minds grasp the individual object as _____ stands by ______?
a) it / itself
b) ours / theirs
c) itself / theirs
d) them / themselves
e) theirs / ourselves

Answer : A

Question. She spends ____ money on clothes whenever she goes shopping.
a) a large amount of
b) a great number of
c) a couple of
d) several
e) many

Answer : A

Question. For the potable water system onboard the ship there are _____ standards, like the first one, that it be potable
a) a little
b) a good deal of
c) a great quantity of
d) both of
e) a number of

Answer : E

Question. Despite the huge budget deficit, ____ of local government spending is directed towards the private sector.
a) a great quantity
b) a good many
c) a large many
d) a considerable group
e) very few

Answer : A

Question. The truth is, I'm not _____ pleased with Mike's grades this year.
a) a little
b) a lot
c) some
d) at least
e) at all

Answer : E

Question. A number of different models of procurement ____ to provide access to a variety of content over the term of the contract.
a) are being considered
b) is considered
c) consider
d) was considered
e) considered

Answer : A

Question. Monkeys are famous for ____ eagerness to approach people and playfully interact with _____ especially in the circus.
a) themselves / us
b) their / them
c) its / you
d) our / theirs
e) my / me

Answer : B

Question. One of the _____ things the warring factions have in common is _____ opposition to the US.
a) little / its
b) few / their
c) many / yours
d) number of / theirs
e) more / my

Answer : B

Question. According to the schedule, the teachers have to come together _____ other week to discuss the problems of their students.
a) all
b) any
c) some
d) each
e) every

Answer : E

Question. I listened to some news on _____ radio about _____ man arrested for embezzlement last Tuesday.
a) every / the
b) the / -
c) a / the
d) the / the
e) a / a

Answer : D

Question. There were almost 2500 demonstrators in the square last weekend. This shows that _____ people attended the demonstration.
a) a great quantity of
b) a large amount of
c) a great number of
d) very little
e) much of

Answer : C

Question. I was thinking of buying a pregnancy dress _____, but _____ was given one as a present by my husband.
a) myself / I
b) it / she
c) me / mine
d) itself / me
e) mine / I

Answer : A

Question. _____ researchers have demonstrated that global warming tends to result from greenhouse gases.
a) Much more
b) A number of
c) Half of
d) Most of
e) The least

Answer : B

Question. High cholesterol is one of the three major risk factors for heart disease. Cigarette smoking and high blood pressure are _____ two.
a) another
b) one another
c) others
d) the other
e) other

Answer : D

Question. Of the two churches in the town, one is a Catholic Church and _____ is Lutheran.
a) other
b) the other
c) another
d) others
e) the others

Answer : B

Question. I’m afraid I won’t be able to say _____ since I have ____ idea about the issue.
a) everything / few
b) anyone / much
c) anything / no
d) nothing /any
e) something / none

Answer : C

Question. Laura has three pets, _____ which is a Siamese cat that has just given birth to twin kittens, and _____ are male dogs that frequently fight.
a) one / others
b) alone / some
c) the one / the others
d) another / other
e) the other / each other

Answer : C

Question. He spent the ______ night drinking, so there was hardly ______ wine left.
a) each / every
b) all / some
c) whole / any
d) every / no
e) most / much

Answer : C

Question. Due to _____ rainy weather we've had recently, I didn't have to water _____ garden of our house every day.
a) the / the
b) a / -
c) the / a
d) - / -
e) a / the

Answer : A

Question. While there are ____ formidable women on the screen today, _____ of them have involved themselves in the method school as part of their training.
a) quiet a few / many
b) many / a good many
c) the number of / few
d) lots of / a good deal
e) many / very few

Answer : E

Question. Most of our traditions are ____ practised because they're regarded as obsolete.
a) any more
b) none
c) some more
d) no longer
e) any longer

Answer : D

Question. _____ question in the test was checked in detail before given to the students, and _____ including mistakes or causing ambiguity were corrected by the teachers.
a) Either / none
b) Every / any
c) The whole / the ones
d) Each / no
e) All / the other

Answer : B

Question. The infection can spread easily in a school, where many young live in close proximity to _____.
a) one another
b) themselves
c) another
d) the other
e) others

Answer : A

Question. Rescue efforts resumed in Beichuan after _____ entire city was evacuated amid fears that it could be engulfed by a river bursting _____ banks.
a) the / its
b) - / themselves
c) an / their
d) the / their
e) the / our

Answer : A

Question. There are issues that needed ______ attention before the disaster.
a) a great deal of
b) a great many
c) several of
d) many
e) the number of

Answer : A

Question. With those scrutinising the election saying they found _____ widespread evidence of vote-rigging, there would seem to be _____ chance of the result being reversed.
a) a little / many
b) plenty / none
c) no / little
d) every/much
e) a lot of/none

Answer : C

Question. _____ of the past three recessions has been successively weaker and shorter as policy missteps have lessened.
a) Every
b) One
c) Some
d) The other
e) Each

Answer : E

Question. How does one go about making sure adults discharge responsibilities when they are _____ unaware of what_____ can do?
a) theirs / they
b) themselves / they
c) they / theirs
d) them / he
e) us / we

Answer : B

Question. Eating healthy tomatoes is only one small way to take care of _____, _____ community and the planet.
a) yours / mine
b) themselves / my
c) me / his
d) yourself / your
e) them / theirs

Answer : D

Question. We saw _____ positive results from our investigation on aggressive human breast cancer cells.
a) the number of
b) quite a few
c) a good deal
d) lots
e) many a

Answer : B

Question. Radiation doesn't cause less DNA damage in cancer stem cells than in ______ tumour cells.
a) other
b) others
c) the others
d) another
e) every

Answer : A

Question. Astronomers suggest that there are two separate universes, one made out of matter, our own, and_____made out of antimatter.
a) the other
b) another
c) other
d) others
e) each

Answer : A