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1. 1.

   Complete the following sentences with appropriate articles.

   1. Maya fell off the stairs. She might have a fracture.
   2. Jamal is singing _______________ song, but he keeps forgetting _______________ words.
   3. _______________ cat that lives on _______________ terrace just gave birth to _______________ litter of kittens.
   4. When I grow up, I want to be _______________ boxer and represent my country in _______________ Olympics.
   5. Mary is _______________ engineer who works at _______________ social media company.
   6. The manager apologised to _______________ couple who found _______________ ant in their soup.
   7. It was _______________ error in the records; we don't have _______________ student called Ramit in our class.
   8. _______________ band will play _______________ final show in Bengaluru next week.
2. 2.

   Complete these sentences using articles. Put a cross (x) where no article is required.

   1. _x_ Hindi, Tamil and Bengali are among the many languages spoken in _x_ India.
   2. Sarah's favourite sports is _______ basketball. She is one of _______ best players in her team.
   3. _______ stitch in time saves nine.
   4. Each player of the winning team was given _______ football kit by _______ principal of _______ school.
   5. We will be going on _______ trek in _______ Aravalli Hills on _______ Saturday.
   6. My class teacher also teaches _______ Physics to my brother's class.
   7. I have _______ idea; how about we all fly down to Grandmother's place and surprise her on _______ Diwali!
   8. Father has already added _______ sugar in the milk; no need to add more. Put _______ sugar cubes away.
3. 3.

   Choose the correct demonstratives and complete these sentences. There may be more than one correct answer.

   1. Look at all these dirty dishes in the sink. We should wash them before the guests come over.
   2. _______________ trousers do not fit me any more. I should give these away.
   3. _______________ photo looks much better over there by the window.
   4. _______________ plants will dry up if we don't keep them outside for sunlight.
   5. Sarah wants _______________ cupcakes delivered to her house by evening.
   6. _______________ house by the lake is believed to be haunted.
   7. I have been reading _______________ book for the last two hours; it is very engrossing.
   8. Darius wants to move _______________ table over there by the wall. But then, we will have to move _______________ chair somewhere else.
4. 4.

   Choose the correct quantifiers and complete these sentences.

   1. There is still a lot of (a lot of/much) cake left from the party last night.
   2. Although we sent the invite to _______________ (every/many) people, _______________ (few/a number of) invitees turned up.
   3. My brother and I have had _______________ (several/a bit of) arguments about who does which chores.
   4. There are _______________ (no/any) juniors in the debate team. We must include them as well.
   5. _______________ (Each/Few) member of the book club gets to recommend the book of their choice.
   6. I don't hear _______________ (any/much) sound coming from the room. Everyone has slept off.
   7. Beat all the ingredients and add _______________ (a part of/a little) lime juice to the mix.
   8. My best friend lives _______________ (a few/whole) blocks from my house.
5. 5.

   Complete these sentences with the determiners given in the box.

   whose	next	last	which
   another	first	what	second

    

   1. Which question did you leave out in the exam?
   2. That's the boy _______________ pen I had borrowed yesterday.
   3. My nephews study in the _______________ and second grades.
   4. Ruchi was in Canada _______________ year. She just returned to India.
   5. It's alright if you miss your bus. You can take the _______________ in the afternoon.
   6. I am bored with this game. Let's play _______________ game.
   7. I can't remember _______________ colour his jacket was.
   8. We all make mistakes sometimes. We all deserve _______________ chances.
6. 6.

   Underline the determiners in this passage and categorise them in the table.

   Once, there was a giant who had a big, beautiful garden. He had gone to stay with his friend for a few years, leaving the lovely garden unattended. Every day, children would finish school and come to the garden to play. In the garden, there were several peach trees that gave a lot of fruits during the autumn. There were many trees laden with colourful flowers where birds sat and sang. Children were so happy there.

   One day, the giant returned. He saw the children playing in his garden. He shouted, "This garden is mine! Everyone, leave now!"

    

   Determiner	Type of determiner
   a	indefinite article