MCQ Questions for Determiners

Determiners MCQ Questions

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Determiners MCQ Questions Set-1 

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Q. 1. The correct option is

(a) Many jobs need to be done immediately.

(b) Much jobs need to be done immediately.

(c) Many a jobs need to be done immediately.

(d) A lot of jobs need to be done immediately.

Answer:

(a)

‘Many’ is used with ‘plural nouns’ and therefore takes a plural verb

Q. 2. The correct option is

(a) An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

(b) A apple an day keeps the doctor away.

(c) The apple a day keeps the doctor away.

(d) An apple a day keeps an doctor away.

Answer:

(a)

‘A’ and ‘an’ are used before countable ‘singular nouns’. ‘A’ is used before a word beginning with a consonant sound, while ‘an’ before a vowel sound ‘The’ is used to particularise a person or thing.

Q. 3. The correct option is

(a) This is my pen.

(b) These is my pen.

(c) The is my pen.

(d) Those is my pen.

Answer:

(a)

‘This’ is a singular demonstrative determiner. It points to something.

Q. 4. He wants to be

(a) the doctor.

(b) a doctor.

(c) an doctor.

(d) one doctor.

Answer:

(b)

‘A’ is used before countable ‘singular noun’. ‘A’ is used before a word beginning with a consonant sound

Q. 5. The appropriate determiner is

(a) one Qutub Minar.

(b) a Qutub Minar.

(c) an Qutub Minar.

(d) the Qutub Minar.

Answer:

(d)

‘The’ is used before certain nouns when there is only one of the particular kinds.

Q. 6. ‘You’ is a personal pronoun. With an appropriate possessive the correct option will be

(a) You must finish your work.

b You must finish our work.

(c) You must finish my work.

(d) You must finish its work.

Answer:

(a)

A possessive is a word that shows that a certain thing or person belongs to somebody. The possessive always refers to the possessor.

Q.7. The Ganga is

(a) an longest river in India

(b) the longest river in India

(c) a longest river in India

(d) longest river in India

Answer:

(b)

‘The’ is used before the Superlative degree of an Adjective.

Q.8. The correct option is

(a) Our soldiers are better equipped than these of Bangladesh.

(b) Our soldiers are better equipped than that of Bangladesh.

(c) Our soldiers are better equipped than this of Bangladesh.

(d) Our soldiers are better equipped than those of Bangladesh.

Answer:

(d)

‘Those’ is the plural of ‘that’ and is used to avoid the repetition of the preceding noun.

Q. 9. The correct option is

(a) Apples are sold at Rs. 20 kilo.

(b) Apples are sold at Rs. 20 the kilo.

(c) Apples are sold at Rs. 20 a kilo.

(d) Apples are sold at Rs. 20 an kilo.

Answer:

(c)

Article ‘a’ is used when it means ‘one’. (One kilo)

Q. 10. The correct option is

(a) Much needs to be done immediately.

(b) Many needs to be done immediately.

(c) Many a needs to be done immediately.

(d) A lot of needs to be done immediately.

Answer:

(a)

‘Much’ is used with an ‘uncountable noun’ and takes a singular verb

Q. 11. The correct option is

(a) The man is a social animal.

(b) A man is a social animal.

(c) An man is a social animal.

(d) Man is a social animal.

Answer:

(d)

‘Man’ is used for mankind as a whole and doesn’t need any article.

Q.12. I am

(a) a English teacher.

(b) an English teacher.

(c) any English teacher.

(d) each English teacher.

Answer:

(b)

The determiner ‘an’ is used when we talk about profession.

Q. 13. The correct option is

(a) I bought a book. A book was very costly.

(b) I bought a book. Book was very costly.

(c) I bought a book. An book was very costly.

(d) I bought a book. The book was very costly.

Answer:

(d)

‘The’ is used to particularise a person or a thing.

Q. 14. ‘It’s your book.’ With the help of a possessive pronoun we can replace the same sentence as

(a) The book is yours.

(b) The book is his.

(c) The book is hers.

(d) The book is theirs.

Answer:

(a)

A possessive pronoun is a word that shows that a certain thing or person belongs to somebody. It is placed after the nouns they refer to.

Q.15. The correct option is

(a) my shirt is better than this of my friend

(b) my shirt is better than those of my friend

(c) my shirt is better than these of my friend

(d) my shirt is better than that of my friend

Answer:

(d)

‘That’ is used to avoid the repetition of the preceding noun.

Q.16. ‘She’ is a personal pronoun. With an appropriate possessive the correct option will be

(a) She will bring his book.

(b) She will bring my book.

(c) She will bring their book.

(d) She will bring her book.

Answer:

(d)

A possessive is a word that shows that a certain thing or person belongs to somebody. The possessive always refers to the possessor.

Q. 17. The correct option is

(a) at the dinner.

(b) at a dinner.

(c) at an dinner.

(d) at dinner.

Answer:

(d)

‘The’ is not used before meals especially after at, before, during and for.

Q. 18. Using a specific (the) or general (a/an) determiner, the correct option will be

(a) Mr. Ritwik is a M.L.A. from Manipur.

(b) Mr. Ritwik is an M.L.A. from Manipur.

(c) Mr. Ritwik is the M.L.A. from Manipur.

(d) Mr. Ritwik is M.L.A. from the Manipur.

Answer:

(b)

‘An’ is used before abbreviations starting with a consonant but pronounced with a vowel sound

Q. 19. The correct option is

(a) There are little takers for the new car.

(b) There are a little takers for the new car.

(c) There are few takers for the new car.

(d) There are a few takers for the new car.

Answer:

(c)

Few donate quantity, scarcity or lack. It is almost negative in meaning. (there was almost no hope). It is used before plural nouns.

Q.20. ‘This is his bottle’. With the help of a possessive pronoun we can replace the same sentence as

(a) This bottle is hers.

(b) This bottle is theirs.

(c) This bottle is his.

(d) This bottle is mine.

Answer:

(c)

A possessive pronoun is a word that shows that a certain thing or person belongs to somebody. It is placed after the nouns they refer to.

Determiners MCQ Questions Set-2

Q. 21. The correct option for the sentence is

(a) Little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

(b) A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

(c) Few knowledge is a dangerous thing.

(d) A few knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Answer:

(b)

‘A little’ conveys the idea of a small amount.

Q. 22. Ram saw

(a) the shooting star yesterday.

(b) an shooting star yesterday.

(c) a shooting star yesterday.

(d) some shooting star yesterday.

Answer:

(c)

‘A’ is used when the noun referred to begins with a consonant. These nouns are all singular countable nouns.

Q. 23. The correct option for the sentence will be

(a) How many hours do you work?

(b) How much hours do you work?

(c) How many a hours do you work?

(d) How a lot of hours do you work?

Answer:

(b)

‘Much’ is used with an ‘uncountable noun’ and takes a singular verb

Q. 24. ‘He’ is a personal pronoun. With an appropriate possessive the correct option will be

(a) He is going to its house.

(b) He is going to their house.

(c) He is going to my house.

(d) He is going to his house.

Answer:

(d)

A possessive is a word that shows that a certain thing or person belongs to somebody. The possessives always refer to the possessor.

Q.25. The correct option for the sentence is

(a) How many books did you buy?

(b) How much books did you buy?

(c) How many a books did you buy?

(d) How a lot of books did you buy?

Answer:

(a)

‘Many’ is used with ‘plural nouns’ and therefore takes a plural verb

Q. 26. The correct option is

(a) There was little hope for the patient.

(b) There was a little hope for the patient.

(c) There was few hope for the patient.

(d) There was a few hope for the patient.

Answer:

(a)

‘Little’ donates quantity, scarcity or lack. It is almost negative in meaning. (there was almost no hope). It is used before uncountable nouns.

Q.27. ‘This is her purse’. With the help of a possessive pronoun we can replace the same sentence as

(a) This purse is his.

(b) This purse is hers.

(c) This purse is theirs.

(d) This purse is mine.

Answer:

(b)

A possessive pronoun is a word that shows that a certain thing or person belongs to somebody. It is placed after the nouns they refer to.

Q.28. The correct option for the sentence is

(a) Few members were absent from the meaning.

(b) Little members were absent from the meaning.

(c) A few members were absent from the meaning.

(d) A little members were absent from the meaning.

Answer:

(c)

‘A few’ conveys the idea of a small number.

Q. 29. Using a specific (the) or general (a/an) determiner, the correct option will be

(a) The Ravi is a boy.

(b) Ravi is an boy.

(c) Ravi is the boy.

(d) Ravi is a boy.

Answer:

(d)

‘A’ is used when the noun referred to begins with a consonant. These nouns are all singular countable noun.

Q. 30. ‘I’ is a personal pronoun. With an appropriate possessive the correct option will be

(a) I must do your duty.

(b) I must do his duty.

(c) I must do my duty.

(d) I must do mine duty.

Answer:

(c)

A possessive is a word that shows that a certain thing or person belongs to somebody. The possessives always refer to the possessor.

Q. 31. Using a specific (the) or general (a/an) determiner, the correct option will be

(a) India won the match by the innings.

(b) India won the match by a innings.

(c) India won the match by an innings.

(d) India won the match by innings.

Answer:

(c)

‘Innings’ is a Singular Noun. Therefore, we write ‘an’.

Q.32. Using a specific (the) or general (a/an) determiner, the correct option will be

(a) Rina has two children -- a girl and a boy. The girl is eight and the boy is six.

(b) Rina has two children -- a girl and a boy. A girl is eight and a boy is six.

(c) Rina has two children -- a girl and a boy. An girl is eight and an boyis six.

(d) Rina has two children -- a girl and a boy. A girl is eight and an boy is six.

Answer:

(a)

‘The’ is used when we have already mentioned the person we are talking about.

Q. 33. Using a specific (the) or general (a/an) determiner, the correct option will be

(a) He had a one rupee note in his hand

(b) He had an one rupee note in his hand

(c) He had the one rupee note in his hand

(d) He had one rupee note in his the hand

Answer:

(a)

‘A’ is used before words starting with ‘o’ but have a beginning consonant sound ‘wo’.

Q. 34. When we have been talking about a group of things and want to say something about a particular thing, the correct form is

(a) We had a case which dragged on for a couple of years.

(b) We had an case which dragged on for a couple of years.

(c) We had the case which dragged on for a couple of years.

(d) We had one case which dragged on for a couple of years.

Answer:

(d)

‘One’ is used instead of ‘a’ or ‘an’ and is more emphatic

Q. 35. The correct option is

(a) I can’t write a Hindi.

(b) I can’t write Hindi.

(c) I can’t write an Hindi.

(d) I can’t write the Hindi.

Answer:

(b)

‘The’ is not used with the names of languages.

Q. 36. Using a specific (the) or general (a/an) determiner, the correct option will be

(a) Rita is having a ice-cream.

(b) Rita is having the ice-cream.

(c) Rita is having an ice-cream.

(d) The Rita is having ice-cream.

Answer:

(c)

‘An’ is used when the noun referred to begins with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u). These nouns are all singular countable noun.

Q.37. If there is

(a) danger, blow the whistle.

(b) any danger, blow the whistle.

(c) a danger, blow the whistle.

(d) the danger, blow the whistle.

Answer:

(b)

After ‘if’ when there is some doubt ‘any’ is used

Q. 38. I’ve got tea and coffee, so you can have

(a) neither.

(b) much.

(c) either.

(d) few.

Answer:

(c)

Either can mean one or the other (of two) or each of two.

Q.39. This is

(a) an useful book.

(b) a lot of useful book.

(c) few useful book.

(d) a useful book.

Answer:

(d)

‘A’ is used before words which starts with vowel ‘u’ but the beginning sound is like ‘you’ or simple ‘u’.

Q. 40. Vivek is

(a) a honest boy.

(b) an honest boy.

(c) much honest boy.

(d) enough honest boy.

Answer:

(a)

‘An’ is used before words beginning with ‘h’ but where ‘h’ is silent.

Determiners MCQ Questions Set-3

Q. 41. Using a specific (the) or general (a/an) determiner, the correct option will be

(a) The pear you ate was Rohan’s.

(b) An pear you ate was Rohan’s.

(c) A pear you ate was Rohan’s.

(d) Pear you ate was the Rohan’s.

Answer:

(a)

‘The’ is used when the listener knows or can work out what particular person/thing is being talked about.

Q. 42. According to the usage of articles, the correct option is

(a) my son plays the football.

(b) my son plays football.

(c) my son plays a football.

(d) my son plays an football.

Answer:

(b)

We do not use an article when we talk about sports.

Q. 43. According to the usage of articles, the correct option will be

(a) The coffee is bad for you.

(b) Some coffee is bad for you.

(c) Few coffee is bad for you.

(d) Coffee is bad for you.

Answer:

(d)

We do not use an article before uncountable nouns when talking about them generally.

Q. 44. There are

(a) much flowers in this garden.

(b) less flowers in this garden.

(c) the flowers in this garden.

(d) many flowers in this garden.

Answer:

(d)

‘Many’ denotes number, while ‘much’ denotes quantity, ‘few’ is the opposite of ‘much’. ‘The’ is used for particular thing.

Q. 45. All

(a) Vijay and Vinay are excellent in painting.

(b) the girls are present today.

(c) the husband and wife are elected to the Assembly.

(d) Gita and Rita are playing.

Answer:

(b)

‘All’ denotes the total of many units together while ‘both’ shows the total of two units together.

Q. 46. The appropriate determiner is

(a) the Rajputs.

(b) much Rajputs.

(c) a Rajputs.

(d) an Rajputs.

Answer:

(a)

‘The’ is used before communities.

Q. 47. He has got

(a) the flu.

(b) a flu.

(c) an flu.

(d) flu.

Answer:

(d)

‘The’ is not used with the names of most diseases like cancer/ flu/ mumps.

Q. 48. The correct option is

(a) Bible.

(b) A Bible.

(c) An Bible.

(d) The Bible.

Answer:

(d)

Aricle ‘the’ is used before scriptures or holy books.

Q. 49. The correct option is

(a) These is my books.

(b) These are my books.

(c) This is my books.

(d) That is my books.

Answer:

(b)

‘These’ is a plural demonstrative determiner which points to something.

Q. 50. ‘This is my pen’. With the help of a possessive pronoun we can replace the same sentence as

(a) This pen is yours.

(b) This pen is his.

(c) This pen is hers.

(d) This pen is mine.

Answer:

(d)

A possessive pronoun is a word that shows that a certain thing or person belongs to somebody. It is placed after the nouns they refer to.