Grade 6 Primary English – Use Of Determiners Quiz

1. What are determiners?

They are doing words
They are words that explain places
They are words used to show the amount or number of something
They are words used to describe things
Explanation:

2. Which of the following is not a determiner?

A lot
Little
Went
Enough
Explanation:

3. Fill in the blank space with the correct determiner: There is no ___ milk for everyone

Enough
A lot of
Little
Each
Explanation:

4. Fill the blank; ___ of the banana are ripe

Each
Some
Little
Enough
Explanation:

5. Fill the blank space: There is ___cold outside

Enough
Many
Some
A lot of
Explanation:

6. Choose the correct determiner: Can __of us have a piece of cake?

Everyone
Many
Each
A lot
Explanation:

7. The sun is not hot__to dry the clothes

More
Most
Much
Enough
Explanation:

8. There's no __of milk to make the tea

Plenty
More
Most
Enough
Explanation:

9. ___of them wa given a gift for improvement.

All
Each
Enough
One
Explanation:

10. I could not eat the food, it had __of salt

A lot
Plenty
Much
Enough
Explanation:

11. use the correct determiner to fill the blank space; I don't like ___my physics teachers

either
either of
neither of
nether nor
Explanation:

12. use the correct determiner to fill the blank space; ___opened the door.

neither
neither of
neither nor
either
Explanation:

13. use the correct determiner to fill the blank space; ____people do not trust politicians

more
less
much
most
Explanation:

14. use the correct determiner to fill the blank space; The new school isn't __different from the old one

more
a lot
much
many
Explanation:

15. use the correct determiner to fill the blank space; __my sister are married.

both
only
many
more
Explanation:

16. use the correct determiner to fill the blank space; ____was given a present

each children
many children
all children
each child
Explanation:

17. use the correct determiner to fill the blank space; we have __advantage over them

many
a lot of
maximum
much
Explanation:

18. use the correct determiner to fill the blank space; __of the students have a dictionary.

neither
all
either
many
Explanation:

19. use the correct determiner to fill the blank space; ___shops are closed on Sundays

more
Most
a little
many of
Explanation:

20. use the correct determiner to fill the blank space; they spend ___the pocket money on movies

much of
half of
many of
little of
Explanation:

21. Fill the blank spaces with the correct determiner Make sure you cook____food for the visitors

each
a lot of
much
enough
Explanation:

22. Fill the blank spaces with the correct determiner ___ of the candidates were late for the exams.

enough
each
much
some
Explanation:

23. Fill the blank spaces with the correct determiner Can you give us ___fruits?

each
many
much
some
Explanation:

24. Fill the blank spaces with the correct determiner. There is no___ oil in the generator.

each
enough
many
some
Explanation:

25. Fill the blank spaces with the correct determiner. Give ___of the boys a mango

some
much
each
enough
Explanation:

26. Which determiner is correct in the sentence: '___ elephant is walking in the zoo'?

A
The
Some
An
Explanation:

In this sentence, 'the' should be used before a specific noun like 'elephant'. 'The elephant' indicates a particular elephant.

27. Choose the correct determiner for this sentence: 'Please pass me ___ salt.'

Some
An
The
A
Explanation:

The correct determiner here would be 'the' as the speaker is referring to a specific item - 'the salt'.

28. Which determiner should fill in the blank: 'I have ___ siblings.'

Many
Some
Any
A
Explanation:

'Some' should be used as a determiner in this sentence as it refers to an unspecified but relatively large number of siblings.

29. What is the correct determiner to use in this sentence: 'Could you bring ___ book from the shelf?'

An
Some
The
Few
Explanation:

'The' should be used as the determiner before 'book' because it refers to a specific book on the shelf.

30. Select the appropriate determiner for this sentence: 'She bought ___ interesting dress.'

An
The
A
Some
Explanation:

In this sentence, 'an' is the correct determiner to use before 'interesting dress' as it begins with a vowel sound.

31. Select the appropriate determiner for this sentence: 'He found ___ key to the treasure.'

A
The
Some
An
Explanation:

'The' is the correct determiner here as it indicates a specific key to the treasure being referred to.

32. Which determiner is used with countable nouns to refer to a specific member of a group?

an
a
some
any
Explanation:

The determiner 'a' is used before a singular countable noun to refer to a specific member of a group.

33. Which determiner is used to indicate a large quantity of something?

many
several
few
much
Explanation:

The determiner 'many' is used before countable nouns to indicate a large quantity or number of something.

34. Which determiner is used before countable nouns to indicate a small number or amount?

few
some
much
enough
Explanation:

The determiner 'few' is used before countable nouns to indicate a small number or amount.

35. Which determiner is used before plural nouns to indicate an unspecified number or amount?

many
few
several
enough
Explanation:

The determiner 'several' is used before plural nouns to indicate an unspecified number or amount.

36. Which determiner is used before non-count nouns to indicate an approximate quantity?

enough
several
a few
many
Explanation:

The determiner 'enough' is used before non-count nouns to indicate an approximate quantity.

37. Which determiner is used to indicate a negative quantity or amount?

none
some
few
enough
Explanation:

The determiner 'none' is used to indicate a negative quantity or amount.

38. Which determiner is used before countable nouns to indicate a small but definite quantity?

several
many
some
a few
Explanation:

The determiner 'a few' is used before countable nouns to indicate a small but definite quantity.

39. Which determiner is used before a countable noun beginning with a consonant sound?

the
a
some
an
Explanation:

The determiner 'a' is used before a countable noun beginning with a consonant sound.

40. Which determiner is used before a singular countable noun to introduce it to the listener for the first time?

any
the
a
some
Explanation:

The determiner 'a' is used before a singular countable noun to introduce it to the listener for the first time.

41. Which determiner is used before singular countable nouns when the speaker is not being specific?

some
the
any
a
Explanation:

The determiner 'a' is used before singular countable nouns when the speaker is not being specific.

42. Which determiner is used before plural countable nouns when the speaker is being specific?

a
the
some
any
Explanation:

The determiner 'the' is used before plural countable nouns when the speaker is being specific.

43. Which determiner is used before countable nouns to ask for a choice among selected items?

either
several
many
some
Explanation:

The determiner 'either' is used before countable nouns to ask for a choice among selected items.

44. Which determiner is used before a countable noun when the speaker is not concerned with the specific identity of the noun?

neither
either
any
some
Explanation:

The determiner 'any' is used before a countable noun when the speaker is not concerned with the specific identity of the noun.

45. Which determiner is used before an uncountable noun when the speaker is not being specific?

no
any
some
every
Explanation:

The determiner 'some' is used before an uncountable noun when the speaker is not being specific.

46. Which determiner is used before a singular countable noun to represent one item out of a group?

these
those
this
that
Explanation:

The determiner 'this' is used before a singular countable noun to represent one item out of a group.

47. Which determiner is used before countable nouns to indicate specific items that are near?

these
that
those
this
Explanation:

The determiner 'these' is used before countable nouns to indicate specific items that are near.

48. Which determiner is used before countable nouns to indicate specific items that are far?

these
those
that
this
Explanation:

The determiner 'those' is used before countable nouns to indicate specific items that are far.

49. Which determiner is used before singular countable nouns to represent items that are near?

these
that
this
those
Explanation:

The determiner 'this' is used before singular countable nouns to represent items that are near.