Work Sheet – 4
English Core
Class XI
Q1. Complete the following passage by filling in suitable determiners.
___1_____abbreviation is ____2____ shortened form of a word or ___3____ group of words. It is used to save time and space. ____4________ abbreviations are also used while speaking. Most of ___5____ dictionaries include ___6___ list of commonly used abbreviations.
Q2. Complete the following passage by filling in suitable determiners.
My aunt lived on ____1____ ground floor of ____2_____ old house on ____3_____ river Thames. She was afraid of burglars and always locked up ____4______ carefully before going to bed. She also took precaution of looking under ____5_____bed to see if _____6_____ burglar was hiding there.
Q3. Complete the following passage by filling in suitable determiners.
Two friends were waiting for the bus. Suddenly _____1___ elderly woman came up to them and said, “Children buy me ___2____ ticket. I don’t have ____3____ money.” They bought her a ticket. She went on: “Help me onto ___4____bus.” They did as she asked. “Now children, help me find a seat, I can’t stand up for ____5____ whole journey”. They found her ____6_____empty seat next to ____7____ elderly gentleman who immediately got up.
“Wait a minute,” he yelled, “Let me get out of here before she asks you to find her ____8____ husband.
Q4. Complete the following passage by filling in suitable determiners.
A pressure cooker is a vessel in which food is cooked in steam under pressure. It consists of ____1_____ very strong vessel, made of aluminium alloy with _____2_____ lid that fits tightly on ____3_____top. ___4____lid can be sealedon to ____5____vessel by means of _____6_____ rubber ring.
Q5. Complete the following sentences by filling in suitable determiners.
a. He makes ____________ mistakes.
b. ___________ knowledge is a dangerous thing.
c. __________ of what you say is true.
d. Don’t think it has__________ importance.
e. He hasn’t solved___________ question.
f. I shall be away for _________ time.
Q6. Complete the following dialogue by filling in suitable determiners.
John: Have you ever visited ____1_____ circus?
Mak: Oh! I am very fond of seeing _____2______ circus. Last year I saw ____3______ Great Gemini Circus.
John: How do you like it? Did ____4____brother go with you?
Mak: I liked it very much. I saw it ______5______. My brother also visited with me. There were _____6____ sections in the circus.
John: Can you tell me _____7_____of them?
Mak: In the ____8_____section, there appeared ____9____ clown. Then ____10______ girls danced on the rope. _____11______ petrol burning scene was _____12_____ exciting. We liked the circus very much.
John: Thank you. Do spare _____13_____ time for me after_____14_______examinations are over.
Mak: All right. Thank you.
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an
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Q3.
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an
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any
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a
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a
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a few
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a little
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Q6.
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a
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a
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the
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your
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twice
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many
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some
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first
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a
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some
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the
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much
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some
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the
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