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English Workbook Class 9 Solutions
Unit 2 Determiners
April 22, 2019 by Bhagya
NCERT English Workbook Class 9 Solutions Unit 2 Determiners are part of English Workbook
Class 9 Solutions. Here we have given CBSE Class 9 English Workbook Solutions Unit 2
Determiners.

CBSE Class 9 English Workbook Solutions Unit

2 Determiners
Question 1.
Complete the introduction given below to the story The Story Teller by Saki (H.H. Munro), by
using ‘a’ ‘art’ or ‘the’’:

The afternoon was hot, and so was (a)______ railway carriage. (b)_______ next stop was at
Templecombe, nearly (c)______ hour ahead. In the carriage were a small girl, (d)______ smaller
girl, and a small boy. (e)________ aunt belonging to (f)______ children sat in (g)_________
comer seat, and in (h)_______ further comer seat on (i)______ opposite side, was a man who
was a stranger to them, but (j)_____ small girls and the small boys were (k)_________ ones who
filled the compartment. The children chatted on and on to their aunt, like (l)____ housefly that
refuses to be put off. Most of the aunt’s remarks seemed to begin with “Don’t”, and nearly all of
(m)______ children’s remarks began with “Why?”

Answers:
(a) the
(b) The
(c) an
(d) a
(e) An
(f) the
(g) the
(h) the
(i) the
(j) the
(k) the
(l) a
(m) the

Question 1.1
Answer the following questions:

1. Where were the characters at the time of narration?

2. Who was travelling with the aunt?
3. How did the children pass their time?
4. How long would they take to reach Templecombe?
5. How does the aunt respond to the children’s antics? Why do you say so?

Answer:

1. They were in a railway carriage.

2. Three children
3. They chatted to their aunt to pass their time.
4. One hour.
5. The aunt responds to the children’s antics annoyingly. I think so because children
were very irritatingly asking questions.

You must have used a variety of articles in your answer. Why did you use them? Discuss the
reasons with your teacher.
Answer:
For self-attempt.

Question 2.
Look at the numbers on the map, and match them with the names given in the box below:
Answer:

1. _____India
2. _____ Andaman and Nicobar Islands
3. _____ Sri Lanka
4. _____ Ganges
5. _____ Bay of Bengal
6. _____ Himalayas
7. _____ Mount Everest
8. _____ Persian Gulf
9. _____ Tropic of Cancer
10. _____ Lake Baikal
11. _____ Asia
12. _____Arctic Ocean

Question 2.1
An astronaut is speaking to the Mission Control from her capsule, describing geographical
features she can see on Earth. Decide which features she is

talking about. Fill in the gaps in the astronaut’s description below. Use the names given in the
box with the correct determiners (a, an, the). (The first two have been done for you):
“There is very little cloud cover at
 1. The moment. I can see India right below me.
2. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are clearly visible, and of course there is
3. ______ to the south. I can see where
4. ______ flows into
5. ______ A little higher are the glistening snows of
6. _______but I can’t see
7. _______itself. I can just make out
8. _______ to the west. I’m passing over
9. _______ right now. To the north, I can just see
10. _______in the centre of the vast expanse of
11. _______ In the far north, the ice of
12. _______ is clearly visible.”

Answer:

3. Sri Lanka

4. the Ganges

5. the Bay of Bengal

6. the Himalayas

7. Mount Everest

8. the Persian Gulf

9. the Tropic of Cancer

10. Lake Baikal

11. Asia

12. the Arctic Ocean

Question 3.
Choose a suitable word from the options given and complete the story from Tunisia:

A weary traveller stopped at a Bedouin’s tent and asked for shelter for the night. Without
(a)_______ delay, the man killed (b) _______chicken and handed it to (c)_______ wife for
(d)___________ guest’s supper. As the woman stirred the meat in (e) _______ copper cooking
pot, she smelled the rich steam and could not resist tasting (f)________ of the meat and soup, to
see if it was soft and tasty. But mouthful followed mouthful, and there wasn’t
(g)__________chicken left but for the neck piece, which she gave to her little son to nibble. The
boy found it so tasty that he whined, “Give me (h)_______ more chicken, mother!” The woman
slapped the little boy and scolded him: “It’s a shameful habit (i)______ father taught you,
enough of it, I tell you!” On the (j) _______ side of the wooden hanging which screened the
woman’s part of the tent from the rest, the traveller overheard them. “What habit has (k)______
father taught (l) _______ child?” he asked curiously. “Oh,” said the woman, “whenever a guest
arrives at (m)_______ tent, he cuts off his ears and roasts them over the fire for (n)______ son to
eat.” Making not a sound, the traveller picked up (o)_______ shoes and ran.

(a) (i) no any

(ii) little
(iii) any
(iv) no

(b) (i) a few

(ii) some
(iii) few
(iv) a

(c) (i) his

(ii) her
(iii) their
(iv) here

(d) (i) the

(ii) a
(iii) theirs
(iv) their

(e) (i) her

(ii) hers
(iii) the
(iv) an

(f) (i) some

(ii) few
(iii) a few
(iv) more

(g) (i) any

(ii) some
(iii) a few
(iv) few
(h) (i) little
(ii) a little
(iii) a few
(iv) some

(i) (i) hers

(ii) your
(iii) their
(iv) his

(j) (i) an other

(ii) another
(iii) other
(iv) one

(k) (i) hers

(ii) her
(iii) him
(iv) his

(l) (i) a
(ii) an
(iii) the
(iv) X

(m) (i) X
(ii) our
(iii) ours
(iv) their

(n) (i) their

(ii) his
(iii) him
(iv) our

(o) (i) her

(ii) his
(iii) our
(iv) X

Answer:
(a) (iii) any
(b) (iv) a
(c) (i) his
(d) (iv) their
(e) (iii) a
(f) (i) some
(g) (i) any
(h) (ii) some
(i) (ii) your
(j) (iii) other
(k) (iv) his
(l) (iii) the
(m) (ii) our
(n) (ii) his
(o) (iii) his

Question 3.1.
Based on your reading of the above story, answer the following questions:

1. How did the Bedouin and his wife extend their hospitality to the weary traveller?
2. Why didn’t she have any meat left to serve her guest?
3. Why was her son crying out aloud?
4. How did she cover up her mistake?
5. Why did the traveller flee from the tent?

Answer:

1. They gave him shelter for the night. The Bedouin killed a chicken and gave it to his
wife to cook it for the guest.
2. She ate all the meat piece by piece.
3. Her son was crying out aloud because he wanted some more chicken.
4. She covered up her mistake by telling the traveller that whenever a guest arrived at
their tent, her husband cut off his ears, roasted them and gave them to his son to
eat.
5. The traveller fled from the tent out of fear that his ears would be cut off.

Question 4.
Why do you use the determiners? Match the determiners with their uses, using the clues given
below:

1. their; his; her; your;____ _________

2. a few; a little; some;____ _________
3. any ____ _________
4. this; these; other___ _________
 5. two____ _________

Answer:

1. show possession
2. show quantity
3. to express a negative idea
4. show place/positions
5. show numbers

Question 5.
Here are a few questions and statements written down by the Cultural Secretary that she/ he
needs to share. Tick the correct words from those given in brackets:

1. How (much/many) (chair/chairs) do we need?

2. (Much/Several) (school/schools) will be participating.
3. (Several/Much) (student/students) have arrived.
4. How (much/many) (information/informations) does this brochure give?
5. We have only (a few/a little) sponsors for (some/much) events.

Answer:

1. many, chairs
2. Several, schools
3. Several, students
4. much, information
5. a few, some

Question 5.1
In pairs, study the completed sentences in 5 above. You will notice that words like a little and
much go with certain nouns. Are these nouns Countable [C] or Uncountable [U]?
Answer:
These nouns are Uncountable (U).

Question 6.
Comparing Quantities
Study the following graph depicting major exports from Medland in the current year:

Write a short report on major exports from Medland this year compared with the last year. Use
words from the box above. Divide your report into two paragraphs as indicated:

Medland’s Export Trends On the whole, Medland exported slightly less this year than the last
year. Concerning foodstuffs,
_________________________________________________________________
As regards non-edible goods,_____________________________________________

Answer:
Medland’s Export Trends

On the whole, Medland exported slightly less this year than the last year. Concerning
foodstuffs, it exported slightly more palm oil this year than the last year. It exported fewer
bananas this year than the last year. It exported far more peanuts this year than the last year. It
exported a little less rice this year than the last year. It exported slightly more cocos this year
than die last year.
As regards non-edible goods, Medland exported far more guns this year than the last year. It
exported almost the same amount of cotton goods this year than the last year. It exported much
less iron ore this year than the last year.

Question 7.
In pairs, match A and B to produce likely phrases:

A B
 A(n) horse

equipment

Some oil

trousers
A pair of chicken

furniture
A piece of
scissors

snow

people

information

goods

air

glasses

water

work

medicine

clothing

fact

binoculars

news
 glass

There is sometimes more than one sensible combination as in the example.

Answer:
A horse An equipment
Some oil A pair of trouser
A chicken Some furniture
A pair of scissors A piece of snow
Some people
A piece of information
Some goods Some air
A pair of glasses Some water
A piece of work Some medicine
A piece of clothing A fact
A pair of binoculars
A piece of news A glass

Question 7.1
Look at the pairs below. Draw a sketch to show the difference in meaning, as in the example:

1. (a) cloth
(b) a cloth
2. (a) rubber
(b) a rubber
3. (a) lamb
(b) a lamb
4. (a) glass
(b) a glass

Answer:
For self-attempt.

Question 8.
Compounds—someone, nothing etc.
 someone anyone none everyone

somebody anybody nobody everybody

something anything nothing everything

somewhere anywhere nowhere everywhere

(Words ending with one and body mean the same.)

Fill in the gaps with some of the words from the table above:

1. He can’t hear _____ . He’s completely deaf.

2. _______ is going blurred. I can’t see!
3. He’s looked ______ but he can’t find it.
4. It must be _________ ! Look carefully.
5. ______ must move or the horse will be scared.
6. It doesn’t matter what you wear, ______ will do.
7. She is very popular. _______ likes her.
8. Shh! There is _____________ moving downstairs.
9. Don’t worry! It’s _________ frightening. It is only the wind.
10. It’s a public holiday, so____________ is open.

Answer:

1. anything
2. Everything
3. everywhere
4. somewhere
5. Nobody
6. anything
7. everybody
 8. something/someone/somebody
9. nothing
10. nothing

Question 9.
Both, all, neither, none

Question 9.1
Work in pairs and recognise how many words belong to each set. Complete the sentences as in
the example. Use words only from the box above:

1. Chemical elements?
Mercury, iron, ammonia__________ of___________ are chemical elements.
2. Countries in South America?
Brazil, Syria, Sumatra One____________ is a country in South America.
3. Rivers?
Hwang Ho, Mekong ____________ them are rivers.
4. Languages?
Telugu, Bengali, Punjabi, Holland____________are languages.
5. Capital cities?
Pokhara, Mandalay, New York, Melbourne___________of ____________a capital.
6. Grow on trees?
Pineapple, tomato_______________ of them grows on trees.
7. Religions?
Taoism, Democracy, Communism ____________of ____________ is a religion.
8. Units of currency?
rupee, kyat, yen, dollar, baht, rupiah ____________are units of currency.

Answer:

1. Mercury, iron—Two of them are chemical elements.

2. Brazil—One of them is a country in South America.
 3. Hwang Ho, Mekong—Both of them are rivers.
4. Telugu, Bengali, Punjabi—Three of them are languages.
5. Mandalay—One of them is a capital city.
6. Pineapple—Neither of them grows on trees.
7. Taoism—One of them is a religion.
8. rupee, kyat, yean dolloar, baht, rupiah—All of them are units of currency.

Question 9.2
(a) Write three similar quiz questions on a piece of paper as part of homework.
(b) Pairwork: Swap questions with your partner. Write the answers to your partner’s questions
and return them to be marked by your partner.
Answer:
For self-attempt,

Question 10.
Personal Pronouns

Read the following conversation:

Malavika and Deepak are looking through some photographs of Malavika’s family.

Malavika : Now … this is my brother Shantanu. Shantanu is in Class VIII. Shantanu is brilliant
at playing tennis. Shantanu is also good at singing. Shantanu sings a lot.
Deepak : Shantanu sounds interesting. I’d like to meet Shantanu. I’m looking for someone to
play tennis with.
Malavika : Well … why don’t you come around tonight and meet Shantanu? My parents will be
out. My parents always go out on Tuesdays.

Improve the above conversation by using suitable pronouns where required.

Answer:
For self-attempt.

Question 10.1
Look at the passage below and study how the personal pronouns refer to different people:
Question 10.2
Now read this extract from a story and draw arrows (as in the example above) to show how the
personal pronouns refer to the different people and things.
Answer:

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