Comprehensive Practice: Demonstratives Challenge Quiz

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1. You are holding one book in your hands. Complete the sentence: ___ is my book.

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We use this for one thing that is very close to the speaker.

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Comprehensive Practice: Demonstratives Challenge Quiz - Quiz

This final quiz brings all demonstrative skills together in one focused review. In this demonstratives challenge quiz, you’ll work through varied sentence types that test identification, selection, and usage. You’ll apply rules consistently, avoid common mistakes, and rely on context for accuracy. Each question challenges you to demonstrate full mastery... see moreof demonstrative words with clarity and precision.
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2. You see one bus at the end of the street. Complete the sentence: ___ is our bus.

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We use that for one thing that is farther away from the speaker.

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3. You have many crayons on your desk. Complete the sentence: ___ are my crayons.

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We use these for more than one thing that is close to the speaker.

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4. You see many stars high in the sky. Complete the sentence: ___ are bright stars.

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We use those for more than one thing that is far from the speaker.

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5. You point to three toy cars on the rug next to you. What is the best sentence?

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Three balloons are plural and near, so we say These are my balloons.

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6. You point to one kite high above the playground. What is the best sentence?

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This is the singular demonstrative for a nearby person or object.

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7. This and that are used for one thing at a time.

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Those is plural and used for more than one thing that is far away.

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8. These and those are used for more than one thing.

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A, C, and E use this, these, and those correctly with the right number and distance.

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9. You should use this for many things that are far away.

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In A the coat is far so that is correct but needs those only if plural, and in B the markers are near so we should use these.

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10. Which sentences correctly use demonstratives?

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We use This for one object that is very close to us.

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11. Which sentences should be changed because the demonstrative is wrong?

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We use That for one object that is far away from us.

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12. Complete the sentence for one cookie in your hand: ___ is my cookie.

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We use These for more than one thing that is close to us.

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13. Complete the sentence for many chairs at the back of the room: ___ are our chairs.

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We use Those for more than one thing that is far from us.

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14. Complete the sentence for many stickers on your desk: ___ are my stickers.

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The desk is one and very near, so we say This is my desk.

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15. Complete the sentence for one tree across the playground: ___ is a tall tree.

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The swings are many and far away, so we use Those are the swings.

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16. You point to three notebooks on the far table. What should you say?

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These and those are plural demonstratives used with more than one person or object.

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17. You are sitting on your chair and patting the seat. What should you say?

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The choice depends on both how many things there are and whether they are near or far.

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18. We choose between this, that, these, and those by looking at how many things there are and how near or far they are.

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A, B, C, and D correctly show how each demonstrative word is used.

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19. Which matches between demonstrative and meaning are correct?

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These is the plural demonstrative for things close to the speaker.

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20. Which sentence correctly explains how to use all four demonstrative words?

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This and that are singular, these and those are plural, and each pair is chosen by distance.

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You are holding one book in your hands. Complete the sentence: ___ is...
You see one bus at the end of the street. Complete the sentence: ___...
You have many crayons on your desk. Complete the sentence: ___ are my...
You see many stars high in the sky. Complete the sentence: ___ are...
You point to three toy cars on the rug next to you. What is the best...
You point to one kite high above the playground. What is the best...
This and that are used for one thing at a time.
These and those are used for more than one thing.
You should use this for many things that are far away.
Which sentences correctly use demonstratives?
Which sentences should be changed because the demonstrative is wrong?
Complete the sentence for one cookie in your hand: ___ is my cookie.
Complete the sentence for many chairs at the back of the room: ___ are...
Complete the sentence for many stickers on your desk: ___ are my...
Complete the sentence for one tree across the playground: ___ is a...
You point to three notebooks on the far table. What should you say?
You are sitting on your chair and patting the seat. What should you...
We choose between this, that, these, and those by looking at how many...
Which matches between demonstrative and meaning are correct?
Which sentence correctly explains how to use all four demonstrative...
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