Singular Practice: Using This And That Quiz

1. You are holding a book in your hand. What is the best way to point to it?

This is my book.

That is my book.

These is my book.

Those is my book.

We use this for one thing that is close to us.

Explanation

We use this for one thing that is close to us.

2. You see one kite high in the sky. What should you say?

This is my kite.

That is my kite.

These are my kites.

Those is my kite.

We use that for one thing that is far from us.

Explanation

We use that for one thing that is far from us.

3. You have one pencil on your desk and one pencil on the windowsill far away. Which sentence is correct for the pencil on your desk?

That is my pencil.

This is my pencil.

Those are my pencil.

These is my pencil.

The pencil is near you, so you say This is my pencil.

Explanation

The pencil is near you, so you say This is my pencil.

4. Your friend’s backpack is across the room on a chair. What is the best sentence?

This is your backpack.

That is your backpack.

These is your backpack.

Those is your backpack.

The backpack is one thing and far from you, so you use that with a singular noun.

Explanation

The backpack is one thing and far from you, so you use that with a singular noun.

5. We use this for one thing that is close to us.

True

False

This points to one nearby person or thing.

Explanation

This points to one nearby person or thing.

6. We use that for one thing that is far from us.

True

False

That points to a single person or thing that is not near the speaker.

Explanation

That points to a single person or thing that is not near the speaker.

7. Complete the sentence for a toy in your hands: ___ is my toy.

We use This to talk about one thing that we are holding or is very close.

Explanation

We use This to talk about one thing that we are holding or is very close.

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9. You are pointing to one picture on the wall right next to you. What should you say?

That is my picture.

This is my picture.

Those is my picture.

These is my picture.

The picture is near you, so you use this with a singular noun.

Explanation

The picture is near you, so you use this with a singular noun.

10. You see one airplane high in the sky. What is the best sentence?

This is the airplane I see.

That is the airplane I see.

These is the airplane I see.

Those is the airplane I see.

The airplane is far away, so you use that with a singular noun.

Explanation

The airplane is far away, so you use that with a singular noun.

11. The main difference between this and that is how close or far the thing is from the speaker.

True

False

This is for near things and that is for far things; both are singular.

Explanation

This is for near things and that is for far things; both are singular.

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14. You sit at one desk and point to it. What is correct?

That is my desk.

This is my desk.

These is my desk.

Those is my desk.

The desk you sit at is near you, so you use this.

Explanation

The desk you sit at is near you, so you use this.

15. You look out the window at one bird in a tree far away. What should you say?

This is my bird.

That is my bird.

These is my bird.

Those is my bird.

The bird is far from you, so that is the correct word.

Explanation

The bird is far from you, so that is the correct word.

16. We use ___ for one thing near us and that for one thing far away.

This is the singular demonstrative used for something close to the speaker.

Explanation

This is the singular demonstrative used for something close to the speaker.

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17. We use this with many things at the same time.

True

False

This is singular and only refers to one thing; these is used for many things.

Explanation

This is singular and only refers to one thing; these is used for many things.

18. Which sentences use this correctly? “Select all that apply.”

This is my pencil. (pencil in your hand)

This are my shoes. (shoes on your feet)

This is my desk. (desk you are sitting at)

This are my friends. (friends standing with you)

This is my lunch. (lunch on your tray)

A, C, and E use this with one thing and the correct verb is.

Explanation

A, C, and E use this with one thing and the correct verb is.

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19. Which sentences use that correctly? “Select all that apply.”

That is my coat on the wall over there.

That are my toys in the box by you.

That is our bus across the street.

That is my shoes on the floor.

That is the clock on the far wall.

A, C, and E use that for one far thing with the correct verb is.

Explanation

A, C, and E use that for one far thing with the correct verb is.

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20. Which sentences use this or that incorrectly and should be changed? “Select all that apply.”

This is my cat sitting on your lap across the room.

That is my hand on my own desk.

This is my chair next to me.

That is my notebook on the far table.

This is my backpack on my back.

In A the cat is far away, so that is better. In B the hand is near you, so this is better.

Explanation

In A the cat is far away, so that is better. In B the hand is near you, so this is better.

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Singular Practice: Using This and That Quiz

1. You are holding a book in your hand. What is the best way to point to it?

2. You see one kite high in the sky. What should you say?

3. You have one pencil on your desk and one pencil on the windowsill far away. Which sentence is correct for the pencil on your desk?

4. Your friend’s backpack is across the room on a chair. What is the best sentence?

5. We use this for one thing that is close to us.

6. We use that for one thing that is far from us.

7. Complete the sentence for a toy in your hands: ___ is my toy.

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

9. You are pointing to one picture on the wall right next to you. What should you say?

10. You see one airplane high in the sky. What is the best sentence?

11. The main difference between this and that is how close or far the thing is from the speaker.

12. You are holding one cookie. Complete: ___ is my cookie.

13. You point to a car on the other side of the street. Complete: ___ is my car.

14. You sit at one desk and point to it. What is correct?

15. You look out the window at one bird in a tree far away. What should you say?

16. We use ___ for one thing near us and that for one thing far away.

17. We use this with many things at the same time.

18. Which sentences use this correctly? “Select all that apply.”

19. Which sentences use that correctly? “Select all that apply.”

20. Which sentences use this or that incorrectly and should be changed? “Select all that apply.”