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Demonstrative Adjectives Practice (A2-B1) - English Grammar Quiz

⏱ Time: 07:30 📝 Questions: 15 📊 Level: A2, B1 📚 Type: Grammar ⭐ XP: up to +15 (on pass)

Use this 15-question quiz to find your weak spots in Demonstrative Adjectives. At Level A2-B1, every question targets a specific sub-topic with a clear explanation. Your score tells you what you know; the explanations show you what to study next.

⏱ You have 07:30 to answer 15 questions. The timer only starts when you click Begin.

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Question 1: Sarah is standing next to a table. She says, '___ table is very old.'

Question 1 options
'This' is correct because it refers to a singular noun (table) that is near the speaker. 'That' is used for something far away. 'These' and 'those' are used with plural nouns.
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Question 2: The children are playing far away in the park. Their mother watches and says, '___ children are so happy.'

Question 2 options
'Those' is correct because it refers to plural nouns (children) that are far from the speaker. 'These' is used for plural nouns that are nearby. 'This' and 'that' are used with singular nouns only.
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Question 3: The demonstrative adjectives 'this' and 'these' are used for nouns that are near the speaker.

Question 3 options
True because 'this' (singular) and 'these' (plural) both indicate proximity to the speaker, while 'that' and 'those' indicate distance from the speaker.
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Question 4: A student says, 'This book is mine.' What does the demonstrative adjective 'this' tell us?

Question 4 options
'This' tells us the book is singular and close to the speaker. It functions as a demonstrative adjective modifying the noun 'book', indicating both number (singular) and proximity (near).
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Question 5: Arrange the words to make a correct sentence:

Question 5 options
  • shoes
  • These
  • too small
  • are
  • for me

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'These shoes are too small for me' because 'these' is a demonstrative adjective that comes before the plural noun 'shoes', followed by the verb and complement.
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Question 6: Which sentence uses a demonstrative adjective correctly?

Question 6 options
'That car is very expensive' is correct because 'that' is used with the singular noun 'car'. 'These car' is wrong because 'these' requires a plural noun. 'Those apple' is wrong because 'those' requires a plural noun. 'This books' is wrong because 'this' requires a singular noun.
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Question 7: Tom is at a market. He is holding an apple and says to his friend, 'Do you want ___ apple? It looks delicious.'

Question 7 options
'This' is correct because Tom is holding the apple, meaning it is near (singular) to him. 'That' would mean the apple is far away. 'These' and 'those' are used with plural nouns.
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Question 8: Which sentence correctly uses a demonstrative adjective (not a demonstrative pronoun)?

Question 8 options
'These flowers are beautiful' is correct because 'these' is followed by the noun 'flowers', making it a demonstrative adjective. In 'These are beautiful', 'these' stands alone as a demonstrative pronoun. The key difference is that demonstrative adjectives always come directly before a noun.
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Question 9: Put the words in the correct order:

Question 9 options
  • very old
  • house
  • on the hill
  • That
  • is

Drag items or use arrows to arrange them in the correct order.

The correct order is 'That house on the hill is very old' because the demonstrative adjective 'that' comes before the noun 'house', followed by the prepositional phrase and predicate.
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Question 10: Lisa sees several bags across the room. She asks her friend, '___ bags look heavy. Can you help me carry them?'

Question 10 options
'Those' is correct because the bags are plural and far from the speaker (across the room). 'These' is for plural nouns that are nearby. 'That' is for a singular noun far away. 'This' is for a singular noun nearby.
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Question 11: Which statement about demonstrative adjectives is true?

Question 11 options
Demonstrative adjectives always come directly before the noun they modify. They do not come after the noun, and they are not interchangeable — each has a specific rule based on number (singular/plural) and distance (near/far).
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Question 12: Original sentence: 'The phones on this desk are new.' Change 'this desk' so it refers to a desk that is far away. → 'The phones on ___ desk are new.'

Question 12 options
'That' is correct because it replaces 'this' (near, singular) with 'that' (far, singular). 'Those' is plural, so it cannot modify the singular noun 'desk'. 'These' is near and plural. 'Any' changes the meaning entirely.
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Question 13: Match each sentence to the correct grammar label.

Question 13 options
This jacket is on sale today.
Those mountains look beautiful from here.
These cookies taste amazing.
That restaurant across the street is popular.
Singular noun, near the speaker
Singular noun, far from the speaker
Plural noun, near the speaker
Plural noun, far from the speaker

Select an item on the left, then tap its match on the right.

Demonstrative adjectives are categorised by number (singular/plural) and distance (near/far): 'this' = singular + near, 'that' = singular + far, 'these' = plural + near, 'those' = plural + far.
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Question 14: When using a demonstrative adjective with an uncountable noun such as 'information' or 'water', you should use 'this' or 'that', not 'these' or 'those'.

Question 14 options
True because uncountable nouns are treated as singular in English, so they require singular demonstrative adjectives ('this' or 'that'). Saying 'these information' or 'those water' is incorrect.
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Question 15: A teacher says: 'I want you to study hard ___ week — the exam is on Friday.' Which option best fits the meaning that the teacher is talking about the current week?

Question 15 options
'This' is correct because demonstrative adjectives can refer to time, and 'this week' means the current week. 'That week' refers to a different, usually past or already-mentioned week. 'These' and 'those' are used with plural nouns and do not collocate with 'week'.