NCERT Solutions Class 9th English (Workbook) Unit 2 Determiners

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?”
?‍♂️Answer:
(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

Where were the characters at the time of narration?
Who was travelling with the aunt?
How did the children pass their time?
How long would they take to reach Templecombe?
How does the aunt respond to the children’s antics? Why do you say so?
?‍♂️Answer:
They were in a railway carriage.
Three children
They chatted to their aunt to pass their time.
One hour.
The aunt responds to the children’s antics annoyingly. I think so because children were very irritatingly asking questions.

Bay of bengal, Arctic Ocean
Andaman and nicobar islands, Asia
India, monut Everest, lake Baikal
Ganges, sri Lanka, Persian Gulf
Himalayas, Tropic of Cancer
?‍♂️Answer:
_____India
_____ Andaman and Nicobar Islands
_____ Sri Lanka
_____ Ganges
_____ Bay of Bengal
_____ Himalayas
_____ Mount Everest
_____ Persian Gulf
_____ Tropic of Cancer
_____ Lake Baikal
_____ Asia
_____Arctic Ocean

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

The moment. I can see India right below me.
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are clearly visible, and of course there is
______ to the south. I can see where
______ flows into
______ A little higher are the glistening snows of
_______but I can’t see
_______itself. I can just make out
_______ to the west. I’m passing over
_______ right now. To the north, I can just see
_______in the centre of the vast expanse of
_______ In the far north, the ice of
_______ is clearly visible.”
?‍♂️Answer:
Sri Lanka
the Ganges
the Bay of Bengal
the Himalayas
Mount Everest
the Persian Gulf
the Tropic of Cancer
Lake Baikal
Asia
the Arctic Ocean

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

How did the Bedouin and his wife extend their hospitality to the weary traveller?
Why didn’t she have any meat left to serve her guest?
Why was her son crying out aloud?
How did she cover up her mistake?
Why did the traveller flee from the tent?
?‍♂️Answer:
They gave him shelter for the night. The Bedouin killed a chicken and gave it to his wife to cook it for the guest.

She ate all the meat piece by piece.
Her son was crying out aloud because he wanted some more chicken.
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.
The traveller fled from the tent out of fear that his ears would be cut off.

their; his; her; your;____ _________
a few; a little; some;____ _________
any ____ _________
this; these; other___ _________
two____ _________
?‍♂️Answer:
show possession
show quantity
to express a negative idea
show place/positions
show numbers

How (much/many) (chair/chairs) do we need?
(Much/Several) (school/schools) will be participating.
(Several/Much) (student/students) have arrived.
How (much/many) (information/informations) does this brochure give?
We have only (a few/a little) sponsors for (some/much) events.
?‍♂️Answer:
many, chairs
Several, schools
Several, students
much, information
a few, some

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

some,  glasses ,a pair of

?‍♂️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

1. (a) cloth
2. (b) a cloth
3. (a) rubber
4. (b) a rubber
5. (a) lamb
6. (b) a lamb
7. (a) glass
8. (b) a glass
?‍♂️Ans:
For self-attempt.

(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.
?‍♂️Ans:

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

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.
?‍♂️Ans:

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.