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A. Underline the nouns in these sentences and state their kind.
1. Jawaharlal Nehru was an Indian leader. _____________________
2. Edison invented the phonograph. _____________________

3. Wisdom is better than riches. _____________________
4. Birds of a feather flock together. _____________________

5. Silver and gold are precious metals. _____________________
6. The boy was rewarded for his honesty. _____________________
7. Always speak the truth. _____________________
8. The Nile is the longest river. _____________________

B. Fill in blanks with suitable pronouns.

1. I really like watching old shows. _____________ are some of the best things on television.
2. Would you like _____________ to drink?
3. I heard someone at the door, but wasn’t sure _____________ it was.

4. She cannot come with _____________ today.
5. I told _____________ about the Christmas celebration.
6. The two boys threw the ball back and forth to _____________.

7. I don’t recognise the song _____________ is playing.
8. John likes to do things by _____________.

C. Tick () the correct degree of adjectives to complete the sentences.
1. That pond is the shallow /shallower /shallowest in the land.

2. Can an elephant be tall /taller /tallest than a giraffe?

3. He is the best /worse /worst player in the team.

4. The second half of the drama was little /less /the least exciting.
5. That has to be the interesting /more interesting /most interesting film I have
ever seen.

6. Of the two paths, this is the short /shorter /shortest to get there.

7. This clown is not funny /funnier /funniest than the other one.

D. Fill in the blanks with suitable determiners. Test Paper 1

1. The children are walking with _____________ parents.
2. He did not take _____________ photographs when we went to Manali.
3. The teacher gave _____________ student a piece of paper.

4. _____________ trees were uprooted in the storm.

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