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10th Grade - University

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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We haven't got _____ petrol. We need to stop and get some.

much

many

little

Answer explanation

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We use much with uncountable nouns and petrol is an uncountable noun. We don't normally use little in negative sentences; we could use it if the sentence was affirmative: We have little petrol.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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We had ________ rain last autumn.

a lot of

much

many

Answer explanation

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We use a lot of because it's an affirmative sentence, and we don't normally use much or many in affirmative sentences.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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There was ________ food in the fridge. It was nearly empty.

little

a little

few

Answer explanation

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We use little (without a) because the meaning is negative –the fridge is almost empty. If we say 'a little food' it means that there isn't much food, but there is enough.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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You travel a lot. Have you been to _____ countries?

much

many

few

Answer explanation

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We use many because countries is a plural noun (countable). We can't use few because we are talking about a large quantity, and not a small quantity; if someone travels a lot, that means that they have been to many countries, not few.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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It costs _____ money to give your children a good education.

much

many

a lot of

Answer explanation

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We use a lot of because it’s an affirmative sentence, and we don’t normally use much or many in affirmative sentences.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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There was ________ space for all the people who came.

very little

very few

many

Answer explanation

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We use a little because space is an uncountable noun; we use few and many with plural (countable) nouns.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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There's _____ of sun cream in the bottle.

a bit

a little

a few

Answer explanation

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We can only use a bit because little and few cannot be followed by of.

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